Meet Our Founder
Raymond Frederick Oelrich
The film industry has evolved immensely and continues to do so at a rapid pace. Our production company is different than most. We will establish an individual corporation for EACH film and TV show, then bring in partners, investors and resources for that company. Everyone involved in the project can receive equity or shares of that company.
For information on being involved with us, contact me today.
We produce TV shows, documentaries, and feature films with one criterion; they must be humanitarian in nature to help people, the Earth, and everyone who lives here. We do not do horror films, slasher films or any projects that promote violence or bloodshed against anyone. See our projects below. We also differ from most production companies by purchasing used, reasonably-priced equipment instead of renting new and expensive gear. This will save us money and we can apply it to the salaries and income of our cast and crew.
Television Shows
Handcraft Film is producing a TV series called "Help Us Save Lives", featuring 13-26 episodes per year. The premier episode is " SAAD - Suicide Awareness, Anxiety, and Depression." This episode identifies signs of mental illness and a pathway toward mental wellness. Suicide IS preventable. The other 12 episodes are outlined below. These will be a blend of drama, documentaries, sponsors, and news stories, which we refer to as a "docu-series". The episodes will be filmed in a documentary AND live panel discussion format, with panelists and invited guests narrating the videos and stories told. See more about our projects on our website here; https://helpussavelives.com
Handcraft Film Projects
We are in pre-production and development stages for several feature films shown below. They will be primarily cinema-based, destined for theatrical release vs online streaming, but those decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis. See the synopsis for each one below.
Handcraft Feature Films (in pre-production)
One Million Steps
Frederick's Garden
Frederick's Garden
Raymond discovers he no longer controls his own destiny, let alone the 25-year marriage to his wife. Through daily walking, biking, meditation, music, and counseling he discovers ways to heal his soul from the lies and betrayal he had endured in the last year of his marriage. The film is similar to Marriage Story, with more focus on the
Raymond discovers he no longer controls his own destiny, let alone the 25-year marriage to his wife. Through daily walking, biking, meditation, music, and counseling he discovers ways to heal his soul from the lies and betrayal he had endured in the last year of his marriage. The film is similar to Marriage Story, with more focus on the healing steps needed, through counseling, introspection, losing weight, and getting his body and mind around the idea of living alone, without his wife. Based on a true story.
Frederick's Garden
Frederick's Garden
Frederick's Garden
Frederick is trapped in a mental hospital that illegally tests emerging drugs on patients. Frederick and others discover alternate ways to help heal themselves and their brains, to the dismay of the hospital staff and doctor who are secretly funded by big pharma. Filmed in 35mm and 4k and shocking ending! Photography, music, laughter, an
Frederick is trapped in a mental hospital that illegally tests emerging drugs on patients. Frederick and others discover alternate ways to help heal themselves and their brains, to the dismay of the hospital staff and doctor who are secretly funded by big pharma. Filmed in 35mm and 4k and shocking ending! Photography, music, laughter, and comedy stimulate and heal the brain in ways medicine can't. High-concept-low-budget film! Product placement/investment and sponsorship opportunities. See
The Stolen Guitar
Frederick's Garden
The Stolen Guitar
A country singer on tour arrives in a small Western Canadian for a weekend gig. A young enamored concert-goer meets him backstage and her jealous boyfriend exacts revenge for her discretion by stealing the singer's guitar off the stage at the end of the concert as the roadies pack the band's gear. The lead singer's stolen vintage guitar
A country singer on tour arrives in a small Western Canadian for a weekend gig. A young enamored concert-goer meets him backstage and her jealous boyfriend exacts revenge for her discretion by stealing the singer's guitar off the stage at the end of the concert as the roadies pack the band's gear. The lead singer's stolen vintage guitar resurfaces 25 years later, setting up a love triangle the singer never saw coming! To be filmed at the OK Corral Cabaret in Kelowna, BC, and other locations.
Dad Downstairs
Frederick's Garden
The Stolen Guitar
After a recent divorce is finalized a couple each rent a duplex to start living apart, sharing their kids according to the divorce settlement. Without realizing it they have both rented a duplex in the SAME HOUSE and only discover the mistake on moving day! Now they have a year on their lease to work through their issues and show the chi
After a recent divorce is finalized a couple each rent a duplex to start living apart, sharing their kids according to the divorce settlement. Without realizing it they have both rented a duplex in the SAME HOUSE and only discover the mistake on moving day! Now they have a year on their lease to work through their issues and show the children living in the same house IS possible, even after you are divorced! Filming for the pilot will commence in Kelowna, BC, whether this becomes a feature film or TV series.
Lessons From Two Legends in Film
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
The actor insisted that every movie he worked on and every event he was involved with hired local homeless people as a condition of his involvement in the project.
Steve McQueen
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
He often demanded bulk items from the studios like free razors, jeans, and other items that he donated to Boys Republic Reformatory, where he attended as a troubled teen.