Sophia and Michael collaborate with Friday Night Films / Jim McDonough and Tim Tate on “Darling Pet Monkey” – the true story of a mail-order monkey!

Darling Pet Monkey

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True Story as narrated by Tim Tate. 1969 Outside of Washington D.C. Two brothers ordered a monkey for $19.95 out of the back of a Monster magazine. Things get weird. Tim's monkey story has been covered on NPR and has been made into a musical. 

DPM is a collaboration between Jim McDonough (Friday Night Films) and Launch Over. It is a small part of a larger project we hope to complete exploring the stories and experiences of people who bought strange items from the backs of comic books.

Festivals:

Sanford Independent Film Festival - Oct 2020 - Virtual
Horrorfest International - Oct 22-24, 2020
Nightstream via Boston Underground Film Festival - Oct 2020 Virtual - (Winner: Best New England Short)
Mosaic World Film Festival - Sept 2020 - (Winner: Best Documentary)
Charlotte Film Festival - Sept 2020 - Virtual
Sydney Underground Film Festival - Sept 2020 Virtual - (Winner: Special Jury Mention Best Documentary)
Fantasia International Film Festival - August 20 - Sept 2 - Online
Sick 'n' Wrong Film Festival - July 6-12, 2020 - Online - Tickets available
Snake Alley Festival of Film - Friday, July 31, 2020 - Capitol Theater, Burlington, IA
Happenstance Film Festival - Aug 20, 2020 - Barrington, NH
Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival - Aug 28 - Sept 3, 2020 - Buffalo, NY
Threadbare Mitten Film Festival - Sept 5, 2020 - Lansing, MI
Port Townsend Film Festival - Sept 24 - Oct 4, 2020 - Online
Cape Cod Documentary Festival - Oct. 2020
Shawna Shea Film Festival - 2020 - Sturbridge, MA - (Winner: Best Animation Short)
Bad Film Festival - Brooklyn, NY
South Texas Underground Film Festival - February 25 - 28, 2021

Our band, Darling Pet Munkee, was inspired this ad.