While playing the
part of film icon
Steve McQueen in the
story of his life,
actor Jack Johnson
discovers that he
and McQueen both
shared a need to
connect with their
fathers. Trying to
maintain the hectic
pace of working in
the industry and
finding out that his
father will soon be
moving away and out
of his life, Jack is
forced to face his
feelings about his
father’s leaving.
This film weaves
brief moments of
Steve McQueen’s life
with the tale of
Jack and his father
struggling to
rediscover their
feelings for one
another before it’s
too late.
Director:
Terri Farley-Tervel
Producer:
Paul D. Wilson
Writer: Paul
D. Wilson, Terri
Farley-Tervel
Editor: Kevin
Spears
Cinematographer:
Shigakazu Tanaka
Cast: Paul D.
Wilson, Al Hansen,
Robert David Hall,
Jeanne Sapienza
Click here to see a
clip of the Finding
McQueen on
YouTube
More about Paul D.
Wilson
Paul D. Wilson was always a fan of Steve McQueen and when he
moved from New York to L.A. to study acting, he met a teacher who knew Steve from the
old days. He was instrumental in getting Paul to study McQueen and, while
developing his own acting style, referred back to McQueen, as many still do.
While studying McQueen's acting, Paul found he wanted to know more about McQueen
and what drove him to succeed. He discovered his desire to find his dad
and Finding McQueen was born. It took four years to complete the project.
One year to make but the writing and studying McQueen took much longer. A
labor of love, over 100 people worked on the film.
Paul has received great feedback on his Steve McQueen portrayal
including positive comments from Robert Relyea, Walter Mirisch and Alan
Trustman. Walter produced The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, Bob was
McQueen's business partner and executive producer of Bullitt, The Reivers and
LeMans and one of the few people Steve trusted in Hollywood, Alan wrote
the Thomas Crown Affair and Bullitt. Finding McQueen was featured as a
short film and was a big hit at the 2007 Asheville
Film Festival.
Currently, Paul has written and
produced "After the Race is Run", a documentary about Thoroughbreds after they
leave the track and has written a feature script entitled "Old Creek Rock" which
has been optioned. He hopes to audition for the role of Steve McQueen in
the feature film "My Husband, My Friend" based on the book by McQueen's former
wife Neile McQueen Toffel. Good luck to Paul on his quest.
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