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✨“Sparkle On!”✨ Official Teaser - @sparkleonfilm We’re excited to present the first official teaser for “Sparkle On!” a documentary feature film about @karapicante Portland’s Queen of Air Guitar, who elevated the art form and placed 2nd in the nation while battling stage 4 cancer.

The teaser drops just in time for the @usairguitar National Championship this weekend where @charlesaustinmuir will present the Kara Picante Sparkling Unicorn Warrior Award for artistic expression to one deserving air guitarist! ✨🏆✨

Featuring interviews and performances by Kara’s beloved air guitar community filmed at the 2025 Nationals along with archive footage of Kara herself, this documentary is a punch-you-in-the-feels tribute to an air guitar icon. 🦄🎸✨🎬

🙏 Want to help us finish the film? You can support our filmmaking effort via Charle’s GoFundMe (link in bio) by @adamacreative

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“IF TEARS WERE GOLD” TRAILER IS HERE!

Thanks to colorist Ryan Graves at @hibernationpost for his amazing work on this trailer and to our beloved DP Zach Stoltzfus for his impeccable eye and assistance.

FUNDRAISER UPDATE: We need about $3000 more to finish post production on the film. Want to help? (Fundraiser link in bio)

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“If Tears Were Gold” - Official Trailer (2025) - A Musical Family Drama Short Film Written & Directed by Adam Sweeney

SYNOPSIS: A young punk musician returns home to rural Washington State to help care for their aging Nana Sally who is troubled by music no one else can hear. As Sally’s dementia deepens, a new song materializes uniting the family with a very unexpected and unlikely collaboration.

THE CAST:

@ediebrownvieyra as Sally
@maryfkrantz as Rae
Nick Ponce as Kurt
@katieprentiss as Emma
@bevinvictoria as Janice
@markpowers as Jack
@cheolarcombe as The Drummer
@juli0sus as The Bassist
@kateelisabethobrien as The Fiddle Player
@timkarplus as The Steel Player

THE CREW:

Writer/Director: @adamacreative
Producer: @jojosfangs
Assistant Director: @caitlinstow
Director of Photography: @notzachs
1st AC: @andalooks
2nd AC: @oliviarbayer
Gaffer: @ssamsanchezz
G&E Consultant: @haleymccoy98
Electrician: @savilo_
G&E Swing: @jarenkerrmedia
Sound: @kpc.eng
Script Supervisor: @trevorwarren
Makeup/Hair: @moodybluemakeupartistry
Wardrobe: @completely_bethany
Music Co-Producer: Tim Karplus
BTS Photographer: @ximex24
Production Assistant: @frescapepperoni
Production Assistant: @rollstarsproductions
Production Assistant: @mockeryoflife
Production Assistant: @irisrhea

#iftearsweregold #officialstill #filmmaking #castandcrew #filmmaker #shortfilm #narrativeshort #narrativeshortfilm #musical #musicalshortfilm #musicalfilm #writerdirector #producerdirector #producer #filmproducer #movieproducer #filmproduction #movieproduction #indiefilm #indiefilmproducer #indiefilmproduction #indieshoot #preproduction #nana #caregiving #familydrama #musicaldrama #filmindustry by @adamacreative

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The Audience Choice award for Live Action Short goes to director Adam Patrick Sweeney for his film "If Tears Were Gold," which also won Best Live Action Short. Congratulations Adam!

@adamacreative

🏴‍☠️ manzanitafilmfestival.com 🏴‍☠️
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@thecabinproject releases THE WONDER this Friday at @showbar.pdx with a mini-fuckin-choir! 🎶 PLUS a video premiere collaborating with @llano_verse 📺 One night only. This show will never be repeated. Do not miss this!

@zbmagicrainbow @retreatartpdx @boxcar_lucy @projectsleepwalker @gwythaints @miekebrugge @gillraffe @idea.the.artist by @adamacreative

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The Best Live Action Short award goes to director Adam Patrick Sweeney for his film "If Tears Were Gold." Thank you Adam for joining us in Manzanita and participating in the Q&A.

A young punk musician returns home to rural Washington State to help care for their aging Nana Sally who is troubled by music no one else can hear. As Sally's dementia deepens, a new song materializes uniting the family with a very unexpected and unlikely collaboration.

Congratulations Adam! @adamacreative

🏴‍☠️ manzanitafilmfestival.com 🏴‍☠️
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@iftearsweregold won “Best Live Action Short” at @manzanitafilmfestival ✨🏆🎬💛🥳

It’s truly an honor, and Nana would be so proud! Thank you so much for believing in this film, this song, for all your hospitality and for hosting such a wonderful festival! And thank you to our amazing cast and crew for making this all happen in the first place. I’m truly blessed. taken in Pine Grove Community House by @adamacreative

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@iftearsweregold screening at @manzanitafilmfestival went amazingly well this morning! I’m always so grateful witnessing this film and Nana’s song resonate so strongly with an audience. 🙏 And what a gorgeous block of films we got to share the screen with. Thank you so much for having us! ✨👻🏴‍☠️🎬 taken in Pine Grove Community House by @adamacreative

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Hey Portlandia! Cockroach will be playing at the CINE/SEEN showcase at the Hollywood Theater Wednesday, Sept 30th!
Info/Tix @hollywoodtheatr by @adamacreative

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We raised over $4K for our fundraising event! Combined with our GoFundMe we’ve reached 20% of our $50K goal! THANK YOU to all of you who participated from near and far. You made it the special event we hoped it would be and pushed us ever closer to our dream funding goal. Stay tuned for more about Sparkle On! ✨✨✨

#sparkleon #documentaryfilm #indiefilmmaking taken in Portland, Oregon by @adamacreative

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Yard sale score! Sweater and pants for $7! Ready for the fall film season! 🎬🍁💃🏻

Current projects:
@sparkleonfilm
@isurvivedfilm
@theportraitofmssmith

Now screening:
@iftearsweregold
@cockroach_film by @adamacreative

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💛 We are thrilled to have director Adam Patrick Sweeney back at the Manzanita Film Festival with his live action short "If Tears Were Gold."

A young punk musician returns home to rural Washington State to help care for their aging Nana Sally who is troubled by music no one else can hear. As Sally's dementia deepens, a new song materializes uniting the family with a very unexpected and unlikely collaboration.

Writes Sweeney: “If Tears Were Gold” is a musical family drama based on my experiences care-giving for my Nana, Sally Sweeney, towards the end of her life. She suffered from dementia and sundowners syndrome that caused auditory hallucinations, and she often thought it was my band playing music. I began to wonder if she was writing songs in her hallucinations.

While fiction, “If Tears Were Gold” is largely based on real events, and about 80% of the conversations and situations depicted in the film actually happened. It also features a song of the same name that Nana and I co-wrote together for her 90th birthday. She was so proud of that song, and I'm very proud to pay tribute to her and our musical collaboration with this short film.

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🏴‍☠️ "If Tears Were Gold" will screen Oct 3rd at 12pm

🏴‍☠️ Tickets to the live action shorts program are sold out. Learn more about the festival at manzanitafilmfestival.com
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Rehearsing our harmonies on Northern Lights for @thecabinproject “The Wonder” album release - Oct 9 at @showbar.pdx 🤘🎙️🎶🌌✨ taken in Show Bar at Revolution Hall by @adamacreative

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