In a new film, Fangirl, Blake Berris (ex-Nick, DAYS) explores the connection between soap stars and fans — and you can be a part of it! “The film is about a super-fan who travels to a soap opera fan event to meet her favorite actor,” shares Berris. “The whole thing takes place in 24 hours. As some of your readers will know and some of them won’t, depending on whether they’ve been to a soap fan event, things can get weird by the end of fan events. Basically, the distance between the actors and the fans at the beginning of the event changes over the course of the night based on the level of intoxication.” Berris is planning events around the movie that fans can take part in. “We’re going to throw a real soap opera fan event in March that everyone is invited to,” he adds. “And this event will star in the movie. We’ll start with a Q&A; some of it will be improv from questions in the audi- ence and some of it will be scripted. And then there will be a picture and autograph signing. There will be a very exclusive VIP dinner, where each soap star will have a table but will mingle with all of the different tables. And then there will be a cocktail party where there’s dancing and we’re able to let loose a little bit more and people can take selfies and that sort of thing. There are other ways that people can engage with the film. There’s a scene later in the film where one of the characters ends up doing this striptease in a hotel room. There’s a way that people can be there for that scene. Spoiler alert: It’s not me!” For more information, go to https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/fangirl#story
