“Highway”
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Highway is the next short film from Award winning filmmaker Noble Banks. Highway follows Peter and Margaret, loving husband and wife, who are expecting their new baby boy. On a very hot June day, while Peter and Margret are on the highway headed toward the hospital, everything begins to happen a lot sooner than anyone expected!
“'Highway' is my most personal project yet. This story is one of the first stories I remember being told in my life. This movie is a love letter to my Parents, My dad Terry Shawn Banks Sr. passed away in 2020 and my mom is getting older and with this movie, my hope is to somehow capture even a sliver of the light they bring to the world. I believe that everyone who watches "Highway" will be able to find themselves or their parents in this story and maybe it can bring some people closer together.” - Noble Banks
Check out the Fantastic Rewards at the bottom of this page!
THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT DONORS!
Collin Stroud -$100❤️
Rebekka Rea-$100❤️
Erin Elizabeth Cook -$20❤️
Justin Jayne -$25❤️
Matt Payne -$100❤️
Veronique Scurry -$100❤️
Jessica Lopez -$25❤️
Jordan Martin -$25❤️
Emily Hileman -$10❤️
Mary Gibbons -$50❤️
Priscilla Toyer -$50❤️
Brian Du-$500❤️
Cate Howell-$20❤️
Dan Husted-$20❤️
Dominic Bonocore-$20❤️
Damon Waters -$50❤️
Sophia Post -$250❤️
Ben Richardson-$50❤️
Kali Kelly -$100❤️
Collin Stroud -$100❤️ Rebekka Rea-$100❤️ Erin Elizabeth Cook -$20❤️ Justin Jayne -$25❤️ Matt Payne -$100❤️ Veronique Scurry -$100❤️ Jessica Lopez -$25❤️ Jordan Martin -$25❤️ Emily Hileman -$10❤️ Mary Gibbons -$50❤️ Priscilla Toyer -$50❤️ Brian Du-$500❤️ Cate Howell-$20❤️ Dan Husted-$20❤️ Dominic Bonocore-$20❤️ Damon Waters -$50❤️ Sophia Post -$250❤️ Ben Richardson-$50❤️ Kali Kelly -$100❤️
The Countdown is On!
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
HIGHWAY IS BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF WRITER/DIRECTOR NOBLE BANKS.
June 22, 1996. 9 am. Shawnee, Oklahoma. Brenda and Terry Banks are speeding down the Interstate, headed to Ada, Oklahoma to deliver their new baby boy at the Carl Albert Native American Hospital. All was well minus one small (HUGE) problem. THE BABY WAS ALREADY COMING.
Terrified, Terry quickly pulls the car over on the SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, uses the Car phone to call his mother, She calls 911 to send an ambulance, Terry runs around the car as Brenda shifts her body. The next thing they both know, Brenda has delivered her son into Terry's arms. As Terry looked at the blue headed baby, He realized the baby wasn't crying or moving, they both feared the worst, when all of a sudden, Noble James Banks, begins to cry. This is the moment, Writer/Director Noble Banks was born into the world, and this is the heart of our movie.
Noble the Filmmaker
“I've wanted to make movies since I was six years old. I made movies all my life growing up, I attended Oklahoma City Community College in their digital cinema program, there I had the opportunity to work with legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola of "The Godfather" fame since I graduated I have been in the Oklahoma film industry for the last 7 years both as a film producer and film educator.
My first major short film "Paralyzed" is what I consider my directorial debut. Principle photography started in September of 2021 and lasted 3 days and after several months of PostProduction "Paralyzed* had its world premier at the 2022 deadCenter Film Festival and has since went on to several film festivals, winning "Best Thriller" at the Simply Indie Film Festival in March of 2023.”
They say it takes a village to raise a kid. Well its the same with a movie, It truly takes a village and though we are doing a lot of the work to get things done we cannot do anything without your help!
A donation to this movie goes towards.
Cast
Crew
Locations
Food
A Picture Car
Insurance
Film Festival submissions
And so much more! Any extra money we raise beyond our goal only helps make our movie that much better!
Meet the Team
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Award-winning filmmaker, Noble Banks, is an Oklahoma-based Writer/Director. Noble fell in love with cinema at the age of six years old and has been pursuing filmmaking ever since. Noble attended Oklahoma City Community College and obtained a degree in Digital Cinema Production. He made his directorial debut in 2022 with his award-winning short film 'Paralyzed'
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Harry Wolohon, an acclaimed Digital Cinema teacher at Metro Technology Centers, has 20 years of diverse teaching experience. He holds a Masters in Educational Leadership, a B.A. in Musical Theater, and National Board Certification. Wolohon also serves on the boards of the Oklahoma Film Alliance and Kingdom Media. His collaborations have produced award-winning works for companies like Lionsgate Films, Lego, and Netflix. His industry experience includes working with the pop group Hanson and holding roles at Polygram and Mercury Records. Harry has unique opportunities to shadow renowned directors such as Robert Zemeckis and Richard Linklater.
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Eric Kuritz is a Cinematographer, Colorist, and Gaffer in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Oklahoma City University with a degree in Film Production before joining the film community. Since then, Eric has worked on numerous commercials, TV shows, and films. His most recent credits include Director of Photography on the award-winning short film Paralyzed, and on a proof of concept for an upcoming feature, a commercial for United States Air Force. He was also the Gaffer for the upcoming feature 'The Squad,' as well as a Colorist for a national commercial campaign starring Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank fame.
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Gilded Rose Productions, a budding indie production company, was formed by friends and colleagues, Mattea White and Stacy Rose Lott.
Drawing inspiration from the beauty and resilience of a gilded rose, the company’s mission is to enrich the local film community and uplift neighboring businesses. They aim to amplify the voices of local talents while showcasing authentic storytelling
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