The Sandrima Crew would like to thank the Film Commissioner Todd Roobin of the City of Jacksonville for his tremendous help in finding locations and working closely with us to insure the process of permits and filming went smoothly.

Jacksonville is full of beautiful locations for any film project and we were blessed that the city opened itself up to us to allow access to some amazing locations such as Cecil Field where a large portion of the project was filmed.

We were in a serious bind when our custom-built landspeeder was (sad to say) poorly built and way too heavy to roll back up into the studio. With only weeks away from shooting scenes with the vehicle in it, panic began to swell in our hearts. And that's when one of our grips alerted us to this article about a small town Police Chief trying to do good in his community by auctioning off a thirty-year old time piece, specifically a full sized, working landspeeder built by the Coca Cola company.

We called Chief Turcotte and met with him shortly after. When we showed him behind the scenes of our project he immediately endorsed us and pulled all of the strings necessary to get us the speeder. A few weeks later and with the unwavering support of Cedar Grove, we were right back on track!

Today the Landspeeder is fully-furnished and street legal. Chief Turcotte hopes to sell it to a generous collector to upgrade the computer equipment in his town's police department. If you'd like to make him an offer, feel free to contact him. (850) 763-1578

When we approached the Epping Forest yacht club to film the Dunther Estate, we're pretty sure they had no idea what they were getting into. Where other film companies had large operating budgets, we had next to nothing and the good people at Epping Forest were tremendously gracious to open their doors to us anyway. The staff of the estate went out of their way to ensure our filming went smooth, despite us being in the way of their daily routines.

Epping Forest is a beautiful community and we are eternally greatful for their help and kindness throughout our experience with them.

When we approached the Riverside restaurant as a possible location for filming the tavern sequence, the folks at the Casbah Cafe not only agreed without hesitation, they provided the most delicious buffet of the middle east for our entire cast and crew. And when trouble hit and we needed a few hours, with a quick phone call, the owners allowed us all the time we needed to wrap up. Today they're our biggest fans and the hippest spot to spend a night out, this side of the Mississippi!

Tell them the Sandrima Crew sent you.

Julie was one of the first sponsors to hop on board Sandrima, providing access to her entire warehouse of costumes. When we provided a list of specifics that we were looking for in our extras wardrobe, she had her crack team of elite costume warehouse shoppers sift through endless lines of tunics and cloaks  to clad our many spacefarers.

Many of the holsters, boots and our villain's entire outfit were provided entirely by Make Believe. If you're in need of a costume in Jacksonville Florida, chances are they've got it.

We needed custom tailored Jedi tunics for the driving force of Sandrima's tale, and who knows Star Wars better than the legions of fans that meet regularly to dress the parts? In our eleventh hour, one of our primary tailors fell through and the amazing group of Star Wars fans came to bat. The First Coast Jedi Knights worked tirelessly through the knight to build from nothing, all of our required Jedi robes. A record-breaking feat!

Like a lot of fan groups, FCJK participates in charity work around the community, raising funds for childrens' hospitals and engage in local events such as the Jacksonville Zoo and the Florida Theater. If your next party calls for the walking legends of Star Wars, give them a call!

Given our limited resources to work with, we couldn't manufacture everything. That's where Army, Navy Outdoors gave us much needed assistance with killer prices and great service. Their support made it relatively painless to battle dress a large chunk of our Cul Enterprises Security personnel.

Today, we can't walk into the store without them asking about the progress of our project and that speaks volumes of their support. It's that kind of community endorsement that keeps us going back. Army, Navy Outdoors has made us a permanent customer and we're sure they'll make you one too.