Longtime Colorado Springs actor writes and directs new film | Arts and entertainment

On a beautiful day in the Pikes Peak region, four main stories are intertwined: a play in rehearsal, a writer trying to decipher what she wants to say, three friends carrying a couch across town, and a child , which puts up posters to search for a missing chicken.

“There are adult themes, but it’s meant to be reminiscent of Charlie Brown and the Little Rascals,” Lee said in a Go Fund Me video. “Nostalgia is a key factor. It’s like one of those 90s movies where there are a million characters and all the storylines happen in one day.”

He wasn’t sure what to do with the finished script, but after reaching out to actor friends and doing some readings for the “children’s film for adults,” he continued with the project. As the first film director, Lee began raising money for the project produced by Grown Up Costume Party, the film company he founded in 2019 with Christian O’Shaughnessy and Bob Morsch.

“Duck Rabbit” opens at the Millibo Art Theater on Friday. Screenings will be held at multiple venues throughout October in hopes of raising enough money to send the film to festivals, including Slamdance, an annual film festival in Park City, Utah that focuses on emerging artists.