About The Company
Grant Larson Productions is the latest venture from husband-and-wife team Tim and Mary Larson. The company grew out of our first feature production - the award-winning film, Homecoming, by Sean Hackett. We formed the company to develop and produce dramatic feature films, with an emphasis on new filmmakers and strong female roles.
Tim Larson
Tim Larson is polymath developer and entrepreneur. He and his family started a textbook and software development company (Larson Texts) in 1984 - a company that today has dozens of best-selling titles with publishing giants Cengage, Pearson, and Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt. He developed one of the first commercial multimedia hypertext engines in 1987 and published over 70 titles with it. He developed the first fully interactive multimedia textbook in 1992 and shepherded it online in 1995. He has written, edited, illustrated, typeset, programmed, and otherwise developed hundreds of successful projects. In 2010, he turned his attention to film - bringing his development and entrepreneurial skills to yet another media form.
Mary Grant Larson
Mary Larson is a multi-talented designer and businesswoman. For many years she produced multimedia projects at Larson Texts, earning several national awards. In 2001, she turned her attention to building a local entertainment venue in her hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania. The venue attracted a number of nationally touring acts and was popular with artists and audiences alike. In 2007, Mary turned the venue into an even more popular banquet and catering facility - that has become one of Erie's premier venues. Mary designed everything to do with these businesses from identity to interiors and managed them from startup to success. She brings her well-developed eye for detail and her managerial ability to film production
Carly Larson
Carly Larson is a talented multiple media craftsperson. She studied: fine woodworking at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, ME; blacksmithing and steel fabrication at Penland School of Crafts in Penland NC; and mold-making at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass, CO. She has worked with a number of talented production designers on feature films, commercials, web series, short subjects, and music videos in various capacities from set decorator to art director. Carly has also served in the production department in several roles. Her first feature film won a best picture at the AMC Kansas City Film Fest in 2011. She brings a wealth of talent and excellent managerial skills to the company.
PREMIERING AT SLAMDANCE!
JANUARY 2013
Lucas McNelly's film/novella hybrid is a thriller about 3 friends who see their relaxing fishing trip in the Northern Maine woods go horribly wrong.
The Underground Railroad is high pace adventure with an uplifting sprinkling of comedy throughout. Sam, a college law student, finds herself pushed into a corner and allows her principles to dominate her otherwise faultless decision making. What follows finds her retracing the journey that many took in their courageous bid for freedom during a defining moment in American history.
"American Homestead" depicts the struggle of a lone woman trying to thrive in the time when Montana was still unsettled and wild. She longs to bring her brother there to share the work and bounty the Great Plains hold. But when he arrives, his cruel and criminal past past jeopardizes her own independence and the better life she always hoped for.
Lend a Hand for Love is the magical tale of two timid people who break free from their joyless lives to find love, but along the way are challenged by the nightmarish predicament of their hands ripping away from their bodies to elope in a love affair of their own!
Homecoming is the story of Estelle Szymanski, an Army medic in search of fun while on leave in her hometown of Celebration, Florida. With her directionless yet noble friends tagging along, she reveals hidden fears about her lonely mother and finds more than she expected from her homecoming celebrations.
Best Friends Forever
Up Country
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Underground Railroad
American Homestead
Lend A Hand
Homecoming
