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A Simple Question
A Simple Question is a short, dramatic film about the ordinary moments after loss, when the questions that others ask so innocently aren’t so simple to answer.
Your donation, tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, FilmNorth, goes directly to production: the crew, the locations, and the craft it takes to tell Allen's story in a way that honors it.
The Story
Logline
When a talkative stranger on an airplane asks the innocent question of "how many kids do you have," a reserved father and his independent teenage daughter struggle to give the “right” answer as they cope with grief from the recent passing of her sibling.
Synopsis
Father and daughter, Craig and Hannah, head off on a long soccer trip, dealing with the routine angst one goes through with air travel.
Left unsaid is each family member dealing with the loss of Harper...Hannah's sister. The travel tension comes to a head when Craig is forced to sit next to a chatty seatmate, Lucy...a woman who doesn't have the same view of “sharing” info about a loss that Craig does.
In an effort to cut the conversation short, his attempts to avoid the truth only lead to anger and feelings of betrayal from Hannah, eventually leading to a panic attack. Craig must fight through this to come up with the real answer he wants to tell...
Funding goals & use of funds
We’ve raised $23,000 to date and have completed principal photography!
Every donation now goes toward completing the editing, color, sound, and music. Once that's done, all remaining donations will go toward showing the film at festivals and with community groups.
$5,000
$4,000
Cast
Pre-production budget
$23,000
$13,000
Production budget
Post-production & festivals
Allen Adkins, writer and director, directs the cast!
Principal photography took place in August 2026 at Silver Dream Factory in Anaheim, CA!
Choose your seat for the adventure!
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Personal thank you from the director and producer
Digital copy of the script and poster
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Everything in Flight Crew, plus:
A special thank you on Du Nord Films’ social media page
Production updates from the producer
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Everything in Main Cabin, plus:
Special thanks on Du Nord Films’ website
Access to private virtual screening with the director
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Everything in Comfort Plus, plus:
Special thanks in the credits
Invitation to the exclusive premiere
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Everything in Comfort Plus, plus:
Associate producer credits on screen
Autographed copy of the script
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Everything in Premium Select, plus:
Executive producer credits on screen
Dinner with the director and producer
A surprise gift from the director
A special thank you to our donors…
…for supporting this story, filmmaking, and our desire to support the professionals who are working on this project!
Frank Hurtado
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Jerry & Ingrid Ripley
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John Kochendorfer
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Joyce Ripley
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Eric Pesta
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Crystal Kochendorfer
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Blair Anderson
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Craig Faller
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Frank Hurtado - Jerry & Ingrid Ripley - John Kochendorfer - Joyce Ripley - Eric Pesta - Crystal Kochendorfer - Blair Anderson - Craig Faller -