Emotional short film shot in Round Rock

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) - If you saw a bunch of movie trailers up in Round Rock last week, that's because a new short film was being produced.

And it's unlike any movie shot in our area.

UT film grad Bradley Jackson won a competition to direct and produce his film called "The Man Who Never Cried."

"It's a story of a 32-year-old man who is coming to grips with his recent father's passing," said producer Russell Groves.

Keir O'Donnell from the movie "Wedding Crashers" plays the title character of "Raf," who cannot cry. So, he sets out on a mission to try and discover why he can't shed a tear. Jackson wrote the script after his own father passed.

"It sparked this question in him: 'Are there people out there who can't show emotion or emote?'" said Groves.

It also sparked the interest of The Doorpost Film Project . The script was submitted for their annual competition, where it was one of five selected from 1,000 scripts to be made into a movie.

"We exist to find, mentor, fund and release the next generation of filmmakers," said The Doorpost Film Project President David Spring.

The filmmakers received a $40,000 grant to make the movie and received help from mentors, such as Richard Linklater and Dan Ireland.

"Over the past few months, they have helped us workshop the script," said Groves.

And if they win the competition, they'll receive $100,000 to go on and make another film.

"It's a great stepping stone," said Groves.

You can check it out when it hits The Door Post website Nov. 1.