First
01Finish the feature story
Walter continues to revise the feature screenplay, shaping its characters, songs and dramatic structure before choosing a production route.
The development path
Write the story
Show it on screen
The proposed short
02Test the proof of concept
For the proposed short, revise the first draft of The Long Walk for a Slice, check rights, test the visual approach and obtain a full third-party budget before deciding whether to produce it.
If produced and cleared
03Share and learn
After a completed short is cleared, Walter could consider suitable screenings and conversations with feature partners, then decide whether to develop a costed feature package.
Alongside the short
Develop the English recordings
The submitted Reboot Studios cover letter also proposes six to eight release-quality English recordings alongside a 10–15-minute proof-of-concept short within one $25,000 recoupable-development request. The songs on the music page are development references, not a selected set of final masters.
The exact versions, rights and combined production costs still need to be established. These are proposed outputs, not completed or fully priced deliverables.
The filed Reboot letter proposes both outputs in months 0–8 ($12,000), audience preparation in months 8–16 ($8,000), and market materials in months 16–24 ($5,000). These are planning targets and allocations, not vendor quotes or a production commitment. Rights, full costs and feasibility remain unverified; the timetable may need to change.
Audience and next use
Let the music start a conversation
JEWISH is rooted in Jewish songs, but its students’ humor, arguments and music invite Jewish and non-Jewish viewers into the same question: how can an inherited melody find a new voice without losing its history? The proposed short would let potential collaborators assess that question through a complete dramatic scene, not just a pitch.
If rights and resources permit, a completed short could be shown to prospective feature partners and submitted to festivals. A companion moderated listening event could compare a source recording with a new arrangement and invite audience responses. These are possible development routes, not booked screenings, distribution commitments or cleared music uses.
Hear the question behind the shortAI tools support Walter's writing; creative decisions remain his. The feature screenplay is still being revised. The proposed short and recordings have not been funded or produced; their production methods and full costs remain unverified, and the filed timetable is provisional pending rights, feasibility and a production decision.