Over The Edge - Raleigh

A few weeks ago, over 140 participants went Over The Edge and raised more than $200,000 for North Carolina Special Olympics athletes. Filmed 300 feet above Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, watch as Sarah Thornton rappels down 30 stories of the Wells Fargo Building in honor of Coastal Kids Therapy.

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Demo Reel

A collection of taste treats from my work the past few years, including the short documentary "Cat Show", ScreamCreature's music video for "Bonfire" and some other of my short films and animations.  

Music by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. "Husbands - Interlude" & "Morning Thought"

The Relaunch

A couple goals that I have for this year are to write more, and shoot more often with my Canon camera when taking photos. 

Although these goals are more of an ongoing effort rather than something achieved, they help me to become a better filmmaker in the process. The past year I have worked to rebrand my work, and redesign my website with the intention of keeping it updated more frequently with blog entries, and projects that I'm working on and am involved with.

Lately, most of the blog entries have been sunrise photos- which is part of another on-going project, but the blog will also feature production journals with behind-the-scenes, and making-of featurettes from new projects that give a better view into the creative process. 

My hope is it makes the work more interesting, and becomes a platform to grow and improve upon. With that said, here is a look at some of my projects from the past year that I will recap in upcoming entries on the blog.

Stay tuned.

Teaming - animation

Animation supporting the idea of teaming within the aging and disabled health care community.

Client: Long Term Health Care Education Foundation

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production journal

Bonfire - music video

Music video for ScreamCreature's first-released single, "Bonfire."

Client: ScreamCreature

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production journal

for more about the film visit: maddenmeiners.com/catshow

Cat Show - short film

Short film following show-cats and their owners at an actual cat show event. Premiered at the 19th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival. 

Client: self-produced

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"Cucalorus Draws Largest Crowd Yet"

“Being a cat owner myself I just wanted to explore that pet-owner relationship a little more and the vibe at the cat show, too,” Meiners said to the audience gathered for the screening at TheatreNOW.

“Fortunately enough, you leave the camera on people and there are cats in the background, so there is bound to be some interesting stuff that happens.”

"Cucalorus Draws Largest Crowd Yet" by Cole Dittmer (Lumina News)

Couldn't ask for better press with a headline like that. Thank you, Lumina News! 

"Cat Show Vibe Illustrated In Short Film"

“I don’t want people to feel like this is just cat people, it’s all people,” Meiners said. “At the heart of it is the relationship of pets and their owners and the love that they have for each other.”

"Cat Show Vibe Illustrated In Short Film" by Kelly Corbett (Lumina News)

Check out my interview in the Lumina News this week about the premiere of "Cat Show" at Cucalorus. It will be screening today at 1:30pm (Nov. 17th) at TheatreNOW and is part of the Bog Beans Shorts film block. Cat attire not required, but highly recommended. Hope to see you there.

Click here for tickets.

Cat Show- teaser 3

Cat Show premiers at the 19th annual Cucalorus Film Festival Nov. 17th at 1:30 pm at Theater Now, and is part of the Bog Beans Shorts film block.

click here for tickets

Cat Show- teaser 2

Cat Show premiers at the 19th annual Cucalorus Film Festival Nov. 17th at 1:30 pm at Theater Now, and is part of the Bog Beans Shorts film block.

click here for tickets

Cat Show- teaser 1

Cat Show premiers at the 19th annual Cucalorus Film Festival Nov. 17th at 1:30 pm at Theater Now, and is part of the Bog Beans Shorts film block.

click here for tickets

"Cat Show" Official Selection of Cucalorus 19

I haven’t really had a chance to mention yet but “Cat Show” will be making its premiere next week at the 19th annual Cucalorus Film Festival. Although the trailer has played at the Walker Art Center and the Great Wall of Oakland’s Cat Video Film Festivals, this will be the premiere of the full-length version.

I’m excited for a couple reasons: 1) this is the first public screening of the full-length cut and 2) it is screening in the town where I filmed it, and where I consider myself a local filmmaker.

This is the second time I’ve been a part of Cucalorus as a filmmaker (first was as director of photography on James Lafferty’s basketball documentary For Keeps), and I’ll be making the best of this years’ festival both as an active participant and festival-goer. Whether its at my screening or another film, I hope to see you all there!

Cat Show will be screening at TheaterNOW November 17th at 1:30 pm, and is part of the Bog Beans Shorts film block. Click here for tickets.