Stand Up

Dance & Music – 8 min

Stand up is a 7:30 minute animated forest-tale musical created by Jenny Morgan, one of many grassroots activists working to help save Ohio parks from becoming gas and oil industrial zones.  A new 2023 law is moving the drilling of Ohio parks forward. In Stand up the animals of the forest of Salt Fork State Park sing an inspiring song in hopes of rallying their human friends to come demonstrate in the parks. The hope is that the humans will keep standing up until fracking of the parks stops, and Ohio lawmakers pass a law that will protect Ohio parks forever. In this forest-tale musical you will see Mama Deer taking the lead, Little Duckling standing up in her own way, Blue Heron belting out her gospel plea and much more. A related 20-minute Stand Up short film will be coming soon the first of September, 2023.  

DIRECTOR
Jenny Morgan
PRODUCER
Jenny Morgan
SCREENWRITER
Jenny Morgan
MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Kesheni & Avishka from Designology, IK
Characters/forest scene from FreePik.com
Nature sounds from Pond5.com
Song with credits from Storyblocks.com
MUSIC
Music and Lyrics – Jenny Morgan
Guitar – Jenny Morgan
Ukulele, bass, percussion, fun sounds – Molly Pauken
Accordion – Craig Markley
Recorded/mixed – Craig Markley at Lone Raven Studio
EDITORS
Jenny Morgan
Craig Markley (Lone Raven Music)
Kesheni & Avishka from Designology, IK
CAST
Jenny Morgan – Mama Deer/ducking/opossums/cardinals/
singing crowd/chanter
Greg Morgan – Owl/frog/singing crow/chanter
Sara Vance – Singing crowd/chanter
Betsey Cornell – Fox/singing crowd/chanter
DeMeeshia Marshall – Blue Heron
Chanters –
Katy Lennon
Mary Vance
Duan Cannon
Candy Canzoneri

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Premiering on November 1st, 2023

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