Paint
by Gerald Martin Davenport
Paint: The Movie Page Synopsis
Gerald Martin Davenport, an aspiring filmmaker, producer, writer, editor, and composer who has produced, edited, and delivered 18 films, is preparing to make his first 90–120 minute feature film. In order to bring this film to life and share it with the world, he needs your encouragement, belief, and — most importantly — your visible support — the only way the movie gets made and you get to enjoy it at the theater.
The CROWD "FINDING" project has launched
He is hoping to crowdfund this project but before he can do that, the film needs a crowd — this is where you come in. All you need to do, at this time, is follow the Paint, movie facebook page and/or the Paint, movie LinkedIn page then share it with everyone you know on every communication platform you use. Easy, takes little time, and you are doing a wonderful thing.
Please read the rest of the page to get more detailed information about the Producer, History of Paint, and the Story. Thank you for your time visiting.
Introduction
Greetings, and thank you for being here.
My name is Gerald Martin Davenport, and I truly appreciate you taking the time to visit and learn about this film project.
I was raised to believe in earning what you receive — never asking for handouts when hard work is an option. With so many individuals and families in need, I encourage you to offer your time, prayers, and support to them first. If, after that, you feel moved to support us, we would be deeply grateful.
I am preparing to remake Paint (2006) — a 19-minute short film created in 2005 with the help of a rag-tag group of dedicated teens — into a 90–120 minute feature film. To bring this vision to life, I need more than funding; I need encouragement, belief, and a growing community of supporters. This journey is only possible with you.
Our goal is simple but meaningful: to create a film that is positive, spiritual, uplifting, educational, and action-driven, while also doing something I have rarely been able to do — pay the talented cast and crew fairly for their time, skill, and dedication.
I invite my friends, family, and acquaintances to help spread the word — share this project with your own circles using the assistive, sharable assets. Please point others to this website and the Paint, Movie facebook page, and invite them to like, follow, and join the excitement so we can Crowdfund this film.
We are the Producers, Filmmakers, and Creators
I am an aspiring filmmaker, producer, writer, editor, and composer who has produced, edited, and delivered 18 films. Three of note:
THE GOLdEN TREE (2010)
the WATERING hole (2011)
Petite Chardonnay (2012)
Nearly all were made with little to no budget. While that never diminished the passion or performances of the cast and crew, it often left me with a heavy heart — unable to compensate people as they deserved.
I want to make at least one film where everyone involved is valued not only creatively, but financially. Paint is that film.
Thank you for reading, believing, and standing with us — whether through prayer, sharing, or support. Every contribution matters.
Paint History
Paint was written by Gerald Martin Davenport in 2004, based on a concept by Adam Vesely, while both were attending California State University, Chico. The original 30-page screenplay was a project they were excited to develop together. After Gerald graduated from Video Symphony — a post-production school in Burbank (now defunct) — he felt Paint would be the perfect project for his first self-produced film. Unfortunately, Adam was unable to participate at that time.
Gerald & Tamara invested $5,000 of their own money to bring the project to life. The cast included his son Aria Leven Davenport — for whom Aria Pictures is named — his daughter Kyriè Sierra Davenport, his nephews Reid Young and Mathew Young (uncredited), and Jerry (J.J.) Young, Mathew’s father, who provided a voice performance.
The story originally featured a second team of players, but as neither Aria Pictures nor Gerald were known entities at the time, casting additional actors proved difficult. To solve this, Gerald creatively used members of the existing cast to portray characters from the second team.
Over time, Gerald wrote two additional 30-page stories, each designed to stand on its own while continuing the larger narrative. However, nearly five years passed before an opportunity arose to produce them. By then, continuing the story with the same actors was no longer feasible — the original sequel was meant to take place only two to three weeks after the first film.
Rather than abandon the vision, Gerald reimagined the project. He combined the original story, elements from Part Two, and newly written material to create a single, cohesive 90–120 minute feature film, packed with action, comedy, drama, and hope. After all, why not have Aria Pictures’ and Gerald’s first feature film be the very first movie they ever made — only bigger?
After 22 years, 9 months, 25 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes, and 6 seconds of rewrites, revisions, read-throughs, critiques, and periodic dismantling and rebuilding every three years, Paint—its story, characters, and subplots — is ready for its 90–120 minute big-screen debut, but cannot be made without your contributions.
Log Line
A quiet twelve-year-old boy finds himself in a paintball rivalry against a cocky, twenty-year-old prodigy. What begins as a battle for victory ends as a lesson in humility, friendships, and the power of forgiveness. Through every splatter of paint, the two learn that, it is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
Synopsis
Aria is used to being the quiet, smart one — a bookworm who would rather lose himself in a novel, calculus problem, or physics theories than play any type of sport. But when his older brother, Trevor, convinces him to join his paintball team just to sit on the bench so they can join a tournament, after someone gets injured, Aria finds himself on the front lines of a fierce competition. Knowing little about paintball, Aria is way out of place and out of his league among the older, more experienced competitive players. The opposing team, led by Roscoe, a talented but arrogant 19-year-old, does not take Aria seriously.
The classroom training Aria received, eventually clicks in the field, and he outsmarts and defeats Roscoe in a thrilling one-on-one match. Roscoe, humiliated, isolates himself from everyone until an opportunity arises for a rematch.
Roscoe’s arrogance and toxic behavior spirals out of control alienating his siblings, as they realize that his need to win is poisoning his relationships. Aria stays true to his kind nature, even offering a handshake after the intense rematch competition teaching everyone the importance of humility, friendships, and the power of forgiveness. The two young men, once rivals, begin to see each other in a new light, forming an unlikely bond that helps Roscoe find his way back to the people who care about him.
Aria is a quiet, smart bookworm who would rather lose himself solving a calculus formula than play sports; however, when his older brother, Trevor, convinces him to join the paintball team just to sit on the bench, Aria finds himself on the front lines of a fierce competition. Aria is out of place among the older, more experienced competitive players.
Aria's classroom training eventually clicks in the field, and he defeats Roscoe, a talented but arrogant 20-year-old, in a thrilling one-on-one contest. Roscoe, humiliated, isolates himself from everyone until an opportunity arises for a rematch where his arrogance and toxic behavior spirals out of control alienating his siblings, as they realize that his need to win is poisoning his relationships.
Aria stays true to his kind nature, even offering a handshake after the intense rematch competition, teaching everyone the importance, friendships, and the power of forgiveness. The two young men, once rivals, see each other in a new light form an unlikely bond that helps Roscoe find his way back to the people who care about him.