Peas and Carrots is a short documentary produced and directed by Paul Lewis that tells the story of one man's passion to write a screenplay and make a movie.

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Featuring Russell Puerini of Middletown, RI, the film explores what drives the creative spirit, the nature of story-telling and the relationship between memory and narrative filmmaking.

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"Russell Wrote a screenplay!" And so it started.

 

Why would a man spend five years writing a screenplay and working tirelessly to see it made into a film? That is what this short film will explore.

 

About Russell's screenplay: The Man Who Made Time Stands Still is the carefree adventure of a boy who doesn’t want to grow up, and his father, an eclectic inventor, who complicates their lives with an impossible plan to stop his antagonist and regain his wife’s love. 

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​Inspired by true events, this drama/comedy, set from 1959 to 1977, tells the story of Louie Magnetti and his son Russell, a son who thinks of his father as a kind of magician who can accomplish anything, when in reality Louie’s magic is often the result of undiagnosed ADHD. 

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From the Producer:

"I am interested in the creative process and nearly all of my films have explored this in some fashion or another. Peas and Carrots is a deeper look into the kind of energy and the other deep elements that come together to drive story-telling. I think it will have value to audiences of all ages."