Welcome to “Finding Your Frequency,” where we uncover the essence of entrepreneurial and creative success through three core questions. Tune in as we explore the diverse frequencies of entrepreneurship, sharing stories of resilience, creativity, and the relentless pursuit of passion and purpose. Today our host, Morgan Allen, spoke with C. Neil Davenport.
C. Neil Davenport
Screenwriter / Producer
Website Address: cneildavenport.com
Short company description:
C. Neil Davenport is an award-winning feature screenwriter and producer who specializes on crafting complex, genre based, multi-platform narratives that integrate compelling storytelling with social relevance. His voice caters to stories about underdogs with an entrepreneur spirit.
What inspires you to keep growing and learning as a leader?
Knowing that through great storytelling, we are slowly making this world a better place from the inside out.
Who do you admire in the industry and why?
Filmmaker Nicholas Winding Rfen. He is the quintessential arthouse director of our modern era and yet he understands his content needs to make money.
Transcript:
Morgan:
Welcome back to another episode of Finding Your Frequency, where we highlight those who are making an impact. I’m Morgan Allen, joined today by Neil Davenport. C. Neil Davenport, if you’re looking for him on Google. How are you doing Neil?
Neil:
I am fantastic. Thank you so much for having me.
Morgan:
Thank you for coming on the show. So you have written and recorded. You’ve done screenplays for some incredible things that we may have seen on Prime or Disney+. Tell us about them.
Neil:
Sure. So yeah, I am a screenwriter, producer of feature films. What I also do is, I’m a director of operations for a nonprofit organization called Philanthropy Films, incorporated. But, as a screenwriter. One film of mine that you might know is Camp Hideout. It was called Hire Studios production. It came out back in 2023. It was in cinemas for about four months, I think. Within the nation. And then, landed on Disney Plus originally. It might still be on that platform. If not, it’s probably on Prime. It’s doing the whole circulation of these streaming services. So it’s just, it was a terrific project to be a writer on, and, could not be more thankful for it.
Morgan:
This is awesome. So. And this is a faith based children’s film. So will you tell us about the themes behind it?
Neil:
Sure. The producers, Jason Brown and Phillip Glasser called me and said that they wanted the theme of Camp Hideout to be all about God’s unconditional love. So, you know, I just had to develop characters, a narrative, on how to show that theme. So the comments that they gave me were, imagine Home Alone goes to Jesus camp. And, so it’s really about a, trouble maker, teenage kid who constantly is, is berated and bullied and, he doesn’t know anything else but to, but how to get into into trouble and then as a way to help, get him into a better place, he’s put into a, Christian camp system, to which two bad guys come in and, infiltrate and, cause all disastrous things to happen. And so Noah, the protagonist, the troublemaker teen, has to establish friends through the camp and help and recruit them to help them get rid of the bad guys and a whole slapstick scenario.
Morgan:
Oh, my gosh, that is so fun. And how long is the film?
Neil:
I think the film is a feature film. So the film is about 90 minutes, you know, a good time frame for a kid’s film. And, yeah, Corban Ballou is in it. Christopher Lloyd, Amanda Livingston, who are all fantastic. That, you know, breathes life into the script. And, so, yeah, it’s, it’s a good little. It’s a good little piece for the kiddos at the end of the day, for sure.
Morgan:
That is fantastic. So what is on the horizon for you? What are you working on or looking forward to?
Neil:
Sure. I am currently working on a number of projects, both in the screenwriting and, producing side of things. One project that I’m actually producing is a film that’s all about suicide prevention for young adults and teenagers. It is, sponsored by 988, the National Suicide Hotline number that for anyone who needs to call when they need help, and, it’s called, giving Science. It’s about, a young cheerleader who recruits her friends to conduct the science, with her other, two friends that ultimately to figure out why their best friend committed suicide. And, like everyone who is involved with science, they always don’t want to do it. So her friends are constantly trying to convince Marie, the protagonist, to not conduct the science. It’s just not the answer. It’s not. It’s not what you need to do to find the answers. And what you find is that the protagonist, not only she’s seeking answers from the death of her best friend, but she’s also struggling with these, these thoughts. She’s struggling mentally. And, what you find is that whenever someone is struggling with these types of thoughts, they do desperate things as call signs for help. Because, you know, ironically enough, whenever someone struggles mentally like that, it’s hard. It’s hard to ask for help. And so, they do these weird things. And so, fortunately, her friends realize this. And so they convince her that suicide is not the answer. The answer is being together. It’s through community, through friendship, by talking about it, saying you actually need help. There’s no shame in it. You know, admitting that you need help and dealing with the embarrassment of that is much better than the alternative.
Morgan:
Absolutely. It really is. When you bring something from the darkness and you shine light on it. It really lightens the load. Ultimately, it takes it off of your shoulders. Especially when you get faith involved and you bring it to God. He is just the prince of peace.
Neil:
Sure. Absolutely. Yeah. So, I continue.
Morgan:
You know, I just love the premise. I love what you’re working on. And it’s going to change so many lives and save so many lives.
Neil:
Oh, that’s the goal. You know, honestly, I, I, I’ve had three friends of mine commit suicide over the last ten years, and each one, you, when you’re hurt, when you hear the news, it’s just it’s shocking. And so you, ask yourself the question, could I have done something to prevent it if I knew? And the thing is, you don’t know. So, my friend and grad school classmate, Madeline Bergin actually wrote and directed this thing, and she wrote it. Because during school, while we were in grad school at UNC, I say the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, one of our classmates committed suicide. And as a response to it, as a response to this incident. She wrote the script, and so she sent it to me, for notes. And, I called her. It hit me the right way. It asked all the questions that I was asking myself from the past, and I said, Maddie, you know, I have notes for you, but I can build this for you. You know, it’s something that can genuinely help a lot of people. And, you know. Yeah, the premise is very obscure. It’s about a group of girls who conduct science to find answers. So it’s very arthouse, if you will. But realistically, if you want to reach the community of people that need your help, you need to be able to tell stories that communicate that efficiently, to then be able to reach out to them.
Morgan:
Absolutely. Is there an estimated time of when this is going to be launched?
Neil:
Yeah. So right now, giving science is in the film festival circuit. And it will be until the end of the year. It’s garnered a lot of awards, which I’m very thankful for. But what we are hoping to do is to premiere screening, for people to see it. But where we would love for this film to live is within academic, mental health programs. So that it is able to be put directly in front of the youth to see this. And just walk away from it knowing. Okay. It’s perfectly fine to admit these things. Again, because it’s better than the alternative. And I just couldn’t be more grateful for, you know, the cast and the crew, who helped me build this thing. I mean, very thankful for the sponsors as well.
Morgan:
I love it. Neil, thank you so much for being on the show today and for what you’re doing. You are saving lives. You are using your time, talent and treasure to bring to the world something great, and we cannot wait to see it. So thank you again.
Neil:
Thank you. Absolutely.
Morgan:
And viewers, thank you for tuning in to another episode. If you want more information on Neil Davenport, head on over to DailyNewsNetwork.com, or feel free to Google him: C. Neil Davenport. We’ll see you in the next episode of Finding Your Frequency.
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