500 Miles to Indy

A good friend of mine recently pointed me in the direction of Mortified, a literary nostalgic trip of a website that allows grown men and women to confront their pasts by sharing the stories, poems, and videos they created as kids. I'm thankful for the recommendation for a number of reasons, but mostly I'm just happy to have found 500 Miles to Indy.

When he was 15, Jason Smith wrote and began filming what he considered to be his opus, a movie about car racing that was as much a love letter to his father as it was shoot-for-the-stars piggy bank blockbuster. Unfortunately, shooting on the film ended after only a few days, and 500 Miles to Indy never left the pit. Until now, that is. Thanks to the people at Mortified, a now 30-year-old Smith was able to put his screenplay into action with the help of Hollywood actors the likes of Elijah Wood and James Denton. 15 years later, this is what's become of Mr. Smith's opus: