Doug Lloyd is a busy man. Since 2004 the New England native has held various titles on music videos and shorts, while still making time to produce Still Green, an award winning independent drama and the first full length feature from Uncovered Productions, Lloyd’s independent production company. Not too bad for someone who just turned 27.

"The best part about independent film is that there are so many different types. People with all kinds of tastes can be satisfied.”

Co-produced by Georgia Menides, who also wrote the film, Still Green tells the story of a group of high school seniors who rent a beach house the summer before heading off to college. When tragedy befalls them, their friendship and loyalty will be tested.

"So far [producing Still Green] has been incredible. Incredibly exciting. Incredibly heartbreaking. Incredibly satisfying. Basically every emotion that you can feel I have gone through in these past couple of years," Lloyd gushes.

A pet project of Lloyd’s since principal photography began in Southern Florida in the summer of 2005, Still Green is a meditation on love and loss, a film of tragedy and heartbreak, and has even drawn comparisons to a certain acclaimed drama.

"A lot of people describe Still Green as The Big Chill for teenagers."

Still, much has changed since 1983, the year Lawrence Kasdan’s poignant drama was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture. In an era where movie audiences navigate more towards the spectacle than the story, what's the marketplace like for an ultra-low budget indie drama?

"We have received great reviews and won some awards so there is definitely an audience for the film. Right now we are working with a rep to convince a buyer of that."

He may be hopeful, but optimism hasn't stopped Lloyd from finding creative ways to insure his movie is seen by the masses. Partnered with Film Threat, the online magazine devoted to uncovering and discovering the best in independent film, the website will feature 13 original webisodes focusing on the making of Still Green.

"Film Threat has been great. We basically contacted them and pitched the idea. They liked the concept and were happy to go with it."

A new webisode will air each Wednesday and fans can view past The Making of Still Green webisodes on the video section.

“This is a project that is being done independently from our company by Stephen Petty at Real Life Media. He plans to make a feature documentary from the webisodes.”

Although the webisodes serve strictly as a promotional tool for Still Green and Uncovered Productions, Lloyd is quick to note that nothing in The Making of Still Green will be sugarcoated. Each webisode will focus on the trials and tribulations of making an independent feature, with a few hilarious audition tapes thrown in for good measure.

“One of the cool parts is that I do not even know what to expect. Stephen has been keeping us updated on what he is doing before it goes out, but he decided to do the documentary on his own rather than having us shoot the behind the scenes for the DVD.”

Currently in their fourth week, the webisodes are a popular draw on Film Threat and several distributors have taken notice. Lloyd is confident that Still Green will eventually gain distribution on DVD or through a limited theatrical release.

That being said, what’s on the horizon for Doug Lloyd and Uncovered Productions?

“For a while we are just going to make sure to promote Still Green as much as possible. Even after the sale we will be promoting and promoting. Once Still Green safely becomes a past project, we have another movie lined up. It is another script that Georgia Menides wrote. I won't go too much into it right now but the script is amazing."

You can view The Making of Still Green webisodes on www.filmthreat.com. For more information on Still Green the movie, visit www.stillgreenmovie.com.

By James Famera, james@la2day.com