THE ADVENTURE COMEDY “MOVIE-FOR-YOUR-EARS”
THAT’S PERFECT FOR THOSE HOLIDAY ROAD TRIPS
When the three magi are inadvertently sent to the future, they must brave the
chaos & cold of our modern day Christmas if they want to find Baby Jesus.
“It’s Aladdin meets Back to the Future, for a family-friendly,
faith-based thrill ride. We love it!”
– Scott Munn, Program Director
Your family is stuck in the car for so much of the holidays but devices kill that magic road-trip feeling!
Magi & The Quest for Christmas is the family-friendly adventure comedy podcast for you holiday season.
It’s a movie, that you listen to!
It’ll make you the Hero of the Holiday Drive, and you’ll love seeing your family listen & laugh together!
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Episode 1 – Part 1
Episode 1 – Part 2
Episode 1 – Part 3
HEY PROGRAM DIRECTOR!
Are you dying for fresh Christmas programming?
Doesn’t take long for people to start “complaining” about Christmas music, right? Give your staff a break and broadcast our program!
We’re giving out broadcast licenses for free this year (Merry Christmas!), so get in touch and we’ll give you access to all the files!
In the meantime, here are some more resources for you!
TECHNICAL DETAILS
The program consists of eight (8) episodes. Each episode is roughly 22 minutes in length and split into three (3) segments that are 5-8 minutes in length.
We recommend placing ads between segments so that each 22 minute episode fills a half hour slot. Formatted this way, our program fills four (4) full hours nicely. Episodes can be played consecutively or spread out over a few days.
Without ads, the program fills three (3) hours.
Free licenses allow unlimited broadcasts, but expire on Dec 31st, 2019.
CONTENT & RATING
If this were a movie, it would be rated PG, like any Pixar movie.
Our program contains comic mischief (car chases, slapstick comedy, sword fights) and very mild language (the words “stupid” and “idiot” are sometimes used. Oh, and “fart-brain.”)
There are two potentially frightening scenes: When a lead character falls through ice and then another is later run through with a sword. But these characters are saved moments later.
A subplot deals with conflict between a young mother and her son over “dad leaving.” This is resolved in heartwarming fashion in the end.
WRITER/DIRECTOR STATEMENT
FRANCOIS GOUDREAULT JR.
Writer, Music Producer & Sound Designer
Magi & The Quest for Christmas was created, written, directed and edited by Francois Goudreault Jr. – who also voices the character Chomper.
Francois (or Francy has friends & fans call him) cut his teeth in music, fronting the successful Canadian synth-rock band Hello Kelly since 2004.
Having contended with a speech disability and stutter since childhood, Francy embraces any opportunity to tell stories. He’s also a sucker for a great Christmas movie, plus tends to use his art to explore themes about life on the edge of faith. So a Christmas podcast about 3 mystics looking for Jesus in 2019 is a pretty good fit when you think about it.
He works as a mobile sound designer and music producer, calling home wherever his vehicle is parked that week. He’s joined in his adventures by his wife, partner-in-crime and co-writer Julia Appleton.
“Thank you for checking out the website for Magi & The Quest for Christmas! Here are some thoughts from me, the writer/director!
There’s so much I love about this story – but the main thing I love is how it invites us to look at the nativity story through new eyes! To see and hear about the wisemen looking for Baby Jesus in a shopping mall? That’s so fun! And I hope meaningful for some people too.
I found this story needed to be told with tongue firmly in cheek because the main metaphor is “Where’s Jesus? Why can’t we find him?” Let’s face it, some people are asking about that about churches today, ya know? This story is goofy and fun but it also creates a safe place to ask these questions about how to find Jesus in our culture and lives today.
I hope 3 things happen when people experience this story. One, I hope they have a blast! Two, I hope it becomes a Christmas staple for their family like other Christmas movies were for mine. And three, I hope they see the nativity story with new perspective and consider Jesus as the reason for the season in a new way. That’s what it’s all about!
Enjoy!”
-Francy Goudreault
GOT QUESTIONS? Get in touch!
mail@secretlevelentertainment.com
931.257.3389
RADIO
Magi & The Quest for Christmas is packaged and ready to go as special holiday programming for your radio station.
More information can be found here or by getting in touch via the email above.
PRESS
We would love to talk about Magi & The Quest for Christmas on your show or in your publication.
Please get in touch to arrange whatever you’ve got in mind.
RIGHTS
We would love to partner with the right creative producers and/or production company to see Magi & The Quest for Christmas live on in other mediums.
(We think it’d make a pretty fun movie, and even has some faith-based to mainstream crossover potential!)
We control the rights to everything: Story, script, characters, original music, and master recordings. It’s all one-stop, which is pretty cool for an IP as ubiquitous as the three wisemen!
If you’re interested in the rights to Magi & The Quest for Christmas, please get in touch via the email above.
Secret Level Entertainment is a fun stuff think-tank in Kitchener, Ontario
committed to making feel-good entertainment for all ages.
mail@secretlevelentertainment.com
931.257.3389
CAST
NARRATOR/MICHAEL
BAZ
MEL/JOHN
CASPER
KING HEROD
KATIE
DAVID
KEVIN/CHURCH NARRATOR/PROGRAM HOST
PATRICK/TERIYAKI CLERK
ZOE/MALL COP CAPTAIN
HEAD ELF/OLD CLERK/DELILAH
CHOMPER
HOST/CREDITS/ANGEL/CENTURION
ANGEL/CENTURION/HOCKEY PLAYER
MALL COP CHIEF/GUARD
MALL COP LIEUTENANT/DRIVING DAD
MALL COP ROOKIE/DIVA/SCOTTISH READER
MALL SANTA/GUARD/JOSEPH
MARY
STAGE MANAGER
BUSINESS MAN/INTIMIDATING THIEF/USHER
Jayson John Stewart
Khadejah Tulloch
Cam Cornelius
John Varker
Jacob Goudreault
Julia Appleton
Grayer Keep
Mike Lean
David Lim
Hannah Church
Nichole Lim
François Goudreault
Adam Goudreault
Dan Sommer
David Jolly
Justin Harvey
Phil Johnston
Michael Barger
Shae-Lea Goudreault
Audra Harvey
Andrew Collins
CAST
NARRATOR/MICHAEL
Jayson John Stewart
BAZ
Khadejah Tulloch
MEL/JOHN
Cam Cornelius
CASPER
John Varker
KING HEROD
Jacob Goudreault
KATIE
Julia Appleton
DAVID
Grayer Keep
KEVIN/CHURCH NARRATOR/PROGRAM HOST
Michael Lean
PATRICK/TERIYAKI CLERK
David Lim
ZOE/MALL COP CAPTAIN
Hannah Church
HEAD ELF/OLD CLERK/DELILAH
Nichole Lim
CHOMPER
François Goudreault
HOST/CREDITS/ANGEL/CENTURION
Adam Goudreault
ANGEL/CENTURION/HOCKEY PLAYER
Dan Sommer
MALL COP CHIEF/GUARD
David Jolly
MALL COP LIEUTENANT/DRIVING DAD
Justin Harvey
MALL COP ROOKIE/DIVA/SCOTTISH READER
Phil Johnston
MALL SANTA/GUARD/JOSEPH
Michael Barger
MARY
Shae-Lea Goudreault
STAGE MANAGER
Audra Harvey
BUSINESS MAN/INTIMIDATING THIEF/USHER
Andrew Collins
CREW
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
François Goudreault
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Julia Appleton
MUSIC BY
Michael Paterson
SCREENPLAY BY
François Goudreault
Andrew Collins
John Austin
STORY BY
François Goudreault
Jay Neilson
Julia Appleton
EDITED BY
François Goudreault
ORIGINAL SONGS BY
Lighthart
“O HOLY NIGHT”
by Drew Brown
SLE TEAM
François Goudreault
Julia Appleton
Jacob Goudreault
Adam Goudreault
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Cam Cornelius
Jayson John Stewart
© SECRET LEVEL ENTERTAINMENT 2018
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED