Hilton Carter blogged about Moth. Keep checking back as PBW has lots of inside info on the movie. We will be posting that and more very soon!

I haven’t blogged much about it in the past couple months, but during that time I was getting focused and ready for what was to come. Unknowing to me how much of a challenge this would be. But finally…we have MOTH! A short film by Hilton Carter.

Story line: Sophie, a beautiful drug abusing young actress, flies into Los Angeles from New York, for a job. While staying at the home of some family friends, who just happen to be out of town, Sophie finds her boredom and unhappiness to the least of her problems.

Moth is a short film that was initially titled “Man on the Hill” but after further consideration, we decided on Moth. When I speak of “we”, I’m referring to my executive producer, Mr. Penn Badgley, and myself. You might know him as Dan Humphrey from the hit show Gossip Girl or as Michael Harding from the film The Stepfather, but to me he’s the cousin of one of my best friends and also the young kid I met back in 2002, while I was sitting at the dining room table of his aunt’s house eating pancakes. Many meals were shared at that table and of course talks of future projects. And seven years later, here we are.

It took a lot to make this film happen and if it weren’t for the many that helped during the raising money process, the filming process and the post work, it would have never happened. To all of those folks I am truly thankful. Its been a true blessing and a total learning experience from top to bottom.

So with the film on its way to completion, and getting prepped for submission to festivals, we’re having a premiere screening at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) on Friday December 4th, at 730pm. This is very fitting given I am a MICA alum and it was at MICA that I got my start and found my passion for filmmaking. So for all of those in the Baltimore area, please come out and enjoy this truly amazing experience with us. Hope to see you there.
Thank you!

Hilton Carter of FRESH KILL and CARTERA PICTURES

In very exciting news; Penn has a new project that is set to be released very soon! Except, he won’t be acting in it. Penn has produced this short film called Moth. More info from the source:

This is SO major. Our good friend Hilton Carter has directed a short film called Moth. The film was done with the help of Evan Guidera under the umbrella of their production company Fresh Kill, which you’ve seen us mention on here before. They have been responsible for amazing videos by Shawn Jackson, The Mighty Underdogs and Iglu and Hartley just to name a few. And of course Hilton directed this little number. I can’t speak on the film because I haven’t seen it my self but you definitely want to be in the place for the premier. I’m so proud of these guys for their hustle and their amazing talents. The film was produced by Penn Badgley of Gossip Girl and The Stepfather fame.

No word yet on what the film is actually about (I’ve been trying to find info but with no luck). But since the premier of the movie is December 4th in Baltimore. I think we can definitely expect Penn to be there. So hopefully we’ll have more info then! Big thanks to for all the info djalphaalpha. We’ll keep you updated!

3.09: They Shoot Humphreys, Don’t They?

Also, we now have a total of 109 pictures of Penn at the The Cinema Society “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” Screening. Enjoy!

I’ve added a few old audio interviews to Penn Badgley Web Media.

Penn talks about “Do Over”
A 15 year old Penn talks about his show “Do Over” and how he got started in the showbusiness!
Penn talks about “Dan Humphrey”
Penn talks about his character Dan on Gossip Girl at the July, 2007, Teen Choice Awards
Penn discusses ‘The Stepfather’
Penn talks about his thriller ‘The Stepfather’

Captures from the latest episode of Gossip Girl have been added. There was LOTS of Dan tonight!

3.10 – The Last Days of Disco Stick + 627

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley arrive at the after party for the Cinema Society screening of “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee”. The after party was held at the ACE hotel.

The Cinema Society “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” Screening

Penn Badgley buys his mother a car at the Audi dealership in Van Nuys, CA. Afterwards they went to In-N-Out Burger before returning home. November 14, 2009. +42 (HQ)

The Cinema Society “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” Screening + 10

This segment aired on Friday’s edition of the Daily 10. The little short Penn interviews are from an old interview from 2008 that was done by the Daily 10. (You can view another part of the interview here – I unfortunately lost the entire interview when another site I had hosted the video on crashed) But anyway, enjoy!