About SPP

When Heidi Horne was a teen, she loved creative writing and dreamed cinematically.  She wanted to become a screenwriter but chickened out. Instead, she followed in her father's footsteps and pursued a career as a pilot.  In the process, she became an army officer and served active duty in the miliary for eight years. Then, she was blessed with her favorite role ever, that of mom to three awesome kids, and they've been her joy ever since!

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  In her early 40's, she drew on her passion for real estate and became a certified residential real estate appraiser. She loves how it exposes her to the various beauty in the greater Charlotte area and how the appraisal process taps into her analytical side to assess and strategically balance investment and marketability verses risk.

 

Then, when she was 50, she wrote a comedic scene for her youngest daughter's acting reel, and both her teenage girls loved it! For two years, her oldest daughter encouraged her to write the rest of the story, and she finally did during the Covid quarantines of 2020. She created her Charlotte Moon Mysteries' characters and world and wrote her first feature-length screenplay for young adults called Green on the Greens. The characters and setting were loosely based on her family, friends and the elegant, southern area they call home beside Lake Norman in North Carolina.

 

Her youngest daughter said it would be fun to make the movie, and that was all the encouragement Heidi needed to jump into filmmaking. So. the family's journey into the world of independent film production began! She formed Southern Picnic Productions for the sole purpose of producing the family film project. She had a small film crew, a couple volunteers and a 25 person cast that included her family.  Drawing upon her military officer, appraiser and mom skills, and the incredible grace of God, she directed, produced and distributed her micro-budget feature film Green on the Greens (2021). It was briefly available on streaming platforms, but then she removed it when she felt ignited to remake it on a professional level.

 

Now, her goal is to continue her professional filmmaking growth and invite others on her quest of making a positive impact on her community and world-wide audience through the art and business of film.