About SPP

When Heidi Horne was a teen, she loved creative writing and dreamed in cinematics.  She thought of becoming a screenwriter but chickened out. Instead, she decided to follow in her father's footsteps and pursued a career as a pilot.  In the process, she became an army officer and served 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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  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 so she finally did during the Covid quarantines of 2020. She created her Charlotte Moon Mysteries' characters and world and wrote her first feature-length mystery/comedy 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 film version, 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! Heidi 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 and mom skills and the grace of God, she directed, produced and distributed her micro-budget feature film Green on the Greens (2021). It was briefly available on several streaming platforms, but then she removed it when she realized she wanted to pursue filmmaking on a professional level. Now, her goal is to make a positive impact on her community and world-wide audience through the art and business of film.