(THIS STATEMENT WAS WRITTEN IN EARLY 2023…)

Our nation. Our world. It feels more divided than ever. Violence is rampant. And I fear I am part of the problem.

It truly breaks my heart.  I feel like friends that I have treasured for most of my life have disappeared behind a vein of political and sociological barriers that I cannot seem to break down. From my perspective, people are choosing ideology and political labels to isolate themselves instead of prioritizing what I think is the most important - true friendship - true connection - the understanding that we are all human. We all want the same thing. To be loved, to be valued, to be understood. It applies no matter how you label yourself politically, religiously, or racially.

What will it take to truly unify us as a people? Hopefully it won’t take a nuclear war, but this film presents the possibility that such a devastating scenario might give us the right kick in the pants to start taking the first baby steps toward valuing the greater good. In a post-COVID world such as ours, it is clear that we haven’t gotten that kick in the pants... yet.

I first came up with the idea for this project FIFTEEN years ago - before THE WALKING DEAD television series or THE LAST OF US video game brought apocalyptic fiction into the mainstream. THREE sets itself apart because it has no zombies. No clickers. No aliens. This is something that could REALLY happen. I don’t mean to scare you, but the threat of nuclear terrorism is real and the even more terrifying threat of full-scale nuclear war is again on the forefront of people’s minds, given the current conflicts in Ukraine and NATO’s current tensions with Russia, China, and other nations.

There has NEVER been a better time to have a film like THREE come to fruition.

In the vein of a classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller mixed with the fun of a John Hughes or Rob Reiner 80’s comedy, we invite you to take this journey with us. My hope is you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and, yes, be frightened - but only enough to inspire you to embrace a brighter future - a future symbolized through our main three characters. I believe it is possible to achieve that future, but it is going to take a while.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to take a look at our work.

And, just in case it wasn’t clear, this film is telling a FICTIONAL story. Hopefully people won’t read into this project otherwise. :)

In the meantime, hop on instagram @threebybilly and keep track of our progress (and see some fun reels too).

-by Billy Higgins

Director / Writer / Editor