In 2012, we released the feature film Looking Forward for free, on YouTube. It took eight years to complete, and by 2012, there was more than enough footage to finally put together the story of Jason Klamm’s fictional alter ego of the same name, preparing for his run for the presidency for 2020 (and 2016). You can still watch the film for free, below.
Now, in 2016, the first campaign-eligible year of his campaign, Jason Klamm’s story continues. Only this time, it isn’t being told in a traditional way. This is the world’s first film sequel to exist as a series of video blogs by over a dozen characters in the world of the campaign. Starting in March, these video blogs will roll out, day by day, beginning with Jason’s first campaign video.
The 2016 Videos:
Or, watch the film chronologically, here.
Each weekend, we’ll be posting a re-cap of the video blogs of the week, and you’ll also be able to follow the story in its entirety from the point of view of someone else, watching the campaign a bit too closely, at WatchingForward.worpdress.com.
Latest Re-Cap Posts:
May 9, 2016JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardWeeks 7 through 9 of Looking Forward: 2016 show the Klammpaign hitting the snags the team asumed would be things of the past. Jason might have a long-lost brother, Dan might not have a permanent place to stay in LA, “real America” is getting wind of Jason’s percevied politics, and the team has to scramble to deal with his former campaign manager announcing his run for the presidency.
Check the limited playlist above to see the latest videos, or watch the whole playlist here. Also, check out our first released outtake to find out why Jason actually laughed so hard in the post-LB-announcement campaign meeting.
Outtake:
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Subscribe to Lloyd Barker on YouTube
Subscribe to Dan Gomiller/Thread Level Orange on YouTube
Subscribe to Clint Westfall on YouTube
Subscribe to Rebecca Penn on YouTube
Subscribe to Derick Mendelsohn on YouTube
Subscribe to Trip Markle on YouTube
Subscribe to The Blerns on YouTube
Subscribe to Bobby Harbinger on YouTube
Follow All the Looking Forward characters on Twitter here [...]
April 18, 2016Blog / JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardWeek 6 features an update from Kyle Frank, the guy who used to own all of the footage that became Looking Forward, as well as Jason’s former campaign manager, L.B. Barker talking about his men’s rights organization, “Men On Top,” and wraps up with some more leaked footage of the Klamm campaign’s intern interview process, resulting in what might be their first actual hire. Also, our first trailer!
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Official Trailer #1:
Watch the playlist here
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April 11, 2016JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardLooking Forward: 2016 continues with more intern interviews, another appetizing recipe, mustaches and family history, a mole getting rejected from the Klamm Campaign, and hunting for some real-life inspiration for a romance novel.
Klamm Campaign Archival Footage Part 2
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NALl9EK9M7A]
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Lueargne-ing to Cook with Teauje Lueargne – Episode 2 – Irish Salad
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvIjS_M_v4]
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THE APPEL HISTORY OF MUSTARD: MUST-STACHE!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y078ZDeGPoY]
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The Poison Penn – Episode 2
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNgU4Pkl2js]
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Alex Parkhurst Vlog Nombre Deux
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDguEx_hSmE]
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April 2, 2016Blog / JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardWe wrap up the first month of Looking Forward: 2016 with an IT guy in upstate New York pairing beer with soda, some archival campaign footage leaked from an official campaign meeting, and our candidate himself discussing how important his political sabbaticals were over the past 12 years.
Cilnt Westfall – Broda
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVQTDsh17yE]
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Watching Forward – Leaked Campaign Footage
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLPDEvkxn4]
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Jason talks about the importance of a strong campaign team
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NpGAXHjng]
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Watch the playlist here
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March 28, 2016JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardWeek four of Looking Forward started off with a reporter named Rebecca Penn talking about a change of professional pace, then continued with a young man named Derick, reviewing movies on VHS. Trip Markle continued the week by speaking on eco-friendly gun rights and how Jason’s point of view aligns perfectly with his. Reba and Harold Blern start their no-impact camping adventure with “Leave No Trace,” and Klamm campaign accountant Bobby Harbinger begins his vlog about movie and TV extras with an embarrassing piece of video from Jason’s past.
Rebecca Penn – The Poison Penn
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIxbd8nG2-A]
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Derick Mendelsohn’s VHS Reviews
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEMK_FjGx8]
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Firin’ Range with Trip Markle
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jiws6f7u_4]
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Leave No Trace with Reba and Harold Blern
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aTeo2EO9_Y]
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Bobby Harbinger’s Extra Time!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxfXmZN1uWw]
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Watch the playlist here (almost an hour of footage)
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March 21, 2016JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardLast week, the world of the Klamm campaign got more and more intriguing, starting with appearances by Kyle Frank, the filmmaker who held the rights to the footage for the original Looking Forward documentary, who is introducing the world to the kind of work his production company is doing. Lloyd “L.B.” Barker, former Klamm campaign manager, enters the scene under the umbrella of three separate but related movements, including his “men’s rights” organization “Men On Top.” Phyllis Masters, the corporate entity that once funded the Klamm campaign, enters the world of vaping with this word from CEO Trace Emplin. Dan Gomiller, the former Klamm campaign stylist, vlogs under the name of his political fashion shop, “Thread Level Orange,” from San Francisco airport about his trip to visit the new Klamm campaign. And, via the candidate himself, the Klamm campaign introduces their search for an intern – and it just might be you!
Kyle Frank – WHATEVER Productions
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnzflz8XrXU]
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Lloyd “L.B.” Barker – Men On Top
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IutJyOT3Mls]
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Phyllis Masters Corporate Vlog
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op_cQbakBVM]
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Dan Gomiller – Thread Level Orange
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_UtJi-DvMo]
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Jason Klamm announces his campaign’s first intern search
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3qwXRM-8U]
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March 12, 2016Blog / JK2020_Recap / Looking ForwardThe Jason Klamm campaign is heating up. These first two weeks have shown the candidate preparing to find a campaign headquarters, and in other corners of the internet, a group starts to coalesce, even if they don’t yet know it. What do these people have to do with the campaign? Keep watching and stay subscribed to find out.
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Jason Klamm Campaign Blog #0 – The Campaign Commences
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkzpJeJL2I]
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Jason Klamm Campaign Blog #1 – The Campaign Office
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szc0aSTw7tw]
Jason Klamm Campaign Blog #2 – The Campaign Office Search Continued
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DoAgzHAqv4]
Lueargne-ing to Cook with Teauje Lueargne – Episode 1 – Fat Elvis Soup
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2mcx-MrRJQ]
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Scott Appel Family History Episode 1
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T4X3JOsN8Y]
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Alex Parkhurst Vlog Nombre Un
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mDE5U-c5MQ&w=640&h=480]
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Jason’s Official Website: JK2016.com
The Klamm Campaign YouTube
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Looking Forward on Facebook
The Feature Film (2012):
Credits for Looking Forward: 2016:
Jason Klamm: The Candidate
Matt Saxe: LB Barker
Dannel Gomiller: Dan Gomiller
Laura Napoli: Alex Parkhurst
Allen Rueckert: Scott Appel
Alex Salem: Frederick Mendelsohn
Brett Schlank: Bobby Harbinger
Mike Curasi: Clint Westfall
Adam Grimes and Mika Duncan: Trip Markle and Lance Forking
Natalie Lynch: Rebecca Penn
Craig Lee Thomas: Trace Emplin, CEO of Phyllis Masters
Alyson King-Wheeler and Jaymes Wheeler: Reba and Harold Blern
Mitch Yapko: Teauje Lueargne
Jeremy Guskin: Kyle Frank
Directed and written by: Jason Klamm
Additional material by all key cast members, by way of their improvisation.
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