Moby Teams With Mark Webber for ‘Tecie,’ Indie Romance Set Among Gen-Z Animal Rights Activists (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jack Dunn Little Walnut Productions is expanding into narrative features with original movie “Tecie,” a Gen-Z romance set in the Los Angeles animal rights and activism scene.

Mark Webber serves as director with a screenplay from Moby, who will also compose an original score. “Moby and Lindsay [Hicks] have built a company on a foundation of principles that are sadly lacking within the entertainment industry,” said Webber. “It’s an incredible feeling to be working alongside fellow artists wanting to make significant cultural change and Little Walnut is committed to being at the forefront of that change.” As an actor, Webber has appeared in “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” “Not for Nothing,” “Green Room” and “Flesh and Blood.” He has five credits as director and most recently helmed “The Place of No Words,” screened at the 2019 Tribeca Festival.

Although “Tecie” marks Moby’s first time writing a narrative feature, he penned the 2023 documentary “Punk Rock Vegan Movie” and co-wrote the “Moby Doc” which was released in 2021.

As a composer, Moby has worked on over 30 films including “Kaleidoscope,” “The Reason,” “Go” and “Southland Tales.” “For years I’ve witnessed first-hand the bravery and beauty of those at the forefront of the animal rights movement, and during the pandemic, Lindsay and I decided to write and produce ‘Tecie,'” Moby added. “As a fellow animal rights activist, Mark was the perfect collaborator for the first of many narrative features we plan to make at the intersection of art and activism.” Moby, Hicks, Webber and Teresa Palmer serve as producers.