“Our Very Own,” the independent film shot last summer in Shelbyville, now has an official web site, featuring a coming-attrations trailer. It doesn’t have a distribution deal yet, from what I understand, but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time. The movie stars Allison Janney of “The West Wing,” Jason Ritter of “Joan of Arcadia,” and Keith Carradine of “Complete Savages,” “Nashville” and a whole lot of other things.

Last summer, I posted about the fact that the production brought out a bit of melancholia in me — after all, I was a contemporary of Cam’s. (I didn’t know him because we went to different high schools, although I think we were both in the Optimist Club speech contest one year.) I graduated from college with dreams of being a screenwriter. I’m extremely frustrated with my life in journalism, and it’s only natural that I’d envy Cam’s success.

Months after my post, an anonymous poster claiming to be a friend of Cam’s posted a comment. He or she wrongly took my post as begrudging Cam his success; nothing could be further from the truth. It wasn’t that kind of envy.

I didn’t get to meet Cam when he was in town — one of my co-workers did most of the movie coverage, although I did profile the movie’s executive producer and chief financier, Bob McLean. Given how much I enjoy community theater, I might have tried out to be an extra, but because of the 70s setting they specifically ruled out people with buzz cuts. I sort of regret now that I didn’t make a point of trying to at least meet him. I don’t know that we would have had anything to talk about. The trailer looks great, and I’m anxious to see the movie.

Heck, if I can ever get the novel edited, and if it ever goes anywhere, maybe I can interest Cam in the movie rights.