THE PROJECT

This is a 1950’s period piece film. Its about a girl who loses her family and decides to travel across the world, to find her only living relative, her uncle Don. She finds Fey, her uncle’s wife and is disappointed to hear that he has passed away. Dia is left with uncertainty of ever having a family again. Fey offers Dia a room in the airstream trailer out in her back yard. For a while Dia stays there, but does not feel completely welcome. Her anxiety about neighbors not wanting her there and Fey beginning to have a change of heart, begins to overwhelm her. Dia must make a decision to stay or leave back to where she came from.

THE DIRECTOR STATEMENT

I been inspired by filmmakers like Hitchcock, Spielberg, Lucas, Almodovar, Antonioni, Riklis and more. I have been involved with working on production for short films,music videos, independent businesses and non profits in San Francisco and around California for the past few years. I have produced, written, directed and done production design on a number of different types of productions narrative short films of my own and of other colleagues. 

I will be directing and in charge of production design for this film, because those are key jobs in the industry that I am trying to pursue most passionately. I am in preproduction currently and plan to start shooting the film in July.

BUDGET

$200(+) Gear - using high quality equipment like the Red Camera which requires large hard drives that will need to be purchased, a crane (for cinematic views) and other resources that need to be insured and rented.

$500(daily) Location – renting the location for a week in a 1950s style home, two gardens and a airstream trailer that has been restored or maintained its authenticity.

$300 Transportation/Tow - I have actors and crew members coming in from all around California on a daily bases. I need to rent vehicles to transport all the props, furniture and other needed equipment and hardware.

$100 Catering - We are working on days that we need to prepare food on set and sometimes order to the set in order for everyone to be energized and taken care of well.

$2000 Set Decoration - furniture and props purchased/rented, having costumes made for actors, creating a garden out back.

WHAT YOU GET

If you help me out, I can give you anything from a tweet online, a DVD copy of the film, autographs/photo of cast, original pieces from the movie, signed poster, coproducer credit and more!

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

SHARE: with social networks, word of mouth, email, any way you can

DONATE: donate as much money as you can and feel comfortable with.

PROVIDE: Discounts on props, costumes, furniture, renting 1950s or donating, even loaning stuff that will help out the production.