I know that many of you had been told a couple days ago that I was going to be posting a post called "All That Glitters..." today. However, there are certain posts that are time sensitive and this is one of them. So rather than debut this new segment when I re-vamp this blog's format in Year 2...I'm giving it to you right now. Because I have some friends who need your help. You see, not everybody that I associate with is a slave to the man like myself. Some of my friends actually have hopes and dreams and didn't sell these out to be just another desk jockey. But enough about my shattered dreams. My friends Katherine Beattie and Kacie Calhoun are taking on very high profile roles on film projects that they are passionate about. However, Miramax and Universal aren't funding these things. Independent films rely more heavily on individual financial backers in order to get made. And that's where you can come in. Through the magic of a little website called kickstarter.com, you can be that financial backing that they need. Kickstarter allows you to pledge money towards various undertakings and passion projects to help people continue their quest to live the dream. I often talk about how to achieve The Lush Life. Well, the quickest route to The Lush Life is to co-op with other people and pull each other up towards The American Dream. So while most of my readers probably lack excessive disposable income...I urge you all to donate to the Kickstarter.com projects below.
Destruction Party - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecollaborate/destruction-party
Collision will need $7,180 more by July 1st! -- 23 Days to Go.
Destruction Party will need $2,340 more by June 12th! -- 4 Days to Go.The Skinny on These Films:
Collision:
The first film to feature two female wheelchair users in leading roles. Collision will forever change your perception of disability.
THE STORY:
While rehabilitating from a motor vehicle accident that left her paralyzed, Jessica (Tiffany Giddes) meets Charlie (Teal Sherer), a local bakery owner and fellow wheelchair user. Jessica soon realizes that Charlie is leading a double life as an assassin, and that she’s being groomed as her partner. While Jessica looks to get revenge on the man that put her in a wheelchair and Charlie seeks protection from former bosses that are trying to have her killed, both women learn that you can’t change the past, and friendship is the key to moving forward.
WHY WE ARE DOING THIS:
Think of this project as more than a film. Think of it as a movement away from long held stereotypes and stigmas regarding disability in Hollywood.
Everyone deserves to see a version of themselves on screen, but for people with disabilities, the roles just aren't there. If they are, those roles frequently go to "able bodied" actors. Furthermore, actors with disabilities are rarely given the chance to audition for "able bodied" roles.
COLLISION aims to bring a wave of change through Hollywood. Actors with disabilities have been relegated to background and bit parts for far too long. Collision, the first film to feature two female wheelchair users in leading roles, will show the world that we can play the hero.
Collision is not about being in a wheelchair -- it's about living, loving, laughing, kicking ass and moving forward.
WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT:
This is an ambitious film filled with amazing stunts and special effects like you've never seen before. Big ambitions often mean a big budget, but with big ambitions come big rewards. We can't change minds or break barriers without your generous support. Together we can make movie history!
Starring: Tiffany Giddes & Teal Sherer
Directed By: Alexis Ostrander
Written By: Katherine Beattie
Director of Photography: David J. Frederick, SOC
Editor: Rita K. Sanders
Stunt Coordinator(s): America Young & Chris LaCentra
Destruction Party:
PARTY DETAILS
When Ava invites her three closest friends to a dinner party, her unaware guests are in for a surprise. Wine is poured, and Ava ceremoniously introduces the girls to her concept of this DESTRUCTION PARTY:
The girls are asked to share what upsets them...and instead of drinking out of their tea cups, the girls hurl them at a nearby stone wall for every bit of cathartic wit and social commentary they unleash.
PARTY PLANNING
While our script is cleverly written to only include one set with an intimate cast of four actresses, there are still costs we cannot go without paying in order to accomplish the quality of production we aim for.
In short, we aim to produce a film that is a contender in the short film category in film festival circuits nationwide. We feel the short story form is an achievable way that we can tell a creative, original story by not exceeding the limited means we currently have as aspiring, independent filmmakers.
We have taken pride and caution with our budget, and we are happy to ask for the bare minimum financial amount necessary to produce this film.
PARTY PLANNERS
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Vanessa Zima, Amy Davidson, and Oona Mekas.
Directed and Written By: Amanda Mae Meyncke
Producer: Trenton Waterson
Executive Producer / UPM: Kacie Calhoun
Associate Producer: Rachel Van Der Merwe
Director of Photography: Charlie Balch
Editor: Chris Mertens
Ray's Top Five Reasons Why You Should Donate:
5. You get some swank shit. You don't just have to donate out of the goodness of your heart. Depending upon how much you donate you can accrue benefits such as DVDs, premiere invitations, and producer credits. You only need to donate $20 to Destruction Party to get invited to the premiere. We'll get drunk beforehand. It will be awesome.
4. What goes around comes back around. Justin Timberlake knew what he was talking about. He always does. The world can't be filled with strictly givers and takers. Otherwise, given human nature, there wouldn't be enough giving (supply) to support all of the taking (demand). It's economics. So if you expect people to support you when you're passionate about something...it might be a good idea to have some karmic build-up to fall back on.
3. You have a problem. Any of my readers who are not crippling alcoholics may skip to #2. The 75% of my followers who remain should heed this intervention. Put down your bottle of Captain Morgan and right the ship already. If you gave a few dollars to support these films you wouldn't have as much left to spend on this poison that is killing you on a nightly basis. Think of the children.
2. You'll be producing something meaningful. Both of these films are about empowerment...or so I'm told (they also appear to be about assassinating people and smashing shit, respectively). You won't be contributing to some Eddie Murphy piece of shit that will debase you or insult your intelligence. And for those amongst us that trade energy from point to interface and interface to point for a living without really producing anything (and if their profession were to disappear off the face of the planet, there would be no noticeable impact on the average American), this has to make them feel good that they are actually contributing something to society.
1. Consider it an investment. You are investing in Katherine and Kacie's futures. They're going places in the film industry whether you donate or not, so you might as well get in on the ground floor. When they're Hollywood power brokers, don't you want to be on the guest list? You're really doing this for yourself. Get in their good graces now and you'll be living the Hollywood life and banging Rachel McAdams or Ryan Gosling on Jack Nicholson's pool table before you know it.
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