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| The Mountain Thief |
| In a world of monstrous mountains of trash, a family confronts their ultimate fight for survival as they seek refuge and redemption from war and hunger. |
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social
drama
mystery
environment
socialjustice
humanrights
extremepoverty
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Synopsis: In a world of monstrous mountains of trash, Julio and his son confront their ultimate fight for survival as they seek refuge and redemption from war and hunger. Together, they navigate territorial rivalries and intense desperation among scavengers, surviving--and finding love--despite horrific living conditions. Julio, involved in a murder incident, must prove his innocence to avoid his family’s banishment and ultimate starvation.
A story of triumph over unusual circumstances, "The Mountain Thief" reveals the unimaginable realities of people living in extreme poverty, and what happens when their tenuous hold on hope and survival is threatened.
ABOUT THE FILM:
The Mountain Thief is the first narrative feature film that was shot in the garbage-collecting town of Promised Land and Urban, Payatas in the Philippines where the living conditions are possibly the most horrific in the world. It was also the first film that was made with a cast culled from the scavengers of a garbage-collecting town, from the graduates of the town’s only acting workshop. The Director instituted the workshop in December of 2004.
It captures a town amid mountains of trash extending as far as the eye can see, the images of children doing their best to make it, the evocative ending that is both shocking and at the same time grounded in reality. Above all, the memorable stories of the actors—all real life scavengers—desperate to survive shows us brave men, women and children who were able to dig deep in their beings and tell the film’s story—a story that hasn’t been told.
Visit www.mountainthief.com and Q&A section for more info and the director's personal goals for the film.
AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE PRESTIGIOUS 2008 IFP NARRATIVE ROUGH CUT LAB.
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Goal
$10,000
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How will these funds be used?
Funds will be used for post-production expenses.
After almost 6 years of pre-production, production and post-production, the film is in its fine cut stage---late stages of post-production.
The funding goal of this first phase will be used for film score and sound design---sound effects edits, music edits, sound edits.
The film is poised to have a good festival run and is AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE PRESTIGIOUS 2008 IFP NARRATIVE ROUGH CUT LAB and the lab workshop last June was instrumental in shaping this film.
The film is also programmed in the IFP FILM WEEK this September.
Send me a message if you want to attend a WORK IN PROGRESS screening on September 6, 2008 and take part in shaping this film or learn more about this worthy and powerful project.
Join us in our efforts and adventure! Visit our website, www.mountainthief.com, share your ideas, support us and let us all inspire change!
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MT friend. |
Every bit makes a difference. |
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MT fan. |
THANK YOU! |
| $25 |
MT supporter. |
Be the first to know the latest on the film and its cause. |
| $50 |
MT member |
Be the first to know the latest on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website credits for THANKS . |
| $100 |
MT VIP Member |
Be the first to know the latest on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website credits for THANKS and plus a copy of DVD when it is released. |
| $250 |
MT VIP Bronze member |
Be the first to know the latest on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website credits as VIP Bronze member and the FILM'S CLOSING CREDITS for THANKS and plus signed thanks copy of DVD by the Director when it is released. |
| $500 |
MT VIP Silver Member |
Be the first to know the latest on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website as a VIP Silver member credits and the film's CLOSING CREDITS for THANKS and plus a signed thanks copy of DVD by the Director when it is released. Copy of production still signed by the Director of the film. |
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MT VIP Gold member |
Be the first to know the latest on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website as a VIP Gold member and the film's closing credits for SPECIAL THANKS and plus a signed thanks copy of DVD by the Director when it is released.
Copy of frame-able production still (see stills in website) signed by the Director and a cast member (scavenger-actor) of the film when the film is finished or in festivals. |
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MT Associate Producer |
Know the latest on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website credits and the film's closing credits as an ASSOCIATE PRODUCER plus 10 copies of the film in DVD signed by the Director when it is released. Special note of thanks in a framed production still picture from the Director and a cast (scavenger-actor) when the film is finished. And an invitation to attend the festival premiere. (Excluding travel expenses) and coffee chat with Director about the film. |
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PARTNER |
Updates on the film and its cause. Your name will be posted on the film's website credits,and the film's closing credits as PARTLY FUNDED BY THE GENEROSITY OF your name, plus 10 signed copies of the film in DVD when released. Special note of thanks in a framed production still signed by the Director and cast (scavenger-actor) when the film is finished. Coffee chat with Director about the film, invitation to festival premieres and events (excluding travel expenses). A chance to inspire change! |
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What makes The Mountain Thief different?
I believe that The Mountain Thief is a story that needs to be told. The most powerful arguments as to why this film is uniquely different are the poignant cinematic images in the film have never been seen before and the particularly remarkable process that it took to make it.
It captures a town amid mountains of trash extending as far as the eye can see, the images of children doing their best to make it, the evocative ending that is both shocking and at the same time grounded in reality. Above all, the memorable stories of the actors—all real life scavengers—desperate to survive shows us brave men, women and children who were able to dig deep in their beings and tell the film’s story—a story that hasn’t been told.
An immediate plan for this project is to affiliate with advocacy groups deeply involved in environmental issues, in education and awareness in diminishing global poverty. A more personal goal for this project is to see the film directly impact the lives of the scavengers acting in this film, similar to what the film Born Into Brothels accomplished with its participants. My goal in conducting the 3-year acting workshops for the scavengers is ultimately to set up a fund to provide them with schooling and learn new skills in order to expand their options beyond the desperate and violent culture of scavenging for trash.
I know that The Mountain Thief can inspire change. Finishing the film will mean an opportunity to tell this story and through the images in the film, its narrative and the process that it took to make it, it can not only join the ongoing discussion on eradicating extreme poverty but also contribute to this cause using the very powerful medium of film.
The Mountain Thief can open up a dialogue on why, in these modern times, in this age of high technology and abundance, such a world still exists and seemingly is forgotten and ignored. And finally, The Mountain Thief is unlike anything most audiences will ever see and the town itself will be a shock to many. Ultimately, it tells a universal story of love, survival and family--- a story that needs to be told.
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