LITTLE DEVIL
A feature length comedy-drama film about unconventional friendships.
A mischievous disabled girl absconds to London to find love and opportunity, but finds an unlikely outcome in her life when she hooks up with a washed-up male escort.
Alice Gardner (Sam Renke) is a young woman living with brittle bones resulting in a life lacking in romance, sex and something much deeper. Desperate to change her dull existence and achieve her aims, she escapes the suburbs to find opportunities in the big bad city of London and reconnects with a gay crowd from happier times. But instead of falling on her feet, or head over heels in love, she ends up being sucked into a life of decadence, danger and drugs. After a crazy all-night party, she finds herself lonely and unsatisfied so orders in a male escort, Trojan Rocks (DeObia Oparei) in an attempt to satisfy her sexual hunger. But he doesn’t turn out to be what she expected, in more ways than one, and the situation becomes more complex when a troubled and unwanted past catches up with Alice.
Do you like the sound of a film like Little Devil? Something different, funny, outrageous, but with a real human story at its heart? Would you like to be involved with a unique film project (that is due to complete) that that will really change perceptions about love, sex and disability?
The film is in the can, in the edit and almost finished! The shooting and off-line edit has been completed to a high standard with a professional team in front of and behind the cameras. But we are short on funds to wrap up the last stages of post-production and fees to submit to festivals – this is where you film fans come in!
We have cut the trailer and produced a behind the scenes film as part of our presentation to you here on Indiegogo, so you can see the proof of our work and effort and get a clear idea of what the film will be.
Your contribution is guaranteed to give you something for your money and a final product that will be yours to watch and enjoy. We are that close to completing! We have signed scripts, posters, memorablia, and have bags of goodies (literally!) in exchange for your contribution.
With disability in Hollywood emerging as a new topical genre, sparked by films like The Sessions, starring Helen Hunt (and tipped for the Oscars), along with European films like Untouchable & Rust & Bone adding to the momentum, this new British, independent film is set to be the UK’s answer, and response to this hot new subject matter.
With a cool cast, snappy script, fantastic commercial sound-track and in the hands of an experienced film-maker, Little Devil might well be a film to turn heads, get people talking and achieve cult status.
It stars newcomer, Sam Renke who in real life lives with Osteogenesis imperfacta (Brittle Bones) who plays anything but a victim with a disability in this film! She stars alongside rising actor DeObia Oparei, better known for his action roles in Doom, Thunderbirds & Dredd and will be starring alongside screen legend, Danny Glover, in the movie Tula The Revolt, released in April this year.
First time actress, Sam Renke, is a tireless campaigner in support of charities and awareness of disability, and we hope this film will be a shot in the arm for good causes, education, and at the very least, we know it will be a funny and entertaining movie!
What We Need & What You Get
We need £4300 to complete the final stage of the 90 minute film which involves getting all the sound effects and sound design completed and mixed, along with a picture grade to give it a final polish and rich, unique cinematic look. We also need to pay for various digital master versions for exhibition and film festivals submission fees. Finally we need to design and author the DVDs / BlueRays a batch of which will be exclusive and unique for those who pay in advance for their copies on Indiegogo and help complete production costs. These copies will be dispatched on the official DVD / Blueray release date (TBC)
Even if we don’t reach our target, any funds will still go towards each stage of completing post production and help us get it into the next step that will enable us to source and find the outstanding amount – or we will simply arrange for our venerable leading lady to be kidnapped and held for ransom over a pit of hungry alligators until people stump up!
Contributions from collaborators wishing to help with final costs will be rewarded with:
- Special edition posters featuring key stills from the film
- Limited edition Little Devil novelty money box embossed with image of Alice stashing her dirty drug money!
- Copies of the genuine shooting scripts, signed key crew and talent
- Co-producer & Executive Producer credit and invite to any UK / US creenings with regular personal updates from the film’s producers.
- Signed DVD / BlueRay (issued on offical release day) and goodie bag of personal props / set dressings from the film – each bag will have items in that feature in the final cut of the film and we’ll provide you a screen grab of each from the film and a 'thanks to' on the films credits.
GOODIE BAGS CONTAIN: (many of these items can be seen in the trailer and 'making of' film here on Indiegogo or on the film images on the website)
1: Alice’s vibrator (washed!) / Jason’s Union Jack boxer shorts (unsoiled!) / Photo frame & photo of young Alice / Alice’s social worker’s staff pass
2: Alice’s stash of dirty drug money / Alice’s money stash pencil case / Gangster’s freak mask / Little Devil ornament
3: Alice’s social worker’s bible / Little Devil salt pot / Photo frame & photo of young Alice / Gimp’s jock strap (used)
4: Gangster’s freak mask / Alice’s teddy / Little Devil ornament / Alice’s ‘Slut’ mug
5: Photo frame & photo of young Alice / Fitness Magazine UK poster from Alice’s call centre / Little Devil teddy / Alice’s ‘I Love Sex’ mug
6: Copy of Fitness Magazine UK / Olympic party banner / Office floozies ruler (used for simulating wanking) / Office floozies staple remover (used for nipple torture)
7: Alice’s magic wand (for turning bad drugs into good) / Prostitutes phone box calling cards / Copy of Fitness Magazine UK / Alice’s devil’s horns
8: Fitness Magazine UK poster from Alice’s call centre / pair of Alice’s knickers (unused) / Prostitutes phone box calling cards / Alice’s mother’s silver crucifix
Goodie bag choices on first come first served so if you donate then email us with your preferred bag to clevermax@aol.com (heading goodie bag)
Most of the cast and crew worked for very little or minimum wage or on deferred fees and put money in themselves. Any profit the film makes will go towards covering these production costs and making the film’s sequel – Little Devil currently ends with a well-rounded conclusion but leaves an exciting door open!
We also have a website www.littledevilfilm.com
Here you can find out bags more information, photos and details on Little Devil.
The low-budget project is directed and co-written by first time feature director, Max Barber, who has a string of award winning short films to his name released through Peccadillo Pictures in the UK and TLA Releasing in the USA. He’s probably better known for some of the TV shows he’s directed which include Geordie Shore, A Girls Guide to 21st Century Sex & Don’t Tell The Bride. But don’t expect non-stop outrageous behaviour and drunken shenanigans - although there is plenty of it - Max Barber promises his first feature will certainly be a step away from his roots in television and will not skirt around the more weighty issues the film raises, choosing instead to bend convention, lay his characters bare, and apply his bold and colourful film-making style which includes holding his takes on tense, uncomfortable scenes where other more cautious directors would have long shouted ‘cut’.
His previous short films:
www.vglhung.co.uk
www.clevermax.co.uk/homoworld
www.clevermax.co.uk/funeral
www.clevermax.co.uk/bastards
Broadcast TV credits:
www.pbshowfolio.com/maxbarber
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can’t assist financially then we welcome to you to view the trailer on YouTube and get our hit rate up and join us on Facebook too! Don’t forget to use the Indiegogo share tools as well.
Spread the link and share your thoughts, feeling and debate (we are aiming to be controversial) about the film through your usual social network contacts – and at the very least, go see it at some point (if we can get it to a cinema near you) or order the DVD / BlueRay / download through the usual on-line outlets. Keep in touch via the website and Facebook for news on festival screenings and commercial distribution.
http://www.facebook.com/littledevilfilm