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4 Halves Make a Whole

Half siblings with no knowledge of each other are forced to live together after their Father passes

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4 Halves Make a Whole

4 Halves Make a Whole

4 Halves Make a Whole

4 Halves Make a Whole

4 Halves Make a Whole

Half siblings with no knowledge of each other are forced to live together after their Father passes

Half siblings with no knowledge of each other are forced to live together after their Father passes

Half siblings with no knowledge of each other are forced to live together after their Father passes

Half siblings with no knowledge of each other are forced to live together after their Father passes

T&E Productions
T&E Productions
T&E Productions
T&E Productions
1 Campaign |
New York City, United States
$1,747 USD 17 backers
14% of $11,950 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
This is a story of 4 separated siblings of different ethnicities who are forced to live together after their mutual father passes away. During their journey to becoming a loving family, they find themselves in awkward situations that they must overcome which brings them closer together.

Meet The Team

 

 

My name is Emmanuel Christian and in many ways four halves make a whole is my story. Am I an immigrant of ambiguous origin who was forced to live with siblings for a huge inheritance? No, no I am not. I was born in Brooklyn but raised in Ghana. I didn’t move back to the US until college and when I did move back I had to rediscover my mother, navigate a new dad (and to a small extent an old one), two new siblings, my blackness as an American and identity in general. “4 Halves Make a Whole” is a show about family and race but it’s also a show with characters that happen to be a family and happen to be different races. Furthermore, It’s also a show that doesn’t take itself too seriously because if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that sometimes you just have to laugh.

I’ve been in the entertainment industry for about five years now, primarily in front of the camera. This project is my first production..

 

My name is Tamara Tonge and I am Co-Producer, Co-Creator and Co-Star of “4 Halves Makes a Whole”. Film making has always been an interest of mine. I've always been attracted to anything that involves strangers coming together as one to create something great. Back in May, I found myself sitting on my living room couch watching the web series “Awkward Black Girl” created by Issa Rae. It had been my second time watching the series, but this time around I decided to research a little about the series. To my surprise, in a nutshell, “Awkward Black Girl” was just an idea that Issa Rae had and eventually made the decision to create and share with the world. She's a black woman who was inspired to create a web series and she simply went out and did it. Now, fast forward to 2017, she is one of the people on a rapidly growing list of successful black women who other aspiring entertainment industry members can look up to. I couldn't help but wonder one thing. Why am I just sitting on the couch? In that moment, I was both inspired and determined to make the move from admiring filmmakers, to becoming one. “Four Halves Make a Whole” has been nothing short of a labor of love since it's fruition and I can't wait to see it through to the end. 

 

Since graduating with a Bachelor’s in Film & Video in 2009 from Five Towns College, Michael Fels has been working on Independent Feature Films, Independent Short Films, Music Videos, an HBO TV Show, Public Service Announcements, Commercials,  (NYU) New York University Graduate Films, (SVA) School of Visual Arts Graduate Films, & (NYFA) New York Film Academy Short Films, Pilots, and webseries.  Films Michael has worked on have played in the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance, and many more.   Michael has over 55 credits on IMDB (Michael Fels). Visit his website  www.MichaelFelsFilmmaker.com to see his full resume, reel, and his bio

 

Micheal Miceli, Winner of 13 screenwriting awards over the past 3 years, including the 2011 New York Independent Film Festival’s Best Comedy Short Film (Honored).  Miceli also won an award for Best Director of a Comedy Short Film from the Best Actors (in a) Film Festival in 2011 before being awarded “Best Short Script” from the LA Comedy Awards in November for Damaged Goods.  Funny, energetic and motivating, Miceli is one of the NY area’s hottest young filmmaking talents

Dolapo C Olorode is an up and coming producer with a passion for creative content that inspires a generation of dreamers to eventually become doer. Her educational background consist of a Bachelors and Masters degree from one of the top business schools in the country, the University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign. Currently residing in New York, she has been working on various projects for 3+ years which include working as a producer and chief editor for Arfpro studios production company where she produced and built the sizzle reels for shows like "Trish Humphries Show" and "Charity Chef" which was later pitched to major networks such as BRAVO and MTV Networks. Not only that, she has just finished wrapping up a short film with King Henry Films as the executive producer titled "To Raise a Child" which is set to be released to all major film festivals in earlier 2018 as well as she is now working as a producer for a music documentary with “Chasing my Dreams films.” 

 

Lander Camarero: Bilbao, 1981. Writer, Director, DP and Editor, he has shot all around the world in countries as India, Iraq, Austria, Oman, USA, Cuba, Peru and Argentina. He founded his production company named "Pressure Filmak". The analytical documentary about fiction What About Columbus was his first work under the label, followed by the short films A Political Story, A Serious Comedy and A Revenge Story, three completely different takes on activism. Right now he's producing and writing "The Coffee Advisors" in NYC, a comedy series about conspiracy theories and the 9/11 events. 

 

BUDGET

As you all know, or maybe some of you don't, making a 10 episode web series (10 minutes per episode) is almost like making a full length feature film. The budget below reflects what we anticipate needing based on the previous shoot/episodes that have already been shot. As we see this as a very collaborative production, some of the perks for your contributions are really fun ways to join the team!

 

Impact

This campaign/show hopes to inspire people to ask important questions about identity as well as help people to embrace the idea of seeing the world through the eyes of others. On the logistics side, the campaign is also poised to inspire and promote women of color to be more prominent in the entertainment industry as their views and contributions are heavily valued and necessary- Big ups to our 2 producers Tee and Dee

Risks & Challenges

The producers and team have already put a lot into this project (finances, resources, time etc) and we realize the biggest challenge to creating this has been funding as it has been the biggest limiting factor.  

Other Ways You Can Help

Our ultimate goal is to create a  show that not only brings laughs, but also has a message that resonates and to do that we have to be able to reach out to as many people as possible. As such, any shares, likes and social media marketing would be greatly appreciated to get the message out there. We call it insightful amusement!

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Thank you

Thank you

$5 USD
Our very heartfelt thank you for your Donation!
Included Items
  • Thank you
Estimated Shipping
December 2017
0 out of 5000 of claimed
Social Media Shout out

Social Media Shout out

$15 USD
You will get a shout out on the official 4HMAW social media pages and the cast
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Social Media Shout out
Estimated Shipping
December 2017
1 out of 200 of claimed

Thank you credit

$25 USD
Personalized social media shout out as well as include your name in the credits.
Included Items
  • Social Media Shout out
  • Thank you Credits
Estimated Shipping
February 2018
5 out of 100 of claimed

Poster/skype meet up

$100 USD
Get a signed poster and a skype meet up with the creator (and some cast depending on availability)
Included Items
  • Signed Poster
  • Skype date
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
1 out of 150 of claimed
Ships to United States of America, United Kingdom
A day on set as crew

A day on set as crew

$200 USD
Join the crew on one of our shoot days. Since it's a small set, you get to really feel like part of the action.
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Social Media Shout out
  • Thank you Credits
  • A day on set
Estimated Shipping
November 2017
0 out of 50 of claimed
Behind the scenes footage

Behind the scenes footage

$300 USD
Behind the scenes footage (bloopers, misfortunes, frustrations etc).
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Social Media Shout out
  • Thank you Credits
  • Behind the scenes footage
Estimated Shipping
February 2018
0 out of 40 of claimed

Meet up with the cast

$300 USD
Meet up with the cast for a coffee date. If you're outside of the NY area, we'll be happy to have a skype date instead.
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Social Media Shout out
  • Thank you Credits
  • Coffee with main cast
Estimated Shipping
January 2018
1 out of 20 of claimed
Assc. Producer Whoop!

Assc. Producer Whoop!

$1,000 USD
Get an associate producer credit under your belt - Resume builder ;). You'll get an associate producer credit on IMDB page as well as behind the scene footage
Included Items
  • Social Media Shout out
  • Thank you Credits
  • Behind the scenes footage
  • Associate producer credit
Estimated Shipping
January 2018
0 out of 5 of claimed
Exec. Prod Credit Whoop whoop!

Exec. Prod Credit Whoop whoop!

$2,500 USD
Go big time with our executive producer credit - Resume builder ;). You'll get IMDB credits in addition to behind the scenes footage
Included Items
  • Social Media Shout out
  • Thank you Credits
  • Behind the scenes footage
  • Executive producer credit
Estimated Shipping
January 2018
0 out of 3 of claimed
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