About The Film Project

A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives tells the story of military veterans who return home from war suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, use an unconventional form of therapy – mixed martial arts – to help them cope and assimilate back into society. Inspired by true stories.

Jillian Bullock, writer, director and producer, and her producing partner, Delayne Powe self-financed the short film and received a lot of help from dedicated crew members – Lamont Fountain, Director of Photography and Karen Vicks, actress, producer and acting coach, and actors who are featured in the short – John Joseph Quinlan, Tamara Woods and Charles Astoria. Now that you can see what we can do by viewing the short film, we are ready to produce a full feature, but we need your help. We can’t do it alone and this project is too important not to get done. Over the last six months, all involved in the project have worked tirelessly to build awareness and support through experiences with fans on social media. We have kept fans, family and friends in the loop through media, postings, and videos on Facebook and the movie Youtube channel.

Why Support This Movie

                   

By supporting A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives you can help bring more attention to major issues, (post-traumatic stress disorder and military sexual trauma), that affects those who serve in the Armed Forces. Men and women fight, and die, each day doing their job protecting the freedom of people in the United States and other countries. For those who make it home, veterans often begin another fight in their minds. Whether they have a physical or a mental injury, or both, they need our help.

More Reasons To Care

·  There are an estimated 23.4 million veterans in the United States.

^·  57,849 veterans are homeless on a single given night.

·  311,688 veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan were coded with PTSD.

·  18-22 veterans die from suicide each day.

·  26,000 incidents of sexual assault occurred last year in the military.

Where The Money Goes

To get a movie from script to screen takes money. For this independent film the budget is less than 1 million dollars, a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood movie. Keeping costs low is important to the producers in order to have a better chance of raising the funding needed and getting the movie completed.

We need your help to raise $200,000 to be used for production. The money will be used in the following way:

·  Marketing and promotion fees

·  Travel fees to meet with private investors

·  Hire an entertainment attorney and a line producer

·  Rent the best camera equipment to ensure the movie looks top notch

·  Pay crew and actors who starred in the short film

·  Rent production offices

·  Start production on the feature film

·  Pay initial production crew members, like the director of photographer and producers

                              

                                               

Of course, if we raise more than our goal of $200,000, (we’re keeping our fingers crossed), here’s what that money can do.

• Pay for even more great talent, well-known MMA fighters and an A-list actor or two.
• Special Effects – do a major shoot out scene with Afghan rebels.
  
• An actual mixed martial arts fight scene (think boxing and the movie Creed).
• Hire the best Stunt Coordinators, MMA and Boxing Trainers.
• Secure a top notch Military Consultant.
• The ability to shoot on actual military bases.
• Pay for top notch Editing and Soundtrack with songs by well-known artists. We’re trying to get Tim McGraw, Chris Daughtry, Pitbull, Fantasia, Mary J. Blige. Those folks cost big bucks.

Bottom Line: The more money we raise, the better quality of a movie we can produce. We want to produce a film you, the backers, will be proud of and of course honor our military men and women.

THE TEAM

Jillian Bullock (Writer, Director, Producer)

Jillian is an award winning filmmaker based in Philadelphia. She got her start on movies after she graduated from college and interned on the set of Spike Lee's movie, Malcolm X. Since then she has worked on her own projects, and other peoples movies, as an actress, writer, director, fight choreographer, script consultant, and producer. Since 2007, Jillian has been a screenwriting judge for the Set in Philadelphia Screenwriting contest, which is sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office. For more on Jillian, check out her website - www.jbullockenterprises.com

Delayne Powe (Producer/Product Placement Manager)

Delayne has been Jillian Bullock’s producing partner for the past 20 years. They first met at Blockbuster Video, (when there were video stores), as Assistant Managers, and quickly developed a bond over their love of movies. Within the next year, they started a production company, Jaguar Productions, Inc., after Jillian wrote her first script “Totally Wicked.” The low-budget film was just a stepping stone to get their feet wet in the film business and they learned a lot, the good, the bad, and the ugly of filmmaking.  They went on to produce “A Filmmaker’s Personal Journey,” “Spirit,” and other short videos and films. 

When Jillian and Delayne are between projects, Delayne works at Jillian Bullock Enterprises, LLC as a publicist. She has been instrumental in getting Jillian media coverage in local and national newspapers, magazines, radio, and on TV programs.

Karen Vicks (Actress/Producer/Acting Coach)

Karen has been in the entertainment and film industry for over 30 years. She is an actress, producer and professional acting coach. Karen grooms up and coming actors and writers privately, through workshops and teaching at universities. She has worked with the Philadelphia YoungPlaywriters program, the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership and the Village of Arts and Humanities in Philadelphia. Karen has taught acting classes at the Ritz Theatre in Oakland, N.J., worked with Temple University film students, and she directed stage performances at the Painted Bride Arts Center. She has served on the Alumni Board of Directors of the College of Arts and Architecture of Penn State University and Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Acting Studio. As a Screen Actors Guild member Karen has worked in theater, movies and TV shows, including HBO's "The Wire," "Veep," "Paranoia," "Do No Harm," "Cover," "In Her Shoes," "Ladder 49," "Beloved," "Jersey Justice," and many others.

 

Lamont Fountain (Producer/Director of Photography)

When Lamont Fountain was ten years old he discovered music by playing his grandfather’s piano.  Through the years, he also taught himself how to play guitar and drums. Eventually, Lamont would go on to become a music producer, and he has worked with mega producers like Scott Storch, Vidal Davis and Andre Harris. He produced a local hip hop group who would go on tour with The Roots. Lamont also wrote and produced music for the hit CBS show “Hack.”

In 2005, Lamont began studying film and cinema, researching psychology and the language of film for a documentary about religious cults he was making. In 2011, he was hired to create all of the media for startup organic fertilizer company Envirokure, which consisted of three corporate promotional videos, logo and promotional literature.  In 2015, Lamont directed and edited the music video and short for James Knight’s “Abandoned.” In the first two weeks of the release the video received over 23,000 views. In 2016, the music video was nominated, and won, best music video at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.

 

Cherissa Jackson (Executive Producer)

Cherissa and PTSFaces is the creator of the Honor Our Loved Ones Memorial . She has partnered with Jillian Bullock and the movie A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives. As an Air Force veteran and combat nurse, Cherissa served 23 years and survived 4 deployments 3 to combat hospitals. On Veterans Day in 2015, she launched PTSFaces, a global platform that brings awareness to the treatment and the treatment options for PTS Veterans. PTSFaces was created from Cherissa’s own experiences as a survivor of PTSD and the stories of other Veterans challenged with their condition.

http://www.cherissajackson.com

http://ptsfaces.tv

PERKS

Here are some of the cool perks you can get when you donate!!!

$15 - Movie Mouse Pad

         

$25 - Movie Coffee Cup

            

$30- Elite Warriors T-shirt

Several of the actors, veterans and MMA fighters will be wearing this T-shirt in the movie. Get yours and become a part of our Elite Warriors Team.

                                       

                                  

$30- Fitness Between the Sheets Book

This fitness book by author Jillian Bullock will not only help you get in the best shape possible, but you'll become a better lover, too. Who wouldn't want that.

                      

$30 - HERE I STAND

Get Jillian's award winning memoir, which is being turned into a Hollywood feature film.

                                             

$40 - A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives T-shirt

Limited Edition - Only 200 will be sold. Get yours today!!

   

$40 - Personalized Engraved Military Dog Tags

Be honored to wear dog tags just like the military men and women with the movie titled engraved.

                                        

$100- Autographed Movie Poster

You will be mailed an 8 1/2 x 11 A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives movie poster signed by the director and the lead actors of the movie.

                                  

$160 - See Your Name in Lights

Always wanted to see your name on the big screen? The time is now. During the end credits of the movie your name will appear for the world to see as a "Special Thanks."

                      

$350 - Spend a Day on the Movie Production Set

Spend the day on the film set and see how movies are really made. You’ll have an opportunity to eat with the crew and/or actors, and take photos with them. On set you’ll wear “A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives” T-shirt, which you get to keep.

                                     

$900 - Star For A Day!!

Come on now, who doesn’t want to be a star? Spend the day on set and be an actor/actress in a scene in the movie, with ONE SPEAKING LINE. You will be prominently featured in the scene that we’re shooting that day. Your name will appear in the opening and closing credits! You’ll be treated like the star you are with hair and make-up done by professionals, plus wardrobe.

                            

$1,800 - Red Carpet and VIP After Party

Join the director, producers and actors for the Philadelphia screening of the movie and walk the red carpet. Sit in the VIP section of the theater. Hang and take photos with the director and cast members at the VIP After Party, which includes food and drinks!!! 

                    

$2,500 - Associate Producer

Associate Producer credit and IMDB inclusion. See your name in lights on the big screen. Walk the red carpet and sit in the VIP section of the theater. Hang and take photos with the director and cast members at the VIP After Party, which includes food and drinks!!!

                                       

            

Additional Perks

Along with the perks that are listed on the right, you’ll get much more.

  Exclusive Content – Jillian and some of the crew and cast will post weekly videos with updates and behind the scene photos. Plus, you’ll be able to email Jillian questions and she will answer them on various videos.

                  

  Exclusive Gear – For a limited time only, you’ll have the ability to receive posters, shirts, and even military style dog tags in this campaign that will NOT be available after the campaign is over. These are perks you won’t find anywhere else.

Donate Right Now

Anything you donate will bring us one step closer to our goal, even if it’s only $3. Plus you can also assist us by sharing the short film, and telling all your family, friends, co-workers, associates, even strangers. The more the better. Just get the word out!!

Are you a company that wants to get involved through sponsorship or product placement?

Email asenseofpurposemovie@gmail.com  to receive a packet proposal and align with other companies who are joining us on this amazing journey!

If you have any questions email us at asenseofpurpose2016@gmail.com.

For more information about the movie, check out the website –www.asenseofpurposemovie.com