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How
it all started
About
a year ago I started to wonder more and more often why we struggle
so much with change - be it with death or starting to live in a more
ethical way. My first thought was to write a book, something I'd
normally do in a situation like this. But then I felt that maybe it
was the right subject to do a film on.
For many
years I've been working as a photographer, a DJ and a writer. I've always been curious about what would happen if I combined these three -
what if I could use images, sound and words all in one project? The
time to find out had arrived...
The
film
In
January 2015 I invested in some decent recording equipment and
started to work on anicca. I travelled to Devon (UK), to Berlin and Potsdam (Germany), to the Greek islands and to
Andalucía in Southern Spain. On my journey I met up with a
mother, a school teacher, a funeral celebrant, a buddhist, a clown, a
yogi, a rapper and a sailor. They've all talked very honestly and openly
about change - about the unknown, about new beginnings, about death, fear, choices and hopes.
Status
quo
I've
got all of the material and I have edited already about 80% of the
film - total running time will be about 80min. The next two months (September and October) I will finish the
editing and then I will work on the subtitles. The film features
people talking in English, German and Spanish, so translations are
necessary for all three languages.
In November a website needs to
be done, and DvDs too. If everything goes according to plan, anicca will be released in December 2015.
What
I need
So
far I've covered all costs by myself, about 5.000 Euros (recording
equipment, editing equipment, travelling). To get the film out, I
will need extra money for a website, for music licenses, the DvD
authoring and production and for some of the translations. All this
amounts to a minimum of 2.800 Euros - hence, this is an
all-or-nothing campaign, meaning I will only receive the funding if
at least the minimum has been reached.
What
you get
Everyone
who participates in this crowdfunding campaign will have his or her
name in the thank you credits at the end of the film. Which product
(or perk, as it is known in the crowdfunding world) you choose is up
to you. The options include a streaming voucher, a DvD, a t-shirt
(organic and fairtrade), private screenings and a
personal documentary made about a day of your life.
Most
importantly though, you will have the wonderful feeling of
participating in an exciting film project. Whenever I've joined
crowdfunding campaigns in the past, this was what most appealed to
me: that I wasn't a mere consumer of a product, but a part of its
creation.
Why anicca is for you
Everybody
I've talked to in the last eight months was really interested in the
subject of change. And the thing is, how could you not be interested
in it? Change is a natural law and influences our lives in every single
moment. So whether it's about accepting changes that simply happen or about changing voluntarily - anicca is bound to give you some
answers (and perhaps some new questions too).
How
you can help
By
choosing one (or more) of the perks you help to pre-finance the last
steps needed to get anicca out into the world. Just go to the
sidebar and click directly on the product you want.
If
you can't contribute financially, please help spreading the word by
sharing this campaign, the crowdfunding trailer and the Facebook
page:
www.facebook.com/aniccathefilm
www.aniccathefilm.com
(currently
this link will redirect you to this campaign page)
Thank you!