WELCOME TO INNER SPACE

For centuries, people have sought out the wisdom of psychics to solve their problems. From Miss Cleo, to John Edwards and Sylvia Brown, psychics often reach fame of extraordinary heights due to humanity’s fascination with the parapsychological. But what do Claire and Ruby, a couple of jaded and broke millennial women, do when they have a problem? They become psychics.

CLAIREvoyant is a mystical comedy of errors starring a classic odd-couple duo. In this episodic digital series, co-creators and co-stars Annie Briggs (Ruby) and Natasha Negovanlis (Claire) play two sincere and relatable leads that are body positive, sex positive, and unafraid to be themselves. It is a feminist comedy/fantasy series for those that love the colourful kinetics of Chewing Gum, the bare-souled honesty of Fleabag, and the queer-positivity of Please Like Me. The tone of our storytelling is a fusion of grounded and genuine scenes about reluctant and painful personal growth, with absurdist humour. 

This is what it’s all about…

Aimless and hung-over, Claire and Ruby wake up under an overpass after partying away their last 50 bucks on Claire’s 25th birthday, and find out they are evicted. Instead of doing the responsible thing, the free-spirited Ruby cooks up a wild get-rich-quick scheme: scam people by becoming online psychics. The skeptical Claire is reluctant, but agrees to participate in a desperate bid to appease her restless wild-child best friend, Ruby, and oh yeah, avoid homelessness. Enter “THE SEER SISTERS”! Cosmonauts of INNER space!

Claire and Ruby’s fraud as the delightfully tacky “Seer Sisters” seems innocent at the start: “It’s for entertainment purposes ONLY!” But there’s a catch: Claire discovers she is actually psychic. This catalyzes the events of the first season, as Claire’s real extra-sensory abilities explode the Seer Sisters’ popularity while simultaneously attracting the ire of a secret cabal of malevolent psychics! Known as “The Seeing Eye” the cabal is hell-bent on harnessing Claire’s power for world domination. This propels Claire and Ruby on a journey of self-discovery, where they will have to learn to love themselves, trust each other, and kick some psychic ass!

But wait…

For those who followed our recent success with our Independent Production Fund application, you're probably wondering... what the fook?! Aren't you already rolling in dough?! 
Well, the IPF is an amazing professional development program which provides grants for Canadian creators who enhance the quality and availability of Canadian web series, and part of their mentorship initiative is to provide 75% of budgets for carefully selected productions if they are able to secure the remaining funds. That's where we're hoping you'll come in!

Because we believe…

Why else should you contribute to our campaign?

It’s a show about friendship.
It’s a show about growing up.
It’s a show about love.

But, this isn’t another show about apathetic millennials. It’s a show about learning to take action and finding a place in this world - even if it means having to destroy an evil psychic cabal while in the process! It’s about expanding horizons, evolving ideals, and about understanding that not everything is black and white - there’s always room for a little magic.

With two lead characters that experience very different romantic journeys, CLAIREvoyant shows us that there is no right or wrong way to be in a relationship, or to be a feminist. 

Out lesbians, pro-choicers, polyamorous adventurers, and academic brains!

Each female character on CLAIREvoyant is unabashedly strong in her own unique way. Plus, with the guidance of an openly queer co-creator, CLAIREvoyant will provide positive on-screen representation for the LGBTQIA+ community, and promises to demonstrate that queer relationships can be free from angst.

Although, it’s true that the digital media industry can be a…

So where will your money go? 

Aside from an extensive collection of leopard print pants and an on set lion? 
Just kidding! Well, maybe not about the pants...

Our budget goes directly to costs like: fair salaries for our crew, props and wardrobe, licensing and legal fees, production insurance, and union dues (ACTRA + WGC - The Writers' Guild of Canada) that protect our performers and creatives.

See our gallery above for an illustrated breakdown of where our modest budget will go.

But how do we know this show will be a success? 

We are fortunate that CLAIREvoyant already has a built-in audience of over 200K Subscribers on its host channel KindaTV, over 140K Views on the teaser trailer, as well as a generous cross-over with other fandoms. Since starring in the award winning digital series Carmilla, our creators have also collectively amassed a huge, loyal following because both women resonate with, and appreciate, their audience. They understand the importance of generating positive online engagement and our team will create unique, additional content with specific calls to action because we want YOU to be a part of our community.

We also have a pretty stellar creative team lined up, and it's only going to get better! 

Here's who is on board so far:

Annie Briggs: Co-Creator, Co-Writer, Co-Producer

Originally hailing from Halifax, Annie (Ruby Renaud) is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. Her recent appearances include the Murdoch Mysteries digital spinoff Beyond Time, on the Netflix series Dark Matter, and in repertory at the Wintergarden Theatre in Toronto with the Classical Theatre Project, in productions of Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), and Twelfth Night (Viola). She has also worked with such Canadian theatre companies as: Neptune Theatre, Single Thread Theatre Company, Food for Thought, Festival Players of Prince Edward County, Chester Playhouse and Shakespeare by the Sea, to name a few. Annie is most recognized for her work on four seasons of the 2016 Canadian Screen Award winning web series Carmilla, for which she has amassed a devoted fan-following. She has also appeared on Murdoch Mysteries, and starred in the indie-feature Roundabout. She is very pleased to have made her directorial debut with her short film Luvvie, which she also wrote and starred in. The film premiered at the Toronto International Short Film Festival this past autumn. 

Natasha Negovanlis: Co-Creator, Co-Writer, Co-Producer

Natasha (Claire Ganski) is a multi-disciplined artist who gained notoriety in 2014 for playing the titular character in the Canadian Screen Award winning digital series Carmilla. Formally trained in music, Natasha studied voice performance at McGill University before pursuing a professional career in acting. Now at it full time, Natasha also works as a content creator for Shaftesbury/Smokebomb, where she is the host of KindaTV, their flagship YouTube channel. Her accolades include: winning a 2017 Canadian Screen award for Fan's Choice with over two million votes, as well as receiving nominations for a 2016 Canadian Screen Award, 2015 VH1 Streamy Award, and a 2015 Shorty Award for her work as an actress. Her recent appearances include: guest roles in television shows such as Murdoch Mysteries and Slasher, as well as feature films like Darken and the iTunes best-seller Almost Adults, now available on Netflix.

Dillon Taylor: Supervising Producer, Editor, Trailer Director

A graduate of the Writing and Producing For Television program at Humber College, Dillon began his career in television in 2013 as a production assistant on the first season of Big Brother Canada, and landed a job as a producer/editor for Smokebomb Entertainment shortly after. Since then, he has edited several of their award-winning digital series including Carmilla, MsLabelled, and V Morgan is Dead. He has also written, produced, directed, and edited several short films including Flying Game & The Sixx which both won the Audience Choice and Jury awards at the T24 Toronto Youth Short Film Festival.

Jason Packer: Co-Writer, Co-Producer

Jason is a comedy producer/writer/story editor and member of the Writers Guild of Canada. Having worked alongside some of the most respected show runners in North America, Jason is lucky to have parlayed his twisted sense of humour into a career that’s actually, sometimes, considered a career. His credits include: The Next Step, Undercover High, Spun Out, Mr. D and most recently, People of Earth. You can always find him on social media at @denimsocks and on the beach... with his shirt on.

Simone Stock: Director 

Award winning writer-director Simone Stock’s first jobs were on Hollywood movies shot in her hometown of Toronto. Learning from industry greats like Ann Bancroft and Kathryn Bigelow, Simone developed a rich, cinematic sensibility and a fearless, hands-on approach with actors. Simone was nominated for Best Short in 2012 by TIFF for comedy Motown Morning made at AFI. Sci-fi short IRIS has screened festivals worldwide including Cannes and continues to win awards. Second Unit work has taken Simone to the Arctic filming a baby polar bear (The Journey Home), throughout Rwanda (Shake Hands With The Devil) across China (The Children of Haung Shi) and London for the film adaptation of bestseller A Street Cat Named Bob released last December. Recently short-listed for Women in View’s 5 To Watch, Simone will direct comedy feature Jesus Puts Everyone in RM 105 early next year. Her sci-fi feature script Polaris is currently part of Whistler Film Festival's prestigious Praxis Screenwriting Program.

Smokebomb Entertainment: Production Company 

Smokebomb Entertainment is an Emmy award-winning digital media production company, and the digital arm of production and distribution company Shaftesbury, based in Toronto. They create groundbreaking original transmedia projects and engaging convergent extensions for television by combining world-class story-telling, integrated second screen experiences, and innovative social campaigns. Smokebomb builds compelling story worlds for Tweens and the 16-34 demographic. 

So if you’re not going to do it for us, at least do it...

We not only aim to generate engagement from our pre-existing audience, but to also grow interest in people who are fed up with seeing unrealistic representations of their struggles in media, and frustrated by women having to compete for social space. 

Each perk has also been created to help YOU become a part of our creation and community. But if you’re unable to provide a monetary contribution to our project, you can also help us create the show of our dreams by following us on Twitter and Instagram (@clairevoyantsho) and by liking, commenting, and sharing this campaign, our teaser trailer, and social posts.

We are endlessly grateful for your interest and support of CLAIREvoyant!

*PLEASE NOTE that some perks will not be delivered until the series has premiered. However, all perks WILL be delivered and this series WILL get made! For questions, comments, and concerns you can contact: clairevoyantsho@gmail.com and we’ll SEE you in inner space!