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Family Matters

The complexity of family life is revealed through one man’s experience of loneliness.

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Family Matters

Family Matters

Family Matters

Family Matters

Family Matters

The complexity of family life is revealed through one man’s experience of loneliness.

The complexity of family life is revealed through one man’s experience of loneliness.

The complexity of family life is revealed through one man’s experience of loneliness.

The complexity of family life is revealed through one man’s experience of loneliness.

Jessie Lewis
Jessie Lewis
Jessie Lewis
Jessie Lewis
1 Campaign |
Cape Town, South Africa
$1,075 USD 13 backers
107% of $1,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Hello! We are the Family Matters crew!

We are a team of film production students at the University of Cape Town, and we are currently in the process of creating our graduation film.

                         

Jessie Lewis | Writer and Director                           Rachel Geel | Producer

                          

Camilla Thompson | Production Designer           Chelsea Evans | Cinematographer

Rachel Sherwen | Editor

Synopsis:

Family Matters is a short, experimental and reflexive documentary that has grown from the discovery of the director’s great grandfather’s diaries that he kept from when World War II broke out, forcing this Jewish family to escape Poland and make their way to Cape Town, until he died many years later in South Africa. These diaries tell stories of a journey, of parenthood, of personal anxieties, and of a highly complex love story between the diaries’ writer and his wife. After an extensive reading of these diaries, we began to focus on the relationship between the director's great grandparents, which was filled with mysteries and secrets. From this complex relationship we delve into questions surrounding the uncertainties of love, family and truth, often blurring the line between past and present as we try to understand the way that our family history can a play a complicated role in our own futures. Through one man’s experience of loneliness, Family Matter’s delves into themes of love, family truths and family fictions: with all of their questions and uncertainties.

Why We Need You:

Family Matters is a project that we have all grown deeply attached to, making us determined to create something that reflects the passion, energy and time that we are putting into it. We would greatly appreciate support in any shape or form, whether that comes as a hug, a share of our page or a cheque! Although this is a simple and low-budget film, we do require some financial help in order for our project to materialise.  

Why We Need Money:

We are shooting part of our film on a 1969 Super 8 film camera. However, in South Africa, we have been unable to find a place that processes Super 8 film, and we thus have to spend a substantial amount of money on buying film and sending it to be processed in the USA. We also need funding for some basic gear, (lenses and lights), production design costs, catering on set, transportation, and festival entry fees. Your donations will reap benefits for you too, so make sure to check out the perks on the right side of the page that come with different donations! We would greatly appreciate any donations from you, big or small, to help us create a professional end product. 

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Thank you!

$5 USD
If you donate $5, you will receive a personalised thank you poem written by our crew.
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On Credit

$10 USD
Not only will you be thanked in a personal poem from us, but the whole world will see how generous you are. We will give you a mention on our Facebook page AND you will be thanked in the credits.
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Family Secrets!

$25 USD
To thank you, we will send a special poem, thank you on Facebook, put you in the credits, and we will send you a private link to the final project and keep you updated with our entire journey from pre-production to post-production.
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Postin'

$50 USD
In addition to all of the above, we will send an original Family Matters poster to your door!
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Postcardin'

$100 USD
Not only will you get everything mentioned above, but you will also receive a set of Family Matters original postcards!
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Welcome to the Family!

$150 USD
Hey! You're part of the crew! In addition to the poem, the Facebook shoutout, the poster, the exclusive link to our film, the updates and the postcards, you will also be credited as an executive producer and receive a DVD of our film!
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The Premiere!

$250 USD
You will receive absolutely every perk mentioned above AND you will receive a ticket to the premiere in Cape Town as well as an invite to any party we might ever have that celebrates this film.
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DAYUM!

$500 USD
Wowee! Along with everything above, the crew will kiss your feet, give you TWO tickets to the premiere and give you a ticket to any future screening of our film - which you will attend as part of the crew.
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