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For Nothing: Mafia TV Pilot Filmed In Buffalo NY

Based on the mafia novel For Nothing, we will film entirely on location in Buffalo, NY

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For Nothing: Mafia TV Pilot Filmed In Buffalo NY

For Nothing: Mafia TV Pilot Filmed In Buffalo NY

For Nothing: Mafia TV Pilot Filmed In Buffalo NY

For Nothing: Mafia TV Pilot Filmed In Buffalo NY

For Nothing: Mafia TV Pilot Filmed In Buffalo NY

Based on the mafia novel For Nothing, we will film entirely on location in Buffalo, NY

Based on the mafia novel For Nothing, we will film entirely on location in Buffalo, NY

Based on the mafia novel For Nothing, we will film entirely on location in Buffalo, NY

Based on the mafia novel For Nothing, we will film entirely on location in Buffalo, NY

Nick Denmon
Nick Denmon
Nick Denmon
Nick Denmon
1 Campaign |
Buffalo, United States
$3,123 USD 40 backers
8% of $35,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

So What Is "For Nothing" All About

For Nothing is the first novel in An Upstate New York Mafia Tale, an Amazon bestselling series. Having sold more than 250,000 copies to date, this project is a mafia-genre story that primarily takes place in Buffalo, NY and spans Western New York all the way to Upstate New York. By supporting this project you will allow us to film the story in Buffalo, NY and showcase the city, putting a spotlight on a place that is often overlooked or forgotten. You will also allow us to take the pilot to investors to get the tremendous amount of funding for a full season of mafia-style intrigue and hard-boiled detective intensity we believe you want to see.

Who Are We? 

Aeri Productions has teamed up with author Nicholas Denmon in an attempt to turn the cult series, An Upstate New York Mafia Tale (of which For Nothing is book one) into a television series. The series has sold more than 250,000 copies to date and has been an Amazon bestseller several times over.

Aeri Productions is helmed by visionary Steven Quach who has filmed for large brands such as H&M, Culvers, World of Beer, Marriott among others. He has also directed numerous short films such as  Beyond the Dark, Ashes in Trinity, and the For Nothing Concept Short.

Nicholas Denmon is an international bestselling author. Dubbed the "Savior of Mob Fiction," by Men's Mag Daily, his series An Upstate New York Mafia Tale has topped the Organized Crime genre more than nine times. He is also from the great city of Buffalo, NY and wants to highlight his home as well as stay true to the setting of his novels. Buffalo, he feels, is often a forgotten city but is a great city rich with history and culture that would be perfect for the screen. He wants to share this with the world - all while telling a mafia story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The Story

An origin story, the pilot takes place three years before the initial story of For Nothing. For Nothing brings us on a journey as undercover cop Alex Vaughn goes deeper than ever into the organized crime family of Buffalo, NY. Motivated by justice and revenge, he seeks out the assassin that laid his friend low. Professional killer Rafael Rontego traverses the deadly politics of Buffalo’s mafia underbelly. In a city whose winter can be just as deadly as those wielding power, Rontego tries to stay ahead of the game.

 Their two worlds collide in this epic thriller that takes the reader on a search for self, justice, and truth. The pilot explores all the chess pieces: mafia wars, federal indictments, and the quest for justice which set up the events that unfold at the beginning of the written series.

See What We Did Already

We have already filmed a seven-minute concept short film. We did this in one day, for free. Give it a watch and imagine what we can do with time and money. Click the picture below and see what more than 100,000 folks have already seen in just over two weeks.

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The Cast

Tom Sizemore as Salvatore Pieri, Boss of Bosses

Tom Sizemore

Sizemore is probably most widely recalled for his role as "Sergeant Horvath" in Saving Private Ryan. The role and film received wide acclaim and introduced Sizemore's talents to a much broader audience in a more human and well-rounded role than he had previously been given. 

Sizemore then portrayed a psychotic paramedic in Bringing Out the Dead directed by Martin Scorsese followed by performances in Play It to the Bone, Red Planet, and Pearl Harbor. Sizemore then received another leading role in the high-profile military drama Black Hawk Down directed by legendary director, Ridley Scott.

Specializing in the sort of ultimate tough-guy/manly man roles that hearken back to a different era in film, Sizemore continues to be a favorite of Hollywood's greatest directors. A commanding voice and presence on film, Sizemore will now lead a talented cast on the pilot episode of gangster drama For Nothing.

Daniel Baldwin as Old Joe Falzone, Underboss

Daniel Baldwin

Baldwin is an American actor, director and producer. He is the second eldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Baldwin played the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series Homicide: Life on the Street, and has starred in Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992), Mulholland Falls (1996), Vampires (1998), The Pandora Project (1998), Stealing Candy (2002), Paparazzi (2004) and Grey Gardens (2009). He hosted "The Daniel Baldwin Show" on radio station WTLA in Syracuse from 2017 to 2019.[2][3] He has also been an emcee for the television series truTV Presents: World's Dumbest.

James Duval as Jack Benton, Undercover Detective Liason

James Duval

 Duval has starred in numerous independent films, including the 2009 psychological thriller The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and the mystery crime-thriller film Noirland directed by Ramzi Abed. He is also known for his roles in the Gregg Araki trilogy—Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere—in addition to Frank in Donnie Darko, Blank in May, Miguel in Independence Day and Singh in Go.

Eve Mauro as Charlotte Vaughn

 

Eve Mauro

Most recently, Eve was cast in Crackle's upcoming drama series The Oath, executive produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's (Power) G-Unit Film & Television. She will be acting alongside fellow actors Sean Bean, Katrina Law, Ryan Kwanten, Cory Hardrict, Arlen Escarpeta and Micheal Malarkey. She has accumulated a vast array of credits including The Oath (2018), Age of the Living Dead (2018-2020), Land of the Lost (2009), The Steam Experiment (2009).

Doug Hutchison as Christain Biela 

Doug Hutchison

Doug grew up in Detroit and Minneapolis, eventually moved to N.Y.C., and attended the Juilliard School for a brief stint. Since that time he has appeared in over 82 TV shows and films. Most memorable roles in The Green Mile, Punisher: War Zone, 24, and iZombie.

Brian Krause as Phil Rawlings

Brian Krause

A native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling's popular program Charmed [1998-2006/The WB] opposite Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. He starred on the popular program for eight seasons and appeared in 154 episodes.

Known for Charmed (1998-2006), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), Sleepwalkers (1992), Camel Spiders (2011)

Sean Gloria as Muro Lucano, Hitman

Sean Gloria

Sean won his first award for a dramatic short film, "If You Want It", that was screened at the University of Tampa's Campus Movie Fest (2010). That same year, a short film Sean led, titled "Scoops", won "Best Picture" at the University of South Florida Campus Movie Fest (2010). He is also known for The Bag Man (2018), The Cuddlers, LLC (2019), Rogue Island (2016), Mr. McCuddles (2019)

Nicholas Denmon as Rafael Rontego, Hitman 

Nicholas Denmon

 Nicholas Denmon is a novelist, poet, and actor. He was most recently cast as Tony Diamond in the television series Rivals (2019), as well as in the sadistic role of Nazi guard Oskar in the WWII film Wolfhound starring James Maslow. He is known for Wolf Hound (2020), Jabberwanky (2020), Death Trap (2019), Rivals (2019), and Real Premonition (2007)

Chalet Brannan as Kira Nivsky

Chalet Brannan

She has been nominated for several awards for Best Supporting and Lead roles. She has presented an ICON Award at the Pre-Oscars to Kevin Sorbo who has been in her films. Her lead role in Crepitus has helped her to surpass Actress Linda Blair as a lead in an R Rated horror feature at 12 years of age. Chalet Brannan continues to impress all she meets and has been likened to Dakota Fanning and Jodie Foster in her abilities. She is known for Tinker' (2018), Vengeance (I) (2019), The Sparrows: Nesting (2015), Peter Pan, Land of Forever

Michael Humphreys as Alex Vaughn, Undercover Detective

Michael Humphreys

Michael trained at Central School of Speech and Drama, specializing in Collaborative and Devised Theatre. He toured for two years in London's National Theater production of  War Horse. To date, mostly a theatrical actor, his stage credits include The Good Earth (Flea Theatre, New York), Fear of Drowning (Chapter Arts), Little Shop of Horrors (Theatre Clwyd), War Horse (U.K., Ireland and South Africa Tour), One Million (Greenwich Festival), Llwyth (Sherman Theatre), The Beach (National Theatre of Wales. For Nothing will be his small screen debut.

Quid Pro Quo

This round of funding is to help us secure $35,000. Contributors would be allowing us to bring the film crew to Buffalo, NY for the duration of the pilot. The contributions would be used to pay, house, and feed the crew of fourteen for 8 days. We will also use funds to rent equipment and pay for other pre-production costs. This is phase 1 of the production. We will use any extra funds to push towards phase 2, filming.

If we miss the goal...

We will still put this money only towards paying our crew first.  Then decide where we can start to make cuts. We will just have to try and make do with less, which is not ideal! 

But regardless of if we meet our goal or not - you still get stuff for helping us.  We truly believe that our supporters deserve something for all that they do to help us get this project off the ground. The more you help, the more you get!

  • Get copies of the series
  • Get signed copies of the series
  • Swag! Tshirts, pins, and sunglasses, oh my!
  • Earn a special "thank you" in the credits
  • Earn a Producer credit
  • Earn an Executive Producer credit
  • Secure a spot on screen as an extra
  • Or earn a day or week on set with the team

Why $35,000?

In the creative world, people are often asked to work for free on projects like these. But we refuse to operate that way. Hard work (film sets are often 14 hour days) deserves to be compensated. For our younger team members especially, a nominal paycheck makes a big difference in their lives and helps to allow them to continue to create inspiring work. 

This young team of filmmakers made Beyond the Dark for free on the weekend. 

Imagine what they can do with a little more time and a little more money.

If We Don't Raise Money

We will have to dramatically cut our staff. Doing this is not ideal because the staff members we have chosen are all needed for a variety of expertise such as lighting, set design, props, costumes, audio, music, camera work, editing, directing, etc.

To cut down on the basics means others will have to double up in areas where they may not be experts and the overall quality of the production starts to suffer.

We only know one way to operate and that is to do our best to put the most polished product forward. With your help, we can overcome this challenge!

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Eternal Thanks

Eternal Thanks

$1 USD $15 USD (93% off)
We love you forever. We put that ju-ju out into the world and we are pretty sure good deeds get rewarded by the cosmic powers that abound.
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  • Thanks Forever
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Exclusive Viewing

$5 USD $10 USD (50% off)
The previous perk, plus: Exclusive online viewing of the complete short film For Nothing (and any additional episodes made from meeting stretch goals), exclusive access to our production blog, an exclusive desktop wallpaper, and your name on the "Thank You" page of our website.
Included Items
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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May 2020
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Copy of the Book and More!

Copy of the Book and More!

$15 USD $20 USD (25% off)
All previous perks, plus: A For Nothing-themed social media skin packet, a copy of the For Nothing ebook with over 300 pages of classic mafia literature.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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Copy of Book 1 and 2, oh my!

Copy of Book 1 and 2, oh my!

$20 USD $30 USD (33% off)
All previous perks, plus: An ebook copy of Buffalo Soldiers - book 2 in the series.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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Get Thanked In Credits

$25 USD $100 USD (75% off)
See your name at the end of the pilot as a special thanks. We believe that everyone who helps deserves a special thank you, and we intend to do it publicly.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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Books, Script, and Music

$25 USD $100 USD (75% off)
All previous perks, plus: A digital download copy of For Nothing the pilot episode in PDF format of the script, and all the full-orchestra For Nothing MP3 soundtrack. As well as the behind the scenes featurette on "The Making of For Nothing".
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • The Script
  • MP3 Soundtrack
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May 2020
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Vintage Mafia Pin

$35 USD $50 USD (30% off)
All previous perks, plus Vintage-style For Nothing mafia pin a thank you in the credits
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Vintage Mafia Pin
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Signed Movie Style Poster

Signed Movie Style Poster

$50 USD $150 USD (66% off)
All previous perks, plus: a signed movie-style poster by Nicholas Denmon
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Signed Movie Style Poster
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T shirt Swag

T shirt Swag

$85 USD $125 USD (32% off)
All previous perks, plus: An exclusive For Nothing t-shirt.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • T shirt
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May 2020
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Copy of the Series & Pilot

Copy of the Series & Pilot

$100 USD $125 USD (20% off)
Contribute $100 and you'll get: -Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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May 2020
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Limited Edition Pilot & Books

Limited Edition Pilot & Books

$125 USD $500 USD (75% off)
-Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Extended BTS Pilot
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May 2020
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Mobster Sunglasses.

Mobster Sunglasses.

$125 USD $350 USD (64% off)
All previous perks, plus: A signed copy of For Nothing and one pair of Mobster Sunglasses.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Mobster Sunglasses
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Video Text From Cast

$200 USD $300 USD (33% off)
All previous digital perks plus a cast hello video-text message from on-set.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Video Text From Cast
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Signed Books and Pilot

Signed Books and Pilot

$250 USD $300 USD (16% off)
Contribute $250 and you'll get: -Signed Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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Signed Books & Ltd Ed. Pilot

Signed Books & Ltd Ed. Pilot

$250 USD $700 USD (64% off)
-Signed Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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May 2020
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Signed Books: Author & Cast

Signed Books: Author & Cast

$250 USD $550 USD (54% off)
A signed set of both For Nothing and Buffalo Soldiers, plus all digital rewards. Every book will be signed and numbered by Nicholas as well as signed by some members of our team, including the director and actors that create the pilot of For Nothing, and each book will have an original message by Nicholas Denmon on the inside cover.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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May 2020
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Poster: Signed By Cast

Poster: Signed By Cast

$500 USD $1,000 USD (50% off)
All the previous perks plus a signed movie poster, by the whole cast and crew.
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Poster Signed By Cast
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Signed Script and Much More

Signed Script and Much More

$1,000 USD $1,250 USD (20% off)
Contribute $1000 and you'll get: -Special Thank You in the Credits -Signed Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more! -Signed Script!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Special Thank You Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
  • Signed Script
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Producer Credit

Producer Credit

$2,500 USD $5,000 USD (50% off)
Contribute $2500 and you'll get: -A Producer Credit -Signed Copies of the Books -Extended behind the scenes footage -Interview with the crew and cast -And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Producer Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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Be In The Show

Be In The Show

$2,500 USD $10,000 USD (75% off)
Contribute $7,500 and you'll get: -Be an Extra on the Show -Executive Producer Credit -Signed Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Be An Extra On the Show
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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Executive Producer Credit

Executive Producer Credit

$5,000 USD $7,500 USD (33% off)
Contribute $5000 and you'll get: -Executive Producer Credit -Signed Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Executive Producer Credit
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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May 2020
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All Access Set Pass

All Access Set Pass

$10,000 USD $15,000 USD (33% off)
Contribute $10,000 and you'll get: -An All-Access Set Pass -Executive Producer Credit -Signed Copies of the Books -One-of-a-kind extended version of the pilot Extended behind the scenes footage Interview with the crew and cast And much more!
Included Items
  • For Nothing: Book I
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Book II
  • Extended Pilot Episode
  • Executive Producer Credit
  • Be An Extra On the Show
  • Thanks Forever
  • Exclusive Viewing
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