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GODSPEED's Proof-of-Concept Short Film

We're raising money for the proof-of-concept short for a new breed of sci-fi film!

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GODSPEED's Proof-of-Concept Short Film

GODSPEED's Proof-of-Concept Short Film

GODSPEED's Proof-of-Concept Short Film

GODSPEED's Proof-of-Concept Short Film

GODSPEED's Proof-of-Concept Short Film

We're raising money for the proof-of-concept short for a new breed of sci-fi film!

We're raising money for the proof-of-concept short for a new breed of sci-fi film!

We're raising money for the proof-of-concept short for a new breed of sci-fi film!

We're raising money for the proof-of-concept short for a new breed of sci-fi film!

Celia Peters
Celia Peters
Celia Peters
Celia Peters
2 Campaigns |
Columbus, United States
$4,605 USD 49 backers
18% of $25,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
GODSPEED is bringing a new face and a new voice to American science fiction film. This campaign will fund our proof of concept short, which will show investors, distributors (and the world) the next chapter in sci fi film! I am committed to expanding the genre I love and this proof-of-concept short is the first +definitive+ step to making GODSPEED a film. The time is +exactly+ right for GODSPEED--- help us to make this innovative project R-E-A-L.

My name is Celia C. Peters and I’m a writer/director/producer and visual artist currently based in Columbus, OH, also working in NYC/Oakland/L.A. I create character-driven sci-fi stories that are led by women and POC --- people who look like me. I'm on a mission to expand this genre. Right now I’m developing my first feature film, GODSPEED, for production in 2019.

Bold, visceral, avant garde: GODSPEED is a fresh, futuresexy project that dives into the possibilities for advanced life outside our solar system.

In early November, we’re shooting a scene from the feature script that will show what I'm about as an auteur: my cinematic style, visual/creative aesthetic and approach to character. This short will also connect the world with our protagonist Brandy, as well as three other lead characters. The biggest reason for making this short is to blow the socks off of investors and distributors with the look, feel and vibe of GodspeedWe have a fantastic, woman-strong team of innovative talents working at the top of their game and on the same creative wavelength. This short will be completed in time for the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019.

Our corporate partner, White Castle, has provided a portion of the budget for this short. Their contribution will cover our location cost and production insurance. We’re extremely grateful and excited to be partnering with a forward-thinking brand. We need your help to raise the remaining $25,000 of the budget we need in order to do the short. This is a serious production being done by a team of innovative professionals and we are creating work with high production value. (And BTW, my production company is NOT taking a production fee on this project.)

 

We put on our thinking caps and came up with perks that were cool, unique and sophisticated,  just like GODSPEED. Most important our perks bring you into the world of GODSPEED, because we want you with us on this journey.

 

WHY GODSPEED?
Godspeed is the near future story of Brandy, a woman who is confronted with a new understanding of what it is to be human. Godspeed is a new day in American science fiction, one where a Black woman character is driving the story. This project is bringing a fresh perspective to science fiction film, starting at the level of the storytellers.

STORY
A brilliant tech editor whose mind begins falling apart finds herself losing the battle to hold on to life as she knows it. She fears she's becoming schizophrenic, until someone she trusts informs her that she is NOT becoming psychotic. Instead, her issues are connected to the fact that she is not human.....and the only remedy that will save her is on another world that she has no knowledge of.

 

SEE/HEAR

GODSPEED Mood Reel (*listen with BASS)

 

GODSPEED Creative Guide 

 

 

CAST
We're building a cast of next-level thespians who will bring Godspeed's fresh characters to life.
 

CALEB FITZGERALD = Shomari Love (Black Lightning/CW + The Chi/SHOWTIME)
Rugged with aristocratic swagger. Polished and handsome but haunted by epic stumbling blocks from the past; CALEB covers his angst with a sardonic persona. CALEB is devoted to his family, but struggling to slay his demons and settle into his own skin. Actor Shomari Love is the Real Deal, a shining ⭐ on the verge and we're extremely excited to be working with him to bring the complex and intriguing CALEB to life.

 

PRODUCTION TEAM
Our team for this short film is an innovative, woman-strong squad of extreme talents.

 

WRITER|DIRECTOR Celia C. Peters
 

 

PRODUCER Jessica Ransom
 

 

CINEMATOGRAPHER Jendra Jarnagin
 

 

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Alexandra Kaucher
 

 

COSTUME DESIGNER Karen Levitt
Instagram @karenlevittstylist
 

 

MUA/HAIR Michela Wariebi
 

 

CREATIVE PARTNERS

POST-PRODUCTION Loose Films

 

DESIGN AND HOLOGRAPHY EFFECTS OBLSK (Eve Warnock and Pelham Johnston)
 

CONTRIBUTOR John Ira Jennings, Visual Artist

 

CONTRIBUTOR  Alex Benedict, Mathematician | Visual Artist
 

 

CORPORATE PARTNERS

 


www.whitecastle.com

 

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Spark

Spark

$1 USD
You will have our INFINITE THANKS and ENDLESS GRATITUDE!
Included Items
  • INFINITE THANKS
0 claimed
Little Dipper

Little Dipper

$5 USD
You will have our INFINITE THANKS and ENDLESS GRATITUDE!
Included Items
  • INFINITE THANKS
3 claimed
Space-Time Fabric

Space-Time Fabric

$25 USD
Receive a professionally shot production photograph, signed by Director Celia C. Peters. You'll have your very own piece of the production! Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • Signed Production Still Photo
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
14 claimed
Ships worldwide.
Fibonacci Sequence

Fibonacci Sequence

$30 USD
Get special thanks in our proof-of-concept credits & the full power of the almighty number 3. Three is unity; it's the way humans perceive the world, in 3 dimensions. Three is also a number in the Fibonacci Sequence, which expresses the Golden Ratio that shows up as the Fibonacci Spiral in Mathematics, Nature, Art...and in Brandy's journey.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
3 out of 333 of claimed
Tesseract

Tesseract

$50 USD
Receive a copy of the Proof-of-Concept script, signed by Director Celia C. Peters. You'll have your own private copy of the scene we're shooting....a pivotal step in Brandy's journey! Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • Signed copy: Proof-Con Script
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
7 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
High Tech

High Tech

$100 USD
You'll get exclusive access to exclusive Behind-the-Scene Interviews with the cast and crew, created just for our IndieGoGo patrons! Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
  • Exclusive BTS Interviews
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
4 out of 30 of claimed
Mindbending

Mindbending

$500 USD
You and a friend can enjoy Brandy's meal in the scene: a bottle of Brandy's FAVE vino and the irresistible deliciousness of White Castle burgers and fries (incld. the plant-based WC Impossible Burger slider!). (PLS NOTE: Perk is a voucher for pick-up or delivery of the bottle of wine.) Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
  • A bottle of Brandy's fave vino
  • $25 White Castle Gift Card
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Interstellar

Interstellar

$1,000 USD
Your own little piece of the heavens named for you by the International Star Registry. Receive a framed certificate; a booklet on astronomy written by a REAL astronomer; a letter of congrats and a wallet card with the star name and coordinates. Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
  • Your Very Own Star
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 10 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Mathematics

Mathematics

$5,000 USD
Associate Producer credit on the proof-con + 2 VIP tickets to private screening in Columbus, OH, the setting of GODSPEED (incld. 2 nights accommodations; travel NOT incld). In 2017, WaPo called Columbus "The country’s 15th largest city, chock full of creativity and innovation...." Find out! Also, a "THANK YOU" in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
  • Associate Producer Credit
  • 2 VIP Private Screening Tkts
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 4 of claimed
Multiverse

Multiverse

$10,000 USD
Name a character in the feature script! Also get Associate Producer credit on the proof-con + 2 VIP tickets to a private screening of proof-of-concept short in Columbus, OH (incld. 2 nights accomodations; travel NOT included). Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
  • Associate Producer Credit
  • 2 VIP Private Screening Tkts
  • Name a Character
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 2 of claimed
Intergalactic

Intergalactic

$20,000 USD
Write a line of dialogue to the feature script! Also get Executive Producer credit on the proof-con + 2 VIP tickets to a private screening of proof-of-concept short in Columbus, OH (incld. 2 nights accomodations; travel NOT included). Also, a "THANK YOU" to you in the credits for all to see.
Included Items
  • THX in Credits
  • 2 VIP Private Screening Tkts
  • Executive Producer Credit
  • Write a line of dialogue
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
0 out of 1 of claimed
Electric Iconic
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Electric Iconic

$1,500 USD
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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