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HERELAND

A comedy/drama about four art school kids in Brooklyn.

HERELAND

A comedy/drama about four art school kids in Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn, United States

$2,165 USD 15 backers

43% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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HEY

Hi, I'm Emily Poulis, the creator of Hereland. Thanks so much for taking a look at our project! Hereland is an amalgamation of my time at art school. I wanted to create a story that would allow me to show viewers where I learned to see the world differently, and to consider and study the lives of others. In short, this is a project about you. About how I see you. About how others see you. It is a story about the relationships we form with each other, and about how those relationships affect the lives of the people around us.

The narrative follows four students (Theia, Ivy, Lee, and Sam) through the day to day intricacies of their friendship. The school they attend functions more like an art community than a university, and serves as a backdrop for the education that takes place in classrooms, and more often, in the apartments and personal spaces of the characters. This episode follows the story of Theia, an aspiring writer, as she deals for the first time with death, and by proxy, so do her three friends.

THIS IS US

Emily Poulis (Theia) is the creator, co-director, and co-producer of Hereland and a big fan of seersucker pants. She just graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Creative Writing and a focus in writing for television and film. She recently finished an internship with Saturday Night Live where she was for three semesters, working with both Writers Research and Weekend Update. She starred in the web series, Cassie vs. Chaos. Emily aspires to create work that will give people a new perspective on life and, also, Emily has a cat named Angelica.

Hayden Hoyl is the co-director and editor of Hereland. He is a filmmaker from West Texas, currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Earning a BFA in Film/Video Production from Pratt Institute with a minor in Philosophy, he is currently working as a freelance director in the film industry and making dreams come true. He wears the same pair of boots everyday, and he rarely answers emails at an appropriate hour.

Haele Wolfe (Ivy) is the co-producer of Hereland. She is a writer, producer, and actress. Her past production work includes internships at Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, Greencard Pictures, and The B.S. of A. with Brian Sack. She was the creator of the web series, Cassie vs. Chaos, a nine-episode story about interning and superheroes, which aired in Spring, 2015. She is currently hosting the podcast, New Adult Friction, a book club dedicated to rediscovering the best of YA lit. In addition, Haele is also a visual artist, and sells prints on her website. She has a BFA in Writing from Pratt Institute, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY where she receives calls from her mom, daily.

Nathan Ingham is the music director and scorer for Hereland. He is a musician and writer living in Brooklyn. He co-wrote and contributed score to Cassie Vs Chaos, which he assumes has been mentioned already(?). He is a member of Bed-Stuy punk band Luxury Condos.

Stephen Chacon (Lee) used to own a hairless rat. He is from New York City. He recently starred in the bilingual short, La Sangre En Nuestras Venas. He also appeared in the Cannes 2015 short film, Solace, and starred in Rolling at the 2015 Golden Door Film Festival. Look for him as Stevie Boy in the upcoming Netflix series, The Get Down. He was recently on stage as Felix Maia in the premiere of That Poor Girl and How He Killed Her. Stephen is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied acting at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School.

Alex Hartwell (Sam) is a graduate of Pratt Institute with a BFA in Illustration and currently works as a Developer/Designer at SWARM NYC, a mobile agency. Check out his work on his website! He has limited acting experience as an extra in TV and Movies and is excited to be a part of Hereland!

Emily Szentkuti (Demetra) is an East Coast-based industrial designer. You can check her out on her website. She recently graduated from Pratt Institute and currently works as a design assistant at AHeirloom. Hereland is her debut acting gig! Yay!