The Story
Hey Joe is a story about love, jealously and manipulation. Joe a lead singer of a band is married to Patti, the bands photographer. On a photoshoot Mitch the bass guitarist confesses to Jimi that he had always fancied Patti. The third band mate Jimi, grows tired ofJoe’s highly ranked position in the band. Becoming jealous of his happiness, Jimi wants to steal back the limelight as he is tired of being the unnoticed drummer in the background. Manipulating Joe, Patti and Mitch, Jimi single handily make it his mission to ruin everyones lives.
The Team
We are Nathaniel, Sin and Sarah! We are the Directors/writers, Cinematographers and producers (respectively) of Hey Joe. I met Sin when I used to teach children. As a guitar teacher guitar I went over to his house one night having had this idea after listening to Jimi Hendrix. Sin loved it! We then spent the next three years writing this short film and putting the best team together. I met Sarah while working another project for the NHS that she was producing. We worked so well together that I brought in her talent for idea. She loved it so much she instantly offered to produce it and so Hey Joe was born.
Director/DP
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My name is Nathaniel J Thompson, born and raised in East London, UK. I have been an independent filmmaker for the last 11 years. I specialise in Cinematography and have directed, produced and edited many various projects for clients and myself. Some of my clients have included: Ted Baker, NHS, Children’s Bookshow, Abu Dhabi Film Festival and more as can be viewed on my LinkedIn. Please check out my website for recent work - nathanieljthompson.com
Producer
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Sarah Josefsberg is a talented producer hailing from Australia. Living in London for the last ten years her background is in writing with a focus on screen writing. She has produced several events and campaigns that focus on wellbeing and self esteem using video as a medium.
Joe
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CJ Beckford
Patti
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Sullivan Mac
Jimi
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Luke Stevenson
Mitch
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Ross Kernahan
Where Your Contribution Goes
In order to make Hey Joe a success we need your help with funding! By funding Hey Joe, contributors commit themselves not just to a film, but a creative concept that can be achieved by our talented team. With your support we are willing to make it happen and never stop fighting to achieve our creative goal. We will make you proud!
So where is the money going? Besides paying for perks, filmmaking is an expensive business. With your help and support we can make this film a success! The pie chart below indicates the main expenses and the costs that your money will help us cover. Thank you!
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We understand that not everyone can contribute monetarily to Hey Joe. Any assistance able to be provided for the aforementioned production aspects of our film can be described and sent in an email to info@heyjoefilm.com / Thank you all so much for your consideration!
INSURANCE & SAFETY
We need to make sure that all of our equipment, cast, and crew are insured completely. We care deeply about the safety of everyone involved in this film and we want to avoid all possible any potential problems and dangers.
EQUIPMENT
Equipment is expensive! We want to make sure we get all that is needed for Hey Joe in order for it to become the great film we know it will be.
SCREENING OF THE FILM
Once the film is done, we would love the opportunity to showcase it. We will be organising a screening to maximise the exposure and reach of Hey Joe. Also, if you pledge £150 or more, you will receive a personal invitation to attend our screening launch. We would love to watch Hey Joe with you.
