Summary
In Bad Faith is a short form dark fantasy drama film written by Charlotte Medina for the San Francisco State University Cinema Department's thesis film class.
It will be shot in mid-November 2015 and edited during the Spring 2016 semester. Part of the film will be shot in the colorful and historical Mission district of San Francisco, with local cast and crew and in local independently-owned businesses and locations.
"Aimee has been practicing witchcraft in order to recover the love of Alex. As she sees nothing is working and he continues to live his life, one day she returns to the spiritual shop where Matilda, her spiritual adviser refuses to continue helping her out. Aimee then needs to come up with a plan to perform an old ritual she has seen in a book, but for this, she needs Alex in person..."
Will Aimee be able to perform the ritual and be able to get what she thinks she wants?
Help us and you will find out!
The Team
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Charlotte Medina –
Writer/Director
Introduced by her parents
into drawing and sculpture since a very young age, Charlotte began creating
characters and telling stories to her family and friends, as well as making mini-comics. Then
she discovered the best medium to expand her skills: movies! Her favorite
genres are psychological dramas and thrillers, and her goal is to have more
diversity in film both in front and behind the camera.
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John Uribe - Cinematographer
John is a seasoned cinematographer with a
background in narrative filmmaking. His films have screened and won awards at
different film festivals throughout California. He's worked on numerous
projects throughout the bay area for indie films and corporate productions.
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Chuck Marshall - Production Designer
Chuck is a jack of all trades on set and enjoys the toils of script writing and production design. He has attended De Anza College for film and television production and is a Cinema degree graduate of San Francisco State University with an emphasis in scriptwriting and fiction filmmaking. He enjoys long walks on the beach, because inspiration is often found there.
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Corelise Specht - Producer
Corelise is a writer, producer, and director
passionate about making documentary films that give a voice to those who are
typically not heard in mainstream media. She has written, directed, and edited
two award winning shorts. Corelise has experience working with nonprofits to
create films that advocate for their causes.
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Sam Rosen – Producer
Sam is an artist, writer, and filmmaker living
and working in San Francisco. He has directed music videos, short films, and
documentaries, and hopes to be a screenwriter and director of feature films. In
his free time, he likes to shoot film photography.
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Erika Yanin Pérez as “Matilda”
Erika is an actress and
voice-over artist in the San Francisco Bay area. She graduated from San José
State University with a major in Theater Arts and a minor in Radio, TV and
Film. She has received on-camera and improv comedy training by Groundling's
instructor Guy Stevenson, Tom Logan, Sarah Kliban, Bobby Weinapple, among
others. Rounding out her acting endeavors, she has done voice-overs
for commercials.
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Wendy Moreno as “Mirna”
Wendy fell in love
with acting during her time of discovery as a student at UC Berkeley. Having
recently graduated from a 2-year intensive program at The Meisner Technique
Studio, she is a San Francisco based actress and writer. Since beginning her
acting training, Wendy has appeared in numerous short films in the Bay Area,
most recently a silent film titled "Please Stay." If she isn't on set
doing what she loves, Wendy is writing and producing her own material.
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Glenn Sammon as “Alex”
Irish
native now living in San Francisco California, Glenn Sammon now pursues his
true passion - a full time acting career in his new home city. Glenn's passion
to acting started when he was a teenager in his former hometown of Waterford,
Ireland. Glenn took a leap of faith when he moved to CA.
Other crew:
Jenn Santos – First Assistant Director
Uma Sakhalkar – Script Supervisor
Jovanni Ramirez – Sound Recordist/Mixer
Braeden Ayub - Boom Operator
Vanessa Woo - Gaffer
Andrei Valladolid - Grip
Jim Vines – Prop Builder
Erin Stokes – Art and Prop Builder
Production Assistants - Eva Malek, Adriana Franco, Thomas de la Rosa
What We Need & What You Get
We need $3,500 US dollars to complete funding which will all go the the making of this film.
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In case we surpass our goal, the rest of the funds will go into bettering the film in post-production, and if there's still enough, to pay for fees to enter to film festivals!
We are offering different perks in exchange for your donation. You can also change the amount. Anything helps!
Risks & Challenges, and other ways you can help
Whether we reach our goal or not, this film has to be made. It is an academic commitment we in the thesis class accept since the moment we decide to submit our portfolios to enroll in the class. Making movies is not free, and we each are already collaborating with our time, some students even working for free, but there are still many fees (such as location and insurances) that cannot be avoided.
If at the moment you can't contribute, please help us spread the word!
Or... If you are by any chance a local restaurant owner, let us know! As you can see a big part of our budget goes to craft services. We will be filming for three days and each day we have to feed about 12 people (breakfast, lunch, snacks).
Thank you so much for your time!
(Introduction video: "Scene 2 of In Bad Faith animated storyboard" - by Charlotte Medina. The final film will be live-action!)
