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Kaua'i Film Club filming The Last Adventure

Based on a true story, "The Last Adventure" is a high school film about Gary Craft, a beloved teacher at Kaua'i High School, who chose life over death.

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Kaua'i Film Club filming The Last Adventure

Kaua'i Film Club filming The Last Adventure

Kaua'i Film Club filming The Last Adventure

Kaua'i Film Club filming The Last Adventure

Kaua'i Film Club filming The Last Adventure

Based on a true story, "The Last Adventure" is a high school film about Gary Craft, a beloved teacher at Kaua'i High School, who chose life over death.

Based on a true story, "The Last Adventure" is a high school film about Gary Craft, a beloved teacher at Kaua'i High School, who chose life over death.

Based on a true story, "The Last Adventure" is a high school film about Gary Craft, a beloved teacher at Kaua'i High School, who chose life over death.

Based on a true story, "The Last Adventure" is a high school film about Gary Craft, a beloved teacher at Kaua'i High School, who chose life over death.

Edwin Sawyer
Edwin Sawyer
Edwin Sawyer
Edwin Sawyer
1 Campaign |
Lihue, United States
$650 USD 8 backers
6% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Who are we?  Above Moon Films

(aka Kaua'i High School Film Club)

Aloha! My name is Edwin Sawyer and I run a student film program based on the island of Kaua'i.

When I was 14 years old, my friends and I decided to write and produce our own film....we wrote, storyboarded, auditioned actors, bought fireworks, got our bikes ready... and then...that's as far as it got.  Cameras, Lights, and Sound equipment were something way outside of our limited finances.  We never made the movie.  It's a lesson I never forgot.

Years later I found myself teaching at Kaua'i High School and I met students that wanted to make a "real" movie but didn't know where to start and how to find the money.  I decided then and there - our kids wouldn't have to experience the frustration of not being able to realize their dream.  With four students, I started the Kaua'i High School Film Club.  

The first thing they did was change the name to Above Moon Films.  And we started making movies. :)

The Club has grown to influence hundreds of students, producing over 150 short films and music videos including our first professional level short film - What's Not Said.  A film about the struggles teenagers deal with everyday including love, loss, and suicide. 

If you would like to know more, this is our first "real" commercial... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuPJXJ7KJ8

Who am I?

I'm a teacher at Kaua'i High School.  My passion is teaching and providing creative opportunities for our kids.  I have been teaching 9th grade at Kaua'i High School for the last nine years and love what I do.  I have given all of my time and resources to make this program work at Kauai High School and I hope to continue letting students make films they are passionate about.     

Who is Gary Craft?

Gary Craft was a teacher at Kaua'i High School. An amazing teacher. Unfortunately, he was in a terrible traffic accident that put him into a coma. After years of rehabilitation, Gary came back to Kaua'i High School to share his story of survival with the students at the film club. It's a powerful narrative story about love, loss, and the difficult choices we sometimes have to make. The students decided to make the movie even though it wasn't going to be easy. 

Who is the Director?

Laura Koga is a sophmore at Kaua'i High School.  She showed exceptional skills her freshman year in sound, photography, and directing.  She has been selected to helm the making of The Last Adventure. 

Director Laura Koga

Laura Koga filming a scene from Breakup Inc.

The remainder of the crew will be made up of members of Above Moon Films, which includes students from schools throughout Kaua'i.

First Day of Shooting 'The Last Adventure'

The first day of filming "The Last Adventure" at the Lihue Airport

Cinematographer Bradley Mendoza and Assistant Director Taylor Azeka setting up

Melissa Simpliciano looking excited at 1am holding the camera steady... :)

If you want to know more about us...

Please watch some of our videos...

The Trailer for What's Not Said

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyGzKlFC84A

Our One Direction video.. haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSxiEINQvXY

Our Commercial Video 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuPJXJ7KJ8

 

Our Youtube Channel is ABOVEMOONFILMS at www.youtube.com

 

Your contribution will help us finish and distribute "The Last Adventure". 

We will be able to influence dozens of students and more and teach them that they can create something bigger than themselves.  It can help us honor a teacher who did so much for students at Kaua'i High School.  And it can keep us producing movies in the future!  Your contribution will do so much for us!!!!!! :)

Plus, you can be a part of our team!  We'll send you a t-shirt, put your name in the movie, make a film for you, invite you to the premiere, and more.. just look at our perks! 

We've done a lot already...starting with just one borrowed camera.  But we need YOUR HELP with our latest production.  

What do we need?

Not only is filmmaking difficult, its EXPENSIVE!  What's Not Said cost $22,000.  A lot of great invested their time and energy to help us make that movie.  With help from the Kauai Economic Development Board, Kauai Island Utilities Cooperative, and Aloha Island Properties, we were able to make up the rest. And now we have a contract through the University of Hawaii to distribute the film as a suicide prevention film.  

The Last Adventure will cost as much.  We need help with the basics of filmmaking...

1) We need a tripod that can hold the weight of our camera and rig, equipment to shield light, equipment to operate our slider, and a new jib.

2) We need lights and replacements for lights (bulbs cost $25.00 a piece) and diffusion material(our diffusers cost $100.00 each)

3) We need to pay for food and beverages for our students.

4) We need to pay for transportation for equipment, cast, and crew.

5) We need a computer that can edit and render high quality video.  (I donated a new desktop to the club four years ago...after non-stop use - literally - sometimes 40 hours straight rendering video - it finally died.) :(

6) We need money to advertise and distribute the film.

7) We need funds to premiere the film in April as part of a larger Kaua'i Student Film Festival we are creating.

 

What we are asking for will keep us going and making movies this year and the next. 

You will be helping us give our kids the chance to make creative stories in a way that few ever have the opportunity to do.

You may not be able to help us right now, and that's ok!  :)

Thanks for reading this and learning about Gary's Story.

You can still help us by shouting out about our campaign to raise funds to finish our film!  Please let everyone in your social network know about our campaign.  Send shout outs on Facebook, Instragram, Twitter, anything you can!  Thanks!!!!!!!!

With Love and Aloha, Above Moon Films 

 

 THANK YOU FOR HELPING US!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THANK YOU!!!

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You'll get a "Thank You!" TWEET and a personal "Thank You!" EMAIL!!! :)
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You are INVITED!

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Thank you so much!!! You'll get a "Thank You" CREDIT in the film and an INVITATION to the Premiere!
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The TRI-PERK!!!

$20 USD
You are awesome!!! You'll get TICKETS to the Premiere of "The Last Adventure", a "Thank You!" CREDIT in the film, and special RECOGNITION in a FILM made by our students just for the TRI-PERK donation!
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ABOVE MOON MAGAZINE!!!

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We have our own magazine filled with pictures of our films, filmmaking, advertisements, and articles!
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MOVIE POSTER!!!

$35 USD
We love you!!! You'll get a 24"x36" copy of our MOVIE POSTER, which you can't get anywhere else on Earth!
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TICKETS and a MOVIE POSTER!!!

$40 USD
Hang out with US!!! Two complimentary TICKETS to the Premiere of "The Last Adventure"! ...an 24x36 copy of our MOVIE POSTER!!! ...and a "Thank You" CREDIT in the Film! This is a once in a LIFETIME offer that you can't get anywhere else on Earth!
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SWAG BAG!!!

$50 USD
You get a bag full of SWAG! of the movie with all the behind-the-scenes footage and a 24x36" MOVIE POSTER!!!
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VIP PACKAGE!!! T-SHIRT!!!

$80 USD
Above Moon Films T-SHIRT! TICKETS and RESERVED seating at the Premiere! ...and an 8x10" PHOTO with the cast and crew! *We hope you like our t-shirts created by Paris! They are high quality, American Apparel, and come in male or female options. Check out our video and pictures in the Gallery Tab.
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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT!!!

$100 USD
You will be named as an ASSOCIATE PRODUCER in the credits, including an IMDB entry!! And...TICKETS and RESERVED seating at the Premiere! And...PHOTO with the cast and crew!
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CREDIT!!!

$200 USD
Credit as an EXCECUTIVE PRODUCER! Including IMDB entry! And...access to Above Moon Films UPDATES, be a GUEST on SET, and VIP TREATMENT at the Premiere!
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SWAG PACK!!! EVERYTHING!!!

$300 USD
You have our grateful thanks! and constant updates about the film, and...drum roll...EVERYTHING!!! And...THE ELECTRIC BLUE DOLPHIN! The highest award given for creativity and thanks at Above Moon Films! Presented at the Premiere! PLUS, get all the other PERKS listed above!!!!!!!
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MUSIC VIDEO or COMMERCIAL!!

$400 USD
We'll make you a 3-5 minute MUSIC VIDEO or COMMERCIAL including three (3) locations on the island of Kaua'i. You can star, or we'll provide the actors, you can do an original song, a cover, or just a story set to music - YOUR CHOICE!!! Check out some options in the Gallery Tab!
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