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King Ed

A short LGBT comedy film about facing the music.

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King Ed

King Ed

King Ed

King Ed

King Ed

A short LGBT comedy film about facing the music.

A short LGBT comedy film about facing the music.

A short LGBT comedy film about facing the music.

A short LGBT comedy film about facing the music.

Nicholas Fascitelli
Nicholas Fascitelli
Nicholas Fascitelli
Nicholas Fascitelli
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West Hollywood, United States
$17,112 USD 26 backers
48% of $35,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

KING ED 

Ed didn’t just get dumped, per se—but he did encounter a “relationship upheaval.” And that break-up didn’t leave him with crippling depression, necessarily—he’s just not “emotionally thriving.” His hunt for a cure leads him to the office of The Ketamine Oracle: an alternative therapist-slash-modern-day-myth who just might be addicted to some substances herself. 

Her drug-fueled visions reveal two things: that a) Ed fell for his ex-boyfriend Joseph when he heard the “perfect playlist” Joseph played on their first date, and b) that said ex-boyfriend did not, in fact, make said playlist. Instantly reinvigorated, Ed launches a search for the true author of the playlist, and the soul mate that awaits him.

OUR CAST

Brendan Scannell (“ED FRIEDMAN”)

Brendan is an actor, writer, and comedian most known for his starring role in the Netflix dark comedy series Bonding, for which he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

He previously co-starred in Heathers, Paramount Network’s TV adaptation of the cult classic film, and in BJ Novak’s FX anthology series The Premise, opposite Kaitlyn Dever and Lucas Hedges. 

Sufe Bradshaw (“THE KETAMINE ORACLE”)

Sufe is best known for her role as Sue, the secretary to Vice President Selina Meyer in the HBO Comedy Veep and has since appeared in the HBO series Lovecraft Country. Her film credits include The Getback opposite Dermot Mulroney, Little Dixie with Frank Grillo, and Star Trek with Chris Pine.

Nick Fascitelli (“JOSEPH”, Writer/Director)

Nick is a comedy television writer whose credits include B Positive, Fuller House, and Sullivan & Son. His work for LGBT media representation has been featured in The Advocate and Instinct Magazine, and his creation of the first LGBT character on Emmy-nominated family sitcom Fuller House earned the show a GLAAD award nomination.

Nick was also the subject of an episode of This American Life for his work with Behavioral Theorist Dr. Will Felps, and more recently guest-starred on the long-running animated comedy The Simpsons.

Jack Plotnick (“LEON”)

Jack is an award-winning actor who has performed in countless TV shows, commercials and feature films, including Grace and Frankie, Z Nation, The Mentalist, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reno 911, Action, Ellen, and Drawn Together, Meet the Fockers, Down With Love, Rubber, Wrong, and Gods and Monsters.

Jack co-wrote and directed Space Station 76, starring Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler, co-wrote and directed the Broadway musical, Disaster!, and executive-produced and starred in the LGBT cult hit Girls Will Be Girls.

Nancy Cohen (“LOUISE”)

Nancy Cohen is an Emmy and WGA nominated television writer whose credits include King of Queens, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Fuller House, Blind Date, Alexa & Katie, Baby Daddy, Surfside Girls and Gravity Falls. She’s had pieces published in Harper Collins’ “More Mirth of a Nation” and Crown’s “Howl: A Collection of Contemporary Dog Wit”. Nancy has also voiced numerous characters for various television shows and commercials. 

OUR CREW

Brad Bradley (Executive Producer)

Brad Bradley's television credits include United States of Al, The Ranch, Fuller House, and The Thundermans. He is also a passionate independent filmmaker who has been producing his own for nearly two decades.

UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER: Marilyn Majich

SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR : Eric Schwartzmiller

MAKEUP ARTIST: Farah Bunch 

HAIR STYLIST: Anna Maria Orzano  

COSTUME DESIGN & SET COSTUMER: Bailey Soudelier 

EDITOR & POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Monique Batac

SPECIAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Frank Balzer

PROPS: Jeffrey Silverstein 

CHROMA KEY: Waymon Boone

CONDUCTING SPECIALIST: Jackson Janis

UNIT PHOTOGRAPHER: Kaya Savas

GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Malcolm Cumming

LEGAL CONSULTANT: Rohit Malhotra

OUR GOAL

To make a twenty-minute LGBT film festival short, and to promote LGBT talent and visibility.

$35,000 is certainly a lot of money, but that's on the very conservative side of what it will likely take to make us whole by the end of production. Films are expensive! We have locations, equipment, crew, cast, costumes, and song clearances to pay for-- and then most importantly, everyone has to get fed. Anything helps.

And if by some incredible luck we should hit and go past $35,000, that additional money will continue to go back into the movie -- more shooting options, better post-production refinement, and most importantly, proper pay for our cast & crew.

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The Screenplay

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The Crew T-Shirt

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In appreciation of your generous donation, we offer you this exclusive t-shirt, otherwise available ONLY to the King Ed cast and crew. AND: Be included in the Special Thanks section of credits! Receive a cast photo of "King Ed." Receive a physical copy of the screenplay, signed by the author.
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The VIP Party

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Tickets to attend the private VIP Screening of the final cut of "King Ed." AND: Be included in the Special Thanks section of credits! Receive a cast photo of "King Ed." Receive a physical copy of the screenplay, signed by the author. Receive the exclusive t-shirt, otherwise available ONLY to the King Ed cast and crew.
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  • Cast photo
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  • Screenplay
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The Foot in the Door

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Do you have a kid that wants to break into Hollywood? Would you like to provide them with an hour's worth of consultation from a real-life industry professional who has his movies funded by friends, family, and strangers on the internet? Now's your chance! AND: Receive everything in the previous levels.
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  • Cast photo
  • Crew T-Shirt
  • Screenplay
  • One hour zoom consultation
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CONGRATULATIONS! You are now officially a Hollywood Producer, as officially listed in the credits. And the best part is, as a non-writing producer, your job is already done! AND: Be included in the credits, receive a cast photo, the screenplay, the t-shirt, VIP screening tickets, and a one-hour zoom.
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  • Cast photo
  • Crew T-Shirt
  • Hollywood Producer Credit
  • Screenplay
  • One hour zoom consultation
  • Tickets to the VIP Screening
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Should any generous soul actually donate at this level: We will write you a character with a rich, complicated backstory. You will perform as that character as they walk on screen and deliver a single, eloquent line. That performance will be included in the final cut of the film. And your face will be immortalized in a movie for all of time.
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