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Lead Belly

Where the war ends the battle continues. Story: An ex solider living on the streets with PTSD

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Lead Belly

Lead Belly

Lead Belly

Lead Belly

Lead Belly

Where the war ends the battle continues. Story: An ex solider living on the streets with PTSD

Where the war ends the battle continues. Story: An ex solider living on the streets with PTSD

Where the war ends the battle continues. Story: An ex solider living on the streets with PTSD

Where the war ends the battle continues. Story: An ex solider living on the streets with PTSD

Rebecca-Clare Evans
Rebecca-Clare Evans
Rebecca-Clare Evans
Rebecca-Clare Evans
1 Campaign |
Manchester, United Kingdom
£5,142 GBP 88 backers
51% of £10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

‘Lead Belly’ (originally titled 'No Man's Land') written by Ian Armer and Amanda Webster  is a short drama focusing on themes surrounding homelessness and our armed forces. It’s a character driven story that’s inspired by actual events. The film has hard hitting themes to be drawn upon including loss, PTSD and mental health issues.

Our film tackles these issues in such a way where we really see the impact of what some of our military veterans go through once they are back in society after serving Queen and country.

We are working alongside three very important charities.

Broughton House in Salford

 

Combat Stress

 

Soldiers Off The Street

The Team

Jamie Lomas: Producer and Actor

British actor Jamie Lomas has been in some of the most popular UK TV shows, including Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Brookside, Coronation Street and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. This is Jamie's first step into producing and is keen to raise awareness and funds for some much needed charities that are very close to his heart.

 

Rebecca-Clare Evans: Producer and Actor

Rebecca is a British actress and BIFA award winning producer.  Rebecca has recently starred as one of the leads in the up and coming feature film 'Blank'. Rebecca is also extremely passionate about raising awareness and funds for the charities involved.

Sammy Winward: Actor

British actress Sammy Winward is best known for playing the character Katie Sugden in ITV's Emmerdale and has recently starred in the ITV dramas Prey and Fearless. She's over the moon to be involved in this project helping to raise awareness for these wonderful charities.

 

Sean Glynn - Director

Award winning director working for 26 years in the film and television industry. Having worked on some of the biggest TV shows and dramas in the UK, we are delighted to have Sean onboard. Sean is extremely passionate about helping these charities and bringing the short to life.

What We Need & What You Get

Our minimum target to raise for the making of the film alone is £10,000, where these funds will go towards the cost of hiring equipment, locations etc. Ideally we would love to raise more in order to enter as many festivals as possible to raise as much awareness as we possibly can. Any additional money would be going directly to our three charities to help in their worthy causes.

Our wonderful perks will include an invitation to the cast and crew screening where you will have the opportunity to meet the whole team. A set visit with the director and cast and the opportunity to become an Executive Producer.

If we don't reach our target the funds will go directly into the production to ensure we can still help to raise awareness.

 

The Impact

The impact of this film will be far reaching as we expect our film to do very well in the festival circuit, not only that we have a lot of support not only from that of the charities but from many celebrities and production companies.

The Statistics Of The Issues Raised In The Film

According to a study in 2018, a total of more than 60,000 armed forces veterans in the UK had either broken the law, were homeless or were suffering from mental health problems.

The analysis broke these figures down into 50,000 coping with mental health conditions and 10,000 either in prison, on parole or on probation.

The British Legion has estimated that there are currently around 6,000 homeless veterans in the UK.

For the first time, the rate of PTSD among veterans is higher than the rate of PTSD among serving personnel and the general public. PTSD is more prevalent than alcohol misuse among veterans who served in a combat role in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.

Among the veterans who served in a combat rolein Iraq and/or Afghanistan, almost 1 in 5 are predicted to develop PTSD (17%) compared to 6% who deployed in a support role such as medical, logistics, signals and aircrew.

Each year more than 19,000 service personnel leave the UK Armed Forces. This suggests that each year 1,400 new service leavers will need support for PTSD and 4,000 will need support for mental health problems.

Risks & Challenges

Crowd funding is notoriously difficult and we are aware of these hurdles.  However, the issues we are addressing in our project we hope resonates with the public.

Other Ways You Can Help

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Invite To Screening

£200 GBP £250 GBP (20% off)
Invite to the cast and crew screening with a Q&A after, great chance to meet all the cast and crew working on the film. The screening will be in Manchester, UK. You will also get all the other perks listed above
Included Items
  • Signed Poster
  • Digital Copy Of The Film
  • Signed Script
  • Invite Screening
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
1 out of 40 of claimed
Ships to United Kingdom

Thumbs up.

£1 GBP
Advance thank you from the team
Included Items
  • Thumbs Up
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
5 claimed

Our Gratitude.

£5 GBP
A group thank you on our social media page with others who have claimed this perk
Included Items
  • Our Gratitude
14 claimed

Thank you

£10 GBP £11 GBP (9% off)
A thank you from the team on social media
Included Items
  • Thank you
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
25 out of 2000 of claimed

Signed Photo

£20 GBP
Signed photo of the lead cast members Jamie Lomas and Sammy Winward
Included Items
  • Singed photo
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
9 claimed

Signed Poster

£50 GBP
Signed poster by the director and two lead actors and a thank you on our social media
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Signed Poster
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
1 out of 100 of claimed
Ships to United Kingdom

Digital Copy & Poster

£70 GBP
A signed copy of the poster from the lead actors and director, thank you on our social media and a digital copy of the film
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Signed Poster
  • Digital Copy Of The Film
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
0 out of 100 of claimed
Ships to United Kingdom

Signed Script

£100 GBP
A signed script from the director and lead actors plus a signed poster, digital copy of the film and a shout out on our social media
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Signed Poster
  • Digital Copy Of The Film
  • Signed Script
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
2 out of 100 of claimed

Co-Executive Producer

£1,000 GBP
A chance to become an executive producer on this fantastic film and all the perks listed above
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Signed Poster
  • Digital Copy Of The Film
  • Signed Script
  • Invite Screening
  • Co-Executive Producer
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
0 out of 5 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Executive Producer

£1,500 GBP
Become an executive producer on our fantastic project. If you have a company logo with this perk we will add this on a single card at the beginning of our film. Plus you will receive all the other perks on offer. You will also have the chance to visit us on set should you purchase this perk before the 9th October.
Included Items
  • Thank you
  • Signed Poster
  • Digital Copy Of The Film
  • Signed Script
  • Invite Screening
  • Executive Producer
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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Executive Producer

£1,500 GBP
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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