LOGLINE:

A struggling actor stumbles upon a part he thinks will save his career and dire financial situation. To get the part, he decided to fully immerse himself in the comic behaviors and personality of the “Sigma Male” character with catastrophic results.

ABOUT THE CREW:

EZRA FAX – DIRECTOR

Ezra Fax (He/Him/His) is a 24-year-old New York based student director. He loves studying and portraying “slice of Life” characters you would pass on the street and normally not think twice about. He is in his final year at New York University’s Tisch school of the Arts, Majoring in film and TV. He has written and directed many short films. In addition to writing and directing, Ezra is an avid street photographer capturing people living their everyday lives. He is also a gaffer having worked on many student productions. 

HARRY DIAMOND - WRITER

Harry Diamond is a 21-year-old writer/director from Los Angeles, currently studying as a junior at NYU Tisch’s film school. He has written several shorts and recently made his debut as a director with his horror short film Afterparty, currently in post-production. Harry enjoys writing suspense thrillers and horror but is excited to make a segue into comedy with Literally Me, a film he conceptualized to lovingly poke fun at the “film bro” genre of films he enjoys watching. Harry is passionate about writing thought-provoking and complex characters and can’t wait to see Ezra bring them to the screen.

ADDITIONAL CREW:

Producer - Adrian Pacini

Producer - Kira Lukasik

Producer - Nadera Herbert-Bey

Assistant Director - Liv D’Arche

Director of Photography - Kyle Farsht

Gaffer - Eamonn Wrightstone

Production Designer - Kennedy Shine

Sound Mixer - Schuyler Barefoot

Boom Operator - Cameron Paradiso

Art Assistant - Jaclyn Goldstein

Art Assistant/Production Assistant - Molly Kramer

Casting Director - Katherine Boston

SPENDING:

Thanks to NYU’s allotment/equipment and the cast/crew working for free, our budget can remain low while maintaining a high quality of work. However, we still need some additional funding to truly achieve the quality we know this film is capable of.

Transportation/Meals 

Because this is a student film, and our cast and crew are working for free, we are committed to not having them spend any money on this film. This means that their transportation and meals for the film will be covered by the production.

Equipment 

In order to capture the look and feel of this film, some extra equipment is needed including nucleus wireless follow focus, terradec, lite mat, dana dolly, easy rig.

Location

Finding the right location is essential in keeping transportation costs down, work hours reasonable, and the quality of the film high. As such, paying for the proper location is a must.

Production Design/Props 

Building out the world our characters live in requires extensive attention to detail. By dedicating some of the funds to production and props, the characters and story will look and feel true to real life.

THE PLAN:

We have been hard at work in pre-production as we prepare to shoot March 19th-22nd in Manhattan. Once production wraps, we will begin post-production shortly after. We hope to make the film available for streaming and exploring submitting to the festival circuit once the film has been completed!

Thank you for supporting our film! Those who make a donation and currently reside in New York are welcomed to be extras in the film. We will reach out with more information once the donation has been made!