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'Mari en Maraña' - A Short Film

A new spin on an old classic, set in NY's hottest community.

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'Mari en Maraña' - A Short Film

'Mari en Maraña' - A Short Film

'Mari en Maraña' - A Short Film

'Mari en Maraña' - A Short Film

'Mari en Maraña' - A Short Film

A new spin on an old classic, set in NY's hottest community.

A new spin on an old classic, set in NY's hottest community.

A new spin on an old classic, set in NY's hottest community.

A new spin on an old classic, set in NY's hottest community.

Mari en Maraña Film
Mari en Maraña Film
Mari en Maraña Film
Mari en Maraña Film
1 Campaign |
The Heights, United States
$5,603 USD 135 backers
22% of $25,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal


EL CUENTO

A Dominican college freshman finds her first break heating up when a chance encounter with a Haitian stranger leads to turmoil at her grandmother's 90th birthday party. The lowdown is uptown: "Romeo & Juliet", Heights-certified.


WHO WE ARE

Lourdes "Craft Hummus" Carrasco

Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in The Heights, Lourdes is an artist/educator committed to youth development, community organizing and social justice. This is her first film. 

Ian "Jacko" Jackson
One of the great servers of his generation, Ian is a writer and musician. His film directorial debut is a love letter to the community he calls home and the people whose lives inspire Art there.


(Juan Bosch)

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Because we are grassroots people (Lourdes is going to be a doula; Ian makes green juice every day and loves to say so), our approach to making this film is local. Not only does this mean that 90% of our cast thus far is  -- several of whom grew up in The Heights -- but that the team of artists and designers developing this project are also culled from the uptown community. 

Yes, we could walk into Chase Morgan bank on 181st St. and demand $25,000. Yet as much as we love the 34th Precinct, we've decided to appeal to the people we love more: our audience.

Meaning, we're looking for YOU. 

 if you dig our pitch.

 if you love independent film with independent voices.

 if you love Afrolatinidad.

 if you want to know MORE about Afrolatinidad.

 before your paycheck bounces.



WHERE DOES THE  GO

We've asked ourselves this question many times -- especially around tax time.

If Wall Street analysts can be compensated for compromising American livelihoods, we believe our artists should be compensated for enhancing them. Period.  Same goes for our talented crew.

Above all, your contribution will go toward:

  • the exigencies of the shoot itself (equipment, inurance, location,
     
    permit, tranportation, food, even water!)
  • post-production (taking the film to the beauty salon; editing, sound, color)
  • kindly Indiegogo's cut ()
  • perk shipping
  • festival submission fees.

Introducing OUR team, OUR people, OUR story to the world is no small thing -- therefore we want, we demand, that we look our best. 

A WORD FROM THE WRITER

When I was growing up, there were color pictures, but few teen romance pictures for children of color. 

This film is for all the brown kids at camp staring wistfully across the lake. For the boy who swears he'll talk to that girl in Intro to Psych after Winter Break. 

For the girl in the sill writing poems in her journal on a snowy winter's day. For the 1st-generation kid, pride of his family, locked in the bathroom, imagining his RA. 

For those of us who have come-of-age: when love was a New World to discover, mysterious and sweet. To ex-teens for whom winter may have lost some of the "break" but none of the heat.

This film is for Us... and for you.

[Photos Courtesy of Rodney Lee.]

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Thank You

$10 USD
Be appreciated! In public! On social media!
18 claimed

Digital Download

$25 USD
Pride of ownership.
32 claimed

Official MEM T-Shirt

$30 USD
Pull your pants up. Put your shirt on. Take the world by storm.
32 out of 100 of claimed

Screen Credits: Thank-You

$50 USD
Be appreciated! In public! At film festivals across the world!
21 claimed

1-Hr Bachata/Merengue Lesson

$75 USD
Get your back up off the wall!
0 out of 5 of claimed

Organic Dominican Lunch

$100 USD
Homemade, delivered to your Manhattan office. The tupperware is yours to keep!
1 out of 3 of claimed

Dominican Recipes

$100 USD
From world-renowned chef, la madre de producer Lourdes Carrasco (auténtico).
7 out of 10 of claimed

A Prop from the MEM Set

$100 USD
Get it before the Smithsonian does! (We'll try not to be smart-asses when picking it out.)
0 out of 10 of claimed

5-Hrs of Spanish Lessons

$250 USD
Give directions to your gypsy cab driver in his native tongue!
0 out of 5 of claimed

Limited Ed. Poster

$250 USD
Art for art's sake. Signed by Artist.
1 out of 15 of claimed

90 min. Story Consultation

$500 USD
Supporting "Mari en Maraña" is a good idea. Now turn a good idea into a GREAT idea in consultation with MEM scribe Ian Jackson. You pick the story to discuss: your dream script, a novel... an alibi for Saturday night...
0 out of 2 of claimed

Tickets to Watch Filming

$1,000 USD
We may even put you to work!
0 out of 2 of claimed

Song Commission

$2,000 USD
Musician Ian Jackson will write a 2-minute song for you to license free of charge! Use it for your business! Use it for your (or someone else's) pleasure!
0 out of 2 of claimed

Be an extra!

$2,500 USD
15 minutes of fame to last a lifetime.
0 out of 3 of claimed

Producer Credit & Dinner

$5,000 USD
Sit at the round table with the MEM team.
0 out of 3 of claimed

Llamanos.

$10,000 USD
We're serious.
0 out of 5 of claimed
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