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Papagajka

A feature-length psychological thriller set in Sarajevo.

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Papagajka

Papagajka

Papagajka

Papagajka

Papagajka

A feature-length psychological thriller set in Sarajevo.

A feature-length psychological thriller set in Sarajevo.

A feature-length psychological thriller set in Sarajevo.

A feature-length psychological thriller set in Sarajevo.

Emma Rozanski
Emma Rozanski
Emma Rozanski
Emma Rozanski
2 Campaigns |
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
$9,426 USD $9,426 USD by 169 backers
$9,203 USD by 167 backers on Nov 20, 2014
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*We've made it, but we're still accepting contributions*

Thanks to amazing support from friends old and new, we passed the 100% mark with a few hours to go. But don't let that discourage you from contributing!

We're now 'In Demand' which means our fund is still open. We now need help to get the film seen so any further funds we raise will benefit the film's festival and distribution - to help us promote the film and reach an audience!

we had our World Premiere at SXSW Film Festival (South By South West) in  2016, and our European Premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival, but we are continuing to tour festivals with Papagajka so every bit helps us get it seen.

Here is the film's website with some behind the scenes pics and sneak peek stills from the footage: www.emmarozanski.com/Papagajka

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Short Synopsis

A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she colonizes his life, even absorbing his dreams, until finally she threatens his very existence.

The Story in brief

Damir is an insecure car-park attendant living a reclusive life. Tasya, a tourist, has her handbag and passport stolen and shows up, disoriented, on Damir's doorstep. He takes pity on her and offers her a bed for the night. She becomes ill overnight and is feverish and incomprehensible for a day, waking unable to remember who or where she is. Damir lets her stay while they try to solve this riddle. She spends her days in his flat while he continues his routine. However, instead of trying to find her own life again, she begins to impose herself into his world in an increasingly forceful way.

Damir cannot summon the courage to confront Tasya and she becomes progressively more comfortable and controlling. Damir’s sleep is broken by disturbing dreams as Tasya becomes more embedded in his life. She becomes aggressive and he feels his space invaded. He catches Tasya doing odd things, but begins to doubt his own perception of reality.

One day Damir arrives home from work to find Tasya has moved into his room and moved out all his belongings. He gathers all his strength to assert himself and make her leave, but she manipulates him into accepting the situation. Damir is left feeling helpless and that night becomes delirious with a fever, which may actually be Tasya’s doing. She nurses him but he suspects she has a darker agenda and is deliberately keeping him incapacitated. His dreams escalate and cross into his waking life, and Tasya dreams the same dreams, as if she has also taken over his unconscious.

Can Damir find it in himself to struggle out of this trap and regain control of his life, or will Tasya take him over completely, leaving no trace of Damir in the world.


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*NOTE - The following information is from pre-production, kept here for interest and posterity*

The Location – Papagajka

Papagajka is an oddity, almost a space oddity, coiled in the middle of Sarajevo like an alien organism colonising a small plot of mother earth whose intentions are inscrutable. You can't tell if its garish colours and bold collisions of angles and protuberances are a wide-eyed pep talk for a better post-communist future or some darker metastasis. It perfectly echoes Tasya's part in the story and makes the shutter fingers of all who visit the city itch.

Influences

Papagajka takes inspiration from a rich range of psychological thriller and arthouse cinema. Films that mine deep into the psyche without becoming drab long-winded humourless indulgences. Movies that are rich in metaphor and originality without losing the sense of a strong and compelling story. Think The Tenant, Single White Female, Posession, L'Appartement, 3 Women…


A word from our director

Papagajka is a cautionary tale about apathy. Thematically I’m interested in exploring how people transform under psychological conflict, and how the mind adapts to survive in different environments. We all change in fundamental ways under society's scrutiny.

The film will explore these aspects of humanity by taking two characters representative of different states of mind. One is an ‘outsider’ who is completely unfamiliar with the surroundings she finds herself in, and the other is so familiar with his world that it has become monotonous and inflexible. These conflicting points of view will create the dramatic situation that enables us to explore psychological transitions on different levels as these two differing minds cope with their adaptation.

I push this thought further, into the realm of magic realism, to represent the unconscious by allowing dream worlds to rub against conscious minds, manipulating the characters’ perception of reality. This will also function as a suspension of disbelief when the film takes a turn towards the surreal nature of human identity and memory. We will always be grounded in reality, but will never lose a slight sense of the ‘otherworldly’.

The film will be set in Sarajevo (mostly in English) but will have an ethereal feeling of being in no particular time or space. This will play on the fact that the two main characters are going through a crisis of identity and a struggle for power over their own existence. This struggle turns inward and we realise that despite their differences, they could be opposing facets of the same person fighting with the same problems. I want the audience to have the space to use their imagination, so I will carefully balance naturalism with the metaphysical so as not to overwhelm either, and let the film maintain varying levels of enjoyment- from drama to black comedy, visual spectacle to philosophical thought.

Timeline of the production

The script is ready, logistics are well under way, and the film shoot will last for three weeks from mid January 2015. We have locations, lead actors and key crew, along with many supporting crew.

We are getting a huge amount of value for FREE from our lovely cast and crew. This is one of the reasons we know we have the right people involved! Our cast and crew believe in the project so strongly that they have agreed to be paid as and when the film makes a profit.  Some lights and other equipment we can borrow from film.factory in Sarajevo (where the Director is currently doing her MA), and we are talking to various companies about sponsorship. KitBat Productions owns all the sound equipment and sound post-production facilities so that helps too.

We plan to have a completed film by the end of 2015, which we believe is a realistic goal for our specific resources and crew. This will also be timely for submission deadlines for the Cannes Film Festival 2016. 


Where will your money go?

This film has been built from the ground up as a project that WILL get made. There is no extra fluff, just a very original script conceived and written in such a way that it can tell an absorbing story without bells and whistles.

All movie-making entails some basic costs and every last penny of your support will be seed that grows and multiplies, covering the costs of camera and extra light rental, food to keep the actors and crew going on long shoot days, costumes, props and location fees/expenses to create the films unique world, along with other things that all add up like hard drives, van hire and fuel, insurance, a smoke machine, admin costs and the like.

We also have to pay Indiegogo a percentage of what we raise so we need to account for this so that it doesn’t take away from the production. If we meet our target the percentage is lower, so more money can go on screen for you to see.


Can you exceed your target amount?
YES! This would be wonderful. If we exceed the goal we can make a better film, with more resources and more flexibility (and less stress), every cent will still go into making the film great.

Because this matters so much to us, every bit of support you can give will be transformed into a little more time or that piece of set design or equipment that really makes a particular scene shine.


The Team:

CAST

Susanna Cappellaro (LEAD – Tasya):

Susanna Cappellaro's acting credits include Peter Strickland's "Berberian Sound Studio", Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" and  "Italian Movies" by Matteo Pellegrini.  Her short film credits are numerous and include "L'Assenza" (nominated for a BIFA) and "Avenue to Nowhere" (currently touring festivals). Susanna is attached to several shorts and feature films. Before her screen career, Susanna trained for 2 years with Perennial Theatre Company. She has also worked as a stylist for the prestigious Flair magazine in Milan and has written for several Italian publications including Vogue Italia, for which she also produced video content.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4492084/


Adnan Omerovic (LEAD – Damir):

Adnan Omerovic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia). He is an accomplished actor and theatre director, known for Tu pa tam (2004), Life is a Miracle (2004) and Djeca (2012). He trained at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Tuzla and since 2006 has been a member of the Ensemble of the National Theatre Tuzla. Adnan has also received several Awards for his work over the years.

http://www.imdb.com/name/


See more CAST & CREW Here:

http://www.emmarozanski.com/papagajka/castcrew.html


Other questions you may want answered:

Your target goal is very small for a Feature Film, how will you do it?

We are a very resourceful bunch of people with a strong network of in-kind helpers and supporters in Sarajevo and London. Our team has a strong track record for low budget filmmaking that looks good and we have numerous plans in place for many budget eventualities. Stretch goals will of course give us more options and resources but we CAN make this film no matter what.


What if I don’t want the reward, I just want to support?
You are fantastic! No problem. Once you click on ‘Back this Project’ there is an option you can select to do this with any amount you choose, big or small.

Can I increase my pledge once it’s been made?
Of course! You can donate as many times as you want. If you want to add donations together for a larger rewards just get in touch and if the reward isn't taken we'll figure it out for you.

Is my pledge amount publicly displayed?
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