Join Brent Bartley in his quest for
redemption and revenge in Setty McIntosh's first sci-fi drama short film, produced
in the
streets of New York!
A former black ops agent is hired to protect a prized scientist Kumari Shaw but he compromises his expertise and his job when he falls in love with her; blindsided he is betrayed by a friend and partner and loses more than just his reputation.
Set in the near future, ReUp is
centered around Brent Bartley, a highly skilled gun-for-hire. Brent is brought on as a private security
operative for CGN with one responsibility; protect his client Kumari. Kumari’s charm, beauty and intelligence lead Brent to breaking the codes
of
client protection–never make it personal.
In a surprise attack that costs him
Kumari, Brent also
loses his hand. After further investigation he finds the
cause to be a betrayal by his former partner and
friend Solomon Chang. Brent
teams up
with two security strategists (Joseph Porter and Abel
Montes)
. They rehabilitate Brent’s body providing him with a cybernetic hand and to the best of their ability, his mind.
Can Brent overcome guilt and failure while seeking redemption and
exacting revenge against Solomon? A showdown is imminent.
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We're a group of
film, television and design
professionals whose love of comics and science fiction has inspired us
to make
a film short that displays
our multi-cultural backgrounds...we are the "Oscar
Waos!" ReUp features
lead actor Brent Bartley. A former Bronx
native and certified Muay Thai trainer at the world class Renzo Gracie Academy. His skill and expertise will be put on display along with fellow actors Christopher Tan and
Ayesha Jordan and a strong
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From Star Wars to Star
Trek, Alien to Blade Runner, science fiction films
have always influenced director
Setty McIntosh. On both a technical and emotional
level, these stories led Setty to a career in
television and film, first as an editor then as a producer and director.
From film
school to the years he
worked at MTV, VH1, Viacom and Time Warner, all of his
professional experience has been grounded by a love for science fiction. This love has helped him envision a story driven by fringe technology
and
scientists who're covertly employed by ruthless corporations. Their
underground labs populate inner cities providing technology for
para-military
operatives who undergo experiments vying for the opportunity to become
living
weapons.
With your contribution
every dollar
raised will go towards production and helping to improve the overall
quality of
the film. We're pooling our limited resources to develop props and pay
for
locations and equipment rentals. An integral part of the production is
the special effects and the prosthetic hand. The cost of materials to complete this
is of great importance and expensive!
Below is a breakdown of how
crowd-source funding will be used.
Our goal is $20,000
Although anything we receive, is greatly appreciated we hope to go above and beyond our goal to maximize our production and deliver the very best possible result.
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The major challenge we face is monetary
. With your help we'll accomplish
our goal of making a solid Sci-Fi short and a launching pad for more
productions. We want you to look back and be proud of what you're help is going
to accomplish.
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Producer: Jamal Noisette: A producer for various TV networks
(including but not limited to MTV, VH1, NBA). Jamal continues to push
for that one last shot, instilling perfection in young directors.
Cinematographer and Lighting: Emmanuel “Mano”Alexandre: A true
artist who’ll use every second to get the shot just right, remaining
humble while the results of his work shine
s through. Hailing from Haiti,
Mano is a documentary
filmmaker whose work has garnered him the
prestigious Journey Award as well as the Saperstein grant for his first
documentary " Welcome Batey 6."
Cinematographer/1st AC Kristopher Rey-Talley: A talented
cinematographer whose creativity is matched only by his professionalism.
His clients include Chanel, Michael Kors, Cricket Wireless, EMI Records
as well as numerous music videos.
Visual FX and Colorist: Tim Whitney: A third generation
photographer who's been working professionally since the age of 10.
Drawing on his skills as a retoucher he quickly fell in love with VFX
and color correction. He has since worked on several short films doing
FX and color grading as well as doing production graphics for several
television shows.
Co-Writer and Art Direction: Matt Rockman: A designer/illustrator/ DJ based in Brooklyn, NY. He has written and
designed for film, tv and animation (MTV, Canal +, Teletoon) and worked
as a voice-over director/actor in NYC. He is currently in
pre-production on two animated series he created with Keyframe Digital,
an animation house based in Canada. Matt is also the co-writer on the
ReUp script.
Creative
Direction & Music Composer: Ron Croudy (aka Rontronik): A music producer,
Dj, and co-founder of boutique design firm Smartbomb
Creative Studio. Most notably he's
designed album covers for Ghostface Killlah, A Tribe Called Quest,
KRS-One, Anti-Pop Consortium, and Company Flow. Musically, in addition
to producing his own tracks and remixing for other artists, Rontronik
publishes an on-going Dj mix podcast called “Radio Rontronik."
Co-Music Composer: W. J. Bookman (aka
iBeat): i
As a music producer and recording artist,
iBeat has created several E.P's, one full length concept album, and a
remix album. He was the music supervisor for the recent documentary
about the Sugar Hill Gang "I Want
My Name Back" and is a part
of the collaborative team, scoring the
original film soundtrack for ReUp.
Sound Designer: Chvad SB: For
over 20 years Chvad SB (Silber Records) has been performing &
recording music, playing with a wide range of innovative bands like
Things Outside The Skin, Tongue Muzzle, The Qualia & recently
experimental music pioneers Controlled Bleeding. He's recently scored
the feature film "Gut" which
received great industry praise.
Props Master: Dan Donahue: A prosthetic and FX
makeup-artist based in Brooklyn. who's been Drawing and painting Sci-Fi
inspired creatures since a child. Dan
has always been fiercely interested in bringing his imagination to life
in every way possible. ReUp is Dan's first foray into creating
multi-purpose, fully functional electronic prosthetics. His goal
is to seamlessly weave imagination and concept in a way that tricks the
eye, shocks the mind and leaves the audience with a sense of awe.
Concept Artist: Jason Tormos & Andy Duncan: Jason has worked with established
companies Captain Morgan & Converse as well as being an aspiring
concept designer for film & video game companies.
Thanks
for taking time to read about our project. We greatly appreciate
whatever you can contribute; and please spread the word.
