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Sisters the film

A dramatic short film about facing our fears of aging, Alzheimer's and care taking.

Sisters the film

A dramatic short film about facing our fears of aging, Alzheimer's and care taking.

3 Campaigns |

Chicago, United States

$3,015 USD 53 backers

100% of $3,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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My name is David Bradburn and this summer I will direct a short film, "Sisters." I collaborated with screenwriter and Northwestern University Department of Radio-TV-Film Chair, David E. Tolchinsky to create a character-driven story that focuses on our universal struggle with aging.

"Sisters" is a short film about Barbara, an eighty year old painter who finds herself in a nursing home after her daughter fears that she may suffer from Alzheimer's disease. After navigating the somewhat tragi-comical social scene of the nursing home's cafeteria, Barbara makes a new friend in Minnie, a warm but clingy fellow resident. The film plays out somewhat like a horror film as Barbara’s confusion about her friendship and surroundings grow, but is treated that way to highlight the fear of aging and seeing those we love grow old.

Watch Director David Bradburn and Writer David E. Tolchinsky discuss how the story came about:

At the time of this campaign's launch, we have already signed contracts with some amazing actors and crew members. That said, we need support from people like you to make the highest quality project. We have 40 days to reach our $3,000 goal.

We've been able to use savings to fund most of the film, but a little extra would be a great help. Your contribution will go towards post production fees for sound design and coloring to create the best end product.

AND, because we are always looking to give back to the community, we have decided to give a percentage of the funds we raise to a non profit benefiting the aging population.

Dreams for Seniors Charity will be receiving 5% of the funds we raise! Dreams for Seniors is dedicated to fulfilling the needs of senior citizens.

So you would be supporting the Arts and the Senior population.

As a way of saying thank you for the support, we're giving away some perks. The rewards range from handwritten thank you notes, signed stills of the movie, digital downloads of the film, all the way to receiving Executive Producer credit!

You will also get to be a part of making a movie- how exciting is it to play a part of something as collaborative and creative as making a movie?!

David Bradburn, Director / Producer

I am a Chicago Public School teacher and when not teaching high school students about the craft of filmmaking and Literature, I am dedicating myself to creating films with emphasis on life changes and resolution of the past.

In my previous short film, I tackled similar issues that will be found in "Sisters". Read a review of"Home," which also deals with caretaking, illness, and aging. Strangers in a Cinema Review of "Home".

My collaborative spirit has led me to work with talented Chicago artists that you can read about below.

David E. Tolchinsky, Writer

David E. Tolchinsky is the chair of Northwestern University's Dept. of Radio-TV-Film and Founder/Director of Northwestern University's MFA in Writing for Screen + Stage. As a screenwriter, his feature film Girl is distributed by Sony and has been seen internationally. He has been commissioned by such studios as Touchstone/Disney, MGM, Ivan Reitman's Montecito Pictures, USA Networks, Edward R. Pressman Film Corp, and Addis-Wechsler & Assoc./Industry Entertainment to write feature screenplays. Recently, he co-produced Dana Tolchinsky's feature documentary, Fast Talk and was ranked #14 on New City's Film 50: Chicago's Screen Gems 2013.

Joel McGinty, Director of Photography

Joel McGinty has worked in camera, lighting, and editing departments on numerous documentary and commercial works. His documentary, Cocal Gracias, told the story of a church helping a community in Honduras rise above poverty and helped raise $70,000 to construct a trade school. His credits include "The Wedding Pact", "The Last Letter", and Dreams.

SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!! If you are unable to give, sharing is the next best thing. Forward this page to your friends, family, and anyone else who may be interested in the film:

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You can stay in contact with the project by visiting our:

Facebook Pages: Fork the Man Page and Sisters the Film Page
Twitter Pages: @SisterstheFilm and @ForktheMan
Official Website: www.forktheman.com

Thanks so much for your time and contributions!!

Video Credits:

Videographers: Maayan Olshan / Ronald Ward
Music: "Ghost Story" & "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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In Memoriam During the Credits

$100 USD

Have the name of someone you'd like to honor or remember run during the credits at the end of the film. You'll also receive all of the perks mentioned above.

5 out of 50 of claimed

Our Eternal Gratitude

$1 USD

You will receive a sincere thank you during David's motivational speech to cast/crew during the first day of production.

2 claimed

Handwritten Note of Affection

$5 USD

In addition to our eternal gratitude (see above) you will receive a public display of gratitude on our Facebook page and receive a handwritten thank you postcard from a member of the production team.

2 claimed

Exclusive Updates

$15 USD

Receive exclusive behind-the scenes updates to learn more about the art of filmmaking; you'll see the set through the eyes of a Production Assistant (PA) during the film shoot. Once filming is done, we will email contributors at this level the PA's complete picture and video diary. You'll also receive the $1 and $5 rewards.

5 claimed

Digital Download of the Film

$25 USD

In addition to the previous perks, you'll receive a password protected digital download of "Sisters" after we've finished editing the movie! See the fruits of your valuable contribution! (Note that the download will be time sensitive so that we can maintain eligibility for film festivals).

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December 2014

10 claimed

Edits from an English Teacher

$35 USD

David (the Director) is an English teacher. Let him use his expertise to help you edit and polish a love letter, sonnet, poem, resume, speech, or paper of up to 15 pages (as long as he isn't violating your school's honor code, of course), You'll also receive all of the perks from lower contribution levels.

3 out of 5 of claimed

Signed Stills from the Shoot

$50 USD

Contribute $50 to the campaign and you'll receive an 8x10 still shot from the film shoot (along with all of the other great perks above). Members of the cast and crew will sign your copy and if all goes as planned, those signatures will be worth a lot soon!

3 out of 10 of claimed

See Your Name in Lights!

$75 USD

Contribute $75 and your name (or that of someone you love) will appear in a prop in the film. You'll also receive all of the great perks above. Hurry, we need you to contribute this amount by August 10 so that we can make sure we have the prop ready in time. Remember, you'll still receive the other perks mentioned at lower levels.

2 out of 20 of claimed

Tickets to the Premier!

$125 USD

Receive a pair of tickets (in addition to all of the great perks at lower levels) to see the Chicago premier of "Sisters" and mingle with the cast and crew (travel not included). For those of you who cannot make it to Chicago, we'll send you a hard copy of the DVD.

1 out of 10 of claimed

Associate Producer Credit

$500 USD

In addition to the above perks, you'll receive Associate Producer credit, which also means your name will appear in the International Movie Database.

1 out of 10 of claimed

Executive Producer

$1,000 USD

At this level you'll receive all of the above perks, Executive Producer credit, and the option of a walk-on roll in "Sisters" (if received before August 10th, travel not included). You also will receive the option of having your business mentioned in our marketing and distribution messages to the press and/or having your logo at the end of the film.

0 out of 5 of claimed

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