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Step Aside, A Independent Short Film

Step Aside, A Independent Short Film

Step Aside, A Independent Short Film

Step Aside, A Independent Short Film

Step Aside, A Independent Short Film

Tyla Campbell joins a K-pop group, uncovering their theft of iconic Black artists' choreography.

Tyla Campbell joins a K-pop group, uncovering their theft of iconic Black artists' choreography.

Tyla Campbell joins a K-pop group, uncovering their theft of iconic Black artists' choreography.

Tyla Campbell joins a K-pop group, uncovering their theft of iconic Black artists' choreography.

Habeebh Sylla
Habeebh Sylla
Habeebh Sylla
Habeebh Sylla
1 Campaign |
Boston, United States
$30 USD 2 backers
0% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Logline:

Aspiring dancer Tyla Campbell joins a campus K-pop group, only to uncover their shocking theft of choreography from iconic Black artists, leaving her torn between ambition and morality.

 

Who Are We and What Is Step Aside?

My name is Habeebh Sylla and I am the Director and Writer of my upcoming short film–Step Aside.  We are launching our crowdfunding on IndieGoGo in the hopes of getting our film fully funded to help with production and post-production costs. Step Aside is a film about our Black dancer, Tyla Campbell, whose goal is to be a professional dancer. So when she joins Wykcoff College as a transfer student, she auditions for the popular dance groups on campus. Yet they reject her and as a last resort, she auditions for a K-pop group on campus. When the K-pop group accepts her, she’s privy to their group dynamics. However, the more rehearsals she attends, the more she realizes that their “original choreography” is stolen moves from iconic Black TikTok dancers, leaving her torn on whether or not to bring the stolen tactics of this K-pop group to light. 

 

By donating you will help alleviate costs such as:

  • Production Design
  • Wardrobe Design
  • Meals to Feed Cast & Crew
  • Secure Shooting Locations
  • Provide Necessary Equipment
  • Pay for Film Festival Submission Costs

We are creating this film to help spread awareness of cultural appropriation that happens to Black culture. More often than not, Black culture is the blueprint for most of the innovations we have in this world. With the rapid use of social media and TikTok especially, we have seen the dances, inventions, and ideas of Black people taken and regurgitated without any credit given. It’s an act we have seen committed continuously. This film, while it focuses on the cultural appropriation of Black Culture done by K-pop, isn’t to say that K-pop culture is the only one complicit in it, but it's one culture that continues to evade accountability for it. Step Aside highlights the vibrance of K-pop dance, while also exposing the beginnings of the creations of K-pop groups.

 

 

What We Need & What You Get:

In order to produce the film we envision, we are asking for a total of $5,000 to go toward production & post-production costs. Below is a detailed oriented list of how the $5,000 is being split up to help pay for certain parts of production.

  • Production Design ($800)
    • Tools 
    • Props
    • Paint
  • Wardrobe Design ($800)
    • Material
    • Tools
    • Miscellaneous Supplies
  • Crafty ($1,000)
    • 30-member cast & crew
    • Breakfast & Lunch for 3- 4 weekends of filming 
  • Shooting Locations ($1,000)
    • Shooting in 4 different locations 
    • Needed to pay for deposits
  • Transportation (Equipment/Cast/Crew) ($800)
    • Sound
    • Lighting
    • Gaffing Material
  • Film Festival Submissions ($600)

If you donate to our short film we have specific perks that our donors will get:

$25 - Video Tribute & Thanks

$50 - Video Tribute & Thanks w/ Autographed Movie Poster

$100 - Sneak Peek at Final Film

$150 - Associate Producer Credit

$250 - Co-Producer Credit

$300 - Executive Producer Credit

If we do not reach our entire goal we still plan on using whatever we raise to go toward the cost of the film. Any amount you can offer is highly appreciated.

 

The Impact:

Step Aside is collaborating with IMI Studio Productions. Our mission is to bring awareness to real-world problems, conflicts, or issues to help spread awareness and start conversations on what can be done to help improve our current circumstances. Step Aside needs to be made for the public to realize that culture is not a costume you can put on and off when it's convenient for you. Culture is sacred and instead of appropriating it, we should consider how we can appreciate it from the outside. Step Aside is not just a film, but a criticism of culture vulture tendencies and our society’s lack of accountability on stopping this from continuing. 

 

Other Ways You Can Help:

If you want to contribute but can't financially make the contribution please share our crowdfund on your social media platforms to help get the word out. Anything you do to help get the message across is greatly appreciated!

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Video Tribute & Thank You

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Autographed Movie Poster

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Dance Tutorial

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Associate Producer Credit

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