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SYNCHRONICITY is a soft sci-fi film (think PRIMER or ANOTHER EARTH). What would you do if you could go back in time? Would you make any changes? Would you make peace with a dying parent, or salvage your failed career? Save JFK from being shot? Or something more sinister... Would you manipulate your own love story?
Lou is a struggling photographer paralyzed by choice. In the midst of a family crisis, she is thrust into the position of caregiver. In walks Alan, an arrogant physicist who claims to have solved the time travel paradox. Lou embarks on a voyage of self-discovery through her budding flirtation with Alan, until she realizes Alan’s future self has been manipulating them both all along.
IMPORTANT NOTE!!!! DUE TO A MISTAKE DURING THE CAMPAIGN CREATION PROCESS THE FUNDS ARE IN $US. IF YOU ARE CANADIAN AND HAVE ALREADY CHOSEN A REWARD BY 1 PM EASTERN JULY 24, WE WILL THROW IN SOMETHING SPECIAL AS WAY OF APOLOGY. DETAILS TO COME.
WHY SUPPORT?
Hollywood has proven to have little time or interest in smart and sophisticated films that are about rich and complex relationships. But we think you do have that interest. Interest in stories that make you think, stories that speak to you, where you see yourself in the characters... sci-fi stories that are based in the real world, without explosions and bombastic special effects. SYNCHRONICITY is that story. It is a philosophical time travel film, in which characters explore themes of morality, free will and destiny. What else sets SYNCHRONICITY apart?
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Synchronicity boasts a predominantly female cast, with a strong female lead. As we all know, many genre films are predictable action/effects driven romps in misogyny. SYNCHRONICITY sets itself apart by showcasing strong female characters in a female driven story.
Synchronicity also explores an LGBTQ storyline. When was the last time Hollywood portrayed sexuality in a real world way?
If you contribute to SYNCHRONICITY, not only will you be able to take pride in helping us make the best film possible, but you will sleep soundly in the knowledge that you will be amongst the first to see and experience this film.
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Ash Catherwood is a creator and star of the immensely popular web series MICROWAVE PORN and has numerous similar projects under his belt. His experience with micro-budget creation will serve SYNCHRONICITY well.
Joanna Haughton is an actor and tv host. She graduated with High Distinction from U of T, and applies that same tenacity to her acting career and successful fashion blog ModaMama. That tenacity will be a boon to SYNCHRONICITY's production.
Lyndon Horsfall, award winning director and founder of DragonGem Productions is no stranger to crafting micro-budget film. A dual honors degree in psychology and sociology heavily influenced him in the writing process for SYNCHRONICITY.
The storytelling aesthetic of SYNCHRONICITY is lean and mean and minimal. This fits in very well with notorious micro-budget films such as PRIMER and Robert Rodriguez’s EL MARIACHI. While our budget is small and our aesthetic is simple, SYNCHONICITY’s storytelling is rich and the characters are complex. This is a story that needs to be told, and we are going to do it in the most efficient way possible. Our producing team is very experienced in creating high quality content on micro-budgets.
If you had a chance to go back in time and pre-purchase/support smart micro-budget films like PRIMER or EL MARIACHI, wouldn’t you? Why wait for time travel to be a reality. Support a like-minded project now.
The production companies for SYNCHRONICITY are ART HORSE ENTERTAINMENT -comprised of the digital content creation & marketing expertise of Scott Albert (TIGHTS & FIGHTS: ASHES) Ash Catherwood (Microwave Porn) and Carrie Cutforth-Young (THE KARADA), all leaders in the development of the web series industry in Canada- and DRAGONGEM PRODUCTIONS -Lyndon Horsfall's award winning multipurpose video production company, expertise in all manner of innovative and low budget media production.
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PRODUCTION TEAM
ASH CATHERWOOD - Producer
JOANNA HAUGHTON - Co-Producer
LYNDON HORSFALL - Director/Writer
CAST
MIRANDA CALDERON - Lou
ASH CATHERWOOD - Alan
JOANNA HAUGHTON - Mara
JASON MARTORINO - Carl
SARA MITICH - Tina
STEPHANIE B. GILLIE - Judy
and
PAULETTE SINCLAIR - Lou's Mom
Our total budget is $7000. We have already raised $3000 through event fundraisers, investments, and time travelling to fix the system in our favour. Through Indigogo we are asking to raise $4000 for the rest of the production budget. If we don’t make our goal through IndieGoGo, we will travel back in time to fix the system... or bet on horses.
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Come hell or high water, we go into production on August 26 - just days after our IndieGoGo ends. This will be your ONLY CHANCE to support SYNCHRONICITY from the ground up, unless you too have solved time travel. It is important that our cast and crew have the necessary fuel, food and equipment to get the job done right. We are in it to win it, but we need your support today!
Should we exceed our goal, we will put those funds back into the production, improving both the quality of the film, and our cast and crew's comfort on the set. If the campaign exceeds our goal, this will go towards our entire post-production budget, and we won’t need to do this again (crowdfunding) come winter time.
NO MONEY? NO PROBLEM!
We would love for everyone we know to support our project, but understand that not everyone is in the financial position to do so. If that is the case, you can help us a great deal by simply spreading the word. Be sure to like our Facebook page, follow us on twitter and tweet about us! Anything and everything helps! Tell anyone you think might be interested in seeing THESE kinds of stories, the smart, rich and complex stories, that Hollywood and other film factories aren’t interested in making.
Feel free to borrow one of these tweets or facebook posts to help promote the campaign. Or if you are feeling creative, come up with your own.
BORROW THESE TWEETS/POSTS
What would you go back in time to do? Would you back a great micro-budget hit like PRIMER? Why wait? http://bit.ly/17BC8oM
Time Travellers DO IT better. Back this slick micro-budget film (in the vein of PRIMER) before time runs out #scifi http://bit.ly/17BC8oM
Time Travelers DO IT better. Back this slick micro-budget film (in the vein of PRIMER) before it is too late, #scifi http://bit.ly/17BC8oM
Kiss the Time Traveller and support Indie Film today. Check out SYNCHRONICITY, a micro-budget film in the vein of PRIMER. http://bit.ly/17BC8oM
Support Time Travellers (and Indie film) by backing PRIMER like project: SYNCHRONICITY. http://bit.ly/17BC8oM
MUST LOVE TIME TRAVEL. Help Alan find his #missedconnection. Support SYNCHRONICITY, a sophisticated microbudget film in vein of PRIMER. http://bit.ly/17BC8oM
If you love great soft sci-fi films, then you’ll love our perks. Besides our eternal gratitude, you will have the bragging rights to being a part of an awesome and unique film. Beyond that, you will have first access to one of a kind content when you pre-order a poster, digital download or even DVD of the film.
We will cover the cost of shipping of those items in Canada, but will ask for a small additional fee when shipping internationally. We are looking at having the film available for download and shipping winter 2013/2014, with the download being available a little earlier than the DVD (to justify the pledge price).
You pick a pledge to support, and after the campaign ends, if successful, the amount will be deducted from your credit card. Then IndieGogo takes its fees (4%), Paypal and the bank take their fees, and then the rest goes towards the production and the fulfillment for the perks (for example: the cost to produce or ship the DVD). If we don’t reach our goals, we still have to pay fees!! For IndieGoGo that will be 9% if we fail so please help us in any way you can.
If you see a perk you like, but want to contribute more, you can change the amount. You can even simply give money to the campaign and choose no reward if you so desire.
Where can I learn more about the project?
Please visit our official website SYNCHRONICITYfilm.ca. There you can find a full synopsis of the story, cast and crew bios, and more!
Do you even know how to make a low budget film?
Indeed we do! Check out these great shows from our producing team above.
MICROWAVE PORN, THE GATE, TIGHTS AND FIGHTS: ASHES, POSTHUMAN, THE KARADA
If I contribute, when can I redeem my perks?
We hope to have the digital download of the film and DVD winter of 2013/2014 (knock on wood), with the Cast and Crew Screening thrown shortly thereafter. The posters will be sent out by mid-fall.
What if I don’t want a perk, I just want to contribute?
No problem, there is a button that you can select if you don’t want a perk.
Can I increase my pledge once it’s been made?
YES! Once you donate to our campaign, you may want to change your incentive perk to a different one, or increase your pledge amount. Go for it!
Can I gift an incentive?
YES! That’s very awesome of you. If you would like to donate to the film but give the perk to someone as a gift, go through the normal process of making a donation in your name. For billing purposes, this action must be in your name. After our deadline, we will send a message to you through IndieGoGo to the email address you provided. We will request your address from you at that time. Please reply with the information of the person who should receive the perk, and we will make sure it gets to them.
How do we contact you?
Glad you asked! Please go to our website for the film SYNCHRONICITYfilm.ca or our Facebook page. We will get back to you quickly if you have questions!
What region will the DVDs be?
Region free! Play it anywhere.