Short Summary

In the play, The Dice, three demoralised prisoners are allocated to the same cell. Adapting to the situation and ‘making the most of life’ locked up they find a unique way of settling arguments and making decisions in their imprisoned world. When the Warder arrives with the news that one of the prisoners is to be relocated the dice are used to decide who is to be moved. The outcome of this decision forces the inmates to reassess the power of The Dice. 

The cast of the award-winning production of the play The Dice, meet on set to make a film of the production. Filming of the play is interspersed with offset discussions between the actors and the director. The two worlds merge, and we see the effect it has on all involved and how the world in the content and action in the play affect the relationship between the cast members and the director. We end up exploring human frailties: the inability to accept guilt, justifying our wrongdoings, and rejecting blame.

• The playwright Forbes Bramble has been involved in the adaptation of his stage play into the film version
• The original actors of the award-winning play: Tom Howland, Börje Fontalva, Kerem Kocaer, and Nigel Harvey, will be acting in this film
• The original scriptwriter and director of the play, Nigel Harvey has created the screenplay and will be directing the film.

What We Need & What You Get

We are filming at Stage 5 of the prestigious Ealing Studios, which has been offered to us for free for the week-long filming. This film is being largely self-funded but we need some core funds to build the set, hire props, camera, sound and light equipment and pay the technicians. All the actors and the core crew are offering their services for free. 

The film will Premiere at the Vue, West End at Leicester Square, London.

In this campaign, we aim to raise funds to produce the short film that is part of a larger story. With this film, we hope to create a platform that will enable us to launch a much bigger narrative full of incredibly rich and diverse characters.

• We need a skeletal amount of £3500 for this project.
• 40% of it is needed to build the prison cell on set and hire the props.
• 40% will cover the cost of hiring camera, sound recording equipment and LED lights for the days of filming and paying a token sum to the sound technician.
• the remaining 20% will be paid to the editor as a token amount to edit the film.

We are very thankful for your generosity and as a gesture of thanks we are offering these benefits in return for an investment in The Dice. 

• For an investment of any amount, the individual will receive a special letter with an acknowledgment of thanks from the Producer and Director of The Dice.
   
• For an investment of £10, the individual will receive an acknowledgment of thanks and a digital copy of the film.
   
• For an investment of £30, you will receive an acknowledgment of thanks, mention in the film credit and a digital copy of the finished film.
   
• For an investment of £50, you will receive an acknowledgment of thanks, special thanks in the film credit, a digital copy of the finished film and a ticket to the premiere screening at the Vue, West End at Leicester Square, London.
   
• For an investment of £100, you will receive an acknowledgment as an investor in the film credit, a digital copy of the finished film and two tickets to the premiere screening at the prestigious Vue, West End at Leicester Square, London.
   
• For an investment of £500 for more, you will receive an Associate Producer credit in The Dice and on IMDB, in addition to a digital copy of the finished film and two tickets to the premiere screening at the prestigious Vue, West End at Leicester Square, London.
   
• For an investment of £1500 or more, you will receive an Executive Producer credit in The Dice and on IMDB, the opportunity to be present on set during filming, in addition to a digital copy of the finished product, two tickets to the premiere screening at the Vue, West End at Leicester Square, London and an invitation to the Wrap Party with cast and crew.
   
• In the case of unforeseen dire situations where the film falls through, all the funds will be returned to individual investors.

The Cast

Nigel Harvey

Nigel Harvey lived in Sweden for many years after music & theatre studies in London & Stockholm.  He joined The Stockholm Players in 1988 and in 1992  he was in the FEATS production: A Marriage Proposal, winning the prize for Best Actor. The following year he started ‘The Harvey-Davidson Theatre Company’ and ‘NH Music & Theatre Enterprises’.Since then he has worked as a freelance actor and artistic director. Nigel is also the script writer and director of this film.

BÖRJE FONTALVA

Börje trained in acting in the same acting schools in Madrid as Penélope Cruz or Javier Bardem in the late 90s. Over the next few years, he joined some of the most internationally acclaimed and prestigious theatre companies, such as Teatra Teatrae or Trece Gatos (Madrid - Spain), English Drama School (Leipzig - Germany), The Stockholm Players (Stockholm - Sweden) to mention a few.

Tom Howland

Tom Howland originally comes from the USA but migrated to Sweden in 1991. He retired in 2016 and now resides in England. At University, he studied drama and music and afterwards sang for 2 years in the Chicago Opera Chorus which also included performing at La Scala in 1979. He kept up his love of the theatre while residing in Stockholm through an amateur theatre group and is now hoping to do more of that in England. Tom sees his character in “The Dice” as the middle man. Someone who is there to keep the peace.

Kerem

Originally from Istanbul, Kerem travelled quite a bit before settling down in Sweden, where he met with the world of theatre. What started as a hobby turned quickly into a passion that constantly grew, first through Stockholm Players, Sweden's oldest English theatre company, and then through improvisation and Meisner. He moved to London in 2014 and has been continuing his drama studies at City Lit and Central since then. Most recently he performed with the Arcola theatre at the British Museum.

Cinematographer

Sarah is currently an MA Cinematography student at MET Film School, and The Dice - Short Film is her graduation project. She is a hardworking photographer and DoP. She started her career as a photojournalist in Iran working for several years on various projects. Later when she moved to Stockholm, she worked at numerous festivals, concert houses and theatre shows as an official photographer and videographer. Her work  for Stockholm Early Music Festival (SEMF) has been published in Swedish newspapers and magazines. Recently she moved  to London and has helped several Start-up companies by creating commercials and promoting videos for their businesses. 

Sarah has been involved in The Dice Theatre show from he beginning and could not imagine working on any other stories than The Dice. She loves the political messages, and the many layers in this story, and is very excited to bring such amazing story to the screen.

The Impact

Everyone experiences moments in their life when they feel powerless and look for something to hold on to, blame, pledge to, or even use to create guilt. The Dice explores this timeless concept of human frailty in this story set in a totalitarian state rife with revolutions.  

We feel this story is more relevant in today's political scenario of the world , more than ever before and we are very thankful for your help in making this project come to life.

Risks & Challenges

Any investment in film production involves a high degree of risk. This investment should not be made by anyone who cannot afford the loss of his or her entire investment. Before investments are made, the following risks must be carefully considered:

The success of any medium, whether film or television, depends on the public’s tastes and opinions at any given time. The likes and dislikes of the public vary greatly from day to day and can never be confirmed. As a result, it is impossible to determine the success of this, or any, film.

The prior or simultaneous release of a similar film may affect the popularity of this film.

As a result of the above factors, and others not listed here, only one of every five films made recoup their cost.

For the interest of all concerned, the investors realise they may not dispose of their investment at any time and that they bear the financial risk of their investment for an indefinite period of time. 

Other Ways You Can Help

There are so many ways to help! Some people just can't contribute in money, but that doesn't mean they can't help:

• If you have access to Lights, sound equipment, props, set materials, high-quality cameras or if you are a talented technician, you can help us by offering any products or services that can help this film.
• You can help us by spreading the word about our campaign on social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin). You can use the Indiegogo share tools!