As a little boy growing up in the village, Dantago stared up at the sky wondering whether he might emulate the planes he saw flying overhead. A decade later his ambition has steered him to the big city, where he finds himself descending into the underworld. With flight school proving to be a lofty conquest and survival an everyday struggle, a lucrative heist presents itself and offers the potential to help him soar upward or fall even deeper.
Join us and give Icarus WINGS! Namibia's FIRST crowdfunded movie!
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We will film a feature length contemporary African take on the ancient Greek myth.
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We follow a boy in a Namibian village who dreams of flying. A decade later his ambition has steered him to the big city, where he finds himself descending into the underworld. With flight school proving to be a lofty conquest and survival an everyday struggle, a lucrative heist presents itself and offers the potential to help him soar upward or fall even deeper.
Our Icarus lives in a place where identity and home are unclear. Caught between impossible dreams, a crime ridden city, the village and the world -- our protagonist dances on the periphery of these conflicting realms. This intersection is his home.
We all have dreams and our protagonist, Dantago, is no different. Think of that child we all have inside us. The ambition and naivety that comes with youth and which led young Icarus to soar higher and higher and closer to the sun. So many young African boys and girls grow up in marginalized communities, yet difficult circumstance does not prevent them from having high hopes for their futures.
We intend to show that the hero in our film takes those hopes and aspirations of an entire continent and acts out his dreams and soars with them. Of course our film is riddled with obstacles and arrogance that echo the perils warned of in the original Greek myth.
Our hero will have to confront his own character flaws and contend with a dangerous underworld he has fallen into that may represent the last viable means to an end or the very thing that could threaten his dream.
What We Need & What You Get
This is YOUR film. We cannot make it without you.
This campaign is responsible for 10% of our total budget. We are commencing with filming in May 2015.
All funds raised will go into the actual production of the film. No overheads, no kickbacks, no post or pre-production. So what you spend is what you will see on the screen!
What we intend with this project is to show that we can create multifaceted stories about the African continent, with commercial appeal, that do not necessarily play to old stereotypes. Your contribution will go towards changing global perception about African countries by enabling us to tell a modern story that speaks to today's zeitgeist.
The Impact
Namibian film is at a crossroads. With a small population, but with a wealth of stories and rich a rich turbulent history, the time has come to push these stories onto the international scene. This film is one of those stories.
The film is also affiliated to PAY Namibia, a NGO that runs after school programmes for disadvantaged children, several of whom will be invited to set during filming for after school trips to get hands-on filming experience.
Having worked with NGO on several occasions, we understand how important it is to broaden kids horizons by introducing them to new experiences.
Risks & Challenges
Filmmaking is becoming increasingly affordable in the independent sector. We believe that we can make a film in Namibia where costs of production are comparably low. We have constructed a screenplay that blends strong character development, a universally recognizable story and enough action and adventure to appeal to as wide a market as possible. We believe that our film will be on par with the quality exhibited globally.
About Me
I have extensive experience in the Namibian film industry, both as a short filmmaker and as the head of Old Location Films, were we have been servicing and producing commercials for the top corporate clients in the country. My short films have played at Cannes, Durban and other international film festivals. In 2010 I was awarded the Best Director award at the Namibia Film & Theatre awards.
With a shared English and Namibian ancestry I appreciate what it feels like to be caught between spaces - culturally, racially, geographically. I think many of us around the world understand that feeling and in a globalized world we need film and language that is able to speak to both sides of the divide.
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