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The triumph of pilules

The Director of the hospital Dr. Heath organizes a celebration for his new pills promoted as panacea. Everybody is obsessed with the idea but Dr Poppy.

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The triumph of pilules

The triumph of pilules

The triumph of pilules

The triumph of pilules

The triumph of pilules

The Director of the hospital Dr. Heath organizes a celebration for his new pills promoted as panacea. Everybody is obsessed with the idea but Dr Poppy.

The Director of the hospital Dr. Heath organizes a celebration for his new pills promoted as panacea. Everybody is obsessed with the idea but Dr Poppy.

The Director of the hospital Dr. Heath organizes a celebration for his new pills promoted as panacea. Everybody is obsessed with the idea but Dr Poppy.

The Director of the hospital Dr. Heath organizes a celebration for his new pills promoted as panacea. Everybody is obsessed with the idea but Dr Poppy.

Katerina Borisova
Katerina Borisova
Katerina Borisova
Katerina Borisova
1 Campaign |
Sofia, Bulgaria
$130 USD 3 backers
1% of $13,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Hey, what's the pilules buzz about?!

"What is your weight?" - 48... "Hmm, what do you think, will you bear a triple dose?"

These were the last words I heard from my doctor after six months of fruitless efforts to beat my infection. I left and never went back. I knew there must be other ways and after I had enough of the pointless pill poisoning, I found them.

Later I started writing articles for a magazine and I had the chance to gather a lot more absurd but real stories about pills and hospitals. I suppose that's how I came with the idea for a cult of pills and this particular film project:

The plot

The hospital hall is crowded with people: young, old, depressed, disabled, mothers and children, people in business suits, priests of all kind, as well as doctors. They all are waiting on a queue to reach a small pill stand. A nurse is giving away packages full of pills. On top the stand there's a text:

"3 DAYS PROMO: Pilula No.5 extends life for free/ prevails over all maladies/0.99 only"

Nearby a children choir is conducted by a nervous old lady and next to them young men are putting posters on the walls, announcing the 3-days celebrationof the new pilules.

Among the crowd a woman around her 40s Dr Julia Poppy makes her way through to the elevator. She looks serious and the only unhappy person in the hall. She's relieved when she finally gets to the empty space in front of the elevator. The crowd is left behind. She gets in and pushes the button for her floor. The doors open. Dr. Poppy makes a step out and hits a carton wall - her way is blocked with pill boxes.

This is just a part of the opening scene of the film. So, what you can expect is a funny, exaggerated and absurd reality. A bit dark and grotesque but mostly funny and sharp. I believe that laughter will make you aware if by any chance you're a part of the cult of the pills. You know - when one thing is conscious it's easier to control it and change it.

The crew

Katerina Borisova - director

From early age I knew that I wanted to be in the movies. At 18 I was working in the national television as a screenwriter and following Cultural studies in the Sofia University. However the job didn't have much to do with the magic of films so I enrolled in the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts a second Bachelor degree of "Film and TV Directing". Meanwhile, I've been doing some shorts, commercials and music videos as well as writing for a popular science magazine "8". Currently working as a Narrative designer at GAMELOFT and co-founder of I AM Enterprise Ltd.

 

Milena Kaleva- producer

Currently, Milena Kaleva is the co-founder and CEO of a small film company- 4Xfilms  Ltd. Milena Kaleva has graduated from the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts with a M.A. in “Management in screen arts” and specialization of “Film and Television Directing”. She worked as a producer and reporter for TV Skat and Nova TV for five years.

Georgi Marinov - director of photography 

Нe is a co-founder of Match frame studio. Georgi has done a lot of corporation videos, commercials and music videos for some of the most popular singers in Bulgaria; shorts and documentaries.

What we need & what you get

The project has so far won a prize in a script writing pitch competition and we’ll have the opportunity to shoot our film entirely on RED EPIC. We have arranged the main location for free - the hospital.
If you are interested in helping us realize our project here is the list with the expenses your help will cover:

  • the light equipment;
  • the costumes;
  • the make-up;
  • the decors and props 
  • money to pay the actors;
  • catering;
  • transportation;
  • post production and VFX;
  • marketing and PR;
  • distribution expenses for film festival;

I would like to thank all of you who spent few minutes to read the presentation. That means you are aware of the pill obsession and you look for ways to change it. Well, as you see, the film is our way. And if you felt anything emotional while you went through the lines, then it's probably your way too.

Let's make the art triumph over the pharmaceutical mania!

We know that not everyone can spare money . So we ask you people - please spread the word for this campaign with friends, family, Twitter, Facebook using the Indiegogo share tools. Anyone you know that may be interested to help or just spread the word about the film! Thank you!

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