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Thousand Yesterdays

A time travel love story that explores the ephemeral nature of life.

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Thousand Yesterdays

Thousand Yesterdays

Thousand Yesterdays

Thousand Yesterdays

Thousand Yesterdays

A time travel love story that explores the ephemeral nature of life.

A time travel love story that explores the ephemeral nature of life.

A time travel love story that explores the ephemeral nature of life.

A time travel love story that explores the ephemeral nature of life.

Robbie Bryant
Robbie Bryant
Robbie Bryant
Robbie Bryant
1 Campaign |
London, United Kingdom
£10,354 GBP by 84 backers
£10,164 GBP by 80 backers on Nov 9, 2017
Overview
Thousand Yesterdays asks - Would you choose love, even if it ended in loss? Would the joy of the journey make the pain at the end worth it? Charlie Rainbird has waited 65 years to meet the one person that can make sure his life is lived. Today is that day. He better be on time, he’s got a lot to tell him!

 

What is Thousand Yesterdays?

 

Thousand Yesterdays is a short film set in 1982, where Charlie Rainbird waits for his seventeen year-old self to come forward in time from the frontline of the WW1 trenches.

Charlie has a limited amount of time to tell his younger self how to survive the trenches, but he must also convince him that the best thing he can do with his life is love Sylvia, a woman he's doomed to outlive.

If you had the opportunity to meet your younger self what would you say?

This is the opportunity Charlie is waiting for one snowy morning in 1982. What he has to say comes purely from the heart - This is the best thing you will ever do. However, to make this happen, you need to listen to what I have to say, just as I was told before you. Just like I am telling you now. This is how you will survive the war. Live a lifetime with the love of your life. To make this happen, ‘listen with your ears and not your arsehole’.

The tale isn’t about creating change; rather it’s a tale of love and what one man goes through to keep it alive through space and time. 

We are looking for further investment in order to cover the remaining production costs and to give the film the high level of craft we believe it requires and deserves.

Full script available on request for those looking to make significant investment.

 

 

Budget Goals

 

£10,000

  • We can finish our film! 

  • Shooting digitally on ARRI Alexa. 
  • Limited cast and crew. 


YAY! We can finish the film. But this is where things get REALLY exciting. Any pledges beyond this point will be enhancing every aspect of production.

£15,000 
+

  • 16mm - We can shoot on film! 

  • Established cast and crew. 

  • SFX and VFX can be used to help tell our story. 

£20,000 
+

  • 35mm, 4 perf Anamorphic! The dream way of capturing this story. 
  • SFX marvels! Snow, Smoke, Wind, Debris – all the expensive ‘stuff’ that can really bring this world alive can be ours!
  • All the Kit and Crew anyone could desire!

 

 

 

The Cast

 

Paul Copley - Remains of the Day, A Bridge Too Far

The veteran Laurence Olivier Award  winner for Best Actor shall be playing Charlie Rainbird!

Timothy Innes –  The Sense of an Ending, Daphne, Harlots

Shall be playing the Young Soldier / Young Charlie.  

Monica Forero –  The Cherry Orchard, Macbeth

Shall be playing the Young Sylvia  

 

The Team 

 

 

An international, awarding winning team. 

 

Director, Writer, Cinematographer

Robbie Bryant – Force Awakens, Captain America, Sherlock Holmes

Writing Credits

Rhys Hills –BWCA, Masterpiece, Twelve Nights

Tom Bailey – Circadian Rhythms, Street Spirit, Guiding You

Produced by

Freddie Bonham Carter – Cinderella, The Danish Girl, Suffragette                   

Franziska Lindner – Babylon, Possum, Strangers 2

Alessandro Farrattini – The Children Act, Guernsey, Contractor 014352

Executive Producer 

Thomas Carter – Black Windmill Films 

Casting by

John Hubbard – King Kong, The Hobbit, Bourne Ultimatum

Ros Hubbard –The Mummy, Enemy at the Gates, Tomb Raider

Military Advisor 

Andy Robertshaw – Warhorse, Wonder Woman

Production Designer 

Alexandra Toomey – Doctor Strange, Skyfall, Avengers: Infinity War

Special Effects by

SFX Supervisor: Ronnie Rackley – Jupiter Ascending, WWZ, Annihilation

SFX Makeup: Max Payn – Last Jedi, Alien Covenant, 47 Ronin

Visual Effects by

VFX Supervisor: James Brennan-Craddock – Jupiter Ascending, Assassins Creed, King Arthur

Digital Colourist: Rob Pizzey – Slow West, Kingsman, Sweeney Todd 

Stunts by

Jamie Edgell – Titanic, Fifth Element, Game of Thrones

Camera & Electrical Team

Key Grip: Malcolm Huse – Gladiator, Robin Hood, Batman Begins

Gaffer: Kieran Waites – Spectre, The Martian, Legend 

Stills Photographer: Nettie Hurley – https://www.nettihurley.com

 

 

How you can be part of this exciting short film

 

The wheels on this project are now fully in motion. We’ve put in all the money we can and have already received help from a few executive producers but vitally, we hope to raise the outstanding balance via crowd-funding.

Filming presents numerous challenges, not least scenes set in a WWI German trench which the team and I have been digging with Andy Robertshaw (the mind behind the trenches in Steven Spielberg's Warhorse). The Special Effects needed to convey time travel and conflict will be expensive, together with artificial snow, hiring equipment, cast and crew expenses etc making crowd-funding the most rewarding and effective option.

I’ve put together a series of incentives for those that make a crowd-funding donations of various denominations but, hopefully the main incentive will be to be involved in a distinctive British short film.

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

How long will this film be? 

15 minutes long. 

Will it become a feature film?

There are currently no plans on making a feature length version.

Where will it be shown?

Globally at major film festivals then release and onto VOD / digital channels.

Where will this be filmed?

On location in Dover and Forest Hill, England.

Why do we need your help?

If we could afford to complete the film, we would! But the truth is, we can’t do it alone.

How can I get involved?

As well as contributing you can also help get the word out and make some noise about our campaign!

 

 

 

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Digital copy of the Film

£20 GBP
THANK YOU credit at the end of the film and a PRIVATE ONLINE LINK to the film once the festival run is finished.
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
19 claimed

Ultimate Digital Pack

£50 GBP
Everything you will need to ride the creative waves of this project! Production diary. EPK. Script. Behind the Scenes photos. Concept Art. Storyboards.
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
  • Ultimate Digital Pack
3 claimed

London Screening

£100 GBP
JOIN US in London for a screening with cast, crew, filmmakers & friends (transportation not inc) at BAFTA’S Princess Anne’s Theatre.
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
  • Ultimate Digital Pack
  • London Screening
5 claimed

Set Visit & Star Treatment

£1,000 GBP
Have a DAY ON SET and visit the TRENCH location. Meet the cast & crew. Get treated like a STAR! Transport provided from nearest station.
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
  • Ultimate Digital Pack
  • London Screening PLUS ONE
  • Set Visit & Star Treatment
1 claimed

Co Producer

£2,500 GBP
CO PRODUCER credit. Come visit the set via a personal driver to see what you helped make happen and meet the cast and crew (Travel to London & Accommodation not included).
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
  • Ultimate Digital Pack
  • London Screening PLUS ONE
  • Co Producer
0 claimed

Executive Producer

£3,500 GBP
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit. Come visit the set via a personal driver to see what you helped make happen and meet the cast and crew (Travel to London & Accommodation not included).
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
  • Ultimate Digital Pack
  • London Screening PLUS ONE
  • Executive Producer
0 claimed

THE ALL IN

£15,000 GBP
Discuss your BESPOKE investment incentive over dinner at GASTRONHOME, One of the finest restaurants in London!
Included Items
  • Digital copy of the Film
  • Ultimate Digital Pack
  • London Screening PLUS ONE
  • Executive Producer
0 claimed

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