"A Place For Ashes" Crowdfunding Campaign
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AN INTRODUCTION
Two estranged sisters visit their family home for one night. Together, they are forced to address their tumultuous relationship while waiting for their father to arrive.
“A Place For Ashes” is a short indie-drama that explores shared sibling trauma and how we put pressure on outside relationships to avoid what’s right in front of us.
WHY THIS FILM?
Our directors, Brianne Neira and Melissa Ingle, were frustrated with the way sisterhood has been depicted on the screen. Both have their own experience of being the older or younger sibling, and they could stay up all night on zoom recounting their stories.
Every day we are forced to make decisions on the relationships we want to maintain, and that becomes more complex when it comes to family. Usually, you don't really have a choice but to engage with family, even if you have nothing in common but blood.
“A Place for Ashes'' deals with many themes, such as desiring approval, sisterly love, and what to do with a toxic relationship when it has outstayed its welcome. Particularly, what happens when you have a destructive relationship with your own sibling?
THE PLAN
Making a movie is expensive, and the team has done all we can to offset as much cost as possible. However, we can still use your help!
Your donation will go towards the following:
Renting Camera and Camera Lenses
Renting Sound Equipment
Hiring an Audio Engineer
Props and Costuming
Craft Services
Festival Submission Fees
Here, you can see our budget in more detail: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeZ7MTYpjJ6VRfcYzQw--po4RwZDI6uoCSgEvdm4RAc/edit
WHEN CAN I SEE IT?
Once our project is complete, we are going to tour it around the festival circuit. Submission fees for these festivals do add up, but the more we can submit to, the better!
HOW CAN I SUPPORT?
Contribute – Anything helps, even spare change! Just $5 could push us to our next stretch goal. We'd love to have you become part of the team! Plus, you can select perks!
Follow – You can follow us on facebook and instagram @placeforashes for updates throughout the project.
Share – By sharing “A Place for Ashes" on social media, you are helping us to share the story we have fallen in love with over the last year. And we can't wait for you to fall in love with it too!
PERKS
*You do not have to contribute these specific amounts, but hitting those bench marks will get you the corresponding perks
*If you choose a higher tier perk, you will receive all perks below that tier as well
$10- You'll receive a download of our poster and our eternal gratitude
$20- Get a personalized graphic by our social media manager, Brianne Neira! You can check out her other graphics here: https://www.brianneneira.com/graphic-design
$50- Our composer, Ian White, will make you a personalized beat
$75- Our production designer, Melissa Ingle, will make you a personalized puppet
$100- Get a private link to the film before it premieres anywhere else
$200- You'll receive a real prop from the set
$500- Become an executive producer and have your name in the credits
STRETCH GOALS
Your support will help us reach goals we wouldn't be able to achieve on our own.
$1,400 -> Travel Reimbursements for Cast & Crew
Transportation costs such as train tickets, gas money, and taxis.
$1,600 -> Hire a Professional Sound Mixer
$1,800 -> Hire a Professional Gaffer (Lighting Technician)
$2,000 -> Submit to Film Festivals around the World
Average film festival submission fees range from $27 to $50
$2,500 -> Everything is Better!
Marketing Budget
Hire Professional Editors/Colorists/Sound Editors If Needed
Travel Budget for Festivals + Screenings
Creator Commentary on Vimeo
Even if you don't have the means to contribute, just sharing our project means the world to us. The more people who can see our film, the better!
Thank you so much for supporting “A Place for Ashes.” For the last year, we have poured our heart and soul into this project. It started off as something to keep our creative brains busy, and we are ecstatic to have the opportunity to bring it to life. We cannot wait to share it with you!
AN INTRODUCTION
Two estranged sisters visit their family home for one night. Together, they are forced to address their tumultuous relationship while waiting for their father to arrive.
“A Place For Ashes” is a short indie-drama that explores shared sibling trauma and how we put pressure on outside relationships to avoid what’s right in front of us.
WHY THIS FILM?
Our directors, Brianne Neira and Melissa Ingle, were frustrated with the way sisterhood has been depicted on the screen. Both have their own experience of being the older or younger sibling, and they could stay up all night on zoom recounting their stories.
Every day we are forced to make decisions on the relationships we want to maintain, and that becomes more complex when it comes to family. Usually, you don't really have a choice but to engage with family, even if you have nothing in common but blood.
“A Place for Ashes'' deals with many themes, such as desiring approval, sisterly love, and what to do with a toxic relationship when it has outstayed its welcome. Particularly, what happens when you have a destructive relationship with your own sibling?
THE PLAN
Making a movie is expensive, and the team has done all we can to offset as much cost as possible. However, we can still use your help!
Your donation will go towards the following:
Renting Camera and Camera Lenses
Renting Sound Equipment
Hiring an Audio Engineer
Props and Costuming
Craft Services
Festival Submission Fees
Here, you can see our budget in more detail: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YeZ7MTYpjJ6VRfcYzQw--po4RwZDI6uoCSgEvdm4RAc/edit
WHEN CAN I SEE IT?
Once our project is complete, we are going to tour it around the festival circuit. Submission fees for these festivals do add up, but the more we can submit to, the better!
HOW CAN I SUPPORT?
Contribute – Anything helps, even spare change! Just $5 could push us to our next stretch goal. We'd love to have you become part of the team! Plus, you can select perks!
Follow – You can follow us on facebook and instagram @placeforashes for updates throughout the project.
Share – By sharing “A Place for Ashes" on social media, you are helping us to share the story we have fallen in love with over the last year. And we can't wait for you to fall in love with it too!
PERKS
*You do not have to contribute these specific amounts, but hitting those bench marks will get you the corresponding perks
*If you choose a higher tier perk, you will receive all perks below that tier as well
$10- You'll receive a download of our poster and our eternal gratitude
$20- Get a personalized graphic by our social media manager, Brianne Neira! You can check out her other graphics here: https://www.brianneneira.com/graphic-design
$50- Our composer, Ian White, will make you a personalized beat
$75- Our production designer, Melissa Ingle, will make you a personalized puppet
$100- Get a private link to the film before it premieres anywhere else
$200- You'll receive a real prop from the set
$500- Become an executive producer and have your name in the credits
STRETCH GOALS
Your support will help us reach goals we wouldn't be able to achieve on our own.
$1,400 -> Travel Reimbursements for Cast & Crew
Transportation costs such as train tickets, gas money, and taxis.
$1,600 -> Hire a Professional Sound Mixer
$1,800 -> Hire a Professional Gaffer (Lighting Technician)
$2,000 -> Submit to Film Festivals around the World
Average film festival submission fees range from $27 to $50
$2,500 -> Everything is Better!
Marketing Budget
Hire Professional Editors/Colorists/Sound Editors If Needed
Travel Budget for Festivals + Screenings
Creator Commentary on Vimeo
Even if you don't have the means to contribute, just sharing our project means the world to us. The more people who can see our film, the better!
Thank you so much for supporting “A Place for Ashes.” For the last year, we have poured our heart and soul into this project. It started off as something to keep our creative brains busy, and we are ecstatic to have the opportunity to bring it to life. We cannot wait to share it with you!
Organizer
Brianne Neira
Organizer
Huntington, NY