"Ashé" - A Short Film by Jon-Carlos Evans
Hello true believers-
A short film Perfect Entropy Productions is on the horizon, and we invite you to join the making of a dark and glitchy Berlin-based vampire short. We have 6.100€ of our 9.600€ budget and need your help to close gap!
Asé - Ashé - pronounced Ah-Shay - A Yoruba philosophical concept meaning command and authority; the ability to make whatever one says happen; often summarized as So Be It = So It is = It Shall Be.
THE PROJECT
“Ashe”
Intended Runtime: 15 min
Shooting Formats: 4K /Super 8/16mm
B & W / Color
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror/Cyberpunk vis a vîs Afro-Asiatic Steampunk Expressionism
Principal Photography: April/May 2021
Post-Production: May/June/July 2021
Exhibition / Distribution: Fall/Winter 2021/2022
Logline: With humanity’s numbers fading rapidly in the wake of a vampire pandemic, a man with special abilities is chosen from the last refuges to steal the source of the vampire’s power. His quest, however, may reveal that humanity’s last hope has been a lie all along.
The World: Following a resurgence of the disease Porphyria, the World Health Organization created a vaccine to counteract its transmission. Instead of suppressing the disease, however, the vaccine mutated and turned its recipients into deformed hemoglobin addicts - vampyres. After decades of unchecked feeding, the human population on Earth numbers less than 100,000. the survivors remain in small clans, each one hoping for their chance to revive humanity.
LOCATIONS
CAST & COSTUMES 
Ardian Hartono thrives in the space between. It is the intersection of energy and tension, spontaneity and purpose, self-expression and service, the spiritual and the elemental. As an acclaimed masseur and dancer, his passion – the essence of life itself – is cultivating the unpredictable. Hartono's lifelong exploration of body communication has led him to many places, cultures, teachings and experiences. The self-described teleporter has spent decades diving into martial arts, meditation, yoga and performance. Every mentor, collaborator or creation a waypoint on his journey of awakening, he found his truest being in massage therapy and dance – or perhaps it found him. Ten years of raising vibrations shaped the Hartono Massage technique, which he has taught since 2018. Now himself a mentor, he plans to open his own studio and take his workshops global. Over the past decade, Hartono has also honed various contemporary and traditional dance styles. Indonesian-inspired Butoh stokes his inner fire the most, encapsulating his fascination for storytelling, ritualism, symbolism and mysticism.
Salber Lee Williams is a Zimbabwean-Portuguese multidisciplinary artist, based in Berlin. Her work makes use of the body and spoken language in both live performance and video art, as she explores the racist and gendered identities of the seemingly mundane. Of particular interest to her is how these characteristics morph over geographies and time.
Ashus
Bishop Black
Cristina Negececiou
CREATORS
Director-Writer-Producer
Jon-Carlos Evans is a Berlin based filmmaker, audiovisual artist and writer. A native of St.Louis, MO, he holds a B.A. in Film Production from Webster University-St.Louis and a MFA in Media Arts Production from the City College of New York. Under his musical alias Klaas von Karlos, Evans is also the founder of experimental-electronic collective ReVerse Bullets and creative director of the GLITCH performance series/music label. As Klaas von Karlos, he is a member of music projects BIINDS, Naked Sweatshop, and Divan Rouge. His previous works include the short films "Antithesis," "Goodbye Brooklyn," "Julya," and "Salvation (Without You”).” He is a recipient of the Eastman Kodak Student Grant (2006), the Aloha Accolade Award (2010, Honolulu International Festival), and the Silver Palm Award (2010, Mexico International Film Festival). His recently completed feature, "All Tomorrow's Children," won the Bronze Remi Award at Worldfest Houston and Best Narrative Film at the 2017 CUNY Film Festival. Currently, he serves as a Staff Writer for media website Black Nerd Problems and works as the Film M.A. Program Lead at Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts & Technology in Berlin.
http://perfect-entropy.com
Associate Producer
Nici Brückner is a producer, director, and screenwriter. Her multi-faceted personality has been shaped by growing up with a strong politically driven subculture and a vibrant arts scene of the “former Eastern part of Berlin, Germany”. After moving around a lot through schools, countries, and cultures, this fostered a deeper appreciation of diversity and a broader intercultural understanding of different societies. Following her creative journey and finding a way to combine all of her passions, she obtained a diploma in Screen and Media at the IFC, Gold Coast QLD, Australia. She completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts at the University of Tasmania – The School of Visual & Performing Arts in Australia.
https://www.worldcolorstudio.com/
Associate Producer
Waheed AlQawasmi is an Emmy Award winning director and producer. He has created content for clients including GoDaddy, Cheerios, Reba McEntire, Zappos, and many more. During his tenure with FOX Television, Waheed served as Creative Director, where he undertook launching promotional campaigns for TV shows such as The Following and New Girl. Through his creative journey, Waheed has partnered up with some of the world’s most recognizable brands and talent to create specialized content for the likes of Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, GoDaddy, Zappos, and Cheerios to name a few. His short film "SCORNED" was sold to Ouat! Media at the Nashville International Film Festival. Waheed directed a documentary entitled "LIVES RESTARTED," which chronicles the immigrant journey of holocaust survivors from Europe to the USA. Born in Amman, Jordan, Waheed immigrated to the USA at the age of 13.
https://wafilms.com/
Production Manager
Carman Ho is a Berlin-based filmmaker/photographer and graduate of the MET Film School. She is interested in the themes of disconnection, grief and mental health and each of her pieces have been character based, following the characters on a journey to understanding (though not necessarily resolution). Besides her own films, she has worked on many shorts, features, documentaries and music videos as assistant director and in the lighting department. She hopes to continue to create films that can widen people’s awareness and understanding on issues that should be normalized in society.
Costume Designer 
Noraly van Deursen was born in the Netherlands. She lives and works in Berlin, Germany since 2005. She attended various fashion courses during post-graduate school with main disciplines in tailoring and pattern making. After this, she attended the academy of visual arts in Maastricht where she initially studied fashion design but decided to continue with visual communication from which she graduated in 2006. The brand Cyberesque was created in 2007. It combines the dark atmospheres of the underground, fetish-look with an avant-garde neo-tribalesque style. Transforming the traditional corset in a new shape with unusual fabrics and unexpected details. Also the accessories have a complete new character by working with unconventional materials. The usual simple harnesses are becoming something unique by working with elegant shapes and details cut out with laser. Only vegan leather and vinyl of best qualities are used. Cyberesque values with great deal to work only under fair conditions and animal friendly materials.
www.cyberesque.de
Sound Designer 
Kevin Ramsay is a composer, producer, recording/mixing/mastering/sound engineer, and musician on several critically acclaimed international albums. Brooklyn born and based, Ramsay’s work focuses primarily on theoretical, practical aspects of sound recording/reproduction with unpredictable pairings of acoustic and electronic instruments. Kevin’s current works explore new ways to capture, mix, and process immersive audio for playback, on multichannel sound systems. In addition to serving as the Lead Sound Engineer at Harvestworks Digital Media, he continues to collaborate with a variety of international artists committed to using sound as their main creative medium. Kevin has worked with notable artist such as Michael Byron, Henry Threadgil, Art Jones, Joan Jonas, Pauline Kim- Harris and Conrad Harris (String Noise), Anne Tardos, Danilio Correale, Maria Grand, Prince Harvey, Emilio Vavarella, Malik Ameer Crumpler, Daniel Belquer, Jon-Carlos Evans and many others.
https://www.kevinramsaysound.com/
Oliver Valente - Director of Photography
http://www.olivervalentedirector.com/
Nicolo Sommer (BIINDS) - Original Music
https://soundcloud.com/biinds
https://soundcloud.com/nicolosommer
Early Screen Test - December 2020
"Ashé" Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2lrEWYqUkIEromZ6ZqPzMc?si=242e9bb59c40401b
YOUR CONTRIBUTION COVERS:
- Production Design / VFX / Props (incl. Set Dressing, Hair & Make-Up Supplies
- Location Rental Fees
- Post-Production (Editorial Labor, Color Correction, Sound Design & Mix, Score Composition)
AS A THANKS, YOU RECEIVE . . . *
- 5€ + : Early access to digital preview screening of completed film
- 10€ + : Digital Art Print + digital preview screening
- 50€ +: Exclusive Behind the Scenes Access + Digital Art Print + Early access digital copy to own
- 100€ + : Invitation to Virtual Premiere & Cast/Crew Q&A + Exclusive Behind the Scenes Access + Physical Art Print + Early access digital copy to own
- 1.000 € + : Executive Producer Screen Credit + Invitation to Virtual Premiere & Cast/Crew Q&A + Exclusive Behind the Scenes Access + Physical Art Print + Early access digital copy to own
*All contributors will be listed in the film's credits under "GoFundMe Supporters" *