FAWK It Up! - FAWK Film Campaign
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F.A.W.K.
Is a kiss between soul mates just a kiss or a stepping stone to something more?
It's "Brown Sugar" meets "What If" for a new generation.
Why should you give a F.A.W.K.?
We shall answer this by first asking a question: How many films do you know that highlight genuine, true-blue friendship between the opposite sex, that does not derive from a sexual past or sexual tension? How many of those films highlight Black friendships like so? That's where we started.
Teamed up to bring to you a new kind of classic romance-comedy, we aim to challenge the traditional question:
Can men and women be "just friends" (platonically), or is the foundation these relationships are built on just deeper desire uncharted?
FAWK paints a truth that friendships between men and women can thrive organically, without having to explore romantic possibilities, first. It allows us to see what transpires between kindred-spirits when they express, for the first time, what they themselves are discovering in real-time.
Created, written, directed and filmed by women - and people of many shades of brown - FAWK proves that stories of the Black experience are not monolithic; but colorful, varied and nuanced. Here is a community of people who pulled together to bring the vision of one to life. Though it is relatively easy, these days, to pick up a camera and go, it takes a certain kind of commitment to bring together a crew of like-passioned individuals who are invested in quality of story and product. That is what we were able to accomplish and what we are seeking to continue.
Meet the F.A.W.K. Squad:
Writer/Creator/Exec. Producer: Monique A. Robinson
Executive Producer/Creative Collaborator: Donnell E. Smith
Producer/Creative Collaborator: Kalif Troy
Director: Bonnie Dennis
Assistant Director: J Ashlee Brady
Director of Photography: Danielle Earle
Still Photography: Andrew Mansangkay
Gaffer: Walid Alhamdy
Key Grip/Best Boy: John Patrick Marius
Production/ Costume Designer: Grace Wolcott
Assistant Production Design: Dabney Rauh
Production Sound Mixer: Thomas Wynn
Make-up Artist: Jeanna Paredes
Production Assistants: Mahasiah Blaise & Kwam Green
Catering & Craft Services: Juice Henderson
Music by: The Something - Yamileh "Yamie" Barnett; James "General Heat" Bogans, and Kenneth Paryo
CAST:
Jordan (Jo): Monique A. Robinson
Terrence (Terry): Donnell E. Smith
THE CAMPAIGN:
The FAWK team has just wrapped production and are now fox trotting into the realm of post and we need YOUR HELP! Your vital contributions will enable us to complete our post-production process within the next four (4) weeks. The contributed funds will cover:
* Editing; Sound; Grading
* Original Score
* Festival Submissions
* Marketing and Press Kits
*Social Media Marketing
Bringing FAWK to life has been one extraordinary experience of a lifetime that we wish to share with our audience. Will you help get the magic of this film across the finish line? Any contribution from the heart would help FAWK, tremendously. On behalf of our entire production team, we would like to thank you for your love and your support, and welcome you to the FAWKing family!
How Else Can You Help?
If you are unable to make a monetary contribution at this time, please share our campaign and video with everyone you know. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Is a kiss between soul mates just a kiss or a stepping stone to something more?
It's "Brown Sugar" meets "What If" for a new generation.
Why should you give a F.A.W.K.?
We shall answer this by first asking a question: How many films do you know that highlight genuine, true-blue friendship between the opposite sex, that does not derive from a sexual past or sexual tension? How many of those films highlight Black friendships like so? That's where we started.
Teamed up to bring to you a new kind of classic romance-comedy, we aim to challenge the traditional question:
Can men and women be "just friends" (platonically), or is the foundation these relationships are built on just deeper desire uncharted?
FAWK paints a truth that friendships between men and women can thrive organically, without having to explore romantic possibilities, first. It allows us to see what transpires between kindred-spirits when they express, for the first time, what they themselves are discovering in real-time.
Created, written, directed and filmed by women - and people of many shades of brown - FAWK proves that stories of the Black experience are not monolithic; but colorful, varied and nuanced. Here is a community of people who pulled together to bring the vision of one to life. Though it is relatively easy, these days, to pick up a camera and go, it takes a certain kind of commitment to bring together a crew of like-passioned individuals who are invested in quality of story and product. That is what we were able to accomplish and what we are seeking to continue.
Meet the F.A.W.K. Squad:
Writer/Creator/Exec. Producer: Monique A. Robinson
Executive Producer/Creative Collaborator: Donnell E. Smith
Producer/Creative Collaborator: Kalif Troy
Director: Bonnie Dennis
Assistant Director: J Ashlee Brady
Director of Photography: Danielle Earle
Still Photography: Andrew Mansangkay
Gaffer: Walid Alhamdy
Key Grip/Best Boy: John Patrick Marius
Production/ Costume Designer: Grace Wolcott
Assistant Production Design: Dabney Rauh
Production Sound Mixer: Thomas Wynn
Make-up Artist: Jeanna Paredes
Production Assistants: Mahasiah Blaise & Kwam Green
Catering & Craft Services: Juice Henderson
Music by: The Something - Yamileh "Yamie" Barnett; James "General Heat" Bogans, and Kenneth Paryo
CAST:
Jordan (Jo): Monique A. Robinson
Terrence (Terry): Donnell E. Smith
THE CAMPAIGN:
The FAWK team has just wrapped production and are now fox trotting into the realm of post and we need YOUR HELP! Your vital contributions will enable us to complete our post-production process within the next four (4) weeks. The contributed funds will cover:
* Editing; Sound; Grading
* Original Score
* Festival Submissions
* Marketing and Press Kits
*Social Media Marketing
Bringing FAWK to life has been one extraordinary experience of a lifetime that we wish to share with our audience. Will you help get the magic of this film across the finish line? Any contribution from the heart would help FAWK, tremendously. On behalf of our entire production team, we would like to thank you for your love and your support, and welcome you to the FAWKing family!
How Else Can You Help?
If you are unable to make a monetary contribution at this time, please share our campaign and video with everyone you know. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Fundraising team: The FAWK Producers (2)
Monique Robinson
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY
Donnell Smith
Team member