Help fund post-production of (In)convenience

"(In)convenience" is a queer romantic comedy set in San Francisco

The Film

Our short film follows Kirby (he/him), a trans man in his mid-twenties who, over his first few months on testosterone, heads to the local convenience store in San Francisco to pick up tampons each month he still has his period.

During his first trip to the corner store, he meets Phoebe (she/her), the sociable cashier who is pleasantly surprised and intrigued at the scene she perceives: A man secure enough to buy tampons for his girlfriend? In the heat of the moment, Kirby doesn’t correct her.

As Kirby starts making regular trips to the corner store, Devin (they/them), his best friend and roommate, picks up on Kirby’s interest in this mini-mart girl. With their encouragement, will Kirby tell Phoebe the truth? And if he does, how will she react?

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The Characters

Kirby is played by Eisa Al-Shamma (they/them)

Phoebe is played by Amy Stringer (she/her)

Devin is played by Edna Mira Raia (she/her)

Pre-Production and Production

The screenplay evolved from first draft (written fall 2020) to filming through many stages of edits, including in-depth consultation with trans and non-binary folks, improv sessions with the actors, professional script and character consulting sessions with actor/consultant Samy Figadero (he/they) and actor/consultant Vittorio Wyatt Gray (he/him), long discussions with Eisa about Kirby, and a dedicated creative partnership between writer/director Alex Greenspan (she/her) and producer/assistant director Haley Baldwin (she/her).

“(In)convenience” had a whirlwind summer, starting pre-production at the beginning of June 2022 and filming over three days at the end of July. Alex and Haley assembled an incredible, majority LGBTQIA+ crew that was professional, respectful, and whose kindness and expertise made the on-set experience full of joyous moments. Director of Photography Aja Pop (she/her) led an amazing camera team, Production Designer Samantha Alexa (she/they) brought the characters and their world to life, and Field Sound Mixer PJ Shulsky (he/him) captured crisp sound through the whole shoot. The film successfully wrapped production at 4am PDT on August 2nd!

Post-Production — where you come in!

As we head into post-production, we are seeking funds to finish the film. The expertise, passion, and hard work of this crew have gotten us to where we are now. Going into post-production, we have awesome talent that is prepped and ready to hit the ground running in order to have a festival-ready cut of the film to submit to our first festivals in December.

We need your help to finish this short film and share it with the world. Making movies is a collaborative effort, so if you feel connected to the heart of our film, we ask you now to jump in on this collaboration with us!

We aim to raise $5,500 to pay our:

All these roles and aspects of post-production are essential to completing the film, and we need your help to make this happen.

Please Donate

Donations of ANY amount are appreciated. Every dollar donated will go directly toward our post-production costs (paying our editor and sound designer, entering film festivals, and the many items in the bulleted list above). Please remember that even donating the cost of a cup of coffee WILL be an invaluable contribution as we move this production over the finish line.

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"(In)conveinence" Cast and Crew

Cast

Crew

Already On-Deck for Post-Production