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NOW HEAR THIS (the film)

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Hello! My name is Megan McLain, and I ask you to help me put my award-winning script on film.
 
NOW HEAR THIS is the story of HELEN. After a sudden tragedy, Helen is at a crossroads in her life. The decision she makes will impact her life and the lives of her family. To what effect a life event alters our priorities and actions becomes the burning question.
 
NOW HEAR THIS is a passion project from a promise made to my dear friend Olympia Dukakis several years ago. She was to be the lead. Unfortunately, she passed away last year, but not before I had the beautiful opportunity to read to her what I had written up until that visit. She squeezed my hand and said, "It's good. It's really good." I honestly did not think I would be able to finish the project, as I vividly saw Olympia in the role and the scenes as clear as day as I was writing. But I was reminded that I had made a promise and that I should finish the script. And that advice was what I needed to hear because I made a promise, and I do not break promises. So, this screenplay/film is for her. To Olympia, with love.
 
NOW HEAR THIS garnered much recognition on the screenwriting and film festival circuit, with a 100% acceptance rate and twenty awards, including WINNER in ten festivals.

GULF COAST FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL- WINNER Best Short Screenplay
PALM SPRINGS MOVIE AWARDS- WINNER Best Unproduced Short Script
FESTIGIOUS- WINNER Best First-time Screenwriter
TOP SHORTS: WINNER Best first-time screenwriter; Top 15 Original Screenplays/Stories  
NAPLES FILM FEST: WINNER- Best Short Script
8 & HALFILM AWARDS: WINNER- Best Short Script
BEST SHORTS COMPETITION- Award of Excellence
INDIEX FILM FEST- Outstanding Achievement Award
INDEPENDENT SHORTS AWARD- Gold Award
INDIE SHORT FEST- Outstanding Achievement Award
BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL- Honorable Mention
CALIFORNIA INT'L SHORTS FEST- Honorable Mention
SAN DIEGO SHORTS- Finalist
NIAGRA FALLS INT'L SHORT FEST- Finalist
PALM SPRINGS SHORTS- Semi-Finalist
PARIS WOMEN FESTIVAL- Semi-Finalist
NY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FEST- Semi-Finalist
VENICE SHORTS-Offical Selection
BEST SCRIPT AWARD LONDON- Official Selection
NEW YORK MOVIE AWARDS- Official Selection
MONTREAL INDEPENDENT FILM FEST- Official Selection
LOS ANGELES INT'L SCREENPLAY COMP-  Official Selection


Please, help me fulfill my promise and make a damn good short film! Any amount helps and is greatly appreciated.
 
What the funds will go towards:
 
Pre-Production costs: Publicity, festival entries, location scouting, making a shooting schedule, casting, hiring crew, licenses, insurance, permits, costuming, props, and set design are some expenditures off the top of my head. There is A LOT that goes into pre-production! There are three different "interior sets" and three "exterior sets," again spanning from 1943 to 1994.
Cast salaries: There will be a "principal cast" of 4, a "supporting cast” of 4, a “minor cast roles” of 5, and 10-12 extras ($10,000 minimum)
Costumes: Three different time periods: the mid-1940s (including military uniforms), mid-1950s, and 1994, with multiple changes. Costuming will be authentic to each time period. 
Hair & Make-Up: This is a "period" piece spanning 1943 to 1994; Multiple hairstyles and make-up styles will be needed to portray each period authentically.
Crew & Equipment: Cinematographer, camera operators, camera assistants, script supervisor, prop masters, set designers, sound and lighting, production assistants, equipment rental, and other crew needs. ($20-25,000 minimum)
Music Licensing: (TBD)
Catering & Crafty: We have to make sure everyone is well-fed. No joke, this is one of the essential parts of any film or tv set. (TBD)
Post-production: Editor, sound design, sound mixer, sound editor, color correction, trailer, film festival submissions ($8-10,000)
Miscellaneous: Office supplies and all those things that "come up" at the last minute, or should we go over time. 
 
ABOUT MEGAN (writer, director, executive producer)
 
Megan McLain is an actor based in the NYC area. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Before acting, Megan was a professor of Women's Studies at several Philadelphia area colleges and universities. Megan is also a competitive swimmer and coaches swimming privately to all ages and levels of swimmers. Megan's other passion is photography. Her photography is unique in that it focuses on things others would not notice. Some of her favorite photography outings have included clouds & shadows, abandoned buildings, all things in nature, and natural shapes found in places such as a street or driveway or a split piece of wood. 
 
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Donations 

  • elly rice
    • $200 
    • 2 yrs
  • Mark Gorse
    • $50 (Offline)
    • 2 yrs
  • Cassandra (Shebs) Kruse
    • $25 
    • 2 yrs
  • Holly Goodman
    • $25 
    • 2 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $5,000 (Offline)
    • 2 yrs
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Mount Kisco, NY

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