Hello everyone!

We are raising money to fund the production of our short film REMEMBER. Make sure to check out our pitch video above, as well as additional information below about donation incentives, team bios, influences, and more!

"An elderly man uses a new form of technology to virtually relive an unresolved memory from his youth that fills him with regret."

DONATION INCENTIVES: Each incentive met nets you all previous incentives.

$25 = DIGITAL MOVIE POSTER. Enjoy this cool MEMento as you receive a digital copy of our movie poster.

$50 = SHOOTING SCRIPT. For being such a MEMorable donor, receive a digital copy of the shooting script!

$75 = "SPECIAL THANKS" CREDIT. To coMEMmorate your lofty donation, we'd love to include your name in the credits! See your name come up as the end credits roll!

$100 = 1st ACCESS VIEWING. You will receive 1st access viewing of the finished film via a password protected Vimeo link. We'll always reMEMber your kindness!

$300 = Have your name & picture included IN THE FILM. With a scene featuring our main character scrolling through social media, have your name and a picture of yourself used in the feed! It's a fun little easter egg to enjoy as you are forever immortalized on screen. (*Prize only available to first 3 donors*)

$500 = ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT. Become a MEMber of the team and be listed as an Associate Producer in the credits and on the film's IMDb page.

$750 = EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CREDIT. Receive an Executive Producer credit and be featured on the film's IMDb page.

TOREY SINCLAIR: Writer/Director/Producer

Torey is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, and Cleveland, Ohio native. He received his undergraduate degree in Video Production from Ohio University, and went on to receive his MFA in Screenwriting from Chapman University. While at Chapman, he had two of his short scripts produced. This film will be his directorial debut. In his writing, he likes to explore complex characters that feel trapped in the world around them, and/or characters that are afraid of what the future will hold. Themes of nostalgia, existentialism, and loneliness are some of the most prevalent in his work. A few of his favorite recent films include Aftersun, Memoria, A Hidden Life and I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

MICHAEL HYON JOHNSON: Producer

Michael Hyon Johnson is an Air Force veteran and filmmaker who has produced award winning short films, music videos, and branded content with Machinima Inc, BuzzFeed, Koji, and Immortals Gaming. Michael earned a MFA in Film Production from Chapman University in 2019 and he is the co-founder of the video production Story Mode LLC. His short film, BLACK METAL (produced and financed with support by Open Screenplay and the M Film Lab) is the winner of the 2022 M Film Lab Spring Program and is an Official Selection at the San Jose International Film Festival. Michael was also selected as a mentee of the Netflix Animation Foundation's writing program, the Writer's Guild Foundation's: Veterans Writing Project, and he is a VME/AT&T Veterans Media Fellow.

STORY MODE LLC: Producer

Story Mode is an independent production VFX company led by Jameson Mitchell and Michael Johnson. "All things nerdy have a heavy influence in our stories. We started Story Mode with the mission of creating digital content unafraid to tackle controversial issues and subvert expectations in meaningful ways." https://www.storymode.film/

Jeremy is an elderly man whose days blend together as he finds uneventful ways to pass the time. The one thing he looks forward to each day is using his headset, courtesy of MEM Technology. While the headset allows him to virtually revisit and interact with any memory he uploads, Jeremy only has one on his mind.

The memory unfolds in the backyard of a college party the night before graduation. A younger Jeremy and his close friend Maddie reminisce over the last four years and ponder what the future holds. However, when Jeremy asks her to dance, the memory glitches and resets. No matter how many times and different ways he tries, he keeps encountering a glitch before he gets his answer.

As he begins to lose hope at rectifying this moment in his life, he meets Renata, a middle-aged cleaning lady who provides a different perspective on the past.

Heavily inspired by contemplative sci-fi dramas like Her (2013), After Yang (2021) and Marjorie Prime (2017), we want to construct a film about a realistic future that depicts our ever evolving relationship with technology. We're also influenced by films dealing with themes of loneliness and the delicacy of memory like The Father (2020), Little Fish (2020) and Aftersun (2022).

For specific aesthetic influences, we want to evoke a sense of emptiness and isolation like the works of Michael Haneke and Edward Yang, utilizing longer takes and wider shots, keeping subjects at a distance like an Edward Hopper painting.

For a small production like "Remember" we are raising $7000 that will go towards paying cast, key crew, production design, props, locations, and providing food for the extensive two day shoot. We currently have the majority of our crew in place. In the event we surpass our fundraising goal, those additional funds will go towards post and festival submissions.

We are expecting to shoot in early 2024. Once we have a clear idea of the budget we will have at our disposal, we can move on to locking down locations, casting, and moving forward toward production.

Like I said, this is my directorial debut and I'm thrilled to collaborate with such a talented team to tell a story that I'm passionate about. As technology's role in our lives continues to evolve, I can't help but grow concerned with what I'm seeing. The idea of AI threatening the livelihood of the public, once a sci-fi notion, is now our reality in 2023.

I want to clarify that my film doesn't focus on the negative side of technology but rather explores its integration into our lives. As a millennial, I've witnessed rapid technological change in just 30 years, and I'm intrigued by its impact on my later years. Nostalgia-driven marketing hints at the inevitable presence of memory technology, a concept I find fascinating.

I readily admit my own nostalgia cravings, and I'd be among the first in line if a Memory Emulation Matrix headset were available. I'd gladly revisit simpler times where I felt endless optimism about the future. This film doesn't just caution against o on such tech; it contemplates responsible usage. While revisiting the past can offer solace, dwelling in it too long can be a trap.

Brought to you courtesy of MEM Technology: Experience Yesterday, Today.