<div>My name is Alisa Taubkina, and I am about to direct my Cinema Senior Thesis project at SFSU called "BRAINROT".
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<div>"BRAINROT" follows a chronically online influencer who has to confront our bizarre reality when her phone drowns in the toilet. This film shines a light on the uncomfortable parts of our lives: doomscrolling, tiny attention spans, overstimulation, and mental decline.
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<div>BRAINROT isn't about criticizing phones; it's about asking: "At what point do our phones stop being something we use and turn into something that USES US?"
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<div>Please help me bring this film to life by supporting my goal of raising $6,000. This funding is necessary for renting gear and insurance, compensating my crew, obtaining locations and permits, purchasing art props, and more. As a young filmmaker, financing a film is incredibly difficult, so your support would mean the absolute world to me!
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<div>About me: I’m a director and producer based in San Francisco, currently earning my B.A. in Cinema at San Francisco State University. I discovered my passion for filmmaking in a documentary class when I was eight years old, and since then I’ve studied at NYFA, NJ Film School, LACHSA and SFSU. At SFSU, I’ve directed 3 films and produced 5, worked as a Film Department Coordinator Assistant, helped produce major Cinema Department events, and served as President of the Cinema Collective. I’ve also worked professionally as a production assistant on the feature film Unsavory Elements and on local commercials.
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<div><strong>SUPPORT BRAINROT!</strong>
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<div>Everything helps! 
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