I'm beyond thrilled that my project 'MADRID' has made it to the final 3 for the DGC's 'Project Greenlight Emerging Artists.' In a little over a month I will be taking it to pitch. If chosen, the filmmaker will be given a start of 30k in cash and 75k of 'in kind services' (Stage Rentals, Equipment, Resources). In addition the DGC guides you through every step of the process. I've come to ask for your support to crush this pitch and present myself as the best candidate for the grant.

The funds I'm raising will go to the following: A Clear & Concise Budget ($2000) A Storyboard Artist ($3000) Travel for Collaborators ($2000), A Projectionist ($1000), A Light Duty Tech Crew ($1000), Set Elements and Key Art ($1000).

A Little About the Film:

LOGLINE:

“A Werewolf and a Ghost reunite on the one-hundred-year anniversary of their transformation.”

SYNOPSIS:

East of Santa Fe, in the High New Mexico desert, lies the township of Madrid (pronounced: Mad-Rid). On Christmas Eve 1925, after a celebration of lights, the local brothel mysteriously burned down. The townspeople claimed Werewolves were seen running from the flames. Among those that perished in the fire that night, were two young lovers, Charlie and Lorna. We meet them again, as they seek the doors to reconciliation, and maybe even heaven itself.

THEME:

If Sam Shepard & David Lynch made a movie, this would probably be pretty close. Madrid is more folk opera than monster movie. It touches on the the effects of the industrial age, much like our digital age today. It strips the sugar coating of Native American stories and speaks them plainly, to the listening ear. While dark and mysterious Madrid has a light so powerful not even the devil can put it out, even though, in our story, he tries. Above everything, Madrid is a love story, but it may be the love the characters find for themselves that we find the most endearing and redeeming.

PRODUCTION:

Madrid will be made using a combination of simple animation, projections, and minimal sets for live action (think Dogville). Where there's a will there's a way and this approach keeps costs down and creative alive. Also, Madrid will be made by hand, from start to finish. No AI ever.

INCLUSION:

From our cast to our crew, I'm proud to say that MADRID represents many walks of life. We're all in this together.