"The Edge" A Survival Feature Film

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This is The Edge entry for the Filmsupply EditFest—a chaotic, high-tension teaser that captures the heart of the film. Crafted as a moodboard using only footage from Filmsupply.

INTRO

The Edge is a love letter to genre cinema—born from a relentless desire for creative freedom and independence.

The journey began in 2014 with Rhesus, a short film concept about a bloodborne virus decimating civilization. The imagery was there, but the story was still forming. The project stalled, yet the idea never left me.

By 2020, the narrative had matured. But with a real-world pandemic unfolding, continuing with a virus-driven story felt opportunistic. So I waited, still, the film lingered in my mind.

By 2024, I finally sat down to write The Edge with clarity and purpose. The first draft came together quickly; the story had been waiting for the right moment, becoming something richer.

Inspired by filmmakers who built their careers on independent, low-budget genre films, I developed The Edge to thrive within the constraints of small-scale production.

PITCH

There’s no law. No hope. Just dirt, rust, and the sound of your own breath as it runs out.

Elias lives alone—because anyone who doesn’t ends up dead. He’s a carrier of the virus. A Positive. The kind of person you shoot on sight.

The medicine keeps him alive. Barely. But when two strangers attack his camp, everything breaks, Elias, a butcher with memories. One dead. One vanished—with the drug Elias needs to survive.

He follows the trail. It ends with a dying man and a lie about a stash hidden in an abandoned camp. What he finds there isn’t medicine. It’s Maya. A defiant kid. Sick like him. Chained up like an animal. He should walk away. He doesn’t.

Now Elias and Maya are hunted by the Reapers—true-believer killers who see infection as sin. And while Elias has spent years trying to forget how to care, Maya’s the kind of burden that doesn’t let go

A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR/WRITER

Filmmaker. Editor. Story addict.

The Edge is my declaration of independence, a feature-length scream against creative suffocation.

Twenty years in the trenches—over 300 shoots, from corporate gigs, big budget commercials to guerrilla runs-and-guns. I've been on every side of the camera, learned every trick, made every mistake. Those jobs paid the bills, but they starved the dreams. Two decades spent serving other people's visions while my own creative fire slowly suffocated, there are only so many times you can cut to a stock drone shot before something inside starts clawing at the walls.

I burned out, bled dry, and nearly bottomed out.

The Edge crawled out of the wreckage, written in stolen hours between deadlines and disillusionment.

But The Edge is different. This isn't just another gig.

Fund it, shoot it, distribute it—complete artistic independence from conception to consumption. The Edge will be available online on its own VOD plateform, skrean

The Edge is the true expression of my voice and aspirations—a love letter to genre cinema and to my desire for creative freedom. A leap toward producing films I am truly passionate about—films driven by iconic imagery, choreographed camera movements, and compelling atmospheres.

It's a blade I've been sharpening since my teens, crafted for low-budget production, built to turn constraints into weapons. Everything I've learned, felt, and refused to forget—poured into something that demands to be felt. Even my master's thesis called "Alternative Ways to Movie Production"—prepared me for this fight.

I stopped waiting for someone else to greenlight the kind of films I wanted to make. Stopped waiting for the industry to understand that genre cinema isn't disposable entertainment—it's the beating heart of film that still draws blood.

This isn't about getting noticed. This is about saying something loud. Something dirty. Something true.

The Edge is about survival. Not in the world. In the soul.

This is the film I need to make. And I won't wait any longer.

With your help, this film can exist.

WHY WE NEED FUNDING:

Films are really expensive, there are a lot of costs that go into creating one. We aim to bring The Edge, to life through a combination of this campaign, and proceeds from Jōhatsu—my screen-printing side project where I sell hand-printed t-shirts. But despite being a passion project for me, I want to be able to compensate the crew and actors, plus there are unavoidable costs:

It would be impossible to complete without your help.

Thank you for joining the journey.

Frankie

I’ve entered the Filmsupply EditFest—and used it as a way to kill two birds with one stone: compete in the festival and create a teaser for The Edge.

It’s not your typical trailer—think of it more as a visual pulse: chaotic, tense, and fueled by adrenaline.

The challenge? Use only Filmsupply’s stunning stock footage and music from Musicbed.

The result? A raw, visceral glimpse into the tone and intensity of the film.

The goal: spark interest, gain exposure, and attract financing.

And if it wins the EditFest trailer category? Even better. It’d be an incredible launchpad for this project.