<div><em>Sometimes you have to get lost to find yourself.</em>
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<div><strong>Uncanny Valley</strong> is a 20-minute psychological drama/horror short film set in the Australian bush in the 1980s. After a camping trip tragedy leaves them fighting to survive, a young couple come face to face with their future selves.
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<div>Though the story deals with doppelgängers and dark, existential questions, our young heroes contribute humour and a great deal of heart as they bond through their ordeal. After all - isn’t that what makes life worth fighting for?
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<div>Filmed in the beautiful Hunter Valley region, Uncanny Valley is full of twists, turns, and discoveries as Peter and Jodie confront fears both real and imagined. We can’t wait to bring it to life.
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<div>Read on to find out more and meet the fantastic team behind the film, plus how you can help!
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<div><strong>Meet the cast and crew</strong>
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<div>This film wouldn't be possible without the generosity and enthusiasm of dozens of individuals contributing their time and talents!
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<div>Meanwhile, we are thrilled to announce our dream cast: starring as our leads, Peter and Jodie, are the exceptional <strong>Finn Middleton</strong> and radiant <strong>Leah Ashwood</strong>! Uncanny in likeness and equally wonderful actors are <strong>Ken Welsh</strong> and <strong>Leila Wedd</strong>, playing the couple's doppelgängers 'Pete' and 'Jo'. Last but not least, we're glad to feature young stars <strong>Logan</strong> and <strong>Kyra</strong> as young Peter and Jodie to complete our cast!
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<div><strong>A note from the director, Steph:</strong>
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<div><em>It's an incredible honour to lead this creative team as the writer and director of Uncanny Valley. Over the past few months, this project has grown from an idea to a major project with an extraordinary crew. Meanwhile, auditions, callbacks and chemistry tests helped us find our dream cast, whose physical likenesses between younger/older versions of our characters lend the story its distinctly uncanny quality. Inspired by films and shows like Monster, Dark, Black Mirror, and Picnic at Hanging Rock, this is an 80s-era film about bravery in the face of existential fear - but we need your help to make it a reality.</em>
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<div><strong>How you can help</strong>
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<div>Your donation will help us cover a variety of costs including equipment, era-authentic production design, location costs, and catering for our cast and crew as we shoot on location in the Hunter Valley and Central Coast over a period of ten days.
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<div><strong>Production Timeline</strong>
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<div><strong>Pre-production</strong> (early August through October)
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<div>Pitching the project, regular production meetings, cast and crew callouts, location scouting, auditions, callbacks, briefings on lighting/music/editing, chemistry tests, costume shopping, script revisions, plenty of paperwork, and a table read with cast and crew (great fun!).
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<div><strong>Production </strong>(October/November)
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<div>Day 1 - 8th October, Newcastle
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<div>Days 2-7 - 17th-22nd October (for a cast/crew trip to Barrington Tops!)
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<div>Days 8-10 - 5-7th November, Central Coast/Ourimbah
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<div><strong>Post-production</strong>
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<div>Will involve poster design, editing a trailer, data wrangling, editing, colour grading, graphic design, our musicians writing an original score, sound design, and creating a festival submissions timeline.
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<div>Once we’ve wrapped post-production, Uncanny Valley will hit the international festival circuit. As young Australian filmmakers, we can’t wait to share our passion project with the world.
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<div>Sharing the campaign on social media will help us reach our funding target and is a great way to show your support. We're also pleased to announce that every donation of $20 or more will receive a thank-you credit in the final film!
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<div>For more, check out our pitch deck:
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<div><a href="https://cobras-see-0jy.craft.me/dff0tx9l7EjfaG" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UNCANNY VALLEY - Pitch Deck</a>
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<div>Thank you for every cent and kind word of support,
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<div>The Uncanny Valley cast and crew
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