Life was never the same for a group of girls who were kidnapped young by a sadistic man named White. Names were stripped, “special medicine” became a treasure, and cult rituals were the new normal. Spending years away from civilization, these girls only have broken memories and each other to remind themselves of their humanity. But life in the ranch house finally seems to change when two girls fall in love in an environment they were never supposed to be in. What does this love mean, and how far are they willing to go to protect it?

As the director of this upcoming thriller horror film “The Colorhouse”, I am honored to collaborate with Sanaz Tamjidi, the writer behind this exceptional script. Sanaz's masterful storytelling skills and unique perspective shine through in her writing, which is why I was immediately drawn to this project.

What impresses me the most about Sanaz's script is her unyielding passion for telling stories about all types of women. In today's world, we need to see more representation of women from all walks of life, and Sanaz's commitment to this shines through in every page of her writing. Her ability to craft a story that seamlessly blends horror and violence with fundamental human truths is nothing short of impressive.

I am excited to collaborate with Sanaz on this groundbreaking project, as I believe this film has the potential to entertain audiences while also shedding light on the many different types of women who might not yet feel seen in our modern storytelling. 

I have no doubt that this film will be a success, as we are truly looking to play across many types of film festivals before finding a home online, and I am stoked to be a part of such an exciting, fun, and unique project.

Sanaz Tamjidi (@sanaztamjidi) received her BA in Psychology from UCLA with Honors in 2021 and is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Antioch University Los Angeles, where she is pursuing her dreams of becoming a writer. Transitioning to a career in storytelling, Sanaz feels inspired to incorporate her psychological and mental health knowledge into crafting stories that focus on pivotal human truths within exciting and provocative plots. At her University, Sanaz will receive her degree with a focus in Fiction while additionally exploring the fundamental means of Screenwriting. The Colorhouse is the first script Sanaz has written and will go on to be the first short film she wrote.

Her favorite author is Gillian Flynn, and her favorite novel is André Aciman’s Call Me by Your Name.

SP Batchelder (@sarahphillipscamera) is a director, cinematographer, and drone pilot located in Los Angeles, passionate about telling moving stories that usually involve musicals and/or science fiction. SP has been making films since a young age, has been in LA for fifteen years, and has directed eight short films. Two were distributed by ShortsTV on international broadcast, one by Boyish Media. One has gone viral on YouTube. She won the SeriesFest “Visionary" Special Jury Award, and has won awards at SOHO International Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Circle City Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Idyllwild International, and Silicon Beach Film Festival. Additionally, her short films have shown at Dances With Films, Hollyshorts, Palm Springs Shorts Fest, LA Shorts International, Mystic Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, Female Eye Film Festival, Adirondack Film Festival, Louisiana Film Prize, Detroit She-Town, Kansas City International, Moondance, and Miami Independent.

SP holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and a Master's degree in Screenwriting.

See her work at spbatchelder.com, or pro.imdb.com/name/nm3708423

Colette (@colettefreedman) is a novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Her plays and musicals have been done all over the world, including Serial Killer Barbie and Sister Cities, (Jacki Weaver, Alfred Molina, Stana Katic, Jess Weixler). She has produced a number of films and written several indie gems including And Then There Was Eve which won The Los Angeles Film Festival and is distributed with Breaking Glass Pictures. She co-produced the film Quality Problems, which has won several of awards, and is distributed with Freestyle Media and can be seen on iTunes and Amazon. Currently, she is in post-production for her coming of age film Miles UnderWater and her film 7,000 Miles (Wendie Malick) is on the festival circuit. Colette just worked as a dramaturg on Mozart - The New Musical, which premiered at Carnegie Hall. A top Hollywood script doctor and ghostwriter, Colette is also the Dramatic Writing Program Officer at Antioch University and faculty member at NYFA, and Studio Arts where she teaches screenwriting, playwriting and novel writing.

See her work at https://colettefreedman.com

We are currently amid a ton of exciting pre-production work, including building a passionate team behind the project from our Music Supervisor affiliated with West One Music Group, an independent music company bringing standout music to networks like Netflix and HBO’s latest The Last of Us series, to our talented Producers and Crew who have worked on several award-winning film productions.

Following the success of this campaign, we’ll be able to enter production this Fall and have a completed film by the end of the Spring. At that point, we will begin the festival circuit with a premiere and distribute the film via other platforms so that our generous supporters can see this vision come to life in any capacity.

Thank you so much for your support! We’re so passionate about this project and cannot wait to share our vision with you all. With your help, whether contributing financially or sharing and following the campaign, you can join us in bringing this twisted, evocative, cult-centric story we call “The Colorhouse” to life.

FOLLOW

Follow our campaign here on Seed&Spark and on other social media platforms for all the latest “The Colorhouse” news!

Instagram: @thecolorhousefilm

Twitter: @the_colorhouse

Plus, the more followers we get here, the more we unlock products, services, and festival fee waivers courtesy of Seed&Spark as a reward for building our audience!

CONTRIBUTE

You can contribute to our film by making a pledge. We must collect 80% of our crowdfunding goal to keep our funds. You can choose an incentive or make a pledge to a specific Wishlist item. No pledge is too small. Every dollar makes a difference in making our film possible!

STRETCH GOAL

If we reach 100% of our goal before the campaign ends, we’ll enter what’s known as a “stretch goal”. Though $35,000 can carry us through production, any additional funding will go to pursuing our dream locations, wardrobe, art department, and of course, cast!

SPREAD THE WORD!

The only way we will reach our crowdfunding goal is if we reach both into and beyond our networks. Please share our campaign via your social media, email, word-of-mouth, however you want! We can’t do this without you!

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Instagram:

Help filmmakers @sanaztamjidi and @sarahphillipscamera by supporting their short film THE COLORHOUSE @thecolorhousefilm where violence and human truths meet when two girls who fell in love after being kidnapped by a cult leader must subvert and kill him to escape: www.seedandspark.com/fund/the-colorhouse

A thriller, a sapphic love story, and a reminder that many kids go missing every day. Support filmmakers @sanaztamjidi and @sarahphillipscamera in their evocative, cult-centric short film THE COLORHOUSE @thecolorhousefilm at www.seedandspark.com/fund/the-colorhouse

Twitter:

Help filmmakers @sanaztamjidi and @spbatchelder by supporting their short film THE COLORHOUSE @the_colorhouse where violence and human truths meet when two girls who fell in love after being kidnapped by a cult leader must subvert and kill him to escape: www.seedandspark.com/fund/the-colorhouse

A thriller, a sapphic love story, and a reminder that many kids go missing every day. Support filmmakers @sanaztamjidi and @spbatchelder in their evocative, cult-centric short film THE COLORHOUSE @the_colorhouse at www.seedandspark.com/fund/the-colorhouse