Screwdriver
by Cairo Smith
Cairo Smith
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Screwdriver
by Cairo Smith
Cairo Smith
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A tense, glossy domestic thriller in the vein of Yorgos Lanthimos, "Screwdriver" explores the nature of relationships in an unstable, unequal world. Above, meet our cast and producers, and hear them share what the project means to them.
A tense, glossy domestic thriller in the vein of Yorgos Lanthimos, "Screwdriver" explores the nature of relationships in an unstable, unequal world. Above, meet our cast and producers, and hear them share what the project means to them.
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Mission Statement
Screwdriver is a creative collaboration between a Sri Lankan-American writer/director and Korean/Italian feminist culture writer. We're proud to say that women compose two thirds of the principal cast, and hold the vast majority of leadership positions on the production team.About The Project
"Screwdriver" is a domestic thriller from the minds of Cairo Aidan Smith and Mia Vicino. It's a passion project, the result of hundreds of hours of love and care and painstaking word-by-word detail. Now, it's ready for production, but it needs your help to make it to the silver screen!
The film itself is a composed, unsettling drama. It follows thirty-three-year-old Emily, who leaves Nebraska following her divorce and returns to California with only a suitcase in hand. Under palm trees and sun, she finds refuge in the home of a high school acquaintance and his steely, pharmacist wife. Soon, lush accomodations give way to creeping nightmare. Struggling with her health and sanity, Emily enters a destructive tailspin as she begins to question her faith, her mind, and the intentions of her generous hosts.
Like all long-term art and relationships, the film is many things at once. It's part gothic horror, with Wilde and James' macabre tension transposed onto the sunsoaked streets of Beverly Hills. It's also a love letter to the cinema auteurs who raised us -- people like Yorgos Lanthimos, Alex Ross Perry, and Sofia Coppola -- who find the unsettling in our everyday lives and environments. More than anything, the film is a personal meditation on faith, love, and the state of our changing world.
Like all worthwhile independent stories, it invites the reader to examine themselves and examine the world around them. Like all worthwhile independent stories, it can't exist without your help and support.
Incentives
$10
The Club Soda
Cheers to you! For your contribution to this film, you'll receive:
+ A personal shoutout across our social media.
+ A limited edition digital Screwdriver thank you card, with custom artwork by Gerard d'Albon.
As well as the eternal love and gratitude of the entire Screwdriver team. You're the best!
$25
The Moscow Mule
Your support means a lot! For that, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.+ A digital screener code to view the film once it's complete.
$50
The White Russian
Вот это да, comrade! For those American dollars, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ A hand-drawn pen sketch of anything you want from Cairo Smith himself.
Use your power wisely.
Claimed: 10 of 50
$100
The Martini
That's a wrap! For your handsome contribution, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
See you at the theater!
$200
The Old Fashioned
Straight from the booth of the VO legend himself. With this, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ A personalized greeting or voicemail audio clip (in character) from Christopher Corey Smith.
Catch him if you can, Dark Knight...
$400
The Anis del Toro
For your very special contribution, you'll receive:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ A full-length short story on any subject you desire from Cairo Smith himself.
For whom does the author write? He writes for thee.
Claimed: 1 of 6
$1,000
The Cadillac
We are incredibly in your debt. As a pillar of this film and a key contributor to the art, you'll receive:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ An Associate Producer credit on IMDb, in the credits, and on our theatrical posters.
$1,500
The Black Coffee
You generosity is humbling, and incredibly vital to our art. For your contribution, we'd like to give you:
+ A social media shoutout and a call to thank you for all your support.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ An Executive Producer credit on the film and access to all our theatrical, festival, and marketing events.
+ A lifelong place in the hearts of a dozen hard-working aspiring artists.
$2,000
The Screwdriver
You are the cornerstone of this film, and we owe you an incredible debt! For all your support, we'd like to give you...
+ A social media shoutout and a call to thank you for all your support.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ An Executive Producer credit on the film and access to all our theatrical, festival, and marketing events.
+ A lifelong place in the hearts of a dozen hard-working aspiring artists.
...and...
+ The actual, physical, one-of-a-kind Screwdriver used on set in the film. (Not a drink)
Sold Out!
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Wishlist
Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$10
The Club Soda
Cheers to you! For your contribution to this film, you'll receive:
+ A personal shoutout across our social media.
+ A limited edition digital Screwdriver thank you card, with custom artwork by Gerard d'Albon.
As well as the eternal love and gratitude of the entire Screwdriver team. You're the best!
$25
The Moscow Mule
Your support means a lot! For that, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.+ A digital screener code to view the film once it's complete.
$50
The White Russian
Вот это да, comrade! For those American dollars, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ A hand-drawn pen sketch of anything you want from Cairo Smith himself.
Use your power wisely.
Claimed: 10 of 50
$100
The Martini
That's a wrap! For your handsome contribution, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
See you at the theater!
$200
The Old Fashioned
Straight from the booth of the VO legend himself. With this, you'll get:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ A personalized greeting or voicemail audio clip (in character) from Christopher Corey Smith.
Catch him if you can, Dark Knight...
$400
The Anis del Toro
For your very special contribution, you'll receive:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ A full-length short story on any subject you desire from Cairo Smith himself.
For whom does the author write? He writes for thee.
Claimed: 1 of 6
$1,000
The Cadillac
We are incredibly in your debt. As a pillar of this film and a key contributor to the art, you'll receive:
+ A social media shoutout.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ An Associate Producer credit on IMDb, in the credits, and on our theatrical posters.
$1,500
The Black Coffee
You generosity is humbling, and incredibly vital to our art. For your contribution, we'd like to give you:
+ A social media shoutout and a call to thank you for all your support.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ An Executive Producer credit on the film and access to all our theatrical, festival, and marketing events.
+ A lifelong place in the hearts of a dozen hard-working aspiring artists.
$2,000
The Screwdriver
You are the cornerstone of this film, and we owe you an incredible debt! For all your support, we'd like to give you...
+ A social media shoutout and a call to thank you for all your support.
+ A limited edition digital thank you card.
+ A digital screener code.+ An invitation to the wrap party and the premiere of the film.
+ An Executive Producer credit on the film and access to all our theatrical, festival, and marketing events.
+ A lifelong place in the hearts of a dozen hard-working aspiring artists.
...and...
+ The actual, physical, one-of-a-kind Screwdriver used on set in the film. (Not a drink)
Sold Out!
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