See You On the Other Side
See You On the Other Side
by Wonder Russell
Wonder Russell
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Magda, a young widow, will do anything to bring her husband back from the dead. When she succeeds, she faces a massive challenge: to keep him with her at the expense of others’ lives, or to let him go and accept her lonely path.
Magda, a young widow, will do anything to bring her husband back from the dead. When she succeeds, she faces a massive challenge: to keep him with her at the expense of others’ lives, or to let him go and accept her lonely path.
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About The Project
This film is about the magic within us all we think is out of our reach. Only when all is lost can there be a chance to start anew. Only in total loss can we evolve - beyond our ability to imagine. My Dad died unexpectedly two years ago, and this story is directly influenced by an experience so painful and personal -- and yet profoundly shared with everyone else who has survived similar tragedies.
I'm fascinated by the process of grieving and loss, how it profoundly changes us, creating new relationships and erasing ones we thought would last forever. I'm making this film for everyone who has survived, for everyone who was forced into an alternate reality they never wanted; this film is for those of us taking back our power and refusing to be victims. This film is for believers and dreamers. This film's purpose is to comfort the broken hearted, and encourage the broken-spirited. Making this film is a message: You are not alone, and Love lives forever.
Incentives
$15
You are the very first to get to see the film! You will receive a secret online link to the finished film, and be able to behold it in the glory you knew it would one day achieve. ;) This is before the film goes to festivals, and before it streams on Seed & Spark. You will have a three day window to be the early adopters. The few, the proud, the in-crowd. You made this. Thank you.$25
We have three fun options for you to choose from at this level. Which one best suits you? We hope to tickle your fancy with these ideas. Choose one, and we will contact you to find out which option you prefer. :) Every option includes the 3-day advance viewing window of the finished film.
OPTION A
A virtual hug from someone in the cast or crew! Your hug begins with a smile, arms open wide, and then we bring it in for a big ol's bear hug. We film it in first person and send it to you - a hug for all your efforts! Thank you!
OPTION B
Let us serenade you! You tell us what song tickles your fancy, and we will send you a video of us singing in your honor. Guaranteed to be heartfelt, possibly comical, almost certainly involving interpretive dance. No guarantee that we will hit all the right notes, except the note of our gratitude. You will have blackmail on us for years. :)
OPTION C
We'll put a spell on you! Tell us what kind of spell you want, whether for love, fortune, or long life, and we will concoct one you can share on social media! It will be a custom recipe for you, guiding you to add a pinch of mischief, a dash of fun, and other magical properties. Get creative with what you wish for, and we will do our best to infuse your wishes with some magic.$30
At this level, we invite you to send us a digital photo of someone or something you've lost. It could be a person, a pet, or someone you didn't know very well but want to honor.
We are developing an art project that will be either a physical collage Memory Wall at the screening, or a digital Memory Wall on the website where the film will live. We're exploring options but either way, this perk is to share that person's life with others, and commemorate them. The purpsose of the Memory Wall is to remind us how we are all connected by the love we've found, lost, and still feel within our hearts.
Your contribution gets this film made, and keeps their spirit alive!
Also choose one of the $25 options, and receive the 3-day link to the film.
Claimed: 0 of 78
$40
The tarot deck we use in the film is brand new deck you will never find for sale in stores, designed with original artwork by Seattle artist Siolo Thompson. Siolo is an incredibly talented artist who we adore!
You can see a sample image, the Queen of Swords, here.
This exquisitely designed tarot deck will have its first ever use as a prop in our film. Whether you have an interest in tarot or you love the artwork, this is wonderful keepsake. At this level, we will send you one of the cards from our special deck, yours to keep.
One of a kind!
You also get one of the three options from the $25 level, and a link to the film.
$55
You are cordially invited to the private cast and crew screening! Join us for an amazing evening to watch this real live movie that we all helped create. Celebrate with us! It's going to be an fun night of fun infectious joy. There may even be tears shed.
Also includes the 3-day advance viewing window of the finished film. and one of the $25 options. In Seattle only, travel not included.
Claimed: 0 of 75
$75
MWAH! Pucker up darling...you get a kiss from Lisa and Wonder! We'll line our lips with love and send you our lipstick imprints, infused with our gratitude, on a postcard featuring a production still from set. Physical media, baby. You could steal our DNA and clone us, because, why not?
Keep it on your fridge! Thank you for loving us back! Ticket to the screening, link to the film, magic spell & serenade, and Memory Wall invitation also are yours, because we adore you!
$85
Custom Hose & Shows episode, just for you!
Not familiar with Hose & Shows? It's drunk movie reviews, straight from drunk Wonder & Lisa. Check out our Avengers review for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX6rfsyo87I Oh my. Don't show our mothers, okay?
You tell US what to watch, and suggest a drink! We'll put it together and film the mayhem. We may even make up a rap with your name in it, because we cool like dat. Pick your poison: A terrible student film you want to send us? A horror that will make us pee our pants? A super obscure foreign art film? Bring it on, Hose & Shows fears no medium, other than porn. Ain't no one got time for a review of that.
We'll toast you and get as ridiculous as we normally do (usually about a 7 on a 1-5 scale). Also receive a ticket to the screening, link to the film, magic spell & serenade, and Memory Wall invitation.
$150
Pick a card, any card. This is your gateway to a very special virtual tarot reading! Receive a customized reading for you via email. This is a 3 card draw, chosen and interpreted by the film's tarot expert and fairy godmother, The Barefoot Phoenix. Magical!
Also receive Special Thanks in credits, that is your name *and* the name of someone you've lost. This will be a very special section of credits that dedicates to the film to our loved ones no longer with us. Not only will you see your name, but the name of your special someone, memorialized in the film.
This, and everything at the $75 level.
$200
Are you ready for your close-up? We want you in this movie for a walk on role! There is a critical scene that is the heart of this film, featuring a special group of people who receive messages from Magda. We want to include you in this!
You must be in Seattle on the day of filming in April. You'll be taken care of and immortalized on film! Also get everything at the $150 level. :)
Claimed: 0 of 10
$250
Google hangout with Lisa and Wonder for an hour! You want to talk film, crowdfunding, acting, and filmmaking? We could chat about that all day!
Or we can just tell each other our favorite jokes and worst audition stories!
Or we can sit quietly together, with a cup of tea, just enjoying each other's serenity.
In Seattle? We'll upgrade this perk to coffee in person!
Also receive the tarot reading, magic spell, virtual hug, TWO tickets to the cast and crew screening, Memory Wall, and Special Thanks credit! Swoon! You are a magician.
$300
Be in the movie...even if you can't be there. Design your own custom credit! Have you ever wondered what Best Boy actually does? Well you can invent your own amazing title.
We might suggest Alternate Dimension Consultant, Telepath, or even Fairy Princess. All clever, magical, and sci-fi oriented names welcomed but keep it clean please, this is a family film made with love. The best credits are the ones that can give you and your friends a smile!
Then, you send us a photo and we will put it up on the film's website with a short, invented biography that supports your title.We'll ask you for ideas, and then we will run wild! For example, "Amy G, Telekinetic Time Lord, came through time and space to sample craft services and give footrubs to our hard working crew. She also makes spoons hover in mid air."
This, and everything at the $250 level. :)Claimed: 0 of 10
$350
What's in a name? Bastian had to give the Empress a new name and it saved the entire universe. A name is powerful magic indeed; it sets the tone for the rest of a character's life. Well, you look like you are brimming with ideas for a great name, and we'd like to invite you to name a character!
We have two principle characters (Magda & Jason) in the film. But maybe together, we can come up with better names. Why not? Name our heroes something meaningful and powerful. Subject to approval, please, this is something we take seriously and hopefully you want this perk because you have discovered the perfect essence of these characters!
This and everything at the $300 level!Claimed: 0 of 2
$400
At this level we make you a custom, beautifully printed and bound making-of photo book with stills, behind the scenes photos, script excerpts, and more.
This beautiful soft cover book commemorates the film process that you helped bring to life. But it's more than a collection of photos...you will also find ruminations on tarot cards, original poetry inspired by the film, and concept art.
These photos, poems, and bits of magic will not be posted or available anywhere else. This is an exclusive and intimate package for you.
We will be collecting treasures to share with you over the course of this film, and will make something really lovely you will enjoy reading through.
Also at this level, you get everything at the $300 level.
$1,000
Associate Producer credit in the film, real honest to goodness tangible, physical film poster, and IMDB credit!
Two tickets to the Seattle cast and crew screening.
First look at the film with the secret link.
Special custom tarot reading.
Walk-on role in the film, if you can make it (we hope you can!)
Serenade video of our dulcet tones + your song suggestion.
Magic spell to shower you with sparkles.
Virtual first person hug.
Smoochy lipsticked thank you postcard.
Google Hangout with Lisa and Wonder.
Beautifully printed making-of soft cover book.
Memory Wall commemoration.
Invented biography on the website.
Custom Hose & Shows episode.
Our love and gratitude! Let's make a movie!
Claimed: 0 of 12
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Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$15
You are the very first to get to see the film! You will receive a secret online link to the finished film, and be able to behold it in the glory you knew it would one day achieve. ;) This is before the film goes to festivals, and before it streams on Seed & Spark. You will have a three day window to be the early adopters. The few, the proud, the in-crowd. You made this. Thank you.$25
We have three fun options for you to choose from at this level. Which one best suits you? We hope to tickle your fancy with these ideas. Choose one, and we will contact you to find out which option you prefer. :) Every option includes the 3-day advance viewing window of the finished film.
OPTION A
A virtual hug from someone in the cast or crew! Your hug begins with a smile, arms open wide, and then we bring it in for a big ol's bear hug. We film it in first person and send it to you - a hug for all your efforts! Thank you!
OPTION B
Let us serenade you! You tell us what song tickles your fancy, and we will send you a video of us singing in your honor. Guaranteed to be heartfelt, possibly comical, almost certainly involving interpretive dance. No guarantee that we will hit all the right notes, except the note of our gratitude. You will have blackmail on us for years. :)
OPTION C
We'll put a spell on you! Tell us what kind of spell you want, whether for love, fortune, or long life, and we will concoct one you can share on social media! It will be a custom recipe for you, guiding you to add a pinch of mischief, a dash of fun, and other magical properties. Get creative with what you wish for, and we will do our best to infuse your wishes with some magic.$30
At this level, we invite you to send us a digital photo of someone or something you've lost. It could be a person, a pet, or someone you didn't know very well but want to honor.
We are developing an art project that will be either a physical collage Memory Wall at the screening, or a digital Memory Wall on the website where the film will live. We're exploring options but either way, this perk is to share that person's life with others, and commemorate them. The purpsose of the Memory Wall is to remind us how we are all connected by the love we've found, lost, and still feel within our hearts.
Your contribution gets this film made, and keeps their spirit alive!
Also choose one of the $25 options, and receive the 3-day link to the film.
Claimed: 0 of 78
$40
The tarot deck we use in the film is brand new deck you will never find for sale in stores, designed with original artwork by Seattle artist Siolo Thompson. Siolo is an incredibly talented artist who we adore!
You can see a sample image, the Queen of Swords, here.
This exquisitely designed tarot deck will have its first ever use as a prop in our film. Whether you have an interest in tarot or you love the artwork, this is wonderful keepsake. At this level, we will send you one of the cards from our special deck, yours to keep.
One of a kind!
You also get one of the three options from the $25 level, and a link to the film.
$55
You are cordially invited to the private cast and crew screening! Join us for an amazing evening to watch this real live movie that we all helped create. Celebrate with us! It's going to be an fun night of fun infectious joy. There may even be tears shed.
Also includes the 3-day advance viewing window of the finished film. and one of the $25 options. In Seattle only, travel not included.
Claimed: 0 of 75
$75
MWAH! Pucker up darling...you get a kiss from Lisa and Wonder! We'll line our lips with love and send you our lipstick imprints, infused with our gratitude, on a postcard featuring a production still from set. Physical media, baby. You could steal our DNA and clone us, because, why not?
Keep it on your fridge! Thank you for loving us back! Ticket to the screening, link to the film, magic spell & serenade, and Memory Wall invitation also are yours, because we adore you!
$85
Custom Hose & Shows episode, just for you!
Not familiar with Hose & Shows? It's drunk movie reviews, straight from drunk Wonder & Lisa. Check out our Avengers review for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX6rfsyo87I Oh my. Don't show our mothers, okay?
You tell US what to watch, and suggest a drink! We'll put it together and film the mayhem. We may even make up a rap with your name in it, because we cool like dat. Pick your poison: A terrible student film you want to send us? A horror that will make us pee our pants? A super obscure foreign art film? Bring it on, Hose & Shows fears no medium, other than porn. Ain't no one got time for a review of that.
We'll toast you and get as ridiculous as we normally do (usually about a 7 on a 1-5 scale). Also receive a ticket to the screening, link to the film, magic spell & serenade, and Memory Wall invitation.
$150
Pick a card, any card. This is your gateway to a very special virtual tarot reading! Receive a customized reading for you via email. This is a 3 card draw, chosen and interpreted by the film's tarot expert and fairy godmother, The Barefoot Phoenix. Magical!
Also receive Special Thanks in credits, that is your name *and* the name of someone you've lost. This will be a very special section of credits that dedicates to the film to our loved ones no longer with us. Not only will you see your name, but the name of your special someone, memorialized in the film.
This, and everything at the $75 level.
$200
Are you ready for your close-up? We want you in this movie for a walk on role! There is a critical scene that is the heart of this film, featuring a special group of people who receive messages from Magda. We want to include you in this!
You must be in Seattle on the day of filming in April. You'll be taken care of and immortalized on film! Also get everything at the $150 level. :)
Claimed: 0 of 10
$250
Google hangout with Lisa and Wonder for an hour! You want to talk film, crowdfunding, acting, and filmmaking? We could chat about that all day!
Or we can just tell each other our favorite jokes and worst audition stories!
Or we can sit quietly together, with a cup of tea, just enjoying each other's serenity.
In Seattle? We'll upgrade this perk to coffee in person!
Also receive the tarot reading, magic spell, virtual hug, TWO tickets to the cast and crew screening, Memory Wall, and Special Thanks credit! Swoon! You are a magician.
$300
Be in the movie...even if you can't be there. Design your own custom credit! Have you ever wondered what Best Boy actually does? Well you can invent your own amazing title.
We might suggest Alternate Dimension Consultant, Telepath, or even Fairy Princess. All clever, magical, and sci-fi oriented names welcomed but keep it clean please, this is a family film made with love. The best credits are the ones that can give you and your friends a smile!
Then, you send us a photo and we will put it up on the film's website with a short, invented biography that supports your title.We'll ask you for ideas, and then we will run wild! For example, "Amy G, Telekinetic Time Lord, came through time and space to sample craft services and give footrubs to our hard working crew. She also makes spoons hover in mid air."
This, and everything at the $250 level. :)Claimed: 0 of 10
$350
What's in a name? Bastian had to give the Empress a new name and it saved the entire universe. A name is powerful magic indeed; it sets the tone for the rest of a character's life. Well, you look like you are brimming with ideas for a great name, and we'd like to invite you to name a character!
We have two principle characters (Magda & Jason) in the film. But maybe together, we can come up with better names. Why not? Name our heroes something meaningful and powerful. Subject to approval, please, this is something we take seriously and hopefully you want this perk because you have discovered the perfect essence of these characters!
This and everything at the $300 level!Claimed: 0 of 2
$400
At this level we make you a custom, beautifully printed and bound making-of photo book with stills, behind the scenes photos, script excerpts, and more.
This beautiful soft cover book commemorates the film process that you helped bring to life. But it's more than a collection of photos...you will also find ruminations on tarot cards, original poetry inspired by the film, and concept art.
These photos, poems, and bits of magic will not be posted or available anywhere else. This is an exclusive and intimate package for you.
We will be collecting treasures to share with you over the course of this film, and will make something really lovely you will enjoy reading through.
Also at this level, you get everything at the $300 level.
$1,000
Associate Producer credit in the film, real honest to goodness tangible, physical film poster, and IMDB credit!
Two tickets to the Seattle cast and crew screening.
First look at the film with the secret link.
Special custom tarot reading.
Walk-on role in the film, if you can make it (we hope you can!)
Serenade video of our dulcet tones + your song suggestion.
Magic spell to shower you with sparkles.
Virtual first person hug.
Smoochy lipsticked thank you postcard.
Google Hangout with Lisa and Wonder.
Beautifully printed making-of soft cover book.
Memory Wall commemoration.
Invented biography on the website.
Custom Hose & Shows episode.
Our love and gratitude! Let's make a movie!
Claimed: 0 of 12
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About This Team
Thank you for your time and interest in my next film. I know you have endless choices where to spend both your time and attention (often our most valuable resources), and if you've read this far, I'm very grateful. I want to inspire and delight you with this film. I hope you will join our journey.
I am lucky to have a team of professionals, some of the best filmmakers in the Pacific Northwest, making this project in May 2015. The total shoot will be done in three days, all in the greater Seattle area. Many of these, such as the lead actress, and the Director of Photography, are people I've collaborated with before. They are absolutely phenomenal at what they do! And, we share a common vocabulary and vision. I am so excited and grateful to have them on the team.
As soon as the project is finished, it will spend a few months in post production due to the rich visual effects. After post, the film will be submitted to festivals all around the world. Following the festival run, it will be online for all to view and share.
This film will exist with your help. At 14 pages, we roughly need $14,000. I am spending my personal savings to bridge any gap in funding, but we need at least $8,000 to make production feasible. $10,000 will ensure that we don't spend another six months slowly paying off productions costs in order to begin post production. These funds go directly to paying for camera and lighting equipment, our DP, editor, location sound recorder and mixer, our set designer and decorator, a VFX artist, our composer, locations, our cast, and the ability to feed a small army of creatives.
I will not be taking a single cent from this production, nor will any other producer. We only want this film to be in the world, creating the impact we know it holds.
If we raise upwards of $11-15,000, our post-production goals will be completed swiftly and the final details will be even richer. We will be able to submit the film to more festivals, as well as properly market the film at the festivals with promotional materials (posters, post cards, sound track online, web design), and hopefully attend! :)
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