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FUNERAL FOOD
by Karlton Parris in Sandbach, Cheshire East, United Kingdom
Total raised £1,140
raised so far3
supportersThis movie began shooting in New York in May 2024 we are now funding the second block filming in Georgia, where most of the action happens.
by Karlton Parris in Sandbach, Cheshire East, United Kingdom
BABY DOG FILMS
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23459330/
Baby Dog Films is an award winning UK indie film company, making brave choices and bold moves.
Established in 2019, Baby Dog Films brings together renowned film and Off Broadway theatre writer and director, Karlton Parris, with established producer, Wendy Jones. “Funeral Food” will be our third feature film.
SYNOPSIS
Set in the 1980s and filmed entirely on location in New York and Athens Georgia, “Funeral Food” is best described as a searing family drama, interlaced with plenty of dark comedic moments.
Martha Lord and her eldest son, Marlow, return home from the funeral of her youngest son, Dallas. Martha is feeling "cloudy", her term for vengeful and downright nasty. Her sister, Dora May, is fixing the cocktails whilst Dora May's granddaughter, Pearl Louise, has fled to the sanctuary of her bedroom. Matters take a comedic turn when eldest sister, Laverne, arrives having missed the funeral.
Martha is spoiling for a fight. First with her uptight (Martha's word for emotionally crippled) son, Marlow, a fifty year old man, sadly all too familiar with his mother's rampages. And secondly, with Dora May, who is the only person in the notorious Lord family to stand her ground with the force of nature that is Martha.
WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT US, AND HOW YOU CAN
“Funeral Food” is unique example of a great story that needs a voice. We’ve done the hard bit, we’ve landed the incredible cast, established an amazing film crew, and we’ve sourced the stunning New York and Athens, Georgia, locations.
We now just need your help to make it the highest quality final product possible to ensure that this inspirational and encouraging story can reach audiences near and far, and of all backgrounds and cultures.
Your support will secure the rest of our locations and shoot dates (we have 5 days planned in early 2024 that need to be funded), also to pay the cast and crew a reasonable wage, pay for post-production and pay for festival submissions, cinema screenings, and distribution.
THINGS WE HAVE GOING SO FAR:
An award winning script, placing in some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, and a director with years of experience telling LGBTQ stories. Hence, we have had high pre-production values and a lot of time to figure and explore how the story could work on screen.
We’ve formed a skilled, professional crew from around the USA, with each member bringing a wealth of experience, enthusiasm and passion to the film. Our cast have been selected from the crème de la crème of USA talent, from New York, Los Angeles, Nashville and Athens
ORIGINAL COUNTRY MUSIC
“Funeral Food” will feature a haunting score, including 12 new songs, that perfectly convey all the emotion of this powerful script.
WHERE WILL YOUR FUNDS GO?
Cast, crew and catering
Equipment - lighting, cameras, sound
Postproduction and sound design
Locations - location permits
WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
“Funeral Food” is about hope, resilience, courage and, above all, Family.
Rewards
This project offered rewards
£50 or more
£50 Reward
Attend the New York Premier. Join the cast and crew for the first ever screening of Funeral Food in New York see you on the red carpet.
£10 or more
£10 Reward
Shout out on our social media telling the world of film that you helped make this feature fil happen
£25 or more
£25 Reward
Signed digital copy of the script. get a working script with Directors notes signed by all the Cast and Crew of Funeral Food
£25 or more
£25Reward
Be the first to see the movie in the comfort of your own home with a first look digital copy of Funeral Food
£200 or more
£ 200 Reward
VIP set visit join us as an extra on set spend the day meeting the cast and crew
£1,000 or more
£1000 Reward
Associate Producer opening screen credit
£3,000 or more
£3000 Reward
See your name in the opening credits of the movie, come and visit with the cast and crew on location, VIP area at the New York film premier , all other rewards bundles, Why not join our current Executive producers and become a true champion of independent film making.