It is a passion project that Sam & Camila are raising funds for to shoot in December 2017. Here are some words from Sam about the inspiration behind writing the film:
When I was in London shooting for a commercial recently, storm Ophelia was passing by the west coast of Britain. At 2pm, the sky turned black, the sun became a pink orb, and the wind changed direction. It felt apocalyptic. We made jokes, but quietly, it felt unnerving. All we could do was watch; just reassure ourselves that it would pass.
This film is built around that feeling. It’s a simple expression of that moment, the feeling of being trapped, helpless against something extreme, something you don’t understand, and the need to downplay any fears and carry on as normal.
The family trapped inside a caravan are a young couple and their parents. The filming will take place in Bristol over 3 days. The main action is set inside the caravan. The interior scenes of the caravan will be filmed inside a studio. The sandstorm will be brought to life using a combination of practical effects, sound design and CGI.

We are a Bristol-based husband & wife team who have a passion for short films. Assembling a group of like-minded individuals and putting our collective energies into making something together is a thrill time and again.
Sam H. Buchanan is an award-winning filmmaker and the writer and director for The Storm. He is a Creative and in-house Director at a leading video production agency. You can learn more about him here. He is also the writer/director behind The Lion, our latest short film. You can learn more about that here.
Camila Carlow Buchanan is a Camerawoman and artist. She likes wearing many hats, and is the producer/camerawoman/make-it-happen-person. You can learn more about her here, and see some of her artwork here.

In order to make this film, we rely on an enormous amount of time and energy given to us from amazing crew members and organisations who are happy to get involved just for the love of it. Despite haggling and hustling all about town however, there are still many expenses to cover.
This time around, we are asking for your generous help. If we could raise £4,000 we could afford:
ACTORS
Wonderful talent doesn't come for free. We have an amazing casting agent from London onboard.
LOCATIONS
The storm will be recreated inside a studio location and filmed inside a caravan.
ART DEPARTMENT
Props and wardrobe are a big part of creating the world and making it believable. And we will need lots of sand!
CATERING
We will be filming in the winter months, so we will need to feed our cast and crew a warm and hearty meal. We will have around 13 people on set, over 3 days. So for breakfast and lunch, that amounts to 52 meals!

We would like to complete filming just before Christmas, shooting mid-December 2017. Any funds we receive will go directly into the production in these crucial weeks. The Storm will be completed in Spring 2018.
Making this film with your support would mean the world to us. We can't wait to share it with you, thank you for making this happen.
Onward!
Sam & Camila

PS - 'The Storm' is a working title