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DARK ORIGINS

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DARK ORIGINS is a 10 minute short horror film being shot during May of 2013 in some hauntingly bleak locations across Brisbane, Queensland.

The story centers on a cynical psychologist named Kay who discovers that her delusional patient Ella’s claims of being haunted by malevolent beings may very well be true…but will Kay’s realisation come in time to save Ella? Or herself?

Tonally dark and unnerving, the story is in a similar blood-spurting vein to horror films by Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and more recently the fascinating works of Guillermo Del Toro.

We refer to the film as something like A CLOCKWORK ORANGE meets MAMA.

Looking at the project a little deeper, the story makes a subtextual nod to the haunting impact of misdiagnosing mental illnesses, such as depression, in modern day society. The actions caused by those who suffer from mental illness that lead to unthinkable consequences, and those consequences leading to a similar action that leads to similar consequences and so on. A cycle that never seems to end, even at an age when medical science has never been more prevalent.

But in order for the character Kay in our story to break the cycle and save her patient Ella from the evil that abounds – we’ll first need YOUR help!

We need money to bring Kay and Ella’s story to life on big screens around the world. It’s great that ourselves, our friends and families, filmmaking colleagues and local businesses can throw their hats into the ring to help out with props or costumes or catering supplies or camera equipment – but unfortunately not everyone out there can donate their time or services to a short film. Which is where we need the money to cover those “gaps”, if you will.

Flights for potential cast; petrol or out of pocket expenses for crew to make it to locations; meals on set; location & safety officers; first aid officers; armourers; insurance…it quickly adds up.

Although we have raised a small cash investment in the project already, it’s nowhere near enough, so we’re aiming to split the funds raised through our crowdfunding campaign into the following areas that need the extra boost:

$1250 towards pre-production and production costs;
$1500 towards post-production costs;
$1000 towards festival submission, DVD print and marketing material costs.

Add to that total our fees to Indiegogo for allowing us to use their platform and you’re looking at that shiny big goal of $4000. We’ve got some cool rewards up for offer, so check-out our Indiegogo page and donate as little or as much as you can afford.

Thank-you for your time in hearing our pledge for support.

I hope you can rally beside us so we can share the DARK ORIGINS journey together.

Sincerely,

Evan Randall Green
Producer

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Mitchell Wells

Founder and Editor in Chief of Horror Society. Self proclaimed Horror Movie Freak, Tech Geek, love indie films and all around nice kinda guy!!

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