111 : A Short Film
Syracuse, New York | Film Short
Drama, Romance
Being unbridledly earnest has so much power to inspire and pull on the threads that connect us all to each other. Through 111, I hope to explore what narrative film can do through forming and nurturing a deeper partnership between filmmaker and you, the viewer.
111 : A Short Film
Syracuse, New York | Film Short
Drama, Romance
1 Campaigns | Maryland, United States
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Being unbridledly earnest has so much power to inspire and pull on the threads that connect us all to each other. Through 111, I hope to explore what narrative film can do through forming and nurturing a deeper partnership between filmmaker and you, the viewer.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The last in a series of films, each about one of the women in my family, 111 tells two narratives, both alike and yet very different.
Jack, a 10 year old girl goes on a trip with her father to visit her grandfather's grave in the 21st century. Father and daughter attempt to connect but fall short- their minds and bodies both in transit but moving in separate directions.
Meanwhile, in 19th century Germany, a devout nun falls in love with a fisherman- Adam. She struggles with her growing desires for Adam in the face of her love for the Father.
The first in the series, Mit Karin, was for my grandmother, the second They Came At Dusk, for my mother, and 111, the third, is for me. For this film I took a lot of inspiration from my relationship with my father over the years, and wanted to honor that for my penultimate work in this deeply personal series. As a filmmaker I am so interested in exploring what kinds of connections we can make between two unlike things and pushing the boundaries of what we can do with narrative film.
When the film is complete, it will premiere in Syracuse NY, in May of 2020 before taking a festval run for a season.
Film is currently in production. See stills below!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Actors
Costs $1,400
Bring the characters to life!
Food
Costs $800
Feed the cast and crew!
Location
Costs $400
Bring the destinations from the film to life!
Transportation
Costs $645
Getting the cast and crew places!
Art
Costs $400
Creating the world of "111"!
Cash Pledge
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About This Team
Katiana Weems (Writer, Director, Cinematographer)
Katiana is an award winning director and cinematographer currently in her senior year at Syracuse University studying Film Production within the school a Visual and Performing Arts. She has studied film internationally at FAMU University and holds an associates degree in Film Studies. For the past three years, she has been working on a four-part film series for each of the women in her family and is currently beginning pre-production on the third film. She loves to tell stories that speak to the experiences of marginalized communities.
Emily Race (1st AD)
Emily is currently studying Television, Radio, and Film in the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, and has a dual major in the College of Arts and Sciences in the Modern Foreign Language program, where her focus is in Mandarin Chinese and German language. In pursuit of practical language study, as well as exploration of the wider world of stories to be told, Emily has traveled most recently around China for an extended period of 6-months, and has also backpacked through Europe for several weeks on her own. In daily life, Emily is a full-time university student and a part-time Creative Trainer at Apple, inc. She has been a part of several student films, mainly exercising her skills in the role of producer or assistant director. In the future, she hopes to sell one of the scripts that she writes on the side, and to continue to be a part of projects that she believes in.
Yanni Ma (Production Designer)
Yanni is a filmmaker and a mix-media artist from the southern part of China. Her works focus on capturing, rather fearlessly confronting, the truthful yet tender moments in human interaction. Her recent hybrid documentary, A Good Person, addresses the intricate relationship between the mother and daughter. Besides her own work, Yanni’s also passionate about collaborating with all female artists and scholars in expressing a new wave narrative.
Anastacia Puertas (Art Director)
Anastacia Puertas is in her Sophomore year at Syracuse University and originally from Reston, Virginia. She is pursuing a BFA in film, within the College of Visual and Performing Arts and has a focus in production design and art direction with a passion for the detailed visual elements in cinema. Anastacia has worked in the art department for the Central New York based production company American High as well as many other senior thesis films at Syracuse University. Within production design, Anastacia has experience in hair, makeup, and costume design and has studied with BxC studios in New York City.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CAST~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jasmine Milner (NUN)
Jasmine Millner is an actress & model from Upstate, New York. She trained at the New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts in acting for film, improvisation, and movement. Jasmine has appeared in various feature films, as well as short films. She most recently appeared in the short film ‘Embers’.
Nicolas Katzman (FISHERMAN)
Nico Katzman was born and raised in a multicultural family in Mexico City, Mexico. He speaks English, Spanish and French. He is now a Sr. Acting Major in Syracuse University’s Department of Drama.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The last in a series of films, each about one of the women in my family, 111 tells two narratives, both alike and yet very different.
Jack, a 10 year old girl goes on a trip with her father to visit her grandfather's grave in the 21st century. Father and daughter attempt to connect but fall short- their minds and bodies both in transit but moving in separate directions.
Meanwhile, in 19th century Germany, a devout nun falls in love with a fisherman- Adam. She struggles with her growing desires for Adam in the face of her love for the Father.
The first in the series, Mit Karin, was for my grandmother, the second They Came At Dusk, for my mother, and 111, the third, is for me. For this film I took a lot of inspiration from my relationship with my father over the years, and wanted to honor that for my penultimate work in this deeply personal series. As a filmmaker I am so interested in exploring what kinds of connections we can make between two unlike things and pushing the boundaries of what we can do with narrative film.
When the film is complete, it will premiere in Syracuse NY, in May of 2020 before taking a festval run for a season.
Film is currently in production. See stills below!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Actors
Costs $1,400
Bring the characters to life!
Food
Costs $800
Feed the cast and crew!
Location
Costs $400
Bring the destinations from the film to life!
Transportation
Costs $645
Getting the cast and crew places!
Art
Costs $400
Creating the world of "111"!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Share this update!
About This Team
Katiana Weems (Writer, Director, Cinematographer)
Katiana is an award winning director and cinematographer currently in her senior year at Syracuse University studying Film Production within the school a Visual and Performing Arts. She has studied film internationally at FAMU University and holds an associates degree in Film Studies. For the past three years, she has been working on a four-part film series for each of the women in her family and is currently beginning pre-production on the third film. She loves to tell stories that speak to the experiences of marginalized communities.
Emily Race (1st AD)
Emily is currently studying Television, Radio, and Film in the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, and has a dual major in the College of Arts and Sciences in the Modern Foreign Language program, where her focus is in Mandarin Chinese and German language. In pursuit of practical language study, as well as exploration of the wider world of stories to be told, Emily has traveled most recently around China for an extended period of 6-months, and has also backpacked through Europe for several weeks on her own. In daily life, Emily is a full-time university student and a part-time Creative Trainer at Apple, inc. She has been a part of several student films, mainly exercising her skills in the role of producer or assistant director. In the future, she hopes to sell one of the scripts that she writes on the side, and to continue to be a part of projects that she believes in.
Yanni Ma (Production Designer)
Yanni is a filmmaker and a mix-media artist from the southern part of China. Her works focus on capturing, rather fearlessly confronting, the truthful yet tender moments in human interaction. Her recent hybrid documentary, A Good Person, addresses the intricate relationship between the mother and daughter. Besides her own work, Yanni’s also passionate about collaborating with all female artists and scholars in expressing a new wave narrative.
Anastacia Puertas (Art Director)
Anastacia Puertas is in her Sophomore year at Syracuse University and originally from Reston, Virginia. She is pursuing a BFA in film, within the College of Visual and Performing Arts and has a focus in production design and art direction with a passion for the detailed visual elements in cinema. Anastacia has worked in the art department for the Central New York based production company American High as well as many other senior thesis films at Syracuse University. Within production design, Anastacia has experience in hair, makeup, and costume design and has studied with BxC studios in New York City.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CAST~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jasmine Milner (NUN)
Jasmine Millner is an actress & model from Upstate, New York. She trained at the New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts in acting for film, improvisation, and movement. Jasmine has appeared in various feature films, as well as short films. She most recently appeared in the short film ‘Embers’.
Nicolas Katzman (FISHERMAN)
Nico Katzman was born and raised in a multicultural family in Mexico City, Mexico. He speaks English, Spanish and French. He is now a Sr. Acting Major in Syracuse University’s Department of Drama.