Adventure Date!
New York City, New York | Film Short
Comedy, Horror
Adventure Date! is a horror comedy short about a Tinder date gone terribly wrong. Susan, still smarting from her expulsion from a Quilting MFA program, agrees to take a long bike ride with Jonathan, a handsome internet stranger.
Adventure Date!
New York City, New York | Film Short
Comedy, Horror
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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Adventure Date! is a horror comedy short about a Tinder date gone terribly wrong. Susan, still smarting from her expulsion from a Quilting MFA program, agrees to take a long bike ride with Jonathan, a handsome internet stranger.
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About The Project
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Mission Statement
The Story
THE STORY
The Summary: After being expelled from a Quilting MFA program, Susan goes on a tinder date adventure that ends up going terrible wrong...
(poster by Maddie Fischer!)
Susan is your average single 30 something New Yorker. She loves adventure. She goes on dates with strangers on the internet. She's dabbling in witchcraft.
She's excited for her date with Jonathan because, according to his profile, he loves adventure too! What are the odds?!?
They embark on a bike trip through City Island. Everything is going great...
until everything is going terribly wrong.
WHY THIS STORY?
Adventure Date! is an electric comedy-horror adventure! It follows one woman's experiences with witchcraft, dating, graduate school, anxieties, and finding herself. This story is important because it's about a strong, complex, nuanced female character as she navigates the choices of her life and her own sense of personal autonomy.
WHO WE ARE
WHY US?
Whether she is starring in national commercials or award winning indie films, Lucy Cottrell brings her unique sensibility, a humor equal parts bizarre and vulnerable, to every project. In her stand up, she utilizes comedy to speak openly about mental health. In her first foray into filmmaking, Adventure Date!, embodies everything that is delightful and off-kilter about Lucy. To execute her vision and bring this film to life, she has partnered with director Ginny Leise and producer Callie Hanau.
And you can read more about us on our team page!
Why this? You need a reason? We got a bunch!
1. This is a team of all women filmmakers! Statistics for the representation of women in film are pretty bleak--you can read more about that here. You can read about our team on our team page!
2. Adventure Date! is an exhilarating combination of genres! And we're over the moon thrilled to utilize these larger genres to explore the themes of self discovery, anxiety, and romantic love. This is a chance to make something strange and wonderful!
3. Adventure Date! stars a complex female protagonist!! Here you can read more about the limited way women are often portrayed on screen and the way that affects our real world.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Incidentals & van rentals
Costs $475
It's an outdoor shoot so this will cover van rental and any extra transportation items.
post production film & lab
Costs $300
This will cover all film & lab post-production costs.
publicity
Costs $1,000
This will cover film festival application fees/publicity that will help bring attention to our film.
Contingency
Costs $396
This will be used as a safety net to cover any unexpected expenses.
Crew
Costs $1,400
This will pay for our crew & team. I'm committed to paying our team fairly for their work.
Set Dressing
Costs $150
This will fund any set dressing we might need for Susan's tinder date/graduate school dorm room.
Wardrobe
Costs $50
This will cover the cost of any costumes or wardrobe items we will need for the shoot.
equipment & crew
Costs $3,710
This will pay for the rental equipment fees, and pay our crew!
Make up & hair
Costs $350
This will pay our make up & hair artists. & any necessary hair/make up costs.
Locations/Catering
Costs $937
This will cover craft service/extra location costs! This will pay for meals to keep our set happy!
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About This Team
Screenwriter/Actor (Susan): Lucy Cottrell
Lucy Cottrell is a comedian, writer, actor and artist. Her work has been featured in venues across the country including Slamdance Festival, Northside Festival, New Ohio Theater, Florida Film Festival, Club Cumming, Palmsprings Shortsfest, as well as in online venues like Jezebel and Reductress, among others. She's also worked as a comedic correspondent for Parent's Magazine, acted in the CBS TV show Unforgettable, and performed in commercials for Chipotle and MTV. And she recently performed a lead role in Horatio Baltz's 2019 film King Wah (I think I Love You) which won Best North American Short at Palm Springs International Shortfest. and she's performed as a finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award.
Director: Ginny Leise
Ginny Leise is filmmaker and comedian. She has written and created two short films, two full length comedy pilots and so many web series she has honestly lost count. Her first short, Pillows, won the Indieworks Best of Fest award in November 2015. Splitsider said of her second short, Smile, “...watch and be wowed.” Smile was a 2017 Official Selection at the Lower East Side Film Festival. Her comedy pilot Urban Teach Now is an 2016 Official Selection at the New York Television Festival, iTVFest and a third round finalist for the Sundance Episodic Story Lab in 2017. In 2017, Ginny made her directorial debut with the series Quiet Tiny Asian which racked up 150,000 views on YouTube. In 2018, Ginny directed and produced the comedy pilot Vows, which won Best Pilot at the DC Independent Film Festival.
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Producer: Callie Hanau
Callie Rose Hanau is a New York based creative with proud Pittsburgh roots. She got her start in filmmaking as an intern on the documentary This Changes Everything (Tom Donahue), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018. Since then, she has produced the award-winning series pilot VOWS, and began working with the folks at Meerkat Media (Dark Money, Island Soldier) as a Production Assistant and Associate Producer on projects centered around social and economic justice. Callie is currently finishing her first short documentary, SUPER, which is scheduled for completion in late 2019.
https://www.callierosehanau.com/
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
THE STORY
The Summary: After being expelled from a Quilting MFA program, Susan goes on a tinder date adventure that ends up going terrible wrong...
(poster by Maddie Fischer!)
Susan is your average single 30 something New Yorker. She loves adventure. She goes on dates with strangers on the internet. She's dabbling in witchcraft.
She's excited for her date with Jonathan because, according to his profile, he loves adventure too! What are the odds?!?
They embark on a bike trip through City Island. Everything is going great...
until everything is going terribly wrong.
WHY THIS STORY?
Adventure Date! is an electric comedy-horror adventure! It follows one woman's experiences with witchcraft, dating, graduate school, anxieties, and finding herself. This story is important because it's about a strong, complex, nuanced female character as she navigates the choices of her life and her own sense of personal autonomy.
WHO WE ARE
WHY US?
Whether she is starring in national commercials or award winning indie films, Lucy Cottrell brings her unique sensibility, a humor equal parts bizarre and vulnerable, to every project. In her stand up, she utilizes comedy to speak openly about mental health. In her first foray into filmmaking, Adventure Date!, embodies everything that is delightful and off-kilter about Lucy. To execute her vision and bring this film to life, she has partnered with director Ginny Leise and producer Callie Hanau.
And you can read more about us on our team page!
Why this? You need a reason? We got a bunch!
1. This is a team of all women filmmakers! Statistics for the representation of women in film are pretty bleak--you can read more about that here. You can read about our team on our team page!
2. Adventure Date! is an exhilarating combination of genres! And we're over the moon thrilled to utilize these larger genres to explore the themes of self discovery, anxiety, and romantic love. This is a chance to make something strange and wonderful!
3. Adventure Date! stars a complex female protagonist!! Here you can read more about the limited way women are often portrayed on screen and the way that affects our real world.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Incidentals & van rentals
Costs $475
It's an outdoor shoot so this will cover van rental and any extra transportation items.
post production film & lab
Costs $300
This will cover all film & lab post-production costs.
publicity
Costs $1,000
This will cover film festival application fees/publicity that will help bring attention to our film.
Contingency
Costs $396
This will be used as a safety net to cover any unexpected expenses.
Crew
Costs $1,400
This will pay for our crew & team. I'm committed to paying our team fairly for their work.
Set Dressing
Costs $150
This will fund any set dressing we might need for Susan's tinder date/graduate school dorm room.
Wardrobe
Costs $50
This will cover the cost of any costumes or wardrobe items we will need for the shoot.
equipment & crew
Costs $3,710
This will pay for the rental equipment fees, and pay our crew!
Make up & hair
Costs $350
This will pay our make up & hair artists. & any necessary hair/make up costs.
Locations/Catering
Costs $937
This will cover craft service/extra location costs! This will pay for meals to keep our set happy!
Share this update!
About This Team
Screenwriter/Actor (Susan): Lucy Cottrell
Lucy Cottrell is a comedian, writer, actor and artist. Her work has been featured in venues across the country including Slamdance Festival, Northside Festival, New Ohio Theater, Florida Film Festival, Club Cumming, Palmsprings Shortsfest, as well as in online venues like Jezebel and Reductress, among others. She's also worked as a comedic correspondent for Parent's Magazine, acted in the CBS TV show Unforgettable, and performed in commercials for Chipotle and MTV. And she recently performed a lead role in Horatio Baltz's 2019 film King Wah (I think I Love You) which won Best North American Short at Palm Springs International Shortfest. and she's performed as a finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award.
Director: Ginny Leise
Ginny Leise is filmmaker and comedian. She has written and created two short films, two full length comedy pilots and so many web series she has honestly lost count. Her first short, Pillows, won the Indieworks Best of Fest award in November 2015. Splitsider said of her second short, Smile, “...watch and be wowed.” Smile was a 2017 Official Selection at the Lower East Side Film Festival. Her comedy pilot Urban Teach Now is an 2016 Official Selection at the New York Television Festival, iTVFest and a third round finalist for the Sundance Episodic Story Lab in 2017. In 2017, Ginny made her directorial debut with the series Quiet Tiny Asian which racked up 150,000 views on YouTube. In 2018, Ginny directed and produced the comedy pilot Vows, which won Best Pilot at the DC Independent Film Festival.
Links to work:
Producer: Callie Hanau
Callie Rose Hanau is a New York based creative with proud Pittsburgh roots. She got her start in filmmaking as an intern on the documentary This Changes Everything (Tom Donahue), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018. Since then, she has produced the award-winning series pilot VOWS, and began working with the folks at Meerkat Media (Dark Money, Island Soldier) as a Production Assistant and Associate Producer on projects centered around social and economic justice. Callie is currently finishing her first short documentary, SUPER, which is scheduled for completion in late 2019.
https://www.callierosehanau.com/