An Honest Lie
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Film Short
Comedy, Experimental
Truth Kiosks provide society with answers. Charlotte Harper wants to know why her life sucks and how to fix it. The Kiosk cheerfully informs her that her only option is suicide. Meeting another woman with similar results, Charlotte reflects on her life and explores what truth really means.
An Honest Lie
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Film Short
Comedy, Experimental
1 Campaigns | Pennsylvania, United States
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Truth Kiosks provide society with answers. Charlotte Harper wants to know why her life sucks and how to fix it. The Kiosk cheerfully informs her that her only option is suicide. Meeting another woman with similar results, Charlotte reflects on her life and explores what truth really means.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
An Honest Lie is a darkly comedic look on truth in an futuristic society that garners all of their answers from Truth Kiosks. It's gonna be 9 -11 minutes of universal themes, unique production design and some comedy thrown in just for fun:)
BEHIND THE STORY
(Like those behind the scenes specials on HBO, but not as good...)
You may be wondering some things such as Who, What, When, Where and Why? Here we go!
WHY - I want to make this film because everyone, at some point in their lives, has asked a question and gotten a lie for an answer. Whether it was to spare their feelings or if it is unintentional, sometimes you just want to know the truth so you can fix whatever it was you were asking about. I'm making this movie partly because I'm in a quarter life crisis but mainly because I value truth over everything (besides chocolate, of course.) and believe that this film has the potiential to make everyone question what truth really is.
WHO - Kelsey Wilkins aka Director/Writer/Actress/Lactose Intolerant
I'm a filmmaker based out of Pittsburgh who loves to create genre blending and semi-politically based films. The first film I ever made, a commentary on the 2008 economic crisis, (Affect; The Second Great Depression) actually allowed me to put my double BFA in Screenwriting and Acting to good use, and I've been trying to make films ever since.
If you want to take a gander at some of my other work, click here!
Oh and Hanna Vogel, an amazingly talented actress/friend based out of NYC is going to be portraying Charlotte Harper!! HONESTLY, she's great.
WHAT - mov·ie : a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on television; a motion picture.
But it's much more than that! it's an expression of my weird self and I am really excited for you to contribute to that. If you want. You don't have too. But, I would really appreaciate it...
WHEN - July 2019! (That's the plan according to my proposal I gave to a bunch of people, so let's try and do that.)
WHERE - Pittsburgh! We're keepin' it local because we want to foster smaller film industries and crews, but also because it is cheaper...
AT THE END OF THE DAY!
You've been through alot to get to this point in the campaign and we really appreciate it! At the end of the day, we hope to bring this film to you and as many people as possible through diverse film festivals and local screenings where you can buy popcorn and just have a good time :)
Full Story Synopsis:
Charlotte Harper is twenty something with no friends, no job and no prospects. Going to one of the truth kiosks , she is told that the reason her life sucks so bad is that she is fat, ugly and stupid. A nifty feature of these kiosks is that it actually gives you some suggestions how how to fix yourself. All it would take is $350,000 in higher education and plastic surgery. Dead broke, she selects the Alternate Solutions button on the kiosk and is saddled with a drastic last measure; Suicide. On her way home, Charlotte comes upon a woman with similar results standing on the edge of a bridge. Together they contemplate their new found truth and decided whether they should jump or not.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast and Crew
Costs $3,750
Even though this is a passion project, we would still love to be able to pay our cast/crews bills!
Production Design & Costume
Costs $3,000
Art Department, Costume and Hair department for a futuristic film.
Post
Costs $3,000
Everything from Color and Story to Sound and Score!
Equipment Insurance
Costs $1,200
Thanks so an equipment grant, we will only need to raise enough to provide insurance!
Props
Costs $1,500
The kiosk is ESSENTIAL. This will cover the physical kiosk and the SFX associated with it.
Production
Costs $1,500
From Crafty to printer paper we want to be able to cover everything.
Film Festival
Costs $750
We want to submit and attend as many festivals as possible!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Dan Kusnir aka Director of Photography
A super talented and amazing cool Director of Photography, Dan recently moved to Los Angeles but is actually coming back east to help bring this thing to life. He's worked on countless music videos, shorts and multi-media and lends a completely unique hand to everything he does.
Here's a link to his reel! LINKKKKKKKKKK
Kayleigh Fitzgerald - Producer
If I could call her "Motivation Mi-lady" everyday I would! (I tried, but it was shut down). She is the hardest working filmmaker I have ever met and am super happy that she is willing to help me bring my crazy ideas to life! She has worked on countless big projects including the Showtime series Gone and even directed her own feature The Way That I Am, which is coming out this year.
Megan Kuntz - Producer
aka Finance Wizard! She has worked on countless award winning shorts such as Milk Man (2013), Everybody Loves Bulldog (2018) and now An Honest Lie (2019) ! (hopefully award winning). With experience as one of the top finanace people at Paramount, as well as being an awesome soccer player, Megan is going to be invaluable in bringing the logistics of An Honest Lie to life.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
An Honest Lie is a darkly comedic look on truth in an futuristic society that garners all of their answers from Truth Kiosks. It's gonna be 9 -11 minutes of universal themes, unique production design and some comedy thrown in just for fun:)
BEHIND THE STORY
(Like those behind the scenes specials on HBO, but not as good...)
You may be wondering some things such as Who, What, When, Where and Why? Here we go!
WHY - I want to make this film because everyone, at some point in their lives, has asked a question and gotten a lie for an answer. Whether it was to spare their feelings or if it is unintentional, sometimes you just want to know the truth so you can fix whatever it was you were asking about. I'm making this movie partly because I'm in a quarter life crisis but mainly because I value truth over everything (besides chocolate, of course.) and believe that this film has the potiential to make everyone question what truth really is.
WHO - Kelsey Wilkins aka Director/Writer/Actress/Lactose Intolerant
I'm a filmmaker based out of Pittsburgh who loves to create genre blending and semi-politically based films. The first film I ever made, a commentary on the 2008 economic crisis, (Affect; The Second Great Depression) actually allowed me to put my double BFA in Screenwriting and Acting to good use, and I've been trying to make films ever since.
If you want to take a gander at some of my other work, click here!
Oh and Hanna Vogel, an amazingly talented actress/friend based out of NYC is going to be portraying Charlotte Harper!! HONESTLY, she's great.
WHAT - mov·ie : a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on television; a motion picture.
But it's much more than that! it's an expression of my weird self and I am really excited for you to contribute to that. If you want. You don't have too. But, I would really appreaciate it...
WHEN - July 2019! (That's the plan according to my proposal I gave to a bunch of people, so let's try and do that.)
WHERE - Pittsburgh! We're keepin' it local because we want to foster smaller film industries and crews, but also because it is cheaper...
AT THE END OF THE DAY!
You've been through alot to get to this point in the campaign and we really appreciate it! At the end of the day, we hope to bring this film to you and as many people as possible through diverse film festivals and local screenings where you can buy popcorn and just have a good time :)
Full Story Synopsis:
Charlotte Harper is twenty something with no friends, no job and no prospects. Going to one of the truth kiosks , she is told that the reason her life sucks so bad is that she is fat, ugly and stupid. A nifty feature of these kiosks is that it actually gives you some suggestions how how to fix yourself. All it would take is $350,000 in higher education and plastic surgery. Dead broke, she selects the Alternate Solutions button on the kiosk and is saddled with a drastic last measure; Suicide. On her way home, Charlotte comes upon a woman with similar results standing on the edge of a bridge. Together they contemplate their new found truth and decided whether they should jump or not.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast and Crew
Costs $3,750
Even though this is a passion project, we would still love to be able to pay our cast/crews bills!
Production Design & Costume
Costs $3,000
Art Department, Costume and Hair department for a futuristic film.
Post
Costs $3,000
Everything from Color and Story to Sound and Score!
Equipment Insurance
Costs $1,200
Thanks so an equipment grant, we will only need to raise enough to provide insurance!
Props
Costs $1,500
The kiosk is ESSENTIAL. This will cover the physical kiosk and the SFX associated with it.
Production
Costs $1,500
From Crafty to printer paper we want to be able to cover everything.
Film Festival
Costs $750
We want to submit and attend as many festivals as possible!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Dan Kusnir aka Director of Photography
A super talented and amazing cool Director of Photography, Dan recently moved to Los Angeles but is actually coming back east to help bring this thing to life. He's worked on countless music videos, shorts and multi-media and lends a completely unique hand to everything he does.
Here's a link to his reel! LINKKKKKKKKKK
Kayleigh Fitzgerald - Producer
If I could call her "Motivation Mi-lady" everyday I would! (I tried, but it was shut down). She is the hardest working filmmaker I have ever met and am super happy that she is willing to help me bring my crazy ideas to life! She has worked on countless big projects including the Showtime series Gone and even directed her own feature The Way That I Am, which is coming out this year.
Megan Kuntz - Producer
aka Finance Wizard! She has worked on countless award winning shorts such as Milk Man (2013), Everybody Loves Bulldog (2018) and now An Honest Lie (2019) ! (hopefully award winning). With experience as one of the top finanace people at Paramount, as well as being an awesome soccer player, Megan is going to be invaluable in bringing the logistics of An Honest Lie to life.