& Other Concerns
Toronto, Canada | Film Short
Drama, Other
Life is full of big, tough decisions. Use your experience to make the right one and life may turn out just how you dreamed. But which is the right choice? Set in a surreal escape room, this short film explores the mental purgatory we endure before taking a leap into life’s great unknowns.
& Other Concerns
Toronto, Canada | Film Short
Drama, Other
1 Campaigns | Ontario, Canada
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Life is full of big, tough decisions. Use your experience to make the right one and life may turn out just how you dreamed. But which is the right choice? Set in a surreal escape room, this short film explores the mental purgatory we endure before taking a leap into life’s great unknowns.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
& Other Concerns - A Short Film
“...I was struggling to fall asleep one night in 2019…My doubts, fears, anxieties and worries were so loud that night. I knew I wasn’t the only one on this nightly merry-go-round, so I turned those thoughts into a play.” - writer/creator Lauren Greenwood
& Other Concerns is based on the original play, An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns, which had 11 performances over three festivals back in 2019. It starred the same exceptional cast: Blythe Haynes, Myrthin Stagg, Chantel Winters and Yvonne Addai. It won awards and, more importantly, the hearts of hundreds and hundreds of audience members. They cackled. They sobbed. They raved about it. We quickly realized that we'd created a show that really resonated with people... and even with government funders! (more on that later...)
So, What's & Other Concerns About?
Elizabeth, 33, exhausted and overstretched, finds herself trapped with her three closest friends in a mysterious escape room. She wants to get out as quickly as possible but, now that she can’t escape, they use the chance to open cans of worms Elizabeth would prefer to leave hermetically sealed. As she wades deeper into the riddles, the room itself starts to take on a surreal life of its own. And the room is NOT happy. They all need to focus and work together if they are going to survive.
We Shot the Thing!
Remember when I said that even government funders loved this project? Well, they $50,000 loved it. The Canada Council for the Arts gave us a grant to film the project, which we did in June 2022.
You Got $50,000... Why Do You Need MORE?
$50,000 is a boatload of cash, it's true, but in the expensive world of film, $50,000 is... not a lot... This is how we spent that money...
- Cast & Crew: $34,260
- Production Design: $1,126
- Equipment Rentals: $3,024
- Wardrobe: $340
- Location Rentals: $4,867
- Craft & Catering: $3,441
- Insurance: $1,130
- Transportation: $1,812
We knew it was going to require a lot of strategic stretching to make $50,000 work for the project. Here's some of the creative ways we saved $$$ during production...
- Painting the set ourselves - with some sibling help! (Thank you Spencer Haynes!)
- Getting supplies donated -- thank you, Benjamin Moore, Bennett Tools and Upper Village Paint & Wallpaper!
- Shooting in a prop warehouse -- shout out to Josh Turpin at Production Design Toronto in Hamilton.
- Making snacks for the crew in the morning before we got to set
What was really important to us and where we refused to skimp was compensating the artists who helped us bring this film together. We want to continue this trend for our post-production costs, and that's why we need your support!
Help Us Finish this Film!
We always knew we'd need some outside help to finance the post-production. Our phenomenal director and editor, Sabina Lambert, has created an incredible cut of the film that we're buzzing about. All we need now is the funds to finance the finishing touches.
Your money will go towards...
- Editing: $3,000
- VFX: $2,000
- Motion Graphics: $1,500
- Colour: $2,500
- Composing: $3,000
- Song Licensing: $500.00
- Credit Sequence/Titles: $300.00
- ADR: $500.00
- Sound Design/Mix/Editing: $4,000.00
- Poster: $300.00
- Trailer: $200.00
- Festival Submissions: $1,500.00
TOTAL: $19,300.00
With our proven track record of effectively using a budget, you can be assured that we will carefully and lovingly use every dollar you may choose to give us.
What Happens When it's Done?
Once the film is finished, it's off to the festival circuit! We've done a lot of market research and are confident that a festival run with this project will be very successful due to its story, characters, length and quality – as well as our personal connections in the festival world.
If it’s in your budget, we highly recommend you jump on as an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER and join us on our meteoric rise to the top, IMDb credit and all!
Thank you!
Thanks for reading this, for engaging with our project, for your interest, and most of all for your support! The careers of many an artist have been built thanks to the generosity of film lovers like you! And for that we say THANK YOU!
Sharing is Caring!
Even if you can't donate cold, hard cash, you can still contribute! Please re-post/share/comment!
Help us spread the word about this project and our campaign. We've taken the liberty of creating some pre-baked posts... Just copy and paste the below to your socials to get the word out!
Help @and_other_concerns by supporting their short film about a restless 30+ woman grappling with life’s big choices enlists her three oddly unhelpful friends to free herself from a surreal escape room.
I just contributed to & OTHER CONCERNS, directed by @sabinalambs and created by @loreigner and WOW, you've got to support this short film about exploring the mental purgatory we endure before taking a leap into life’s great unknowns. @and_other_concerns
I'm so excited to support the short film & OTHER CONCERNS, directed by @sabinalambs and created by @loreigner. Join me in supporting female-led projects and everyone on the cusp of life’s big decisions! @and_other_concerns
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Festival Submission
Costs C$1,500
Festivals are the best way to get our film out there and to find new collaborators.
Editing
Costs C$3,000
A spiffy edit is needed! Can’t throw takes together - need to be massaged with oil and love.
VFX
Costs C$2,000
There’s a couple things we need erasing - like stray hairs and lights. And add in a few things too…
Motion Graphics
Costs C$1,500
This escape room is full of surprises, so why not give it a little extra oomph?!
Colour Grading
Costs C$2,500
Colour grading is essential to the overall feel and tone of the film. We want it to look gooood…
Song Licensing
Costs C$500
We need a closing song to bring this baby home.
Composing
Costs C$3,000
Music is INCREDIBLY important to the mood and storytelling of film - we need something original :)
Credit Sequence/Titles
Costs C$300
We have to credit all the rockin’ artists who worked on the film!
Additional Dialogue Recording
Costs C$500
Sometimes you just need an extra line or two…or three.
Sound Design/Mix/Editing
Costs C$4,000
This escape room is a living breathing entity - and all those elements need excellent sound!
Poster
Costs C$300
What’s a GREAT film without a GREAT poster! If Jaws can do it, then so can we.
Trailer
Costs C$200
How do we bring eyes to the film? A gripping trailer is the first thing that sells a film!
Cash Pledge
Costs C$0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
CLYMB began in the audition room in January 2019 when I, writer & creator Lauren Greenwood, was casting my Fringe play, An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns. I trusted my gut when carefully selecting Blythe, Myrthin, Chantel and Yvonne for this deeply personal piece. Not only were these women incredible actors, each bringing their own unique strengths, they were also people I was itching to sip a few drinks with.
And sip we did! Gallons of water in the rehearsal room as we bonded during intense and intimate sessions. Beers and cocktails afterwards as we picked apart our experiences as women on the cusp of life's biggest decisions. Tea before each performance when all those thoughts and discussions would be laid bare.
After the show ended, instead of parting ways as most do, we stuck close. Even as the pandemic raged, we kept sipping over Zoom. Everything we'd shared about our hopes and fears for the future had connected us. We talked about how we were going to continue connecting with audiences in this uncertain new world. And so the idea to turn the original play into a short film was born. And CLYMB Productions was born with it.
In 2022, it was time to dive into this idea in earnest. One of our first tasks was to find a director. But we didn't want just anyone... they had to be passionate about the project. CLYMB-level passionate. Enter Sabina Olivia Lambert, who coincidentally had helped me film the original auditions back in 2019. Finding her felt like a full circle moment for us all. Really, at this point we should just change our name to SCLYMB.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
& Other Concerns - A Short Film
“...I was struggling to fall asleep one night in 2019…My doubts, fears, anxieties and worries were so loud that night. I knew I wasn’t the only one on this nightly merry-go-round, so I turned those thoughts into a play.” - writer/creator Lauren Greenwood
& Other Concerns is based on the original play, An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns, which had 11 performances over three festivals back in 2019. It starred the same exceptional cast: Blythe Haynes, Myrthin Stagg, Chantel Winters and Yvonne Addai. It won awards and, more importantly, the hearts of hundreds and hundreds of audience members. They cackled. They sobbed. They raved about it. We quickly realized that we'd created a show that really resonated with people... and even with government funders! (more on that later...)
So, What's & Other Concerns About?
Elizabeth, 33, exhausted and overstretched, finds herself trapped with her three closest friends in a mysterious escape room. She wants to get out as quickly as possible but, now that she can’t escape, they use the chance to open cans of worms Elizabeth would prefer to leave hermetically sealed. As she wades deeper into the riddles, the room itself starts to take on a surreal life of its own. And the room is NOT happy. They all need to focus and work together if they are going to survive.
We Shot the Thing!
Remember when I said that even government funders loved this project? Well, they $50,000 loved it. The Canada Council for the Arts gave us a grant to film the project, which we did in June 2022.
You Got $50,000... Why Do You Need MORE?
$50,000 is a boatload of cash, it's true, but in the expensive world of film, $50,000 is... not a lot... This is how we spent that money...
- Cast & Crew: $34,260
- Production Design: $1,126
- Equipment Rentals: $3,024
- Wardrobe: $340
- Location Rentals: $4,867
- Craft & Catering: $3,441
- Insurance: $1,130
- Transportation: $1,812
We knew it was going to require a lot of strategic stretching to make $50,000 work for the project. Here's some of the creative ways we saved $$$ during production...
- Painting the set ourselves - with some sibling help! (Thank you Spencer Haynes!)
- Getting supplies donated -- thank you, Benjamin Moore, Bennett Tools and Upper Village Paint & Wallpaper!
- Shooting in a prop warehouse -- shout out to Josh Turpin at Production Design Toronto in Hamilton.
- Making snacks for the crew in the morning before we got to set
What was really important to us and where we refused to skimp was compensating the artists who helped us bring this film together. We want to continue this trend for our post-production costs, and that's why we need your support!
Help Us Finish this Film!
We always knew we'd need some outside help to finance the post-production. Our phenomenal director and editor, Sabina Lambert, has created an incredible cut of the film that we're buzzing about. All we need now is the funds to finance the finishing touches.
Your money will go towards...
- Editing: $3,000
- VFX: $2,000
- Motion Graphics: $1,500
- Colour: $2,500
- Composing: $3,000
- Song Licensing: $500.00
- Credit Sequence/Titles: $300.00
- ADR: $500.00
- Sound Design/Mix/Editing: $4,000.00
- Poster: $300.00
- Trailer: $200.00
- Festival Submissions: $1,500.00
TOTAL: $19,300.00
With our proven track record of effectively using a budget, you can be assured that we will carefully and lovingly use every dollar you may choose to give us.
What Happens When it's Done?
Once the film is finished, it's off to the festival circuit! We've done a lot of market research and are confident that a festival run with this project will be very successful due to its story, characters, length and quality – as well as our personal connections in the festival world.
If it’s in your budget, we highly recommend you jump on as an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER and join us on our meteoric rise to the top, IMDb credit and all!
Thank you!
Thanks for reading this, for engaging with our project, for your interest, and most of all for your support! The careers of many an artist have been built thanks to the generosity of film lovers like you! And for that we say THANK YOU!
Sharing is Caring!
Even if you can't donate cold, hard cash, you can still contribute! Please re-post/share/comment!
Help us spread the word about this project and our campaign. We've taken the liberty of creating some pre-baked posts... Just copy and paste the below to your socials to get the word out!
Help @and_other_concerns by supporting their short film about a restless 30+ woman grappling with life’s big choices enlists her three oddly unhelpful friends to free herself from a surreal escape room.
I just contributed to & OTHER CONCERNS, directed by @sabinalambs and created by @loreigner and WOW, you've got to support this short film about exploring the mental purgatory we endure before taking a leap into life’s great unknowns. @and_other_concerns
I'm so excited to support the short film & OTHER CONCERNS, directed by @sabinalambs and created by @loreigner. Join me in supporting female-led projects and everyone on the cusp of life’s big decisions! @and_other_concerns
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Festival Submission
Costs C$1,500
Festivals are the best way to get our film out there and to find new collaborators.
Editing
Costs C$3,000
A spiffy edit is needed! Can’t throw takes together - need to be massaged with oil and love.
VFX
Costs C$2,000
There’s a couple things we need erasing - like stray hairs and lights. And add in a few things too…
Motion Graphics
Costs C$1,500
This escape room is full of surprises, so why not give it a little extra oomph?!
Colour Grading
Costs C$2,500
Colour grading is essential to the overall feel and tone of the film. We want it to look gooood…
Song Licensing
Costs C$500
We need a closing song to bring this baby home.
Composing
Costs C$3,000
Music is INCREDIBLY important to the mood and storytelling of film - we need something original :)
Credit Sequence/Titles
Costs C$300
We have to credit all the rockin’ artists who worked on the film!
Additional Dialogue Recording
Costs C$500
Sometimes you just need an extra line or two…or three.
Sound Design/Mix/Editing
Costs C$4,000
This escape room is a living breathing entity - and all those elements need excellent sound!
Poster
Costs C$300
What’s a GREAT film without a GREAT poster! If Jaws can do it, then so can we.
Trailer
Costs C$200
How do we bring eyes to the film? A gripping trailer is the first thing that sells a film!
Cash Pledge
Costs C$0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
CLYMB began in the audition room in January 2019 when I, writer & creator Lauren Greenwood, was casting my Fringe play, An Atlas, A Necktie & Other Concerns. I trusted my gut when carefully selecting Blythe, Myrthin, Chantel and Yvonne for this deeply personal piece. Not only were these women incredible actors, each bringing their own unique strengths, they were also people I was itching to sip a few drinks with.
And sip we did! Gallons of water in the rehearsal room as we bonded during intense and intimate sessions. Beers and cocktails afterwards as we picked apart our experiences as women on the cusp of life's biggest decisions. Tea before each performance when all those thoughts and discussions would be laid bare.
After the show ended, instead of parting ways as most do, we stuck close. Even as the pandemic raged, we kept sipping over Zoom. Everything we'd shared about our hopes and fears for the future had connected us. We talked about how we were going to continue connecting with audiences in this uncertain new world. And so the idea to turn the original play into a short film was born. And CLYMB Productions was born with it.
In 2022, it was time to dive into this idea in earnest. One of our first tasks was to find a director. But we didn't want just anyone... they had to be passionate about the project. CLYMB-level passionate. Enter Sabina Olivia Lambert, who coincidentally had helped me film the original auditions back in 2019. Finding her felt like a full circle moment for us all. Really, at this point we should just change our name to SCLYMB.