As Above, So Below: The Woman With the Trapped Soul
Atlanta, Georgia | Film Short
Horror, Thriller
With many failed attempts of searching for love, Marlow goes on a journey of self-discovery. One night, Marlow wakes up to find herself in her room with her spiritual ancestor who introduces her to a new perspective on life through sex magic in order to unlock her true powers as a whole woman.
As Above, So Below: The Woman With the Trapped Soul
Atlanta, Georgia | Film Short
Horror, Thriller
1 Campaigns | Georgia, United States
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105 supporters | followers
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With many failed attempts of searching for love, Marlow goes on a journey of self-discovery. One night, Marlow wakes up to find herself in her room with her spiritual ancestor who introduces her to a new perspective on life through sex magic in order to unlock her true powers as a whole woman.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
With never feeling comfortable with her loneliness, Marlow finds herself on an unpredictable journey of self-discovery. First its Fuck Boy Tre, married, full of lies, but has the best sex she’s ever had. Then Marlow meets Sunny, she’s in over her head. Bipolar, possessiveness, but she pleases Marlow in a way no woman ever has. Still not happy with her decisions, Miles is introduced to her, by her mother, Sheryl. He’s good on paper but horrible in the sheets, yet she settles for the life her Mother always wanted her to have! One day, Mother Sheryl and Marlow get into a fight about her new found spiritual awakening. Sheryl raised Marlow in the church and taught her that Christianity was the only way of living. But Marlow must walk her own path.
One night, after a night of partying, Marlow has an outer body experience that leaves her wondering, who she really is? Her spiritual awakening has just begun. Her spiritual ancestor, Oya introduces her to a mirror and sex magic work to get closer to who she is as a woman.
WHY THIS STORY?
As Above, So Below have themes that touch on self-love, self-care, loneliness, and eroticism. Our goal is to dismantle the belief about sex through tapping into how it can be a tool for healing when using the sexual energy in a positive way.
Sex magic dates back to the first millennium, with roots in tantra in Central Asia, but it’s only in the 19th century, early 20th that becomes popular among occidental occultists as Aleister Crowley. Sex magic is just taking your purpose, and harnessing power through sex, to get some kind of the desired reaction from the universe. Basically, you do sex magic for the same reasons you would do any other type of magic: to bring things into your life, it could be anything you wish such as passing that exam or meet a new partner, connecting further with your body, or sending positive energy to someone who needs it. Simply put you’re manifesting something into existence by directing sexual energy towards it. It’s not a surprise that sex magic works wonderfully if you just think that sexual energy is life energy. Sex magic is both an art and a practice. It requires learning some basic principles, and self-love.
Reference: Trovato, Egle (2021). Sex Magic: What Is and How to Perform It.
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There are costs everywhere when you are making a film — from location fees, to production insurance, to meals and craft services, it all adds up. We will ensure COVID Safety by requiring all crew and talent wear PPE while on set- these costs are included in set operations. Above is a breakdown of what we need to bring As Above, So Below: The Woman With the Trapped Soul to life to life!
FOLLOW
Follow our campaign and stay up-to-date!
What does the "As Above, So Below" team get out of it? Seed&Spark rewards us for building our audience. The more followers we get, the more we unlock products, services, and festival fee waivers courtesy of Seed&Spark!
CONTRIBUTE AND PLEDGE
You can contribute to our film by making a pledge. We have to collect 80% of our crowdfunding goal to keep our funds. You can choose an incentive or make a pledge to a specific wishlist item. You can choose any pledge and incentive amount that fits your budget. Your support means the world to us! Without you, our film will not be possible.
LOANS & DONATIONS
Can't make a monetary pledge? Do you have services or items you can donate or loan? Check out our wishlist! We can offer credit. Feel free to make a loan request in our "Wishlist"
SPREAD THE WORD
The only way we will reach our crowdfunding goal is by sharing our campaign via:
- your social media (don't forget to tag @asabovesobelow_film )
- word-of-mouth
- The best way you know how!
Here are some examples. Feel free to copy and paste!
"Help filmmaker @colbiethedopeblackwoman by supporting her film AS ABOVE, SO BELOW a story about self-love, self-care, loneliness, and eroticism. Her goal is to dismantle the belief about sex through tapping into how it can be a tool for healing when using the sexual energy in a positive way. You can make a pledge today via Seed&Spark"
"I can't wait for the film AS ABOVE, SO BELOW to be released! I didn't even know sex magic was a thing. Check out their campaign and support them by making a pledge, following their campaign, or sharing it with your network"
YOUR SUPPORT IS OUR SUCCESS! FOLLOW @asabovesobelow_film ON INSTAGRAM!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast/Crew
Costs $3,200
What would we do without our incredible crew? This amount will cover out 1 day shoot.
Equipment
Costs $1,040
What's a film without camera and lighting? A day of shooting can give us the look we are going for.
COVID Testing & PPE
Costs $640
We want to ensure that everyone's safe on set and we do this by following strict COVID protocols.
Set Dressing, Props, Wardrobe
Costs $800
The overall look and feel of the film all boils down to production design and wardrobe.
Location
Costs $800
We are able to get our location at an incredibly low rate. We have all the rooms we need.
Hair & Makeup
Costs $400
We were able to hire a talented and professional hair & makeup artist.
Meals & Crafty
Costs $320
We will provide everyone with breakfast, lunch, and crafty.
Marketing
Costs $400
We would love to purchase posters, submit to film festivals, and promote via facebook ads.
Post-Production
Costs $400
We were able to hire an amazing editor for our production.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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Share this update!
About This Team
Colbie Fray
Born “Colleen Gardner”, "Colbie Fray" is cinematographer, director and photographer, from Charlotte, NC now residing in Atlanta. Having started her journey in elementary school, Colbie first picked up a camera and was selected at 9 years old as her school’s news anchor. Already showing the variety of talent within, Colbie served as writer, videographer and anchor as a fourth grader. Later in life she went to college for journalism and branched out to become an entertainment news reporter. She used this opportunity to shine a light on under-represented artists in her then local North Carolina town. She is self-taught and continues to learn new ways of storytelling through lighting and composition focusing on black womanhood. Through her work, she hopes that Black women in particular are able to see themselves outside of western society’s “white male gaze” in turn, opening dialogue towards conversations that allow autonomous definition. Her work has been seen in Oz Magazine, Auburn Library Research Library, Mint Gallery, and MOCA GA.
Marcenae Lynette
Marcenae Lynette, is an American Actress and multi-hyphenated artist by way of Mobile Alabama. After visiting Six Flags for a family vacation, her Mother decided Atlanta was home. The following year, they packed everything and moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 9. Marcenae had no idea, Atlanta was the "Hollywood of the South", yet this was exactly where God needed her to be. Growing up in a large family, Marcenae was exposed to so many different walks of life, personalities, and characters. She began her career watching and analyzing Block Buster movies with her late father as her mentor and teacher. Marcenae fell in love with theater and film and has been pursuing her dream with passion, trust in God, immovable faith, hard work, and unconditional support from her family and friends!
Marcenae is known for her appearances in NBC's 'Good Girls' as Elaine, Val, in 'Love IS__' and her memorable work on Black Lightning. Marcenae can be found in new hit movies, The Georgetown Project and remake of the French film The Valet.
Britt Banks
Britt Banks is a bicoastal non-binary director and screenwriter. Although she grew up in Long Beach, California, Britt is a third-generation product of the Great Migration with roots in Arkansas and Alabama. Stories of the Jim Crow South and ghost encounters passed down from her maternal grandmother fueled her desire to create supernatural-horror and dark-comedy. Britt explores themes of survival, courage, grief, and systematic racism in her work.
It was during her senior year at the University of California, Irvine that she discovered her passion for storytelling. After working several years in the legal field, Britt decided to pursue a career in directing and writing for film and enrolled in UCLA’s Feature Film Writing certificate program. She has written, directed, and produced several award-winning short films. She has also worked at NBCUniversal in their Content & Production department. In 2019, Britt was a guest speaker for Cal Arts "Extensions of Horror" Critical Studies Resident series. Britt is a 2020 Black Life Film Fest Grant Winner, a 2020 Screencraft Horror QF, and a 2019 winner of REVOLT TV's Hip Hop Horror contest which resulted in a 3-year distribution deal.
Shelby Alvarez
Shelby Alvarez was born in Harlem, NY to Honduran-immigrant parents. She is a Garifuna woman. Garifuna is a mixed African and indigenous people who are descendants from the Black Caribs, who lived on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. Shelby studied Business Management & Accounting at The State University of New York-Brockport. After graduating in 2013, she became a Flight Attendant for American Airlines, where she was based in Miami, FL.
She would later move back to New York City where she began to bartend at Senor Frogs on Times Square. After months of saving up, she decided to take a spiritual retreat to Peru where she engaged in the plant medicine, Ayahuasca. During her retreat is when she realized God was leading her to Los Angeles. She came back from her trip in Peru and two weeks later she was on the rode to California. Spirit was leading her to learn about the film industry in Los Angeles. She has had the privilege of working on sets such as Insecure, The New Edition Biopic, Dolemite, a Pizza Hut commercial, and a Drake music video as a stand-in for Tiffany Haddish. During her 3 years in California, Shelby began to work as a temp at Lionsgate and Participant Media.
Shelby being a serial entrepreneur decided to start driving for Lyft & Uber. She began chasing the money instead of the dream and her life came tumbling down She could no longer afford to live in Los Angeles, so she moved to Kentucky to save up, which then led her to moving to Oregon to be a live-in Nanny. After a year and a half of taking care of amazing twins, she decided to move back to New York to start a business with her cousin. During the start of the business, Shelby learned to build her own website. She would later build websites for lawyers, hairstylists, clothing brands and more! Shelby is now a full time web designer, traveler, writer, and Podcast Producer. Shelby is known for her organizational abilities and that is the very reason why she has been sought after as a Producer. In addition, Shelby has worked as a 2nd Assistant Director for a television pilot in NYC, she also Produced a pilot and a feature film in Atlanta.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
With never feeling comfortable with her loneliness, Marlow finds herself on an unpredictable journey of self-discovery. First its Fuck Boy Tre, married, full of lies, but has the best sex she’s ever had. Then Marlow meets Sunny, she’s in over her head. Bipolar, possessiveness, but she pleases Marlow in a way no woman ever has. Still not happy with her decisions, Miles is introduced to her, by her mother, Sheryl. He’s good on paper but horrible in the sheets, yet she settles for the life her Mother always wanted her to have! One day, Mother Sheryl and Marlow get into a fight about her new found spiritual awakening. Sheryl raised Marlow in the church and taught her that Christianity was the only way of living. But Marlow must walk her own path.
One night, after a night of partying, Marlow has an outer body experience that leaves her wondering, who she really is? Her spiritual awakening has just begun. Her spiritual ancestor, Oya introduces her to a mirror and sex magic work to get closer to who she is as a woman.
WHY THIS STORY?
As Above, So Below have themes that touch on self-love, self-care, loneliness, and eroticism. Our goal is to dismantle the belief about sex through tapping into how it can be a tool for healing when using the sexual energy in a positive way.
Sex magic dates back to the first millennium, with roots in tantra in Central Asia, but it’s only in the 19th century, early 20th that becomes popular among occidental occultists as Aleister Crowley. Sex magic is just taking your purpose, and harnessing power through sex, to get some kind of the desired reaction from the universe. Basically, you do sex magic for the same reasons you would do any other type of magic: to bring things into your life, it could be anything you wish such as passing that exam or meet a new partner, connecting further with your body, or sending positive energy to someone who needs it. Simply put you’re manifesting something into existence by directing sexual energy towards it. It’s not a surprise that sex magic works wonderfully if you just think that sexual energy is life energy. Sex magic is both an art and a practice. It requires learning some basic principles, and self-love.
Reference: Trovato, Egle (2021). Sex Magic: What Is and How to Perform It.
There are costs everywhere when you are making a film — from location fees, to production insurance, to meals and craft services, it all adds up. We will ensure COVID Safety by requiring all crew and talent wear PPE while on set- these costs are included in set operations. Above is a breakdown of what we need to bring As Above, So Below: The Woman With the Trapped Soul to life to life!
FOLLOW
Follow our campaign and stay up-to-date!
What does the "As Above, So Below" team get out of it? Seed&Spark rewards us for building our audience. The more followers we get, the more we unlock products, services, and festival fee waivers courtesy of Seed&Spark!
CONTRIBUTE AND PLEDGE
You can contribute to our film by making a pledge. We have to collect 80% of our crowdfunding goal to keep our funds. You can choose an incentive or make a pledge to a specific wishlist item. You can choose any pledge and incentive amount that fits your budget. Your support means the world to us! Without you, our film will not be possible.
LOANS & DONATIONS
Can't make a monetary pledge? Do you have services or items you can donate or loan? Check out our wishlist! We can offer credit. Feel free to make a loan request in our "Wishlist"
SPREAD THE WORD
The only way we will reach our crowdfunding goal is by sharing our campaign via:
- your social media (don't forget to tag @asabovesobelow_film )
- word-of-mouth
- The best way you know how!
Here are some examples. Feel free to copy and paste!
"Help filmmaker @colbiethedopeblackwoman by supporting her film AS ABOVE, SO BELOW a story about self-love, self-care, loneliness, and eroticism. Her goal is to dismantle the belief about sex through tapping into how it can be a tool for healing when using the sexual energy in a positive way. You can make a pledge today via Seed&Spark"
"I can't wait for the film AS ABOVE, SO BELOW to be released! I didn't even know sex magic was a thing. Check out their campaign and support them by making a pledge, following their campaign, or sharing it with your network"
YOUR SUPPORT IS OUR SUCCESS! FOLLOW @asabovesobelow_film ON INSTAGRAM!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Cast/Crew
Costs $3,200
What would we do without our incredible crew? This amount will cover out 1 day shoot.
Equipment
Costs $1,040
What's a film without camera and lighting? A day of shooting can give us the look we are going for.
COVID Testing & PPE
Costs $640
We want to ensure that everyone's safe on set and we do this by following strict COVID protocols.
Set Dressing, Props, Wardrobe
Costs $800
The overall look and feel of the film all boils down to production design and wardrobe.
Location
Costs $800
We are able to get our location at an incredibly low rate. We have all the rooms we need.
Hair & Makeup
Costs $400
We were able to hire a talented and professional hair & makeup artist.
Meals & Crafty
Costs $320
We will provide everyone with breakfast, lunch, and crafty.
Marketing
Costs $400
We would love to purchase posters, submit to film festivals, and promote via facebook ads.
Post-Production
Costs $400
We were able to hire an amazing editor for our production.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Colbie Fray
Born “Colleen Gardner”, "Colbie Fray" is cinematographer, director and photographer, from Charlotte, NC now residing in Atlanta. Having started her journey in elementary school, Colbie first picked up a camera and was selected at 9 years old as her school’s news anchor. Already showing the variety of talent within, Colbie served as writer, videographer and anchor as a fourth grader. Later in life she went to college for journalism and branched out to become an entertainment news reporter. She used this opportunity to shine a light on under-represented artists in her then local North Carolina town. She is self-taught and continues to learn new ways of storytelling through lighting and composition focusing on black womanhood. Through her work, she hopes that Black women in particular are able to see themselves outside of western society’s “white male gaze” in turn, opening dialogue towards conversations that allow autonomous definition. Her work has been seen in Oz Magazine, Auburn Library Research Library, Mint Gallery, and MOCA GA.
Marcenae Lynette
Marcenae Lynette, is an American Actress and multi-hyphenated artist by way of Mobile Alabama. After visiting Six Flags for a family vacation, her Mother decided Atlanta was home. The following year, they packed everything and moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 9. Marcenae had no idea, Atlanta was the "Hollywood of the South", yet this was exactly where God needed her to be. Growing up in a large family, Marcenae was exposed to so many different walks of life, personalities, and characters. She began her career watching and analyzing Block Buster movies with her late father as her mentor and teacher. Marcenae fell in love with theater and film and has been pursuing her dream with passion, trust in God, immovable faith, hard work, and unconditional support from her family and friends!
Marcenae is known for her appearances in NBC's 'Good Girls' as Elaine, Val, in 'Love IS__' and her memorable work on Black Lightning. Marcenae can be found in new hit movies, The Georgetown Project and remake of the French film The Valet.
Britt Banks
Britt Banks is a bicoastal non-binary director and screenwriter. Although she grew up in Long Beach, California, Britt is a third-generation product of the Great Migration with roots in Arkansas and Alabama. Stories of the Jim Crow South and ghost encounters passed down from her maternal grandmother fueled her desire to create supernatural-horror and dark-comedy. Britt explores themes of survival, courage, grief, and systematic racism in her work.
It was during her senior year at the University of California, Irvine that she discovered her passion for storytelling. After working several years in the legal field, Britt decided to pursue a career in directing and writing for film and enrolled in UCLA’s Feature Film Writing certificate program. She has written, directed, and produced several award-winning short films. She has also worked at NBCUniversal in their Content & Production department. In 2019, Britt was a guest speaker for Cal Arts "Extensions of Horror" Critical Studies Resident series. Britt is a 2020 Black Life Film Fest Grant Winner, a 2020 Screencraft Horror QF, and a 2019 winner of REVOLT TV's Hip Hop Horror contest which resulted in a 3-year distribution deal.
Shelby Alvarez
Shelby Alvarez was born in Harlem, NY to Honduran-immigrant parents. She is a Garifuna woman. Garifuna is a mixed African and indigenous people who are descendants from the Black Caribs, who lived on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. Shelby studied Business Management & Accounting at The State University of New York-Brockport. After graduating in 2013, she became a Flight Attendant for American Airlines, where she was based in Miami, FL.
She would later move back to New York City where she began to bartend at Senor Frogs on Times Square. After months of saving up, she decided to take a spiritual retreat to Peru where she engaged in the plant medicine, Ayahuasca. During her retreat is when she realized God was leading her to Los Angeles. She came back from her trip in Peru and two weeks later she was on the rode to California. Spirit was leading her to learn about the film industry in Los Angeles. She has had the privilege of working on sets such as Insecure, The New Edition Biopic, Dolemite, a Pizza Hut commercial, and a Drake music video as a stand-in for Tiffany Haddish. During her 3 years in California, Shelby began to work as a temp at Lionsgate and Participant Media.
Shelby being a serial entrepreneur decided to start driving for Lyft & Uber. She began chasing the money instead of the dream and her life came tumbling down She could no longer afford to live in Los Angeles, so she moved to Kentucky to save up, which then led her to moving to Oregon to be a live-in Nanny. After a year and a half of taking care of amazing twins, she decided to move back to New York to start a business with her cousin. During the start of the business, Shelby learned to build her own website. She would later build websites for lawyers, hairstylists, clothing brands and more! Shelby is now a full time web designer, traveler, writer, and Podcast Producer. Shelby is known for her organizational abilities and that is the very reason why she has been sought after as a Producer. In addition, Shelby has worked as a 2nd Assistant Director for a television pilot in NYC, she also Produced a pilot and a feature film in Atlanta.