We have a 50% female crew, & a 75% Female cast, all races/ ages! Additionally, the cast includes diversity in race and abilities, with a hispanic woman as the most powerful character in the film, an African American Nurse as the voice of authority, and a disabled man as the focal point of the film.

Story

Confronted with the reality of extreme disability, a young nun-to-be descends into a complex labyrinth of emotions when she cares for Robin, a patient whose severe cognitive disability renders communication impossible. As she tends to Robin, she questions whether God made a mistake. Troubled by her lack of ability to feel comfortable in Robin’s presence, and cast into despair by her doubts, she realizes the limitations of her perspective when she truly considers Robin for the first time. By the end of the film, Sister Giles discovers how to love people as they are, not as she imagines them to be; we hope that same message will be the take away for our audiences.  

 

Impact

We’ve written a beautiful story about the intersection of three communities the public at large rarely considers: the cognitively disabled, care givers, and women who've taken religious vows.  We want to present those communities with a film worthy of their experiences.  “Avowed” is powerful enough that we were able to attract actors Ivonne Coll (Alba in “Jane the Virgin”, Yolanda in “The Godfather”) and Bryan Dilbeck (from the Farley Brothers’ comedies), and with the generosity of Panavision we were able to shoot on an Alexa (a top of the line professional camera). 

 

 

What We Need

Finishing funds will allow us to edit and compose a final film worthy of the talent and effort that went into productions, and enable us to share the film across the country. 

 

Sound Design and Mixing

Sound design and mixing are two of the most important processes a film can go through.

 

After the sound designer adds in sound effects and more to help flesh out the world at an audio-level, we go into mixing. The sound mix is a pass done to make sure all the audio levels are properly balanced and everything can be heard correctly. Because we want to have a festival run with this short, we also want to have it mixed at the 5.1 surround sound level. This is very time-intensive but ultimately creates an incredible film watching experience.

 

Music Composing

We will need money to record the music and get great samples.

 

Film Coloring

Color is an important pass for every movie. It allows us to create a consistent look and feel to the project. It also gives our film an incredibly powerful and professional style that helps tell the story.

 

Festival Fees

Submitting to film festivals is expensive, as is getting the necessary press materials together. Our goal with the short is to submit to festivals around the nation and we need finances in order to do that.