A queer horror experimental period piece...

1968; Southern United States.

On the precipice of the sexual revolution, good catholic, Virginia ‘Virgie’, finds herself caught between her love for Christ, and her growing infatuation with her beautiful and enigmatic classmate, Diana. As Virginia’s feelings grow, she becomes disillusioned; her reality shattering into macabre dreams, forcing her to reconcile her relationship with both her Holy libidinal Spirit and to confront the presence of something much darker waiting for her behind door 49. 

Comps

So... there's this whole world in my head;

I've known it was filmmaking or bust from a very young age. As an individual on the spectrum, it is how I bridge the gap, relating my internal landscape to all the world outside of me.

Visual media is, fundamentally, how I have come to understand my experience as an individual and how I have come to resonate and empathize with the experiences of others; no one experience is isolated or insular. We are all so much more connected than we know.

Storytelling, for me, is an escape from that sort of solipsistic mindset. My stories are characterized by the psychology of holistic self-dissection- mind, body, and spirit. Here I find an allowance of therapeutic expression and play that feels intangible to grasp in a reality that can often feel overwhelming and complicated to discern.

'blue, like green.' is a culmination of all I've sought to navigate thus far in my 23 earthly years. My art seeks to identify; both bodies in their most viscerally dissectible forms and interpret the complex coalescence of the psychological, spiritual, and philosophical landscape of the mind and how the mind might act as its own God.

Having been raised in good ol' North Carolina as a practicing 'good catholic girl' and still working to disentangle the complex web of trauma not only endured within my religious indoctrination but also in reckoning with the death of my own Father at a very young age, I am exuberantly passionate about this story coming to fruition. I aim to evoke emotional sentiment in the viewer, elaborating on under-represented narratives and allowing others to experience their breakthrough of catharsis along with me.

The best movies are the ones where I walk out blissfully sobbing.

People deserve to know their experiences are not anomalies. I'd have realized that sooner if I had seen more neurodiverse, queer, femme, and sapphic bodies in media as I came of age.

My art draws on inspiration from filmmakers and artists I admire- from Julia Ducournau, David Lynch, Hal Ashby, Kubrick, the Coen Brothers, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Nan Goldin, amongst many others, as well as the broader queer communities I've come to know and deeply care for.

This film must be made. I am too passionate and obstinate not to see it through; this story is my release, a closing of a chapter of sorts and an entryway into a new and brighter beginning.

I am driven by community involvement and strive to uplift every artist that collaborates with me. My art, like any good art, is a mutual endeavor. All things I create stem from the intimacy of the collective experience.

I want to spend my life cultivating this very human love with you. 

Inspirations

Full Lookbook

https://www.pinterest.com/mack11399/blue-like-green/

Concept Art

A visual exploration of themes in 'blue, like green' (Kg Giroux)

The characters: Virgie, Diana, & Hyacinth Eyes (Kathleen Abbot)

This production has a total budget of $11,000; $1000 of which we already have.

Stretch Goals

$12,000 - More set dressings for the nightmare sequences can be bought. Also more blood.

$14,000 - Below the line talent can get paid a flat rate of $100

$16,000 - Below the line and above-the-line talent can get paid a flat rate of $160*

Anything beyond $12,000 will go towards paying the crew, along with any leftover money we have if the production goes under budget.

*Currently all cast and crew are working on a voluntary basis

Where are we now?

Locations: Scouting for Diana's home is in full swing, as well as solidifying the exterior locations that were planned for previously.

Art Department: Designing and making a floor plan for a dream sequence that will be shot on a sound stage.

Casting: Finalizing cast for Virginia, Diana, and Hyacinth Eyes.

Camera: Reviewing and revising the shotlist.

Marketing: Beginning Instagram campaign and continuing with targeted outreach.

Plans for Distribution

1. A screening will be hosted for the cast, crew, and donors of tier "satan's gardener." or higher
2. A trailer and other snippets of the film will be released to the public
3. The film will be submitted to festivals
4. Once the festival run is complete, the full film will be posted on Vimeo for anyone to see and share

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