⚰️ Body Snatchers ⚰️

Washington, District of Columbia | Series

Comedy, Mystery

Colby Nathan

1 Campaigns | District of Columbia, United States

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Eli, a once promising medical student, is forced to move to a small mysterious town where he stumbles upon a grave digging operation and a haunting secret. Following a collection of strange but familiar characters, Body Snatchers examines power and tradition in this hilariously bizarre comedy pilot.

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Mission Statement

Seldom in life can you be a part of something so logistically insane, so passionately supported, and so wholly unneeded for the betterment of society; yet here you are. We're here not because we believe this pilot will bring any benefit to our crumbling world, but that it might help us escape it.

The Story


Eli, a once-promising medical student, is forced to move to the middle-of-nowhere college town of Mullingrove to take care of his dying grandmother. Formerly at John Hopkins, Eli is now relegated to the local community college where he’s too dejected to care. His luck changes when he stumbles across a grave robbing operation run by his anatomy Professor, Dr. Grant, and offers his skills as a talented med student to help harvest the bodies in exchange for extra credit. Teaming up with Alice McCoy, a disaffected orphan who recently inherited the local funeral home from her deceased parents, Eli spends a night digging up bodies and discovers a terrifying secret.

 



Forgotten, secluded, and creepy as hell, the town of Mullingrove feels somehow untouched by time. With absolutely nothing to do on Friday nights, the town’s residents must find other ways to keep occupied. What that might be? I guess we’ll find out.

During the pilot episode, we'll visit locations within the town of Mullingrove like Mullingrove University, a dilapidated community college struggling from recent budget cuts from the mayor's office. The McCoy Funeral Home, a now booming family-owned business on the outskirts of town. And Sasha's Bar, the town's only bar and the only place that is any fun.

 


 


This is a GubzCO production! You might remember us from projects such as the award-winning Dungo's Palace, Cactus Practice, or the Clown under the Bed Series. We've expanded our family to add talented masterminds like Emmy winning Cinematographer Sammy Yoon, production designer An Ly, and my mom. (She's going to be an extra for a day). Check out our bios on the Team page!

 


Ten years ago, we made our first film together. Since then, we’ve been practicing and perfecting our formula and we feel ready to take the next leap with the biggest and boldest production we’ve ever made. The box office has shown us that there’s an appetite for smaller indie productions and outsider voices. With your help, we can throw our hat in the ring. 

Your contributions will go towards paying our cast and crew, the equipment needed to pull off the insanity we intend to film, and meals and snacks for our team along the way.



The main reason we specialize in making pilots vs short films is we feel like pilots are more actionable for potential investors. We love crafting ambitious worlds riddled with outsized characters, and we feel like our pilots are essentially super high quality pitches that undoubtedly prove the viability of our concept. It looks great. It sounds great. It's super funny. People love it. How can you not wanna turn this thing into a series? Your support will help us make this pilot the best it can be, and not only prove that this idea is viable but that creatives in the DMV can make some awesome work.

 


If you'd like to support us but can't do so monetarily, here’s a couple things you can do for 100% free! 

1).  "Follow" and "Share" our social media posts on Instagram. Who knows, maybe someone you know can contribute! Not sure what to say? See below for some ideas: 

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COVID SAFETY

The health and safety of our cast and crew is of the utmost importance to us. For that reason, we are requiring full cast and crew vaccination before the start of production.

 


Whoa it's not "what is GubzCo?" it's "who is GubzCO?" The answer is us! We’re a collective of strange and amorphous filmmakers who gather together once every 16 months or so to make beautiful creations. Body Snatchers is a device for us to recapture our youth and naivety before the crushing weight of adulthood squeezed out every last ounce of joy we once had. Luckily for you, it’ll also happen to be super fun to watch and you might just get hooked! Because in reality, GubzCO isn’t just the artists and actors in the project, they’re you; the lonesome and underrated viewer who gives our little projects an eye. Cheers to you, let’s unravel the secrets of this nefarious town together.


Oh also we're named after Devin & Anna's dog Gubz (rip).

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CREW

Costs $3,480

We need to pay our people and we need to pay them more than anything in the world.

Equipment

Costs $4,800

Can't avoid it, gotta rent some stuff.

Art & Props

Costs $1,000

This will be the most beautiful thing you set your eyes upon.

Cast

Costs $2,730

These people are gonna act harder the more money they get. It's basic science.

Locations

Costs $2,240

The town of Mullingrove only comes to life with amazing locations! Just kidding anywhere will work.

Catering

Costs $2,280

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Contingency

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Anything could go wrong, or worse, something could go right!

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