Bubbles
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
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Bubbles is a proof of concept short film about a female sniper that is the best of the best. She is as fearless as Die Hard’s John McClane; fierce as Maximus in Gladiator; and just as poised as James Bond.
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Bubbles is a proof of concept short film about a female sniper that is the best of the best. She is as fearless as Die Hard’s John McClane; fierce as Maximus in Gladiator; and just as poised as James Bond.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Family, Friends and Future Friends,
Let me start by thanking you for taking the time to read what will be an enthusiastic, passionate, and genuine appeal to consider contributing to our project Bubbles.
They say write what you know and who am I not to take the advice of those smarter than me. Turns out however, that what I know comes from movies and television that I loved growing up. Action movies. Comedies. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. These influenced me more than any other subject matter and frankly, is far more interesting than my own life.
Wondering Why?
Bubbles was born out of necessity. After watching a marathon of action films, I noticed a distinct lack of women. Now it isn't news that there is a lack of female action heroes, however even within the few female action heroes that exist, there are tropes that are a bit tired. All of the women are either abused(often by men), cold, skew toward a traditional masculinity in their interests or demeanor, or oddly enough, they are Russian ballerinas who have been sterilized and can no longer have children.
Because of these tropes, there are very few stories that follow a woman that is an assassin or fighter because it's what her skills and interests have led her to. It is hard for audiences to see a woman in that position without assuming that she was taught to be that way or is seeking vengence against the man who abused her. As someone who is impassioned by seeing the hero continuously stand up no matter how many times they are beatened down, I simply wanted to see a woman do the same.
Given the current landscape of films and the doors that have been opened in the last ten years to women led films, I think this is the right time for a film like this. Many of the conversations I have with other women revolve around wanting to see more of our stories that more accurately reflect our interests and experiences. The world is filled with women that are strong and capable and I see no reason why film shouldn't reflect that without explanation.
On top of my hope to tell the stories of strong women, I hope to tell the stories of women of color whenever possible. In the same way women have been defined by their gender, women of color have the added restriction of being limited by their race. Actively choosing to create stories that break barriers is the only way to be a part of the change.
Bubbles tackles these oppressive themes while wrapped up in the fun of a good old-fashioned action comedy.
Movies are entertainment after all.
Now for the How!
We are a team of highly experienced film makers. Lucky for us, we have powerhouses like Amy Depaola running the ship as our line producer. She will be our lead in covid testing crew before working and arriving on set, ensuring all necessities like food, water and bathroom facilities are in place long before crew arrive, and ensuring that our budget, your contributions, stay on track! Jeremy Eisener is not only our Oscar-winning(seriously) Sound Mixer but he has worked on some of the biggest films in the last ten years. As an IATSE union member he is there to advocate for our crew and ensure their safety! Dan Bartolucci's experience in making things look their best should not be taken lightly! He is a major player in making Bubbles, a low budget short film, look like a major motion picture.
Please consider contributing to our short film and help us - if we do this right - create something that is both entertaining and impactful. 
Where to Find Us!
Remember to follow us on Instagram @bubblesthefilm for updates and an inside look into the making of Bubbles!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew
Costs $5,000
With your help we hope to pay everyone for their time at the rate at which they are valued.
Location
Costs $5,000
Cost of location, permitting, insurance and additional location needs (port-a-potty)
Props/Picture Car/Weapons
Costs $5,000
Lots of guns, an awesome pink car and some stuff we can blow up.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Writer and Director, Tishna Lodi, is a film professional who has worn many hats, from Production Assistant to 2nd Assistant Director to Producer. The Salon Mentorship Program, which supports upcoming South Asian creatives in Hollywood, named Tishna a mentee for their Class of 2021. She has worked for major studios such as Miramax and Select Management Group, representing talent and working in Development. Tishna is also the founder of Color Theory Productions, a production company that highlights unusual stories told by people of color. Outside of film, she is a foodie, lover of animals, amateaur gardener and currently planning her wedding.
Producer, Amy DePaola, is an award-winning director, producer and actress. She has studied at the Moscow Art Theater, The Atlantic Theater Company and the American Repertory Theater. She has improv training from Magnet Theater in NYC and has dabbled in stand-up comedy. She began producing in 2008 with WET Productions and has since gone on to produce episodic programs for the likes of Comedy Central, YouTube Originals, Nickelodeon, BricTV, Participant Media, This Machine Filmworks, XTR as well as dozens of independent shorts. In 2022, an episode of a scripted kid's comedy show that Amy Co-Executive Produced was awarded an Environmental Media Award for its blend of activism, education and entertainment.
Her films have screened at dozens of festivals around the country including the Provincetown Film Festival, IndieWorks where she was awarded Best Writer and Director, Film Invasion LA, winner of Best Short and New York No Limits where she won Best Short for her memoir film about her journey into boxing, 'AmyDee'. Other recent directing credits include all five episodes of 'The Naturals,' 'Laura Wants Healthcare' and 'Plant Moms,' which starred Catherine Curtin and is a 2022 Official Selection of the Austin Film Festival and an Official Selection of the 2022 Catalyst Story Festival. In 2023 she will debut her next film, a dark comedy, and series proof of concept, about regret and addiction titled 'Tiki Bar Funeral Home.'
As a writer, in 2022, she was named a participant of the Stowe Story Narrative Lab for her single-cam dark comedy pilot, 'Tiki Bar Funeral Home,', and is now developing an additional pilot in the Stowe TV Writer's Room, which is led by 'The Sinner' creator and showrunner, Derek Simonds. She has also co-written the single cam comedy pilot 'Plant Moms,' which was inspired by the short.
Originally from the Jersey suburbs of NYC, Amy has a MFA from Emerson College, a BA from Manhattan College. She is the founder of Pink Among Men Productions, and currently resides in Los Angeles. Follow along @amydepaolafilms.
Producer and Sound Mixer, Jeremy Eisener, is an award-winning production sound mixer and director. He has also produced several of his own short films, most recently Space Camp which was an official selection in the 48th Boston SciFi Film Festival in 2023. Jeremy has been working professionally as a sound mixer for over ten years, and has experience on sets of all sizes from big budget blockbusters like Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever to low budget indie darlings like the 2021 Oscar award-winner for Best Sound, Sound of Metal. When not working on films, he is a woodworker, musician and lover of a good puzzle.
Producer and DP, Dan Bartolucci, has an extensive background in Visual Effects, both as an artist and a VFX Supervisor. He’s worked on some of the biggest Marvel movies and the latest Super Bowl spots. His primary focus in visual effects has been digital humans; recreating people from the past, face replacements, and large leaps of aging and de-aging. Taking that experience of directing talent and many 2nd Unit productions, he’s taken to the camera more and more. Chili’s is great too, you can find him pretending to work there for employee discounts.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Family, Friends and Future Friends,
Let me start by thanking you for taking the time to read what will be an enthusiastic, passionate, and genuine appeal to consider contributing to our project Bubbles.
They say write what you know and who am I not to take the advice of those smarter than me. Turns out however, that what I know comes from movies and television that I loved growing up. Action movies. Comedies. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. These influenced me more than any other subject matter and frankly, is far more interesting than my own life.
Wondering Why?
Bubbles was born out of necessity. After watching a marathon of action films, I noticed a distinct lack of women. Now it isn't news that there is a lack of female action heroes, however even within the few female action heroes that exist, there are tropes that are a bit tired. All of the women are either abused(often by men), cold, skew toward a traditional masculinity in their interests or demeanor, or oddly enough, they are Russian ballerinas who have been sterilized and can no longer have children.
Because of these tropes, there are very few stories that follow a woman that is an assassin or fighter because it's what her skills and interests have led her to. It is hard for audiences to see a woman in that position without assuming that she was taught to be that way or is seeking vengence against the man who abused her. As someone who is impassioned by seeing the hero continuously stand up no matter how many times they are beatened down, I simply wanted to see a woman do the same.
Given the current landscape of films and the doors that have been opened in the last ten years to women led films, I think this is the right time for a film like this. Many of the conversations I have with other women revolve around wanting to see more of our stories that more accurately reflect our interests and experiences. The world is filled with women that are strong and capable and I see no reason why film shouldn't reflect that without explanation.
On top of my hope to tell the stories of strong women, I hope to tell the stories of women of color whenever possible. In the same way women have been defined by their gender, women of color have the added restriction of being limited by their race. Actively choosing to create stories that break barriers is the only way to be a part of the change.
Bubbles tackles these oppressive themes while wrapped up in the fun of a good old-fashioned action comedy.
Movies are entertainment after all.
Now for the How!
We are a team of highly experienced film makers. Lucky for us, we have powerhouses like Amy Depaola running the ship as our line producer. She will be our lead in covid testing crew before working and arriving on set, ensuring all necessities like food, water and bathroom facilities are in place long before crew arrive, and ensuring that our budget, your contributions, stay on track! Jeremy Eisener is not only our Oscar-winning(seriously) Sound Mixer but he has worked on some of the biggest films in the last ten years. As an IATSE union member he is there to advocate for our crew and ensure their safety! Dan Bartolucci's experience in making things look their best should not be taken lightly! He is a major player in making Bubbles, a low budget short film, look like a major motion picture.
Please consider contributing to our short film and help us - if we do this right - create something that is both entertaining and impactful.
Where to Find Us!
Remember to follow us on Instagram @bubblesthefilm for updates and an inside look into the making of Bubbles!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew
Costs $5,000
With your help we hope to pay everyone for their time at the rate at which they are valued.
Location
Costs $5,000
Cost of location, permitting, insurance and additional location needs (port-a-potty)
Props/Picture Car/Weapons
Costs $5,000
Lots of guns, an awesome pink car and some stuff we can blow up.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Writer and Director, Tishna Lodi, is a film professional who has worn many hats, from Production Assistant to 2nd Assistant Director to Producer. The Salon Mentorship Program, which supports upcoming South Asian creatives in Hollywood, named Tishna a mentee for their Class of 2021. She has worked for major studios such as Miramax and Select Management Group, representing talent and working in Development. Tishna is also the founder of Color Theory Productions, a production company that highlights unusual stories told by people of color. Outside of film, she is a foodie, lover of animals, amateaur gardener and currently planning her wedding.
Producer, Amy DePaola, is an award-winning director, producer and actress. She has studied at the Moscow Art Theater, The Atlantic Theater Company and the American Repertory Theater. She has improv training from Magnet Theater in NYC and has dabbled in stand-up comedy. She began producing in 2008 with WET Productions and has since gone on to produce episodic programs for the likes of Comedy Central, YouTube Originals, Nickelodeon, BricTV, Participant Media, This Machine Filmworks, XTR as well as dozens of independent shorts. In 2022, an episode of a scripted kid's comedy show that Amy Co-Executive Produced was awarded an Environmental Media Award for its blend of activism, education and entertainment.
Her films have screened at dozens of festivals around the country including the Provincetown Film Festival, IndieWorks where she was awarded Best Writer and Director, Film Invasion LA, winner of Best Short and New York No Limits where she won Best Short for her memoir film about her journey into boxing, 'AmyDee'. Other recent directing credits include all five episodes of 'The Naturals,' 'Laura Wants Healthcare' and 'Plant Moms,' which starred Catherine Curtin and is a 2022 Official Selection of the Austin Film Festival and an Official Selection of the 2022 Catalyst Story Festival. In 2023 she will debut her next film, a dark comedy, and series proof of concept, about regret and addiction titled 'Tiki Bar Funeral Home.'
As a writer, in 2022, she was named a participant of the Stowe Story Narrative Lab for her single-cam dark comedy pilot, 'Tiki Bar Funeral Home,', and is now developing an additional pilot in the Stowe TV Writer's Room, which is led by 'The Sinner' creator and showrunner, Derek Simonds. She has also co-written the single cam comedy pilot 'Plant Moms,' which was inspired by the short.
Originally from the Jersey suburbs of NYC, Amy has a MFA from Emerson College, a BA from Manhattan College. She is the founder of Pink Among Men Productions, and currently resides in Los Angeles. Follow along @amydepaolafilms.
Producer and Sound Mixer, Jeremy Eisener, is an award-winning production sound mixer and director. He has also produced several of his own short films, most recently Space Camp which was an official selection in the 48th Boston SciFi Film Festival in 2023. Jeremy has been working professionally as a sound mixer for over ten years, and has experience on sets of all sizes from big budget blockbusters like Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever to low budget indie darlings like the 2021 Oscar award-winner for Best Sound, Sound of Metal. When not working on films, he is a woodworker, musician and lover of a good puzzle.
Producer and DP, Dan Bartolucci, has an extensive background in Visual Effects, both as an artist and a VFX Supervisor. He’s worked on some of the biggest Marvel movies and the latest Super Bowl spots. His primary focus in visual effects has been digital humans; recreating people from the past, face replacements, and large leaps of aging and de-aging. Taking that experience of directing talent and many 2nd Unit productions, he’s taken to the camera more and more. Chili’s is great too, you can find him pretending to work there for employee discounts.