Stretch to $6,000 For Reshoots

We have officially wrapped on principal photography (We shot the thing!) but in going through the footage with our amazing editor-- we have decided to go back in and reshoot two scenes. The emotional beats in these scenes are important to the film but they're also important in honoring the seriousness of our subject matter. Even with this film having comedic elements, it's beyond important to us that suicide be treated with the gravity it deserves. 

The decision to reshoot was a challenging one because it's expensive, it's hard, and our crew is in high demand so scheduling is hard! 

But when push comes to shove, we want this story to be everything it can be... everything a story of this caliber deserves. So we suit up and make it happen! 

Stretching to $6,000 pays for our talented crew, our location, our equiptment and more.  

FUN FACT ABOUT RESHOOTS! 

There are tons of examples where reshoots led to some of the best moments in your favorite films.

One example of this is in E.T. Did you know that in the original E.T. the adorable alien DIES in government custody?! Spielberg rewrote and reimagined the ending--- the bike ride--- the alien ship--- The most epic part of that movie was done in reshoots!

Claire can't get anything right. Ever. 

She tries. She really really tries. She's a planner, type A and she's oh so polite. She's even authored a new cookbook about the lost art of hosting parties. Unfortunately though, her writing debut coincides with a global pandemic and books about throwing parties are not on any Best Sellers list. 

Her marriage is over, since her husband left her for his Physical Therapist... whom she insisted he see. 

Even her mother considers her hopelessly destined for failure. 

So when she plans to kill herself, Claire is determined to get it right. She's organized, she's thorough and she's ensured her success when the one thing she couldn't have planned on happening happens. 

Just as she polishes off a delicious mudslide of Xanax, Vicodin and vodka... the doorbell rings. 

Answering the door, Claire finds her Dementia riddled neighbor accompanied by his attractive young son and they're in desperate need of help. 

Unable to be impolite, Claire invites them inside for a quick bathroom respite but when they won't leave Claire is faced with the impossible task of hosting guests... while comitting suicide. 

Right now we are in the midst of a mental health crisis. People are more vulnerable than ever due to financial insecurity, isolation, and the humanitarian unrest world wide. 

This is a dark comedy with laugh out loud moments, but it's through that laughter that I want to highlight the different faces of depression.  

I want to remove the preconcieved notions we have of it, of people who suffer from it because the truth is that I have suffered from severe anxiety and depression most of my life. But I smile a lot. And I'm funny. And fun to be around. 

The same can be said of Claire. She is perky and pleasant and has nice things... why would she be sad? Why might she plan to end her own life? 

Mental illness comes in all shapes and sizes, in all flavors and personalities. It's important to take a step back and remind ourselves of how little we may know about a person's struggles. 

We are well on our way to making this film! We have a small COVID SAFE cast and crew signed on who are excited to tell this hilarious and touching story.

We are currently scouting locations in the Charlotte, NC area-- where we plan to film. We have our SAG-AFTRA Micro-Budget agreement all squared away and will begin principal filming in a matter of weeks... IF we raise the funds to do so! 

This is the most MICRO of MICRO budgets and we will be hustling to accomplish each and every task on our own... however, if we are fortunate enough to raise more than we're asking for, this is what we win... 

• $5,000 allows for contingencies in case any unforseen issues should arise. This could also ensure that we have sufficient help in making this magic. Our DP could have an assistant, someone to hold the boom, or an extra set of hands on set to help things run smoothly. 
• $7,000 would mean that there's more money for post production costs. Editing is hard and it's expensive. Music, graphics, etc. everything that makes a film look and sound right comes here. 
• $8,000 would put us in the position of covering festival submissions, promotion materials, etc... as well as a better budget to pay our hard working crew with. 
• $10,000 would afford us the time and ability to make this baby go smoothe like butter. We could hire more hard working artists to collaborate with. We could tack on an extra day to the (very tight) schedule. This would ease every single step of this process from pre-production to festival premieres.

Sarah Mack is an actress and writer who has successfully crowdfunded for her project 'It's Fine' (available on Amazon) which she wrote, produced, and acted in along side her talented friend and partner Lauren Dortch-Crozier. Sarah's sketch comedy has been featured by Whohaha (Elizabeth Banks' online platform for female comedians) and her pilot screenplay 'Home' was recently a semi-finalist in the Screencraft Pilot Screenplay competition. Sarah has also been seen on television and stage since the age of 7, when she decided to remedy her shyness by pretending to be someone else for a living.