SYNOPSIS

Kayla has a secret. She’s not human. A demon has taken over Kayla’s body and is living in the human world as Kayla. When Kayla’s body starts to break down, rather than just leaving Kayla decides to find a way to stay in the body and the human world because she has fallen in love with her family. In her journey to keep her body together, Kayla will have to make sacrifices that will definitely come back to hurt her by willing to turn on her own kind

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           Deserving was born from this image.

"THE WRITER/DIRECTOR ON HORROR"

Writer and Director Ope came across this image and it reminded her of a time in her life when she felt empty. During that space of time, her family stood by her as she put herself together.

Ope being the supernatural fan that she is took this and added demons, possessions, and priests but it was imperative that the family that gave the love was black and the person that got the love was a black girl.

As a black woman herself, Ope has made sure that anything she writes will have a black woman as the lead and have her be surrounded by other black people.

Can you count how many black women writers, direct, or produced horror films? We will wait

There aren't many we can tell you that much. Using horror as a vehicle allows the storyteller to hone in on many of the fears black and many women of color feel, while fully embracing the supernatural and gore. This story is important because it highlights what some are willing to do for love and acceptance even if it means damning the social group one belongs to.

Currently, we are in the pre-production phase finalizing locations, crew, and cast. This project is an MFA thesis film through DePaul University and is advised by their faculty. Reaching our campaign goal allows us to allocate a good portion of the funds to ensure our cast and crew are well fed. If we are unable to pay for these positions, the least we can do is keep morale high and feed them well among other things. A significant portion of the budget is going towards VFX. The VFX needs to be as good as possible because anything less would be a disservice to the story, so ensuring quality work is key for the success of this film.

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By telling this story, it allows the audience to feel empathy for an otherwise overlooked and untapped group that has not been explored in film in this aspect.

By framing our character with doorways, 

Photo Credit: The Wailing (2016)

giving characters specific colors,

Photo Credit: Housewife (2017)

and using characters' POV,

Photo credit: Brightburn (2019)

we visually show what it's like to be conflicted in one's own morals and beliefs because, in life, there are only gray areas.

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We have an extensive COVID safety plan in place, to ensure the safety and health of all those coming on and off of set. We plan to remain socially distant unless absolutely necessary and masked up to protect our actors. Each cast and crew member is required to take a PCR COVID test beginning of each shooting day.

In order to make Deserving the visually stunning supernatural horror it's meant to be, most of the budget will be going to VFX, practical effects, and crafty.

This CANNOT be done without your support, allow us to take you on a journey through the eyes of Kayla.

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