DISTANCE is a short film about two estranged sisters who are forced reunite when the despondent younger sibling is kicked out of college and refuses to seek help. It's a story about the beautiful, messy, and complex relationship between siblings and how far they are willing to go to reconnect.
DISTANCE is a short film about two estranged sisters who are forced reunite when the despondent younger sibling is kicked out of college and refuses to seek help. It's a story about the beautiful, messy, and complex relationship between siblings and how far they are willing to go to reconnect.
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Mission Statement
Distance is a story about women, written by a woman, and directed by a woman! We're filling out our cast & crew with almost entirely female artists. We're committed to creating a collaborative environment that centers these voices & pays them for their work.About The Project
Thank you SO much for helping us to fully fund our film! It is thanks to YOUR generosity that we can go for a STRETCH GOAL! This extra money will help us expand our festival submissions to bigger and more competative film festivals thus furthering the reach and impact of our female and genderqueer filmmakers! Help us get our voices heard!
At the heart of this film is the bond between two sisters.
Joey and May don't talk anymore. Or at least they weren't talking. That is, until Joey gets a little too close to the edge with some prescription drugs and gets kicked out of college.
Fresh out of the hospital with an absentee father and a narcissistic mother, the only person left to come collect Joey and take her home is her estranged sister May.
Nothing like a long car ride to drive all of your childhood trauma to the surface, am I right?
This isn't your average road trip. There are no fun throwback tunes to sing along to...well there is a pretty gruesome true crime podcast, does that count?
It's got heart, it's got humor (even if it is dark humor), and it all takes place inside a car in the middle of nowhere!
THE STORY!
This is a film I wrote loosely based on my relationship with my own sister (very loosely, I swear!), but it touches on some truths that I think anyone with siblings or close family members can relate to.
The shared history, the need to define yourself outside of the parameters of your family, unconditional love and loving someone even when you don't like them.
This is a story that the audience can connect to!
As a writer, I wanted to create characters that felt real and lived in. Characters that communicated like real siblings communicate...which is not very well.
THE TEAM!
By supporting this film you are also helping to further the careers of the women and non-binary creators that are a part of it.
We are working to create opportunities for voices that don't get to be heard as often as they should be in the film industry. Both in front of and behind the camera. Your contribution makes a very real difference in helping us achieve this goal.
Seri DeYoung is an LA-based actress and director. She is currently cast in recurring roles on Freeform’s Good Trouble and S.W.A.T. on CBS. The films she has directed have been screened at festivals domestically and abroad, winning “best screenplay” for her film In Touch and “best short” and “audience award” for Still Life, which received distribution with ShortsTV. Her latest short film "Throw Like A Girl" has already been well received and is currently in consideration for film festivals. Seri is currently working on the feature length documentary Tender Points, which follows the journey of a young woman with Fibromyalgia and her search for hope.
Daphne Fischer is an actor, screenwriter, and producer based in Los Angeles. She wrote and produced her first short film, "Enough", at the age of 19 which went on to screen at several film festivals including the California Women's Film Festival and Lady Filmmakers Film Festival. "Enough" also received over 150,000 views online. Based on the success of her first short film, Daphne started a YouTube channel dedicated to talking about mental health that garnered over 200,000 views. She has appeared as a guest star on "This Just In" on PopTV and "Deadly Sins". Daphne is no stranger to hardship, but approaches every obstacle with a fearless determination that she plans to bring to this project as well.
A little character inspiration for our "despondent younger sibling", Joey!
And her perfectionist sister, May:
Plus some inspiration for the overall vibe of our film:
We are raising funds for the production of DISTANCE. It’s a simple script but this vision costs money!
Budget Breakdown:
All funds raised will go to our incredible cast, crew, renting camera equipment, locations, food, permits, hair and makeup, the works! We stated earlier that we were passionate about centering women's voices and that includes paying them for their work.
We have also factored COVID-19 into our budget. We plan to shoot this in the fall, following all union safety regulations. We will have a small crew, will social distance at all times, and will get tested before the shoot.
Passion will get this film made and an appropriate level of funding will get this film made right. Your support not only helps us make this one film, but in turn helps us as rising female filmmakers continue to expand our careers.
We are going to create an incredible film, and we thank you in advance for helping us make it happen!
Incentives
$10
Thank You SO Much!
Truly, we would not be able to make this film without you! To prove our undying love and gratitude you will receive a social media shoutout AND a special email/video saying thanks again!
You Get:
- Social media shout out
- Email/video saying thank you!
$20
The Film!
When the film is complete you get an exclusive private screening link to check out DISTANCE before anyone else! Watch it as many times as you want! Seriously, please watch it a ton! (You also get the previous perks)
You Get:
- Private screening link
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$30
Film & Digital Poster
Upon completion of the film, you will get a private screening link so you can watch DISTANCE as many times as you want (which we hope is a lot, especially since you helped us make it)! You'll also get a downloadable (and printable if you really want to go all out and hang it on your wall!) digital poster! (Plus all previous perks)
You Get:
- Private screening link
- Digital Poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$50
The Full Digital Experience!
Want to feel like you're on set with us without actually being on set with us? Then THIS is the perk for you! With the full digital experience you'll get access to behind the scenes photos, videos, bloopers, digital posters and a lot more fun surprises! Basically, everything we can jam into a dropbox folder. (Plus all previous perks)
You Get:
- Full digital experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$100
The ULTIMATE Road Trip Playlist!
No road trip is complete without music, so each DISTANCE crew member has individually curated their own ULTIMATE road trip playlist! With this perk you will receive a private link to everyone's spotify playlist. Do you like moody and indie? Pop? R&B throwbacks? True crime podcasts?? We pretty much cover it all!
You Get:
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Full digital experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private screening link
- Copy of the poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$101
Crowdfunding 101
If you're trying to get your next project funded or looking to learn more about the crowdfunding process in general, Justin is an incredible resource! Justin Giddings is the owner of The Kickstarter Guy and is the top crowdfunding coach in Los Angeles with a 97% success rate and has helped raise over 6 MILLION dollars for independent artists and creators!
This perk gets you...
- A one-on-one 30-minute Skype session with our crowdfunding coach -The Kickstarter Guy Himself - Justin Giddings! (He's smart, helpful, AND funny, but don't take our word for it! Get the perk and see for yourself)
Claimed: 2 of 3
$150
EXCLUSIVE True Crime T-shirt & Stickers
For my fellow true crime fans, we have an amazing artist, Genieva Aboltin, who will be designing an exclusive true crime themed t-shirt as well as true crime themed stickers! Claim yours and wear them with pride!
(You will also receive all previous perks).
Check out Genieva's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genievaaboltin/
Claimed: 5 of 10
$200
CUSTOM Digital Portrait!
We have an amazing artist, Genieva Aboltin, who will be creating custom digital portraits for our backers! With this perk you will send us a picture of yourself (or someone else) and Genieva will create an incredible digital portrait from it.
(Plus (this goes without saying at this point) all previous perks).
Check out Genieva's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genievaaboltin/
She did this incredible drawing for the film!
You Get:
- Custom digital portrait
- Full digital experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Claimed: 8 of 10
$500
VIP Experience + Special Thanks!
Due to the pandemic we won't be able to invite anyone to join us on set in person, but this perk will allow you to watch exclusive livestream video of the behind the scenes process of bringing this film to life! However, once the film is completed (should we finally be allowed to gather in groups again) you will reveive a VIP invite to the premiere screening on the coast of your choosing!
You Get:
-A VIP invite to the premiere screening on the coast of your choice (East OR West) including the best seats and red carpet photos
-See your name oncreen! Yes, you'll get a special thanks in the credits!
-The Full Digital Package (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Sold Out!
$1,000
Associate Producer!
Become an Associate Producer on DISTANCE! Get your name in the credits, on IMDb and all of the bragging rights! Who doesn't want a 2020 credit on their IMDb page? Those things are hard to come by right now ;)
You Get:
- Associate Producer credit
- Full Digital Experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Exclusive t-shirt
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Sold Out!
$2,500
Co-Producer!
Receive a Co-Producer credit on the film, and on IMDB, your name in the credits and even more bragging rights! (Plus all the previous perks offered before)
You Get:
- Co-Producer credit
- Exclusive livestream video on set
- Full Digital Experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Exclusive t-shirt
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital Poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Claimed: 0 of 2
$5,000
Executive Producer!
Get the credit of Executive Producer and bragging rights to the MAX! Trust me, it looks really nice on IMDB, and in the credits of the film. And, as an added bonus, you guessed it, you'll receive all the previous perks.
You Get:
- Executive Producer credit
- Exclusive livestream video on set
- Full Digital Experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Exclusive t-shirt
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Claimed: 1 of 2
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Wishlist
Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$10
Thank You SO Much!
Truly, we would not be able to make this film without you! To prove our undying love and gratitude you will receive a social media shoutout AND a special email/video saying thanks again!
You Get:
- Social media shout out
- Email/video saying thank you!
$20
The Film!
When the film is complete you get an exclusive private screening link to check out DISTANCE before anyone else! Watch it as many times as you want! Seriously, please watch it a ton! (You also get the previous perks)
You Get:
- Private screening link
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$30
Film & Digital Poster
Upon completion of the film, you will get a private screening link so you can watch DISTANCE as many times as you want (which we hope is a lot, especially since you helped us make it)! You'll also get a downloadable (and printable if you really want to go all out and hang it on your wall!) digital poster! (Plus all previous perks)
You Get:
- Private screening link
- Digital Poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$50
The Full Digital Experience!
Want to feel like you're on set with us without actually being on set with us? Then THIS is the perk for you! With the full digital experience you'll get access to behind the scenes photos, videos, bloopers, digital posters and a lot more fun surprises! Basically, everything we can jam into a dropbox folder. (Plus all previous perks)
You Get:
- Full digital experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$100
The ULTIMATE Road Trip Playlist!
No road trip is complete without music, so each DISTANCE crew member has individually curated their own ULTIMATE road trip playlist! With this perk you will receive a private link to everyone's spotify playlist. Do you like moody and indie? Pop? R&B throwbacks? True crime podcasts?? We pretty much cover it all!
You Get:
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Full digital experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private screening link
- Copy of the poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
$101
Crowdfunding 101
If you're trying to get your next project funded or looking to learn more about the crowdfunding process in general, Justin is an incredible resource! Justin Giddings is the owner of The Kickstarter Guy and is the top crowdfunding coach in Los Angeles with a 97% success rate and has helped raise over 6 MILLION dollars for independent artists and creators!
This perk gets you...
- A one-on-one 30-minute Skype session with our crowdfunding coach -The Kickstarter Guy Himself - Justin Giddings! (He's smart, helpful, AND funny, but don't take our word for it! Get the perk and see for yourself)
Claimed: 2 of 3
$150
EXCLUSIVE True Crime T-shirt & Stickers
For my fellow true crime fans, we have an amazing artist, Genieva Aboltin, who will be designing an exclusive true crime themed t-shirt as well as true crime themed stickers! Claim yours and wear them with pride!
(You will also receive all previous perks).
Check out Genieva's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genievaaboltin/
Claimed: 5 of 10
$200
CUSTOM Digital Portrait!
We have an amazing artist, Genieva Aboltin, who will be creating custom digital portraits for our backers! With this perk you will send us a picture of yourself (or someone else) and Genieva will create an incredible digital portrait from it.
(Plus (this goes without saying at this point) all previous perks).
Check out Genieva's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genievaaboltin/
She did this incredible drawing for the film!
You Get:
- Custom digital portrait
- Full digital experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Claimed: 8 of 10
$500
VIP Experience + Special Thanks!
Due to the pandemic we won't be able to invite anyone to join us on set in person, but this perk will allow you to watch exclusive livestream video of the behind the scenes process of bringing this film to life! However, once the film is completed (should we finally be allowed to gather in groups again) you will reveive a VIP invite to the premiere screening on the coast of your choosing!
You Get:
-A VIP invite to the premiere screening on the coast of your choice (East OR West) including the best seats and red carpet photos
-See your name oncreen! Yes, you'll get a special thanks in the credits!
-The Full Digital Package (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Sold Out!
$1,000
Associate Producer!
Become an Associate Producer on DISTANCE! Get your name in the credits, on IMDb and all of the bragging rights! Who doesn't want a 2020 credit on their IMDb page? Those things are hard to come by right now ;)
You Get:
- Associate Producer credit
- Full Digital Experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Exclusive t-shirt
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Sold Out!
$2,500
Co-Producer!
Receive a Co-Producer credit on the film, and on IMDB, your name in the credits and even more bragging rights! (Plus all the previous perks offered before)
You Get:
- Co-Producer credit
- Exclusive livestream video on set
- Full Digital Experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Exclusive t-shirt
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital Poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Claimed: 0 of 2
$5,000
Executive Producer!
Get the credit of Executive Producer and bragging rights to the MAX! Trust me, it looks really nice on IMDB, and in the credits of the film. And, as an added bonus, you guessed it, you'll receive all the previous perks.
You Get:
- Executive Producer credit
- Exclusive livestream video on set
- Full Digital Experience (behind the scenes photos, videos, posters, etc)
- Exclusive t-shirt
- Private link to spotify playlists
- Private screening link
- Digital poster
- Social Media shout out
- Email/video thank you!
Claimed: 1 of 2
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Current Team
About This Team
DAPHNE FISCHER
(SHE/HER)
WRITER/PRODUCER
Daphne Fischer is an actor, screenwriter, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. She moved out to LA on her own at the age of 16 and has been dedicated to her artistry every since. She produced her first short film, "Enough", at the age of 19 which went on to screen at several film festivals including the California Women's Film Festival and Lady Filmmakers Film Festival. Based on the success of her first short film, Daphne started a YouTube channel dedicated to talking about mental health that garnered over 200,000 views. She has appeared as a guest star on "This Just In" on PopTV and "Deadly Sins". Daphne is no stranger to hardship, but approaches every obstacle with a fearless determination that she plans to bring to this project as well.
SERI DEYOUNG
(SHE/HER)
DIRECTOR
Seri DeYoung is an LA-based actress and director. She is currently cast in recurring roles on Freeform’s Good Trouble and S.W.A.T. on CBS. The films she has directed have been screened at festivals domestically and abroad, winning “best screenplay” for her film In Touch and “best short” and “audience award” for Still Life, which received distribution with ShortsTV. Her latest short film Throw Like A Girl, inspired by the true story of Jackie Mitchell- the 17 year old girl who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig- has already been well received and is currently in consideration for film festivals. Seri is currently working on the feature length documentary Tender Points, which follows the journey of a young woman with Fibromyalgia and her search for hope.
Distance is the second collaboration between Seri and Daphne Fischer and she is thrilled to be working alongside her again. Seri hopes that this raw story of sisters reconnecting will resonate with those who watch the film as much as Daphne’s script resonated with her.
DANIELLE SHIPP
(SHE/HER)
PRODUCER
Danielle Shipp is an actress and content creator based out of Los Angeles. As a consistently working commercial actress she’s been cast alongside Samuel L Jackson and directed by Spike Lee, amongst a slew of other national commercial jobs. Her most recent theatrical booking is on upcoming series Sneakerheads where she also worked with award winning director Dave Meyers.
Danielle produces and shares her own content on her successful coffee blog, Blend and Chat. This work has garnered her brand deals with Coffee Bean, OXO, Panera Bread, and Don Francisco - who selected her to be a brand ambassador for the Emmys. Blend and Chat has a thriving following which serves the coffee community and beyond.
She is beyond elated to be working with such a powerhouse group of womxn and to help produce a beautiful and honest story.
MONIQUE GELINEAU
(SHE/HER)
PRODUCER
Monique Gelineau is an LA based Actress and Producer, with a BFA degree in Acting from CSUFullerton and training at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. She has appeared on the TV show The Young & The Restless, and starred in the feature film Lucifer opposite Teen Wolf’s Ryan Kelley, and the last short film she produced has been accepted into the 2020 Portland Comedy Film Festival. Monique also played the role of April in Lincoln 2020, a Hollywood Fringe Festival Best of The Broadwater 2020 Award Winner. This powerhouse group of female creatives is what drew Monique to this project. She’s inspired by what each of them bring to the table, and loves the authenticity in which the characters are portrayed.
BRETT HARGRAVE
(SHE/HER)
PRODUCER
Brett Hargrave is an LA based actor, writer, and producer. She has been in over 30 musical productions such as Generation Me (Zoe) at The Hudson Theatre and Off Broadway at Playwrights Horizon. She is also known for her work in All Good Things (Calista) and Weedjies: Halloweed Night (Madison) both available on Amazon Prime. She was in Daphne’s first film, Enough, and is very excited about working with her to produce her second film, Distance.
KRISTEN COOK
(SHE/HER)
PRODUCER
Kristen Cook is a singer/songwriter, actor, voiceover actor and producer with over 20 years experience in the entertainment business. She moved to LA from Boston, after graduating Berklee College of Music, and considers herself an East coast kid at heart, with her roots now planted in the west. Kristen has independently released 4 albums of original music, she’s self-produced dozens of live theater events and starred in multiple performances including a twenty-two-show run of Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Musical at The Actor’s Co-Op Theater in Hollywood, last year. Kristen is super excited to be co-producing Distance movie, and was drawn to the characters in the story right away, having two sisters 15 years younger than she, who both live across the country and feel a world apart from her at times.
JACK BARBER
(THEY/THEM)
PRODUCER
Jack Barber is a trained actor turned producer! They are working on this project to help realize the ambitious artistic vision of their incredibly talented friend Daphne. Jack has been acting for 8 years and it wasn't until this last year working with Daphne as their regular scene partner they became an actor. Proudly genderqueer and pansexual, their main goal in life is to put as many skilled, talented GSM and BIPOC individuals on screen as possible, and tell as many of those stories as they can. Being a part of this team is an exciting opportunity to develop their production skills as they'll be needing them to fulfill that goal. Jack moved up to LA at 18 to pursue their acting dream with the training they had from the Orange County School of the Arts. Over the last couple of years they've built up their skills and confidence as an artist and general human being through trial, error, and meeting some great people. So here they are to support one of those great people and help her make her film a reality.
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