In 1980’s New Orleans, a biracial punk rocker must destroy a cursed family heirloom before it forces her to repeat the same deadly and heartbreaking cycle as her ancestors.
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About The Project
As the gift of a rare blue moon, biracial twins are bestowed upon the Benoit family every generation. Each pair of sisters also inherits an unwanted, yet irresistible, harmonica cursed with the evil spirit of Josephine who is determined to find her long-lost babies from another time past.
Bonnie and Bleau, the most recent Benoit twosome, live as struggling punk rock musicians in 1980’s New Orleans. By day they work at Maria’s House of Voodoo, belonging to their biological grandmother Maria Benoit. By night they transform into the wild duo know as Electric Bleau, performing in dirty dive bars to ecstatic punk crowds. When possession of the hypnotic harmonica falls into Bleau’s hands, she must decide what’s most important in life - her family or her aspiring career. However, Josephine’s motives are very clear... to take Bleau’s unborn twins as her own.
In a gritty family fight for the ages, will the vicious cycle be doomed to eternally repeat itself?Electric Bleau ultimately explores something that we are all too familiar with - achieving the dreams of our future while surmounting obstacles thrown at us from the past. In the case of Bleau Benoit, this deadly challenge comes in the form of a possessed harmonica. While these unique problems present themselves in a supernatural way, all Bleau really needs to do is get her priorities straight.
As a writer and director, it’s important for me to explore the deep rooted, and sometimes dark, psychological problems through the use of magical metaphors. How do we get rid of emotional baggage that has followed us through generations? How do we break free to find our true self? Bleau’s journey will change her to the core.
I love the thriller and horror genre because it allows us to go to those scary places buried deep within. As is evident in my short films Bubble and Little Cabbage, I also appreciate fantastical elements as story vehicles. I want to bring the viewer to a world that I created all on my own, full of the human experience that I’ve come to know first-hand. That’s all film really is… an intimate peek into someone else’s universe. You’ve officially been invited to be a part of Bleau’s story and universe.-Jen West
Incentives
$10
Funky Fan
Social props!
$25
Stellar Supporter
Social props + customized digital postcard.
$40
Bitchin' Babe
All of the above +
Receive an Electric Bleau paper postcard keepsake signed by key cast and crew from set in the mail.
$50
Radical Ripper
All of the above +
Receive exclusive behind-the-scenes updates, photos and videos via email every day from set during production.
$75
Punk Rocker
All of the above +
Invitation to view trailer first + invitation to private online group Q&A on select dates TBD.
$125
Solo Shredder
All of the above +
Invitation to private screenings in these cities: Atlanta, Birmingham, New York City, Los Angeles.
$250
Daring Darling
All of the above +
Signed Electric Bleau script + personal note from director Jen West.
$500
Hardcore Hero
All of the above +
Electric Bleau 7" vinyl with original music signed by key cast & crew + special message.
Claimed: 2 of 25
$1,250
Beloved Badass
All of the above +
Credit in the film as a Seed&Spark Champion.
$2,500
Innovative Idol
All of the above +
Receive an original 8x10 Electric Bleau scene rendering watercolor by Jen West.
$5,000
Sick Superstar
All of the above +
Credit in film as a Seed&Spark Associate Producer + VIP access on set for a prescheduled day. (Location TBD. You are responsible for accommodations and travel expenses.)
Claimed: 2 of 5
$10,000
Wonder Wizard
All of the above +
Your name will be given to a character in Electric Bleau.
Claimed: 0 of 2
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Wishlist
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$10
Funky Fan
Social props!
$25
Stellar Supporter
Social props + customized digital postcard.
$40
Bitchin' Babe
All of the above +
Receive an Electric Bleau paper postcard keepsake signed by key cast and crew from set in the mail.
$50
Radical Ripper
All of the above +
Receive exclusive behind-the-scenes updates, photos and videos via email every day from set during production.
$75
Punk Rocker
All of the above +
Invitation to view trailer first + invitation to private online group Q&A on select dates TBD.
$125
Solo Shredder
All of the above +
Invitation to private screenings in these cities: Atlanta, Birmingham, New York City, Los Angeles.
$250
Daring Darling
All of the above +
Signed Electric Bleau script + personal note from director Jen West.
$500
Hardcore Hero
All of the above +
Electric Bleau 7" vinyl with original music signed by key cast & crew + special message.
Claimed: 2 of 25
$1,250
Beloved Badass
All of the above +
Credit in the film as a Seed&Spark Champion.
$2,500
Innovative Idol
All of the above +
Receive an original 8x10 Electric Bleau scene rendering watercolor by Jen West.
$5,000
Sick Superstar
All of the above +
Credit in film as a Seed&Spark Associate Producer + VIP access on set for a prescheduled day. (Location TBD. You are responsible for accommodations and travel expenses.)
Claimed: 2 of 5
$10,000
Wonder Wizard
All of the above +
Your name will be given to a character in Electric Bleau.
Claimed: 0 of 2
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Current Team
About This Team
Jen West - Writer & Director
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Jen West is an award winning filmmaker living in Atlanta, Georgia. She is known for writing and directing Piece of Cake (2006, Audience Choice Winner at Sidewalk Film Festival), Crush (2011), Bubble (2013), Call Me (music video for St. Paul and the Broken Bones, 2014), and Little Cabbage (2015, Best Short Award Winner at Flyway Film Festival). She studied design at Jacksonville State University and film at The Art Institute of Atlanta. She was nominated along with James Martin in 2015 as “People to Watch” for the Georgia Entertainment Awards.
James Martin - Producer
James Martin is a filmmaker and designer living in Atlanta, Georgia. He loves making movies, eating burgers, sipping bourbon, branding restaurants and playing with his dog Cilantro. He produced Bubble (2013), Call Me (music video for St. Paul and the Broken Bones, 2014), and Little Cabbage (2015). He also directed The New Orleans Sazerac, a short documentary set for festival release in 2016.
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