Illustrations by Yeliz Motro

Darren Briggs, a police officer in his 40s, pulls over Ernest, a 93-year-old man, for going above the speed limit. Upon closer inspection, he notices fresh bruises on Ernest’s face. Briggs also notices from Ernest’s license that not only is his license expired but he lives in one of the troubled neighborhoods of their small town.

Illustrations by Yeliz Motro

Ernest struggles to communicate owing to his bad hearing and insists that he needs to get home with a sense of urgency. Briggs offers to drop Ernest home and he obliges. After dropping Ernest off, Briggs gets a phone call from his son asking if he’d be able to make it to his game but Briggs brushes it off saying he’d try if he finished whatever he was working on. Briggs spends the rest of his day investigating potential leads while constantly ignoring Theo’s calls.

Briggs reaches a point where he feels all is lost, he finally answers Theo’s call and says some very resentful things causing more damage to their already strained relationship. Briggs goes on to find vital information about Ernest which upon further investigation leaves with him an eye-opening lesson and calls for a deeper introspection into his own life and relationship with his family.

Illustrations by Yeliz Motro

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT:

"As the writer and director of this film, what I’m really looking for is a universal language. I want people to be able to watch this film and relate to the characters. I want them to be able to put themselves in the character's shoes. We’re making this film to bring change" - Suraj Savkoor

Illustrations by Yeliz Motro

Plan Post-Campaign

Once we finalize our campaign, our locations, cast, and crew will be locked, and we will move on to focusing on the art department and ensuring we have a backup plan for everything. We plan to start production during the weekend of February 11, 2021, during which we will implement COVID safety measurements and follow all CDC recommendations. Our producers will be certified as COVID-19 compliance officers, our sets will be constantly cleaned and sanitized, our cast and crew will be tested before and after each day of filming, and proper social distancing will be adhered to.

“They don't teach you in school how to produce a film during a global pandemic. My priority as the producer is to keep everybody safe, and that is what I’m going to be focusing on, especially having elderly actors as part of our main cast”. - Mariana Gómez

With the current pandemic affecting the entire world, it has been particularly challenging for us as young filmmakers to develop this film. However, we refuse to give up. We truly believe in the change behind the message of our film. We’ve been holding regular virtual meetings and casting sessions over Zoom, and despite this change in the pre-production process, we’ve managed to stick to our timeline and achieve success thus far.

With your help, we will be able to give a voice to those in our society who are unheard. We feel it is our generation’s responsibility to take care of those who once took care of us. We firmly believe in making this film the best it can possibly be and ensuring it’s out in the world for all to see.

PLEDGES INCENTIVES 

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To make this film happen, we have put together a team of highly skilled and talented individuals from all over the world to bring in different perspectives so that we can create a great film to the best of our combined abilities. We could also not be more grateful for having a wonderful cast who is bringing these characters that are so close to our hearts, to life. 

Mark's IMDb

Suraj's IMDb & Reel

 Mariana's IMDb

Mike's ReelOmar's Reel

Natasha's IMDb

Sam's Page

Yeliz's Reel

Illustrations by Yeliz Motro. Headshots Design by Samuel J Lemberger