Eternity Road
Orlando, Florida | Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
Eternity Road is an experimental fanciful romantic comedy about social media culture and gender identity. Created by a rebel filmmaker working in the film industry for over a decade, collaborating with a diverse creative team constituted by 90% female artists.
Eternity Road
Orlando, Florida | Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
1 Campaigns | Florida, United States
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Eternity Road is an experimental fanciful romantic comedy about social media culture and gender identity. Created by a rebel filmmaker working in the film industry for over a decade, collaborating with a diverse creative team constituted by 90% female artists.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
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LOGLINE
Eternity Road is a feature-length romantic comedy film. The film follows a self-obsessed influencer, Mia, who teams up with a hot-headed gym bro to film a road trip vlog across America raising social justice awareness. Mia prepares to abandon the trip as she hits 1 million followers, allowing her to get a discounted boob job but, Symon insists on finishing the journey by any means necessary to compete in a weight lifting championship in Venice Beach.
A fortune teller guides us through three different main endings for the story, following some minor events, from sunrise to sunset.
THEMES
Eternity Road is an experimental fanciful drama movie covering some of the crucial social justice subject matters in our society. It is an exploration of social media culture and its impact on self-image and self-esteem, and a generation of social media users seeking approval and attention on the internet. At its core, it is a story about gender fluidity, acceptance of differences in genders and sexual orientations, and hidden sexism in daily interactions.
STYLE
Influenced by Amelie (2001, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) vs. Run Lola Run (1998, dir. Tom Tykwer), Eternity Road has developed a style that is all its own. Every aesthetic decision, from the cinematic look to the production design, brings the audience into Eternity Road’s world. The collage creation background of the director is the glue to all the different pieces of this movie, from the episodic form of storytelling to following multiple characters’ arches.
From designing specific social media platform interfaces, to the main character’s t-shirt, even taking it further to bringing handmade props to the set and hanging artist’s photographs. We want to make sure we’re giving you a unique visual experience. “Cinema is all details”, as the great Robert Bresson said. Check out these designs for two of our sets.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
The character development, hero's journey, and arcs are based on 45 Master Characters by Victoria Schidment. Each character is based on a Greek archetype and their wants and needs are rooted in Greek mythology.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Shahrzad is an award-winning director/writer. Her films, 500 Ounces of Gold and Highlight, have been honored with multiple awards at worldwide festivals. In 2016, she received the coveted "Golden Gazzale" from the Persian International Film Festival in Australia and the "Best Script" award from the Cervaignano Film Festival in Italy. She received the "Best Inspirational Women in Film" award from the Festigious Film Festival of Los Angeles. In 2017, Highlight got banned and dismissed from all public exhibitions. The story reflects the radical beliefs about women's virginity, pregnancy outside of marriage, and the challenging life of a transgender person in Iran.
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Eternity Road's production team aims to take a value-driven approach in producing the film. This movie passes the following Media tests for Diversity and Representation:
- Bechdel Test - for representation of women
- Duvernay Test - for diversity and racial representation
- Vito Russo Test - for LGBTQ+ representation
- Waithe Test - for representation of Black women
- Riz Test - for the portrayal of Muslim people
We made sure Diversity and Representation start from casting and our production crew; we provide a welcoming, safe environment for everyone. We also make sure to empower unique voices, including our BIPOC and LGBTQ cast and crew.
90% of our production team identify themselves as women. It’s absolutely empowering to have a major number of female artists in key roles in film's male-dominated industry.
Eternity Road is one of the first-ever films that offer Non-Fungible Token (NFT) to its fans and supporters. NFTs are a form of digital asset that can represent ownership of a film. Our production team has designed a few incentive packages (Checkout the Sidebar!) that give you a chance to collect your very own NFTs.
On top of the efforts of the talented cast and crew to convert the written story into a motion picture, we have Mehdi Noori who is an AI Scientist / NFT Expert on board as Executive Producer, and we plan to explore new horizons. Mehdi's passion in the movie industry is developing narratives about empowering storytelling from the middle east and underrepresented groups. He went to MIT and has a Ph.D. in Engineering.
Taking advantage of the tech world’s best practices in collaborative work, we have established a unique working style to bridge the gap between the two industries when it comes to indie filmmaking. These mechanisms include solutions to optimize communication between creative teams, minimize production costs, and use AI-backed tools during pre-production.
Please note, these digital assets are not an investment vehicle and there is no guaranteed value on them at the time of this campaign. However, NFT collectors will become members of our NFT community, and receive perks in the future.
We need YOUR help to cross the finish line. For this phase of production, we aim to raise $50,000! So far we've secured 10,000 from investors. We plan to raise $18,000 of this amount from the Seed&Spark Campaign and the remaining from the grants, private contributions, and sponsorship.
Your contributions will help cover the cost of the following:
- Props, Costumes, and Set Decoration: It wouldn't be a film without some cool aesthetic feel!
- Location Fees and Permits: Including permits for drone shots and location fees for shooting in a casino
- Catering and Food: Gotta keep our cast and crew fueled up as we make art
- Film’s Digital Look: We plan to design a completely new look for a social media platform due to copyright reasons and need heavy graphic design and post-production support.
- Production Insurance: Safety on-set is an absolute must-have
We really hope that you will consider supporting our production. Here are three ways you can help make Eternity Road a reality:
- Follow us on social media and share our campaign! If you can't contribute, maybe a friend can! Follow us on Instagram to help get the word out.
- Take a look at our incentive tiers on the side, we have some NFTs to collect now!
- Give physical assets to the production! Do you have a house or business in Florida that we can use as a shooting location? Or maybe you have meals that you can provide to our cast and crew? Whatever it may be, send an email to [email protected] and let us know!
Thank you so much for your support.
- Regarding the COVID safety plan, we are following the protocols of Film Florida
SPREAD THE WORD
The only way we will reach our crowdfunding goal is if we reach beyond our networks. YOU can make a difference in our success!
Please share our campaign via your social media, email, word-of-mouth, however, you want! We can't do this without you!
Help filmmaker @shahrzaddadgar by supporting her fanciful film @eternityroadfilm about a self-obsessed influencer, Mia, who teams up with a hot-headed gym bro to film a road trip vlog across America raising social justice awareness. Join them on www.seedandspark.com/fund/eternity-road
I just watched the ETERNITY ROAD Virtual Reading directed by filmmaker @shahrzaddadgar and WOW, you've got to support this experimental drama @ternityroadfilm Join them on www.seedandspark.com/fund/eternity-road
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Food & Catering
Costs $7,000
Serving hot healthy food
Hair & Make-up
Costs $2,000
We want to create the best look for our talents on set!
Hard Drives
Costs $1,000
Technology costs!
Location
Costs $6,000
location fees always apply!
Travel
Costs $2,000
We need to host two of our main actors during the entire shooting period
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Shahrzad Sherry Dadgar (Director/Writer/Producer) is an award-winning director/writer/photographer. She has written and directed two short films, 500 Ounces of Gold and Highlight, which have been honored with multiple awards at worldwide festivals. In 2016, she received the coveted Golden Gazzale from the Persian International Film Festival in Australia and the "Best Script" award from the Cervaignano Film Festival in Italy. She received the "Best Inspirational Women in Film" award from the Festigious Film Festival of Los Angeles. For over a decade, Shahrzad worked as a freelance assistant director and script supervisor in the motion picture industry.
Mehdi Noori (Executive Producer) is a Producer and an AI Scientist. His main passion/interest in the movie industry is developing narratives about empowering storytelling from the middle east and underrepresented groups. Mehdi went to MIT and has a Ph.D. in Engineering. He believes in democratising arts and is financing his independent filmmaking projects with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Sarah Tice (Director of Photography) works on various films, music videos, and commercial work in the Orlando, FL area and beyond. She has worked on over 45 short films as a cinematographer and has worked as a production designer on several short and feature films. Sarah's rhythmic shooting and writing styles have inspired the next part of her journey, as she is completing her Masters in Fine Arts for Film Production at the University of Central Florida as she works as a Teaching Assistant to Undergraduate courses in the Film Program.
Michelle Hung (Unit Production Manager) is a producer, filmmaker, and Film BFA graduate from the University of Central Florida. She is interested in diversifying and elevating underrepresented communities in the film industry.
Gabriela Gonzalez (1st Assistant Director) is a photographer, videographer, and Film BA Student at the University of Central Florida. She is interested in color theory, the aesthetics of cinematography and composition, and diversifying the female presence in the film industry.
Ren Perez (2nd Assistant Director) is a Film Production student at Valencia. They are interested in visualizing the stories and lives of the LGBTQ+ community as well as voicing the struggles of immigrant families in America.
Ben Burrell (co-writer) is an Orlando-based filmmaker interested in creating character-driven films that celebrate the perspective of the outsider.
Sadra Tehrani (Production Designer) is an Iranian-born Set and Production Designer based in New York City. He's intrigued by stories that explore concepts of home, alienation, and the uncanny. Graduated with a Master's degree in Architecture from Penn State University, Sadra is currently pursuing an MFA in Production Design at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His past design and film work has been featured in the New York Times, TimeOut NY among other publications, and awarded in various national and international festivals.
Carol Merengwa (Production Designer) is a Film BFA student at the University of Central Florida who is interested in the creative process from script to screen and whose goal is to create immersive stories that bring light to the viewer’s day while also challenging the mind and heart.
Elsa Coussy (Designer) is a disabled graphic designer and creative director from France. Elsa is passionate about encapsulating her view of the world in projects she works on (she believes cinema has the ability to be an “all-embracing art form” (also known as the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk)). She has a graphic studio and works to empower the voices of her communities (LGBTQ+, Jews, Autistics) to spread awareness about inclusion, disability rights, and the beauty of tajines.
Mars Ackerman (Makeup Artist) is a film student at UCF. She’s interested in bringing a wider variety of aesthetics into the film industry and promoting unique cinematography and production design.
Houston Brown (Actor) is an Atlanta-based actor. He is interested in bringing life to stories that challenge peoples’ beliefs and critique cultural transgressions, and hopefully, make people laugh.
Gabriella Montuoro (Actress) received her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Central Florida this past spring. She has been in several theatre productions with Theatre UCF, including one of her favorite roles, “#2” in The Wolves. She has worked on several UCF and Full Sail films and continues to work in the Orlando area. This upcoming summer she is attending the Midsummer in Oxford program to study Shakespeare and contemporary acting.
Audra Torres (Actress) has spent much of her life exploring and creating art. After earning her B.F.A. from the University of Central Florida, she spent 2 years continuing her studio art studies at residencies in the southern U.S. Curiosity and creative drive have since led her to Truthful Acting Studios and acting in film and theater.
Giuseppe Michael Pipicella (Actor) is an MFA acting student at the University of Central Florida embarking on an internship at Orlando Shakes. He has appeared on the UCF MainStage in Paula Vogel’s Indecent and John Davidson’s Scaramouch in Naxos. A graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Giuseppe has lived and acted in Italy, England, and the US, before accepting the spot at UCF. Past favorite credits include Doctor Faustus, Hedda Gabler, Diana of Dobson’s, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Yasamin Rezaei (actress) studies Performance and Literary studies at the University of Miami. She is an Iranian theatre actress from Tehran, where she worked with various theatre directors and performance artists. She is trained in Lecoq method by Dominique Dupoux Vaudeville at l’école de théâtre POINT FIXE. She is the director of “Pho Gram” (written by Diego Pfeiffer) in the 24-hour play festival in Miami. She often teaches theatre and movement workshops in French, Italian, and English at the University of Miami, whereas as a researcher, her work centers around digital performance, theatre, and social media.
Kionna Johnson (Grip) She's a Junior at UCF and my major is film. She picked film because she got the chance to take a film class in high school and really enjoyed it. So, She thought why not make it a career.
Hayley Cox (Production Assistant) is a student in the Film Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Central Florida. She is interested in creating films that represent a little bit of everybody and furthering the involvement of women in film.
Shahzard Dadgar Director's award-winning Shorts
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
LOGLINE
Eternity Road is a feature-length romantic comedy film. The film follows a self-obsessed influencer, Mia, who teams up with a hot-headed gym bro to film a road trip vlog across America raising social justice awareness. Mia prepares to abandon the trip as she hits 1 million followers, allowing her to get a discounted boob job but, Symon insists on finishing the journey by any means necessary to compete in a weight lifting championship in Venice Beach.
A fortune teller guides us through three different main endings for the story, following some minor events, from sunrise to sunset.
THEMES
Eternity Road is an experimental fanciful drama movie covering some of the crucial social justice subject matters in our society. It is an exploration of social media culture and its impact on self-image and self-esteem, and a generation of social media users seeking approval and attention on the internet. At its core, it is a story about gender fluidity, acceptance of differences in genders and sexual orientations, and hidden sexism in daily interactions.
STYLE
Influenced by Amelie (2001, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) vs. Run Lola Run (1998, dir. Tom Tykwer), Eternity Road has developed a style that is all its own. Every aesthetic decision, from the cinematic look to the production design, brings the audience into Eternity Road’s world. The collage creation background of the director is the glue to all the different pieces of this movie, from the episodic form of storytelling to following multiple characters’ arches.
From designing specific social media platform interfaces, to the main character’s t-shirt, even taking it further to bringing handmade props to the set and hanging artist’s photographs. We want to make sure we’re giving you a unique visual experience. “Cinema is all details”, as the great Robert Bresson said. Check out these designs for two of our sets.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
The character development, hero's journey, and arcs are based on 45 Master Characters by Victoria Schidment. Each character is based on a Greek archetype and their wants and needs are rooted in Greek mythology.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Shahrzad is an award-winning director/writer. Her films, 500 Ounces of Gold and Highlight, have been honored with multiple awards at worldwide festivals. In 2016, she received the coveted "Golden Gazzale" from the Persian International Film Festival in Australia and the "Best Script" award from the Cervaignano Film Festival in Italy. She received the "Best Inspirational Women in Film" award from the Festigious Film Festival of Los Angeles. In 2017, Highlight got banned and dismissed from all public exhibitions. The story reflects the radical beliefs about women's virginity, pregnancy outside of marriage, and the challenging life of a transgender person in Iran.
Eternity Road's production team aims to take a value-driven approach in producing the film. This movie passes the following Media tests for Diversity and Representation:
- Bechdel Test - for representation of women
- Duvernay Test - for diversity and racial representation
- Vito Russo Test - for LGBTQ+ representation
- Waithe Test - for representation of Black women
- Riz Test - for the portrayal of Muslim people
We made sure Diversity and Representation start from casting and our production crew; we provide a welcoming, safe environment for everyone. We also make sure to empower unique voices, including our BIPOC and LGBTQ cast and crew.
90% of our production team identify themselves as women. It’s absolutely empowering to have a major number of female artists in key roles in film's male-dominated industry.
Eternity Road is one of the first-ever films that offer Non-Fungible Token (NFT) to its fans and supporters. NFTs are a form of digital asset that can represent ownership of a film. Our production team has designed a few incentive packages (Checkout the Sidebar!) that give you a chance to collect your very own NFTs.
On top of the efforts of the talented cast and crew to convert the written story into a motion picture, we have Mehdi Noori who is an AI Scientist / NFT Expert on board as Executive Producer, and we plan to explore new horizons. Mehdi's passion in the movie industry is developing narratives about empowering storytelling from the middle east and underrepresented groups. He went to MIT and has a Ph.D. in Engineering.
Taking advantage of the tech world’s best practices in collaborative work, we have established a unique working style to bridge the gap between the two industries when it comes to indie filmmaking. These mechanisms include solutions to optimize communication between creative teams, minimize production costs, and use AI-backed tools during pre-production.
Please note, these digital assets are not an investment vehicle and there is no guaranteed value on them at the time of this campaign. However, NFT collectors will become members of our NFT community, and receive perks in the future.
We need YOUR help to cross the finish line. For this phase of production, we aim to raise $50,000! So far we've secured 10,000 from investors. We plan to raise $18,000 of this amount from the Seed&Spark Campaign and the remaining from the grants, private contributions, and sponsorship.
Your contributions will help cover the cost of the following:
- Props, Costumes, and Set Decoration: It wouldn't be a film without some cool aesthetic feel!
- Location Fees and Permits: Including permits for drone shots and location fees for shooting in a casino
- Catering and Food: Gotta keep our cast and crew fueled up as we make art
- Film’s Digital Look: We plan to design a completely new look for a social media platform due to copyright reasons and need heavy graphic design and post-production support.
- Production Insurance: Safety on-set is an absolute must-have
We really hope that you will consider supporting our production. Here are three ways you can help make Eternity Road a reality:
- Follow us on social media and share our campaign! If you can't contribute, maybe a friend can! Follow us on Instagram to help get the word out.
- Take a look at our incentive tiers on the side, we have some NFTs to collect now!
- Give physical assets to the production! Do you have a house or business in Florida that we can use as a shooting location? Or maybe you have meals that you can provide to our cast and crew? Whatever it may be, send an email to [email protected] and let us know!
Thank you so much for your support.
- Regarding the COVID safety plan, we are following the protocols of Film Florida
SPREAD THE WORD
The only way we will reach our crowdfunding goal is if we reach beyond our networks. YOU can make a difference in our success!
Please share our campaign via your social media, email, word-of-mouth, however, you want! We can't do this without you!
Help filmmaker @shahrzaddadgar by supporting her fanciful film @eternityroadfilm about a self-obsessed influencer, Mia, who teams up with a hot-headed gym bro to film a road trip vlog across America raising social justice awareness. Join them on www.seedandspark.com/fund/eternity-road
I just watched the ETERNITY ROAD Virtual Reading directed by filmmaker @shahrzaddadgar and WOW, you've got to support this experimental drama @ternityroadfilm Join them on www.seedandspark.com/fund/eternity-road
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Food & Catering
Costs $7,000
Serving hot healthy food
Hair & Make-up
Costs $2,000
We want to create the best look for our talents on set!
Hard Drives
Costs $1,000
Technology costs!
Location
Costs $6,000
location fees always apply!
Travel
Costs $2,000
We need to host two of our main actors during the entire shooting period
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Shahrzad Sherry Dadgar (Director/Writer/Producer) is an award-winning director/writer/photographer. She has written and directed two short films, 500 Ounces of Gold and Highlight, which have been honored with multiple awards at worldwide festivals. In 2016, she received the coveted Golden Gazzale from the Persian International Film Festival in Australia and the "Best Script" award from the Cervaignano Film Festival in Italy. She received the "Best Inspirational Women in Film" award from the Festigious Film Festival of Los Angeles. For over a decade, Shahrzad worked as a freelance assistant director and script supervisor in the motion picture industry.
Mehdi Noori (Executive Producer) is a Producer and an AI Scientist. His main passion/interest in the movie industry is developing narratives about empowering storytelling from the middle east and underrepresented groups. Mehdi went to MIT and has a Ph.D. in Engineering. He believes in democratising arts and is financing his independent filmmaking projects with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Sarah Tice (Director of Photography) works on various films, music videos, and commercial work in the Orlando, FL area and beyond. She has worked on over 45 short films as a cinematographer and has worked as a production designer on several short and feature films. Sarah's rhythmic shooting and writing styles have inspired the next part of her journey, as she is completing her Masters in Fine Arts for Film Production at the University of Central Florida as she works as a Teaching Assistant to Undergraduate courses in the Film Program.
Michelle Hung (Unit Production Manager) is a producer, filmmaker, and Film BFA graduate from the University of Central Florida. She is interested in diversifying and elevating underrepresented communities in the film industry.
Gabriela Gonzalez (1st Assistant Director) is a photographer, videographer, and Film BA Student at the University of Central Florida. She is interested in color theory, the aesthetics of cinematography and composition, and diversifying the female presence in the film industry.
Ren Perez (2nd Assistant Director) is a Film Production student at Valencia. They are interested in visualizing the stories and lives of the LGBTQ+ community as well as voicing the struggles of immigrant families in America.
Ben Burrell (co-writer) is an Orlando-based filmmaker interested in creating character-driven films that celebrate the perspective of the outsider.
Sadra Tehrani (Production Designer) is an Iranian-born Set and Production Designer based in New York City. He's intrigued by stories that explore concepts of home, alienation, and the uncanny. Graduated with a Master's degree in Architecture from Penn State University, Sadra is currently pursuing an MFA in Production Design at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His past design and film work has been featured in the New York Times, TimeOut NY among other publications, and awarded in various national and international festivals.
Carol Merengwa (Production Designer) is a Film BFA student at the University of Central Florida who is interested in the creative process from script to screen and whose goal is to create immersive stories that bring light to the viewer’s day while also challenging the mind and heart.
Elsa Coussy (Designer) is a disabled graphic designer and creative director from France. Elsa is passionate about encapsulating her view of the world in projects she works on (she believes cinema has the ability to be an “all-embracing art form” (also known as the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk)). She has a graphic studio and works to empower the voices of her communities (LGBTQ+, Jews, Autistics) to spread awareness about inclusion, disability rights, and the beauty of tajines.
Mars Ackerman (Makeup Artist) is a film student at UCF. She’s interested in bringing a wider variety of aesthetics into the film industry and promoting unique cinematography and production design.
Houston Brown (Actor) is an Atlanta-based actor. He is interested in bringing life to stories that challenge peoples’ beliefs and critique cultural transgressions, and hopefully, make people laugh.
Gabriella Montuoro (Actress) received her Bachelors in Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Central Florida this past spring. She has been in several theatre productions with Theatre UCF, including one of her favorite roles, “#2” in The Wolves. She has worked on several UCF and Full Sail films and continues to work in the Orlando area. This upcoming summer she is attending the Midsummer in Oxford program to study Shakespeare and contemporary acting.
Audra Torres (Actress) has spent much of her life exploring and creating art. After earning her B.F.A. from the University of Central Florida, she spent 2 years continuing her studio art studies at residencies in the southern U.S. Curiosity and creative drive have since led her to Truthful Acting Studios and acting in film and theater.
Giuseppe Michael Pipicella (Actor) is an MFA acting student at the University of Central Florida embarking on an internship at Orlando Shakes. He has appeared on the UCF MainStage in Paula Vogel’s Indecent and John Davidson’s Scaramouch in Naxos. A graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Giuseppe has lived and acted in Italy, England, and the US, before accepting the spot at UCF. Past favorite credits include Doctor Faustus, Hedda Gabler, Diana of Dobson’s, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Yasamin Rezaei (actress) studies Performance and Literary studies at the University of Miami. She is an Iranian theatre actress from Tehran, where she worked with various theatre directors and performance artists. She is trained in Lecoq method by Dominique Dupoux Vaudeville at l’école de théâtre POINT FIXE. She is the director of “Pho Gram” (written by Diego Pfeiffer) in the 24-hour play festival in Miami. She often teaches theatre and movement workshops in French, Italian, and English at the University of Miami, whereas as a researcher, her work centers around digital performance, theatre, and social media.
Kionna Johnson (Grip) She's a Junior at UCF and my major is film. She picked film because she got the chance to take a film class in high school and really enjoyed it. So, She thought why not make it a career.
Hayley Cox (Production Assistant) is a student in the Film Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Central Florida. She is interested in creating films that represent a little bit of everybody and furthering the involvement of women in film.
Shahzard Dadgar Director's award-winning Shorts