When Women Rule The World: GEN XX
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Ever wonder what the world would be like if women were in charge? In the short GEN XX, we'll show a future that's said goodbye to the patriarchy and heartbeat bills and hello to male BC pills and grooming schools for men. Think Black Mirror meets a Reverse Handmaid’s Tale, but, you know, funny.
When Women Rule The World: GEN XX
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Comedy, Sci-Fi
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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Ever wonder what the world would be like if women were in charge? In the short GEN XX, we'll show a future that's said goodbye to the patriarchy and heartbeat bills and hello to male BC pills and grooming schools for men. Think Black Mirror meets a Reverse Handmaid’s Tale, but, you know, funny.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
GEN XX is a sci fi dramedy set in a near future world where women now run shit. That’s right, instead of a boys club, it’s a girls club, and the phrase “LADIES FIRST" has a whole other meaning…
Like reverse 1950s, womxn (inclusive of trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer) go to work and the minority population of men tend the house. But don’t worry, the single 40+ “old males” can still do lower level administrative jobs (as long as they keeping taking their birth control pills of course).
Meet ROXANNE - a workaholic businesswoman currently losing her race for Senate because, while brilliant, she's not charismatic. And it doesn't help that she's single too. Yep, in this reality balancing work and family is seen as an asset rather than a liability - I mean, how are you supposed to juggle health care and national security if you've never juggled a sick kid and a budget report?
While she’d prefer to find an equal partner (ie: a wife), the election’s three months out and there’s no time for that. So Roxanne goes to STEINEM’S GROOMING SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS for a quick fix. But her boring test date takes a turn when her match Adam starts expressing how he really feels about this new reality.
Most of you reading this can probably guess the reasons that fueled this project, but to name a few…
• The sexual assaulters in the Oval Office and on the Supreme Court.
• Nine states passing anti-abortion bills.
• Planned Parenthood under attack.
• The thousands of untested rape kits.
• Guns.
• Effing. Mitch. McConnell.
So yeah, I don't know about you, but sometimes all I want to do is escape. My hope is that this film can serve as some uplifting comedic relief, but at the same time illuminate today’s sexism by showing a future in reverse. And even go a little further to explore the danger of human nature whenever one group has ultimate power.
HONORA TALBOTT || Writer and Director
Honora is a writer and director and yep, the "H" is silent. Her feminist and socio-political comedy shorts have been featured five times in Huffington Post, twice in Bustle, along with US Weekly, AV Club, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly and more. Her short film WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, a comedy thriller about gentrification in LA, played at the NBCU Short Film Festival and at five Oscar Qualifying film festivals and was featured in the LAist. It's currently streaming on Hulu. As a writer, she's an Austin Film Festival Finalist and ABC | DISNEY Writing Program Semifinalist. Currently she’s in post production on her first documentary short.
BILL POSLEY || Actor and Producer
Bill Posley hails from a blue collar Massachusetts family, but now calls Los Angeles, CA his home. He has an eclectic perspective of life. His father was an ex Black Panther who married a white woman from Jersey - need I say more. As a comedian, he is an alumni from UCB, I.O. and Second City. Not to mention sharing the Stand-Up stage with comedians such as Lewis Black, Godfrey and Joe Rogan. Fun Fact: he was also on “Survivor." Bill was in the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase and was a 2017 JFL New Face in their Characters division. Recent credits include MacGyver and 9-1-1. He was a staff writer on CBS’ The Neighborhood and recently finished a 3 month Off Broadway run at the Soho Playhouse of his acclaimed one person show about growing up biracial The Day I Became Black.
CINDY LU || Executive Producer
Growing up in Los Angeles, Cindy found her passion for producing films, music videos, and commercials through her appreciation of the city and all it has to offer. She is the founder and executive producer of 3rd Astronaut, a production company specifically focused on diverse storytellers, empowering and championing directors, writers, and producers of various backgrounds. The companies on her work roster include RSA Films, Anonymous Content, Ogilvy&Mather, BBDO, and Chiat\Day. Cindy is currently on the board for the Taiwanese-American Film Festival (TAFF) helming their inaugural Industry Pitch Competition. Her favorite part of producing is closing the gap between up-and-coming filmmakers and their big break.
LISA TIMMONS || Producer
Lisa Timmons is a writer, performer, director and producer who specializes in darkly comedic sketches, short films and original music parodies. For two years, she wrote for the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre house sketch team, The New Deal. She was a Finalist for the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s TV writing program in 2018 and was a writer for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase. Lisa graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2002 and completed the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program in 2012. A first-generation Colombian-American raised on a U.S. Army base in Germany, Lisa speaks German, French and Spanish in addition to her native English.
DAN MARKS || Cinematographer
Daniel’s work as a cinematographer has played in theaters and festivals around the world. Feature film credits include Test, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest, played the Berlin International Film Festival, and was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and award-winning Delinquent, which is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Television credits include Nightmare Time, a pilot for TBS produced by and starring Aubrey Plaza, Bebé, an award-winning short purchased by HBO, series for the HISTORY CHANNEL, SUNDANCE CHANNEL, IFC and a mini-series for Hulu titled The House: A Hulu Halloween Anthology, one episode of which he also wrote and directed.
Below is how your contribution will be used...
And the more money we raise, the better we can pay the CREW and do cool VISUAL EFFECTS and 2070 WORLD BUILDING.
Getting to create a world run by womxn is literally a dream come true. We are beyond excited and ready to make it happen, but we can't do it without you. THANK YOU for your support!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Locations
Costs $5,000
For 3 Days, rent a gorgeous theater and lobby to use as Steinem's Grooming School for Husbands.
Costumes and Makeup
Costs $2,500
Design fresh 2070 wardrobe and style for Roxanne and Grooming School uniforms.
Crew
Costs $6,000
Crew including DP, 1st AC, 2nd AC, Gaffer, AD, Line Producer, Script Supervisor, Sound, and PAs.
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About This Team
HONORA TALBOTT || Writer and Director
Honora is a writer and director and yep, the "H" is silent. Her feminist and socio-political comedy shorts have been featured five times in Huffington Post, twice in Bustle, along with US Weekly, AV Club, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly and more. Her short film WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, a comedy thriller about gentrification in LA, was an NBCU Short Film Festival Finalist, played at five Oscar Qualifying film festivals, and was featured in the LAist. As a writer, she's an Austin Film Festival Finalist and ABC | DISNEY Writing Program Semifinalist. Currently she’s in post production on her first documentary short.
BILL POSLEY || Actor and Producer
Bill Posley hails from a blue collar Massachusetts family, but now calls Los Angeles, CA his home. He has an eclectic perspective of life. His father was an ex Black Panther who married a white woman from Jersey - need I say more. As a comedian, he is an alumni from UCB, I.O. and Second City. Not to mention sharing the Stand-Up stage with comedians such as Lewis Black, Godfrey and Joe Rogan. Fun Fact: he was also on “Survivor." Bill was in the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase and was a 2017 JFL New Face in their Characters division. Recent credits include MacGyver and 9-1-1. He was a staff writer on CBS’ The Neighborhood and recently finished a 3 month Off Broadway run at the Soho Playhouse of his acclaimed one person show about growing up biracial The Day I Became Black.
CINDY LU || Executive Producer
Growing up in Los Angeles, Cindy found her passion for producing films, music videos, and commercials through her appreciation of the city and all it has to offer. She is the founder and executive producer of 3rd Astronaut, a production company specifically focused on diverse storytellers, empowering and championing directors, writers, and producers of various backgrounds. The companies on her work roster include RSA Films, Anonymous Content, Ogilvy&Mather, BBDO, and Chiat\Day. Cindy is currently on the board for the Taiwanese-American Film Festival (TAFF) helming their inaugural Industry Pitch Competition. Her favorite part of producing is closing the gap between up-and-coming filmmakers and their big break.
LISA TIMMONS || Producer
Lisa Timmons is a writer, performer, director and producer who specializes in darkly comedic sketches, short films and original music parodies. For two years, she wrote for the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre house sketch team, The New Deal. She was a Finalist for the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s TV writing program in 2018 and was a writer for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase. Lisa graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2002 and completed the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program in 2012. A first-generation Colombian-American raised on a U.S. Army base in Germany, Lisa speaks German, French and Spanish in addition to her native English.
DAN MARKS || Cinematographer
Daniel’s work as a cinematographer has played in theaters and festivals around the world. Feature film credits include Test, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest, played the Berlin International Film Festival, and was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and award-winning Delinquent, which is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Television credits include Nightmare Time, a pilot for TBS produced by and starring Aubrey Plaza, Bebé, an award-winning short purchased by HBO, series for the HISTORY CHANNEL, SUNDANCE CHANNEL, IFC and a mini-series for Hulu titled The House: A Hulu Halloween Anthology, one episode of which he also wrote and directed.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
GEN XX is a sci fi dramedy set in a near future world where women now run shit. That’s right, instead of a boys club, it’s a girls club, and the phrase “LADIES FIRST" has a whole other meaning…
Like reverse 1950s, womxn (inclusive of trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer) go to work and the minority population of men tend the house. But don’t worry, the single 40+ “old males” can still do lower level administrative jobs (as long as they keeping taking their birth control pills of course).
Meet ROXANNE - a workaholic businesswoman currently losing her race for Senate because, while brilliant, she's not charismatic. And it doesn't help that she's single too. Yep, in this reality balancing work and family is seen as an asset rather than a liability - I mean, how are you supposed to juggle health care and national security if you've never juggled a sick kid and a budget report?
While she’d prefer to find an equal partner (ie: a wife), the election’s three months out and there’s no time for that. So Roxanne goes to STEINEM’S GROOMING SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS for a quick fix. But her boring test date takes a turn when her match Adam starts expressing how he really feels about this new reality.
Most of you reading this can probably guess the reasons that fueled this project, but to name a few…
• The sexual assaulters in the Oval Office and on the Supreme Court.
• Nine states passing anti-abortion bills.
• Planned Parenthood under attack.
• The thousands of untested rape kits.
• Guns.
• Effing. Mitch. McConnell.
So yeah, I don't know about you, but sometimes all I want to do is escape. My hope is that this film can serve as some uplifting comedic relief, but at the same time illuminate today’s sexism by showing a future in reverse. And even go a little further to explore the danger of human nature whenever one group has ultimate power.
HONORA TALBOTT || Writer and Director
Honora is a writer and director and yep, the "H" is silent. Her feminist and socio-political comedy shorts have been featured five times in Huffington Post, twice in Bustle, along with US Weekly, AV Club, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly and more. Her short film WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, a comedy thriller about gentrification in LA, played at the NBCU Short Film Festival and at five Oscar Qualifying film festivals and was featured in the LAist. It's currently streaming on Hulu. As a writer, she's an Austin Film Festival Finalist and ABC | DISNEY Writing Program Semifinalist. Currently she’s in post production on her first documentary short.
BILL POSLEY || Actor and Producer
Bill Posley hails from a blue collar Massachusetts family, but now calls Los Angeles, CA his home. He has an eclectic perspective of life. His father was an ex Black Panther who married a white woman from Jersey - need I say more. As a comedian, he is an alumni from UCB, I.O. and Second City. Not to mention sharing the Stand-Up stage with comedians such as Lewis Black, Godfrey and Joe Rogan. Fun Fact: he was also on “Survivor." Bill was in the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase and was a 2017 JFL New Face in their Characters division. Recent credits include MacGyver and 9-1-1. He was a staff writer on CBS’ The Neighborhood and recently finished a 3 month Off Broadway run at the Soho Playhouse of his acclaimed one person show about growing up biracial The Day I Became Black.
CINDY LU || Executive Producer
Growing up in Los Angeles, Cindy found her passion for producing films, music videos, and commercials through her appreciation of the city and all it has to offer. She is the founder and executive producer of 3rd Astronaut, a production company specifically focused on diverse storytellers, empowering and championing directors, writers, and producers of various backgrounds. The companies on her work roster include RSA Films, Anonymous Content, Ogilvy&Mather, BBDO, and Chiat\Day. Cindy is currently on the board for the Taiwanese-American Film Festival (TAFF) helming their inaugural Industry Pitch Competition. Her favorite part of producing is closing the gap between up-and-coming filmmakers and their big break.
LISA TIMMONS || Producer
Lisa Timmons is a writer, performer, director and producer who specializes in darkly comedic sketches, short films and original music parodies. For two years, she wrote for the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre house sketch team, The New Deal. She was a Finalist for the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s TV writing program in 2018 and was a writer for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase. Lisa graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2002 and completed the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program in 2012. A first-generation Colombian-American raised on a U.S. Army base in Germany, Lisa speaks German, French and Spanish in addition to her native English.
DAN MARKS || Cinematographer
Daniel’s work as a cinematographer has played in theaters and festivals around the world. Feature film credits include Test, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest, played the Berlin International Film Festival, and was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and award-winning Delinquent, which is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Television credits include Nightmare Time, a pilot for TBS produced by and starring Aubrey Plaza, Bebé, an award-winning short purchased by HBO, series for the HISTORY CHANNEL, SUNDANCE CHANNEL, IFC and a mini-series for Hulu titled The House: A Hulu Halloween Anthology, one episode of which he also wrote and directed.
Below is how your contribution will be used...
And the more money we raise, the better we can pay the CREW and do cool VISUAL EFFECTS and 2070 WORLD BUILDING.
Getting to create a world run by womxn is literally a dream come true. We are beyond excited and ready to make it happen, but we can't do it without you. THANK YOU for your support!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Locations
Costs $5,000
For 3 Days, rent a gorgeous theater and lobby to use as Steinem's Grooming School for Husbands.
Costumes and Makeup
Costs $2,500
Design fresh 2070 wardrobe and style for Roxanne and Grooming School uniforms.
Crew
Costs $6,000
Crew including DP, 1st AC, 2nd AC, Gaffer, AD, Line Producer, Script Supervisor, Sound, and PAs.
Share this update!
About This Team
HONORA TALBOTT || Writer and Director
Honora is a writer and director and yep, the "H" is silent. Her feminist and socio-political comedy shorts have been featured five times in Huffington Post, twice in Bustle, along with US Weekly, AV Club, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly and more. Her short film WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, a comedy thriller about gentrification in LA, was an NBCU Short Film Festival Finalist, played at five Oscar Qualifying film festivals, and was featured in the LAist. As a writer, she's an Austin Film Festival Finalist and ABC | DISNEY Writing Program Semifinalist. Currently she’s in post production on her first documentary short.
BILL POSLEY || Actor and Producer
Bill Posley hails from a blue collar Massachusetts family, but now calls Los Angeles, CA his home. He has an eclectic perspective of life. His father was an ex Black Panther who married a white woman from Jersey - need I say more. As a comedian, he is an alumni from UCB, I.O. and Second City. Not to mention sharing the Stand-Up stage with comedians such as Lewis Black, Godfrey and Joe Rogan. Fun Fact: he was also on “Survivor." Bill was in the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase and was a 2017 JFL New Face in their Characters division. Recent credits include MacGyver and 9-1-1. He was a staff writer on CBS’ The Neighborhood and recently finished a 3 month Off Broadway run at the Soho Playhouse of his acclaimed one person show about growing up biracial The Day I Became Black.
CINDY LU || Executive Producer
Growing up in Los Angeles, Cindy found her passion for producing films, music videos, and commercials through her appreciation of the city and all it has to offer. She is the founder and executive producer of 3rd Astronaut, a production company specifically focused on diverse storytellers, empowering and championing directors, writers, and producers of various backgrounds. The companies on her work roster include RSA Films, Anonymous Content, Ogilvy&Mather, BBDO, and Chiat\Day. Cindy is currently on the board for the Taiwanese-American Film Festival (TAFF) helming their inaugural Industry Pitch Competition. Her favorite part of producing is closing the gap between up-and-coming filmmakers and their big break.
LISA TIMMONS || Producer
Lisa Timmons is a writer, performer, director and producer who specializes in darkly comedic sketches, short films and original music parodies. For two years, she wrote for the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre house sketch team, The New Deal. She was a Finalist for the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s TV writing program in 2018 and was a writer for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase. Lisa graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2002 and completed the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program in 2012. A first-generation Colombian-American raised on a U.S. Army base in Germany, Lisa speaks German, French and Spanish in addition to her native English.
DAN MARKS || Cinematographer
Daniel’s work as a cinematographer has played in theaters and festivals around the world. Feature film credits include Test, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest, played the Berlin International Film Festival, and was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, and award-winning Delinquent, which is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Television credits include Nightmare Time, a pilot for TBS produced by and starring Aubrey Plaza, Bebé, an award-winning short purchased by HBO, series for the HISTORY CHANNEL, SUNDANCE CHANNEL, IFC and a mini-series for Hulu titled The House: A Hulu Halloween Anthology, one episode of which he also wrote and directed.