Trapped in a world of perpetual fun and inter-species love ruled by a universal Mother, a teenage boy crosses the forbidden frontier to save his childhood sweetheart and find out where he really came from, as an absurd election leads to chaos and violence. A teenage love story in a dystopian future.
Trapped in a world of perpetual fun and inter-species love ruled by a universal Mother, a teenage boy crosses the forbidden frontier to save his childhood sweetheart and find out where he really came from, as an absurd election leads to chaos and violence. A teenage love story in a dystopian future.
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The writer-director is a bold young Asian woman from Kazakhstan. Greatland cast and crew boasts artists and technicians from more than 10 different countries, 55% of women including a lead actress and 3 heads of department as well as a prominently featured LGBTQ+ community.About The Project
LOGLINE + SYNOPSIS
Ulysses is a happy citizen of Greatland, the birthplace of love and endless source of fun. Only here people, animals and plants are equal citizens and share the same universal Mother. Ulysses loves Mother with whom he communicates only through a bracelet, and dreams to meet his father.
On his fifteenth birthday, Ulysses realizes that he loves Ugly Duck, the daughter of his mentor-the invisible and mute Mr. Lee. In order to cure Ulysses from his Stone Age feelings, Mother executes Mr. Lee and sends Ugly Duck to Repentance Island. Mother gives Ulysses a son, who turns out to be a rabbit, and marry hims to birch tree. Tensions escalate in the country as a hyped up election campaign leads to violent clashes between supporters of a Doberman (Jörg Doberman) and fans of a ragdoll cat (Cat Purry).
To rescue his sweetheart, Ulysses breaks his bracelet, severs the connection with Mother, and runs away. Once on Repentance Island, in search of Ugly Duck, he uncovers those who actually rule Greatland, and decides to take revenge.DIRECTOR STATEMENT
“Greatland” is a dystopian utopia. As a writer/director/world builder of Greatland, I wanted to make this imaginary country dangerously entertaining, easy to digest, comfortable and inviting to settle in. Shown from the perspective of a 15-year-old Ulysses and saturated with contemporary pop-culture references, Greatland feels like something we see in a dream. Ulysses bickers with Mother over his daily chores, unperturbed by the fact that she’s just a talking bracelet on his wrist. Greats are too evolved to bother with government, work, education, police, technology or money. In the name of Altruism, they granted the Universal Human Rights to insects and plants, enabling a cat and a dog to run for Greatland’s Sweetheart election.
Ulysses’ journey through Greatland to Repentance Island is as much an adventure of a teen discovering his freedom as it is a perilous plunge into the depths of human psyche. Delving into my teenage fascination for works of Buñuel, Fellini and Forman, I was eager to marry the anima and animus inspired, surrealist imagery of Greatland with the hard-shell societal logic of “A Clockwork Orange.” As Ulysses perspective on Mother, Altruists and Clerks changes, it underscores the extent to which the power of suggestion can shape our perception of reality. A hodge-podge of positive stereotypes pushed to their extreme, Greatland weaves a universal tale of good intentions gone wrong.
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$10
Immortal Great
Immortal Great
Greatland will be eternally grateful and will bless you with a social media shout out + one digital sticker of any Greatland icon of your choice.
$50
Loyal Woofist
Greatland sends you an exclusive digital montage pic of you with Jörg Doberman, the dog candidate to Greatland Sweetheart Election + Exclusive Red Woofist Bracelet from the film
+ social media shout out
$100
Jörg Doberman 2020
You get the official Jörg Doberman campaign tee-shirt and join his bid to become GREATLAND's next Nation Sweetheart! Jörg is an alpha dog running against a female ragdoll cat for the top job of Nation’s Sweetheart in GREATLAND. Supported by the Woof Party, Jörg is the champion of loyalty, courage and selflessness.
$100
Love Lover
Like a True Great, You are in Love with Love: You get to Proudly Wear our Nation's Official Jersey + Your Picture and Shout Out on all Greatland Social Media!
$150
Felinist Passionaria
Greatland sends you the official digital campaign poster of Cat Purry 2020 + Exclusive Blue Felinist Bracelet from the film + Special Thanks credit
$200
Savvy S.L.A.V.E.
Support Love Appreciation Victory Empowerment ! You passed the Sensitivity Test and Made it to the S.L.A.V.E. Program - Online Shout Out + Special Thanks credit + an exclusive prop from Greatland: the new 100% accurate Sensitivity Stick so you and your friends can test again!
Claimed: 3 of 5
$500
Fabulous Optimist
Greatland sends you a declassified script autographed by the creator + your digital montage picture with the Optimist Law Enforcement Glam Squad + the original storyboards of their Pulverization by Love Sting Operation + the Original Optimist Armband + Special Thanks credit
$1,000
Alpha Altruist
Greatland opens the gates to its ruling elite and anoints you as Associate Producer + 30 minutes Skype consultation with the Filmmakers to discuss the behind the scenes of an independent production and all the conspiracy theories en vogue in Greatland!
Claimed: 2 of 10
$5,000
Mother
Greatland takes you to the top of the foodchain - You are an Executive Producer + 2 VIP tickets to the film premiere in Los Angeles & dinner with the filmmakers. Travel to and Lodging in L.A. not included.
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$10
Immortal Great
Immortal Great
Greatland will be eternally grateful and will bless you with a social media shout out + one digital sticker of any Greatland icon of your choice.
$50
Loyal Woofist
Greatland sends you an exclusive digital montage pic of you with Jörg Doberman, the dog candidate to Greatland Sweetheart Election + Exclusive Red Woofist Bracelet from the film
+ social media shout out
$100
Jörg Doberman 2020
You get the official Jörg Doberman campaign tee-shirt and join his bid to become GREATLAND's next Nation Sweetheart! Jörg is an alpha dog running against a female ragdoll cat for the top job of Nation’s Sweetheart in GREATLAND. Supported by the Woof Party, Jörg is the champion of loyalty, courage and selflessness.
$100
Love Lover
Like a True Great, You are in Love with Love: You get to Proudly Wear our Nation's Official Jersey + Your Picture and Shout Out on all Greatland Social Media!
$150
Felinist Passionaria
Greatland sends you the official digital campaign poster of Cat Purry 2020 + Exclusive Blue Felinist Bracelet from the film + Special Thanks credit
$200
Savvy S.L.A.V.E.
Support Love Appreciation Victory Empowerment ! You passed the Sensitivity Test and Made it to the S.L.A.V.E. Program - Online Shout Out + Special Thanks credit + an exclusive prop from Greatland: the new 100% accurate Sensitivity Stick so you and your friends can test again!
Claimed: 3 of 5
$500
Fabulous Optimist
Greatland sends you a declassified script autographed by the creator + your digital montage picture with the Optimist Law Enforcement Glam Squad + the original storyboards of their Pulverization by Love Sting Operation + the Original Optimist Armband + Special Thanks credit
$1,000
Alpha Altruist
Greatland opens the gates to its ruling elite and anoints you as Associate Producer + 30 minutes Skype consultation with the Filmmakers to discuss the behind the scenes of an independent production and all the conspiracy theories en vogue in Greatland!
Claimed: 2 of 10
$5,000
Mother
Greatland takes you to the top of the foodchain - You are an Executive Producer + 2 VIP tickets to the film premiere in Los Angeles & dinner with the filmmakers. Travel to and Lodging in L.A. not included.
Claimed: 0 of 4
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