Higher Methods
Providence, Rhode Island | Film Feature
Mystery, Thriller
Higher Methods is a new kind of psychological thriller that propels audiences to the other side of the celluloid screen. The film exposes the industry's seamy side, while revealing the obsessions that drive several crazed, compelling characters to seek their unique fame and endure beyond his world.
Higher Methods
Providence, Rhode Island | Film Feature
Mystery, Thriller

1 Campaigns | Massachusetts, United States
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Higher Methods is a new kind of psychological thriller that propels audiences to the other side of the celluloid screen. The film exposes the industry's seamy side, while revealing the obsessions that drive several crazed, compelling characters to seek their unique fame and endure beyond his world.
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Mission Statement
The Story
The Story
Matt is an actor. While attending a movie he sees his sister who has been missing for 10 years as an extra....and she hadn't aged a day.
Matt’s is propelled onto his journey when he’s visited by a mysterious woman, Kayla. She reveals that she can show him the path to solving the mystery behind his sister’s disappearance. Matt accepts the invitation and metaphorically dives down the rabbit hole.
Matt begins searching for his sister. He meets several characters who share cryptic information about her whereabouts.

An encounter with Shannon, a determined actress who will do anything and use anybody to get ahead reveals some clues to her disappearance.
Shannon takes Matt to an acting studio where his sister used to attend. There he meets John Edward Marcus, a larger then life acting instructor who employs horrifying methods in sharing the art of performance.


Shannon develops a strong attraction to Matt (or does she have ulterior motives). She brings him to meet famed film producer, Cameron Stark, who was the last person to see Matt's sister.
Cameron is impressed with Matt's talent and bravado and is interested in casting him in his upcoming new film. He supplies Matt with a designer drug called Midnight that all the actors are after. Shannon brings him back to her apartment where she seduces Matt into take the drug with her.
Matt has a terrible reaction to the drug sending him on a hallucinogenic trip which reveals more clues to the whereabouts of his missing sister.
Will Matt turn to violence to find his missing sister? Is her abductor someone he already knows?
Will Matt learn the true motivations behind the media mogul Cameron Stark, the charasmatic John Edward Marcus, the seductress Shannon, or the mysterious Kayla?
OUR PLAN
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Color Grading
Costs $1,750
We want our images to appear as vibrant and beautiful as possible.
Film Festival
Costs $2,500
Submitting to the elite film festivals is one of our most important goals.
Graphic Design
Costs $750
Higher Methods is a remarkable film that deserves polished marketing materials
Special Effects
Costs $1,000
Fortunately this film isn't effects laden, but there a few sequences that will need some VFX.
Deliverables
Costs $1,000
Exporting the film in a format that are acceptable for distribution.
About This Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The Story
Matt is an actor. While attending a movie he sees his sister who has been missing for 10 years as an extra....and she hadn't aged a day.
Matt’s is propelled onto his journey when he’s visited by a mysterious woman, Kayla. She reveals that she can show him the path to solving the mystery behind his sister’s disappearance. Matt accepts the invitation and metaphorically dives down the rabbit hole.
Matt begins searching for his sister. He meets several characters who share cryptic information about her whereabouts.

An encounter with Shannon, a determined actress who will do anything and use anybody to get ahead reveals some clues to her disappearance.
Shannon takes Matt to an acting studio where his sister used to attend. There he meets John Edward Marcus, a larger then life acting instructor who employs horrifying methods in sharing the art of performance.


Shannon develops a strong attraction to Matt (or does she have ulterior motives). She brings him to meet famed film producer, Cameron Stark, who was the last person to see Matt's sister.
Cameron is impressed with Matt's talent and bravado and is interested in casting him in his upcoming new film. He supplies Matt with a designer drug called Midnight that all the actors are after. Shannon brings him back to her apartment where she seduces Matt into take the drug with her.
Matt has a terrible reaction to the drug sending him on a hallucinogenic trip which reveals more clues to the whereabouts of his missing sister.
Will Matt turn to violence to find his missing sister? Is her abductor someone he already knows?
Will Matt learn the true motivations behind the media mogul Cameron Stark, the charasmatic John Edward Marcus, the seductress Shannon, or the mysterious Kayla?
OUR PLAN
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Color Grading
Costs $1,750
We want our images to appear as vibrant and beautiful as possible.
Film Festival
Costs $2,500
Submitting to the elite film festivals is one of our most important goals.
Graphic Design
Costs $750
Higher Methods is a remarkable film that deserves polished marketing materials
Special Effects
Costs $1,000
Fortunately this film isn't effects laden, but there a few sequences that will need some VFX.
Deliverables
Costs $1,000
Exporting the film in a format that are acceptable for distribution.
About This Team