Homecoming
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Horror, Shorts Program
The cast, crew, writers, and producers of Homecoming represent a diverse group of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and marginalized groups. But making movies is expensive! We’re asking those who are able to help us cover post-production costs.
Homecoming
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Horror, Shorts Program
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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This campaign raised $10,315 for post-production. Follow the filmmaker to receive future updates on this project.
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The cast, crew, writers, and producers of Homecoming represent a diverse group of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and marginalized groups. But making movies is expensive! We’re asking those who are able to help us cover post-production costs.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Hello! We're the Folks from Some Folks Productions.
We’ve just finished shooting a series of horror shorts we’re calling
An anthology of 3 shorts all taking place in the same house at different times, Homecoming is a classic haunted house horror story with a twist. It focuses on five people who inhabit a house only to find out the past doesn’t stay hidden, or quiet, for long.
A little about the films...
In the first short, The Return, a couple is notified that their missing daughter has miraculously been found after vanishing without a trace 2 years ago. Instead of jubilantly rushing to the authorities to retrieve her, we quickly learn that the shocked parents may not be happy to see the young girl after all...
John and Jake, a newlywed couple, move into the house to start their new life together but the honeymoon doesn't last long when the house decides to evict them, in Nesting.
It's Juliette's birthday and she's being showered with gifts from her friends and family. But when mysterious, unmarked packages with questionable contents start showing up on her doorstep, she wonders if this is just a cruel prank or if her life is really in danger.
With nods to classic horror films like Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Amityville Horror, we're aiming to put our own stamp on the genre. We'd be beyond grateful if you could "buy us a coffee" and chip in $5 to help bring Homecoming to the big screen!
We’re in the midst of a Horror Renaissance. From Hereditary to Get Out to M3GAN, horror films are dominating the cultural landscape in a way that they haven’t in decades. In 2023, horror films grossed almost $800 million domestically and since 1995 have more than doubled their market share. But why?
As a genre, horror films have proven to be Hollywood's reliable moneymaker, while simultaneously flourishing under the financial constraints that independent filmmaking can impose. Beyond economics however, people simply love a good story! Horror delivers a high-stakes narrative that helps us explore the darker natures of ourselves in a safe environment. It's provocative, cathartic, and, yes, fun.
Troublingly, the stories being told in the genre don’t often reflect the society we find ourselves in. Despite accounting for almost 60% of audience attendance, people of color often find themselves drastically underrepresented in the horror films they are lining up to see. Alarmingly, a mere 11% of the top-grossing 54 horror films released boast ethnically diverse casts. The picture is just as bleak behind the camera, where only 14% of horror films are directed by women and/or persons of color.
Universal themes are difficult to translate if the project itself doesn't look "universal." Despite important strides that have been made to remedy these grim figures in recent years, we're still in need of progress to ensure that this genre can spark identification with everyone.
We’re proud that Homecoming tells stories written by, directed by, and featuring people from a variety of communities and backgrounds. Both in front of and behind the camera, our series of shorts doesn’t simply check off boxes to satisfy abstract and arbitrary goals. It centers filmmakers, cast, and crew who not only have the skill and professionalism to tell these stories, but who also deserve to have these stories told.
We hope to raise our goal of $10,000 through the diverse and dedicated audience on Seed & Spark. This is what's needed to get our film edited (with exciting music, scary sound, vivid color and more!) at a production quality everyone involved can be proud of and avoid exploiting the work of all production members.
ONE BIG STRETCH GOAL
If we raise $15,000 not only will we be able to cover our post-production costs, we will also be able to submit to an array of quality film festivals and even attend a few to continue to spread the word about our company, our projects, and our mission.
Please Follow & Share (& Scare!)
Thank you so much for your support. Whether it’s $5 or $5000 we promise to stay true to our mission and keep making great art by, and for, everyone! Sharing our campaign on your social media is as helpful as a donation. And doing BOTH goes a long way to helping bring ‘HOMECOMING’ to life!
Tag us on IG and Facebook: @somefolksproductions
Hashtags to use:
#badgirlliveshere
#homecomingfilm
#welcomehome
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROJECT
-Sincerely yours, Some Folks and the team of ‘Homecoming’
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Post-Production Editing
Costs $2,500
To put our best foot forward, we need to hire professionals to edit picture, sound & color.
Film Festival Submissions
Costs $1,000
We want this film to be seen! Help us submit to a variety of festivals in the US and abroad.
Music and Score
Costs $2,000
Think of how music informs film! We need help from a talented composer to create sound and music that is as enticing as the visuals.
Color
Costs $1,500
Color is essential to making sure these scary images pop off the screen!
VFX (Visual Effects)
Costs $1,000
VFX in post production is essential to giving the visual scare we need!
Share this update!
About This Team
Hello! We’re the folks at Some Folks Productions, and our mission is a simple one: tell stories that advance the narratives of the unheard. It’s high time to bring these stories into the light.
We’ve already organized the first annual SEE Asian Film Festival as part of AAPI Heritage Month at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. And the 2nd Season is underway! We’ve produced Good Pain, a podcast that sifts through the corners of pain and the relief and acceptance the BDSM world brings. And now we are getting to the heart of what brought us together in the first place: a passion for film and making our own movies.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Hello! We're the Folks from Some Folks Productions.
We’ve just finished shooting a series of horror shorts we’re calling
An anthology of 3 shorts all taking place in the same house at different times, Homecoming is a classic haunted house horror story with a twist. It focuses on five people who inhabit a house only to find out the past doesn’t stay hidden, or quiet, for long.
A little about the films...
In the first short, The Return, a couple is notified that their missing daughter has miraculously been found after vanishing without a trace 2 years ago. Instead of jubilantly rushing to the authorities to retrieve her, we quickly learn that the shocked parents may not be happy to see the young girl after all...
John and Jake, a newlywed couple, move into the house to start their new life together but the honeymoon doesn't last long when the house decides to evict them, in Nesting.
It's Juliette's birthday and she's being showered with gifts from her friends and family. But when mysterious, unmarked packages with questionable contents start showing up on her doorstep, she wonders if this is just a cruel prank or if her life is really in danger.
With nods to classic horror films like Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Amityville Horror, we're aiming to put our own stamp on the genre. We'd be beyond grateful if you could "buy us a coffee" and chip in $5 to help bring Homecoming to the big screen!
We’re in the midst of a Horror Renaissance. From Hereditary to Get Out to M3GAN, horror films are dominating the cultural landscape in a way that they haven’t in decades. In 2023, horror films grossed almost $800 million domestically and since 1995 have more than doubled their market share. But why?
As a genre, horror films have proven to be Hollywood's reliable moneymaker, while simultaneously flourishing under the financial constraints that independent filmmaking can impose. Beyond economics however, people simply love a good story! Horror delivers a high-stakes narrative that helps us explore the darker natures of ourselves in a safe environment. It's provocative, cathartic, and, yes, fun.
Troublingly, the stories being told in the genre don’t often reflect the society we find ourselves in. Despite accounting for almost 60% of audience attendance, people of color often find themselves drastically underrepresented in the horror films they are lining up to see. Alarmingly, a mere 11% of the top-grossing 54 horror films released boast ethnically diverse casts. The picture is just as bleak behind the camera, where only 14% of horror films are directed by women and/or persons of color.
Universal themes are difficult to translate if the project itself doesn't look "universal." Despite important strides that have been made to remedy these grim figures in recent years, we're still in need of progress to ensure that this genre can spark identification with everyone.
We’re proud that Homecoming tells stories written by, directed by, and featuring people from a variety of communities and backgrounds. Both in front of and behind the camera, our series of shorts doesn’t simply check off boxes to satisfy abstract and arbitrary goals. It centers filmmakers, cast, and crew who not only have the skill and professionalism to tell these stories, but who also deserve to have these stories told.
We hope to raise our goal of $10,000 through the diverse and dedicated audience on Seed & Spark. This is what's needed to get our film edited (with exciting music, scary sound, vivid color and more!) at a production quality everyone involved can be proud of and avoid exploiting the work of all production members.
ONE BIG STRETCH GOAL
If we raise $15,000 not only will we be able to cover our post-production costs, we will also be able to submit to an array of quality film festivals and even attend a few to continue to spread the word about our company, our projects, and our mission.
Please Follow & Share (& Scare!)
Thank you so much for your support. Whether it’s $5 or $5000 we promise to stay true to our mission and keep making great art by, and for, everyone! Sharing our campaign on your social media is as helpful as a donation. And doing BOTH goes a long way to helping bring ‘HOMECOMING’ to life!
Tag us on IG and Facebook: @somefolksproductions
Hashtags to use:
#badgirlliveshere
#homecomingfilm
#welcomehome
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROJECT
-Sincerely yours, Some Folks and the team of ‘Homecoming’
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Post-Production Editing
Costs $2,500
To put our best foot forward, we need to hire professionals to edit picture, sound & color.
Film Festival Submissions
Costs $1,000
We want this film to be seen! Help us submit to a variety of festivals in the US and abroad.
Music and Score
Costs $2,000
Think of how music informs film! We need help from a talented composer to create sound and music that is as enticing as the visuals.
Color
Costs $1,500
Color is essential to making sure these scary images pop off the screen!
VFX (Visual Effects)
Costs $1,000
VFX in post production is essential to giving the visual scare we need!
Share this update!
About This Team
Hello! We’re the folks at Some Folks Productions, and our mission is a simple one: tell stories that advance the narratives of the unheard. It’s high time to bring these stories into the light.
We’ve already organized the first annual SEE Asian Film Festival as part of AAPI Heritage Month at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. And the 2nd Season is underway! We’ve produced Good Pain, a podcast that sifts through the corners of pain and the relief and acceptance the BDSM world brings. And now we are getting to the heart of what brought us together in the first place: a passion for film and making our own movies.