Hope Is Lost

Vancouver, Canada | Film Short

Sci-Fi, Drama

Faith Hope

1 Campaigns |

16 days :13 hrs :17 mins

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Goal: C$10,000 for post-production

Two sisters, a dystopian society, an impossible choice. We can't do this without you. Support female led indie film!

About The Project

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Mission Statement

Creative Sundays is a production company that began as a way of keeping creative passions alive. 'Hope is Lost' is our debut project and is a poignant female driven and timely film about a potential dystopian future that audiences will immediately connect with.

The Story

Our Project


Thank you for helping us bring the first short film by Creative Sundays Productions to fruition!


Hope is Lost is a heart-pounding dystopian short film that follows the Beacon Sisters—Hope and Faith—two fierce rebels fighting against a ruthless government bent on implementing population control. When the Arcadian Guard ruthlessly tracks down their family, the sisters are violently torn apart.

As Hope embarks on a desperate mission to find and exact revenge, she’s forced to confront the blurred lines of right and wrong in a world where nothing is as simple as it seems.

In this raw and emotional journey, Hope is Lost explores the unbreakable bond between sisters, the price of resistance, and the complexity of happiness in a broken world. A story of love, loss, and survival—Hope is Lost will leave you questioning what you’re willing to fight for.





Our Approach


This project was written by Alexandra Rigby and Rebecca Chalon as a way to start saying yes to themselves. At a time where the film industry is clouded in uncertainty post pandemic and during the strikes, the pair were tired of waiting for an opportunity to come by, and decided to create one.

Our film continues to be supported by an incredible cast and crew who have been very generous with their time. Hope is Lost has been labeled as an ambitious film, especially when dealing with limited funds, but we are embracing the challenge and chasing ambitions!




Our Vision


We are currently in post production and have assembled an awesome team to bring the short to life. We want to ensure that the work our shoot crew did is given the appropriate attention and resources to truly shine.


Hope is Lost is hoping to raise $10,000 with your help to fulfill this vision. The money we raise in this campaign will immediately go towards our initial and post production costs. From VFX, ADR, Composition, Honorariums and more so much love and talent went into this project and we want to do it justice.

For a detailed breakdown checkout our wish list!





We cannot begin to thank everyone who has donated to this project through time, funds, energy, enthusiasm and more enough!! Something we are truly proud of with this project is the collaborative environment and insanely wonderful people we've been able to meet and champion. You can learn more about each of the crew involved on our instagram page, as well as follow along on our festival journey. We are so excited to share what comes next with you by our side.


Thanks so much!


- Alexandra Rigby and Rebecca Chalon

Wishlist

Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.

Cash Pledge

Costs C$0

VFX

Costs C$2,500

Help us bring a gritty dystopian world to life with stunning VFX! Your support covers essential visual effects, including a big explosion!

Colour Grading

Costs C$600

This money will be going towards the post production colour grading for Hope Is Lost.

Catering & Crafty

Costs C$1,200

We had an army of support and they had to be fed! This would go towards covering that cost.

Insurance

Costs C$400

Help us cover our cover!

Production & Post Production Sound

Costs C$900

Help us to cover Sound-kit fees, Incidentals, Post Production ADR and more!

The Art Dept.

Costs C$500

Costume, Make-up, Props, Art and more is covered for this film

Honourarium

Costs C$2,500

This would help to offer a small honorarium to all our participating cast and crew for their work on Hope is Lost

Film Festival Fees

Costs C$1,400

Help cover the film festival fees as Hope is Lost makes its way through the film fest circuit

About This Team

Our team is always growing and is full of such amazing creatives who we are lucky to have working on our project! We are grateful for their experience and talents and look forward to working with them all again soon. With your help we will be able to offer our deserving colleagues compensation for their work.


Our phenomenal cast and crew in alphabetical order:


Arsalan Neshan DOP

Ashley Gabriel Costumes Assistant

Aurélien Rosset 1st AC

Ben Anderson Reside 1st AD

Chelsea Goodman Props Set Dec and Background

Nicola F. Holser Sound Utility

Cory Hawkes Actor

Damián López Salazar Editor

Grace Shore Hair and makeup artist

Harlene Herrera Sound Mixer

Hashim Al Gaffer/Grip

Jennifer Beveridge Production Assistant

Justin DeLima Costumes Assist

Kallie Hu Cast - Vera Stone/Reporter

Kayla Howard Costume Designer

Kean McVeigh Grip

Kennedy Shah VFX Supervisor

Kevin Schultz Actor

Lori Watt Prue (Actor)

Major Major Production Designer Props Builder Executive Producer

Mike Allain Locations Liaison/Score

Mike Jackson - VFX Artist

Nigel Joycey Camera Operator

Noah Janisse Production Assistant

Paige Logan Background Actor

Paolo Wriedt 2nd AC

Phoebe Titus - Colourist

Piyush Kakkar Guard 2

Rahul Goyal Script Supervisor, background

Randy Sangha Actor - President

Ryan Haneman Director.

Scott McQuarrie Actor - Guard 3

Tina Nowarre - Post Sound

Vlada Hayvoronska - Stills Photographer

Wing Yin (Judy) Luk Set decorator and On-set props

Yasmin Hannah Stills Photographer


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