A bold, independent, period short film, shot entirely in the Pacific Northwest with a regional cast and crew, Iron is a story aligned with history, outlining the rise of women in the workplace during World War I, specifically on the North American railroad. A story of hope, strength, & independence.
A bold, independent, period short film, shot entirely in the Pacific Northwest with a regional cast and crew, Iron is a story aligned with history, outlining the rise of women in the workplace during World War I, specifically on the North American railroad. A story of hope, strength, & independence.
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About The Project
PRODUCTION TITLE: Iron
PRODUCTION TYPE: Independent Short-form Motion Picture
PRODUCTION LOCATION: Pacific Northwest USA
STATUS: Post-Production
TARGETED RELEASE: 2017/2018 National/International film festival circuit
ESTIMATED POST-PRODUCTION BUDGET: $7,200.00THE SYNOPSIS: During World War One, a young woman defies traditional roles when she goes to work on a railroad.
THE STORY:
Iron is a short period drama set in the Pacific NorthWest inspired by the true stories of women railroad workers during the early 1900’s. Lily Cohen escapes the the crowded tenements of New York to take on a demanding railway job. Determined to work on a steam engine, a position not traditionally held by women, Lilly faces the hostility of her fellow railroad workers while finding her own inner strength.
The Iron screenplay was developed after the team was awarded 4Culture's highly
competitive site-specific grant, and was written to be set along the Snoqualmie River with the picturesque backdrop of the surrounding mountainous region, employing the original steam engines and railway buildings that have been preserved by the Northwest Railway Museum. THE MISSION:
While America is very familiar with the iconic image of Rosie the Riveter, the women laborers of the First World War are mostly forgotten by history. The American railroad represented freedom and adventure in a time when most women had very little opportunity for either. These opportunities disappeared when the soldiers returned home. We aim to tell the story of one woman who aspires not only to find her own purpose and future on the railroad, but who is also determined to continue her path, long after the powers that be aim to take her dreams away.
Another motivating factor for this production is to support and feature the talents of the independent artistic/film community in general, and of the Northwest, specifically. Our production utilized only regional actors, crew, and equipment. We have already employed 5 actors and 25 crew members to get the film shot, and the predominance of this campaign will go towards employing more regional talent in the post-production process.
It's an artistic passion project, which we trust will demonstrate and represent the strong talent that this area possesses. This film is not being shot for any financial gain. It is intended to serve as a showcase, experience, and credit for the many talented people in the area. The aim is for this film to be submitted to a wide range of festivals for the 2017/2018 circuit.
THE FUNDING: Our overall finishing budget for the project stands right now at $7,200, which pays for picture editing, color correction/grading, sound design/foley, music composition, and final mix/mastering. The remaining funds we're seeking will pay costs for duplication and distribution, crowdfunding fees, postage, and taxes. We have shaved the overhead down to a very reasonable budget, and especially thanks to generous donation of time and resources, we will be able to complete the film for this cost. every dollar that is raised above our goal and that we don't spend in production will go towards the finishing fund.
Thanks for your time, attention, and generosity in supporting our project. In doing so, you are helping to further the cause and spirit of independent filmmaking!
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Incentives
$5
Social Bragging
You will receive a shout out and sincere thank-you on Facebook from the Iron team, which will then be re-posted, and quite possibly make you famous.
$10
In the Scroll
You will be listed in the thanks section of the film's end credits, and receive a shout-out from the team on Facebook. Double-fame!
$25
The Digital Experience
You'll be first on the list to see the film via digital download. Be the envy of your friends, and additionally, rub it in with your name under the thanks in the end credits of the film and a shout-out from the film's team on Facebook.
$35
The Hard Copy
The most unique holiday gift ever, of all time. Very limited print edition of the Iron DVD or Blu-Ray (your choice) will be in your grasp, so you can not only see the experience, but you can hold it in your hands. It will be a great treat also to see your name in the closing credits of the film and get a shout-out on Facebook as additional bonuses! Cha-ching.
Claimed: 17 of 50
$75
See + Be Seen
Want to experience the film on a larger screen, with an audience, for the first time, in all its glory? This is the ticket - well, two to be exact. Get 2 tickets to the very first, private showing of the film in Seattle, WA (must provide own transportation) and bask in the glow of your name on the screen in the film's ending credits. Watch your name scroll by again and again with a digital download that you will also receive. If that wasn't enough, we'll shout your name throughout the buroughs of Facebook with our everlasting thanks. Finally, your purchase will also come with an invite to the post-screening party, where you can throw down with the cast and crew of the film.
Claimed: 15 of 40
$80
The Limited Edition
Get your very own train! Campaign exclusive. Receive a limited-edition still from the film; an archival quality 12" x 18" print, signed on the back by the film's director. Additionally, you will receive a digital download of the film, as well as a thank you in the credits of the film and on Facebook.
Claimed: 2 of 22
$500
The Associate
Join our team! Receive an Associate Producer credit on the film. Your name will be listed as Associate Producer in the film's closing credits, on IMDb, and on our film's poster design. Additional incentives at this level include:
- Two tickets to private premiere screening + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- DVD hard copy of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as one of the team
Sold Out!
$750
Co-Producing Extraordinaire
Take it up a notch! Receive a Co-Producer credit on the film. Your name will be listed as Co-Producer in the film's closing credits (on your own card), on IMDb, and on our film's poster design. Additional incentives at this level include:
- Two tickets to private premiere screening + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- DVD hard copy of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as one of the team
Claimed: 0 of 2
$1,000
Big Boss
Jump up to the executive level! Receive a Co-Executive Producer credit on the film. Your name will be listed as Co-Executive Producer in the film's opening AND closing credits (on your own card), on IMDb, and on our film's poster design. Additional incentives at this level include:
- Link to view a cut of the film before the premiere. See it before the masses!
- Four tickets to private premiere screening + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- 2 DVD (or Blu-Ray) hard copies of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as one of the team
Sold Out!
$2,500
There Can Be Only ONE
We are only offering this to one person or entity, so get it while the getting's good!
You will receive an Executive Producer presentational credit in the film's opening credits, as well as being listed as Executive Producer on your own card in the closing credits. Should you wish, you can also display your logo in the end credits of the film.
Your name will be listed as Executive Producer on IMDb, and on our film's poster design, featured prominently. Optionally, we can feature your logo on the poster design as well, subject to professional standards.
Additional incentives at this level include:
- Link to view a cut of the film before the premiere. See it before the masses!
- Four tickets to private premiere screening (and choose your seats) + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- 5 DVD (or Blu-Ray) hard copies of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as leader of the pack
Sold Out!
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Wishlist
Use the WishList to pledge cash and loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an incentive directly.
$5
Social Bragging
You will receive a shout out and sincere thank-you on Facebook from the Iron team, which will then be re-posted, and quite possibly make you famous.
$10
In the Scroll
You will be listed in the thanks section of the film's end credits, and receive a shout-out from the team on Facebook. Double-fame!
$25
The Digital Experience
You'll be first on the list to see the film via digital download. Be the envy of your friends, and additionally, rub it in with your name under the thanks in the end credits of the film and a shout-out from the film's team on Facebook.
$35
The Hard Copy
The most unique holiday gift ever, of all time. Very limited print edition of the Iron DVD or Blu-Ray (your choice) will be in your grasp, so you can not only see the experience, but you can hold it in your hands. It will be a great treat also to see your name in the closing credits of the film and get a shout-out on Facebook as additional bonuses! Cha-ching.
Claimed: 17 of 50
$75
See + Be Seen
Want to experience the film on a larger screen, with an audience, for the first time, in all its glory? This is the ticket - well, two to be exact. Get 2 tickets to the very first, private showing of the film in Seattle, WA (must provide own transportation) and bask in the glow of your name on the screen in the film's ending credits. Watch your name scroll by again and again with a digital download that you will also receive. If that wasn't enough, we'll shout your name throughout the buroughs of Facebook with our everlasting thanks. Finally, your purchase will also come with an invite to the post-screening party, where you can throw down with the cast and crew of the film.
Claimed: 15 of 40
$80
The Limited Edition
Get your very own train! Campaign exclusive. Receive a limited-edition still from the film; an archival quality 12" x 18" print, signed on the back by the film's director. Additionally, you will receive a digital download of the film, as well as a thank you in the credits of the film and on Facebook.
Claimed: 2 of 22
$500
The Associate
Join our team! Receive an Associate Producer credit on the film. Your name will be listed as Associate Producer in the film's closing credits, on IMDb, and on our film's poster design. Additional incentives at this level include:
- Two tickets to private premiere screening + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- DVD hard copy of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as one of the team
Sold Out!
$750
Co-Producing Extraordinaire
Take it up a notch! Receive a Co-Producer credit on the film. Your name will be listed as Co-Producer in the film's closing credits (on your own card), on IMDb, and on our film's poster design. Additional incentives at this level include:
- Two tickets to private premiere screening + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- DVD hard copy of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as one of the team
Claimed: 0 of 2
$1,000
Big Boss
Jump up to the executive level! Receive a Co-Executive Producer credit on the film. Your name will be listed as Co-Executive Producer in the film's opening AND closing credits (on your own card), on IMDb, and on our film's poster design. Additional incentives at this level include:
- Link to view a cut of the film before the premiere. See it before the masses!
- Four tickets to private premiere screening + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- 2 DVD (or Blu-Ray) hard copies of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as one of the team
Sold Out!
$2,500
There Can Be Only ONE
We are only offering this to one person or entity, so get it while the getting's good!
You will receive an Executive Producer presentational credit in the film's opening credits, as well as being listed as Executive Producer on your own card in the closing credits. Should you wish, you can also display your logo in the end credits of the film.
Your name will be listed as Executive Producer on IMDb, and on our film's poster design, featured prominently. Optionally, we can feature your logo on the poster design as well, subject to professional standards.
Additional incentives at this level include:
- Link to view a cut of the film before the premiere. See it before the masses!
- Four tickets to private premiere screening (and choose your seats) + post-party invite (must provide own travel)
- 5 DVD (or Blu-Ray) hard copies of the film
- Downloadable digital version of the film
- Shout out on Facebook as leader of the pack
Sold Out!
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Current Team
About This Team
It's not often you're blessed with what the film community calls Crewtopia, but on the set of Iron, this was the case in spades. The Northwest film community is swimming with dedicated, passionate, gifted artists, and we were fortunate enough to have so many of them gathered together in one place. In every single position, cast and crew brought their A-game and their collaborative, encouraging spirits. Sometimes you capture lightning in a bottle, and despite the challenge of the wintery elements of the Snoqualmie area, Crewtopia was indeed achieved.
This is just a sampling of the brilliant craftspeople we had on the set of Iron:
DIRECTOR: L. Gabriel Gonda
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sam Graydon
PRODUCERS: Stefan Hajek, Rosalie Miller
STARRING: Samara Lerman, Kevin Mckeon, Stefan Hajek, Richard Carmen, Tony Doupé, Chris Morson
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Amanda QuinnFILM EDITING: Fred Beahm
COSTUME DESIGN: Frances Kenny
MAKEUP/HAIR: Lauren YoungPROD COORDINATOR: André Kirkman
FIRST AD: Landon Salyer
SECOND AD: Keaton SlanskyLOCATION SOUND: Tara Munoz
STUNTS: Peter 'Drago' Tiemann
GAFFER: Rory EmmonsBEST BOY: Richard A. Williams
FIRST CAMERA ASSIST: Coburn Erskine and Riley Keeton
SECOND CAMERA: Tracy Nystrom
DIT: Jay Somsen
COSTUMERS: Elizabeth Raetz and Kim Tepe
SCRIPT SUPERVISION: Andy Spletzer
See our entire talented cast/crew on IMDb.Bios from some of our key players:
L. Gabriel Gonda (Writer/Director) is a Seattle-based writer and director. His film Brightwood premiered
at SIFF in 2012 and has gone on to win several awards at other festivals, including best regional film at Tacoma Film Festival, best cinematography at HollyShorts Film Festival, and best production design at Filmstock Film Festival. His short films Tex: Vampire Hunter and Love and War, which he wrote, directed and produced, have played in film festivals all around the US and overseas. His latest project, Dark Dungeons, produced by Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, recently premiered at Gencon in Indianapolis and has received significant critical and commercial success.
Samara Lerman (Actor/Writer/EP) has appeared in numerous independent shorts and features, including starring in Zombie Orpheus Entertainment's The Gamers: Hands of Fate and the cult favorite webseries JourneyQuest. She recently starred in Chasing the Sun directed by Jeremy Mackie, which made its premiere at Seattle International Film Festival in 2015 and has since screened at festivals all over the country. She has been seen on the stages of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Shakespeare Company and Book-It Repertory Theatre among many others. Samara is the recipient of a Puffin Grant in support of her original solo play Where There were Woods which recently workshopped at the Groundlings workspace in LA under the direction of Gary Austin. Samara is also Creative Producer and a member of the writing team for WA Filmwork’s 2015 Innovation Lab recipient, Strowlers.
Sam Graydon (Cinematographer), since graduating film school in 2008, has become an active player in the Commercial, Narrative, and Corporate video landscape. He has lensed a number of feature films, short films, and commercials. Some of the local companies that Sam has shot or directed for include: World famous, Creativello, Run Studios, Attack ships on fire, CreativeLive, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Rosalie Miller (Line Producer) is an award-winning filmmaker, actor, and co-founder of Wanderhouse Productions. She is producing the feature-length documentary, Personhood, which has won the Women in Film Seattle Professional Grant, the 2015 AmDocs Film Fund, and an Arts Project Award with 4Culture. Past producing credits include the short documentary, Throwing Punches, which screened in Canada and the US, and Decimation, winner of a 2013 ‘Jury Award’ at the Seattle International Film Festival. She recently completed post on the 2014 WA Filmwork’s Innovation Lab recipient, War Room (from the series, Chaldea) and production on the 2015 WA Filmwork’s Innovation Lab recipient, Strowlers. Her short documentary, The Things We Keep, which had its World Premiere at the 41st Seattle International Film Festival is making the 2015-2016 festival circuit. Rosalie is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Women in Film.
Stefan Hajek (Producer/Actor) has been working as a professional actor for well over a decade, having appeared in numerous films and television series, including Dawson’s Creek, Z Nation, Eden, and A Bit of Bad Luck. During his time living in Los Angeles, he discovered a love for working behind the camera, and has since acted as producer on studio-released feature films, Heart of the Country, Beta Test (PM), and I Am, award-winning short films, Turning Point, Decimation, and Solid Blue (also directed), a television pilot featuring Charlie Sheen, several music videos, and a handful of commercials. Under the Wanderhouse Productions banner, he is currently developing three films for production in 2016/2017, as well as serving as consulting producer on Personhood and consulting producer on the medieval episodic, Chaldea. Stefan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Appalachian State University, studied photography at Santa Monica College, and filmmaking at University of Washington.
Elizabeth Heffron (writer) is an award-winning, Seattle-based playwright. Her plays include Bo-Nita, Mitzi’s Abortion, Portugal, The Weatherman Project, New Patagonia, Moses Lake, and Birds, and have been seen on stages across the country. Elizabeth has received several grants from the Seattle Arts Commission, as well as a Playwriting Fellowship from Artist Trust and the Washington State Arts Commission, and currently teaches at Cornish College of the Arts, ACT’s Young Playwrights Program, and at Freehold Theatre/Lab, where she's spent six seasons working with the women of the Washington Correctional Center for Women on inmate-generated performance pieces. Elizabeth is an alumna of the Seattle Repertory Theater’s Writers Group, and a member of the Sandbox Artists Collective, and the Dramatists Guild.
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