Knights & Relationships
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Fantasy, Drama
A chance encounter between two knights with troubled history leads to them unpacking their pasts. When we run into an ex, don't we all feel a bit like a knight in armor?
Knights & Relationships
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Fantasy, Drama
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A chance encounter between two knights with troubled history leads to them unpacking their pasts. When we run into an ex, don't we all feel a bit like a knight in armor?
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Keyframe illustration by Sarah Campo
Knights & Relationships is a live-action short film (approximately six minute) based on the short comic by Swedish artist Oscar Westberg. The film is about two knights who have a chance encounter on the road one evening, and through their conversation we realize they have a lot of baggage to impact, which leads to potential conflict, peace, and their understanding of their places in the world.
Character concept art by production designer Zac Roane
What we love about this story is that it takes something high-concept — magical knights errant in a medieval fantasy world — and connects with very real, very human emotions and experiences. When we run into an ex, don't we all feel a bit like a knight in armor? On the defense, ready for a fight, but also hoping to maintain our pride and dignity, and leave in peace?
Storyboard by director Sam Tung
We have an amazing cast and crew of experienced industry professionals: check out our Team page and their IMDB listings and you’ll see that we are a team capable of delivering a top-quality film. Nobody on this show is green, but are all looking to make that next leap up in our careers, and we hope you’ll help us get there.
While the piece is high-concept, it’s also contained and achievable. Two actors, a few scenes, one location. We are raising money for production costs: we’ll be shooting in the northeast, so there will be some traveling, and lodging costs for cast and crew, our knights and set will need various props and costume pieces, and we’ll need to pay crew, rent equipment, feed everyone, and so on. Additional money raised will be to pay cast and crew more and for festival submission fees.
Storyboard by director Sam Tung
If you choose to support our film, in addition to being a patron of the arts, and getting to watch a cool little movie, this is also an opportunity to score some original art from yours truly. Thank you for your time and support of Knights & Relationships.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Flights
Costs $4,000
We will need to travel our director, production designer, and actors to location in New England
Hotels
Costs $2,000
We will need to lodge our director, actors, production designer, and armorer
Crew
Costs $2,500
We will need crew to operate equipment during shooting
Food
Costs $1,000
We will need to feed everyone during production
Post Production
Costs $1,000
We will need to do additional editorial, color correction, and sound work after shooting.
Gear Rentals
Costs $2,500
We will need to rent lights, a generator, recording equipment, and other gear for production.
Art Department
Costs $1,000
We will need materials and labor to fabricate various props and set dressing
Costumes
Costs $1,000
We will need to purchase or rent armor, capes, belts, jewelry, and so on to make sure our knights are ready for battle and magic
Miscellaneous
Costs $1,000
Expect the unexpected! We will need money for odds and ends like taxes, insurance, and things that crop up during production.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Sam Tung is a storyboard artist, writer, and director based in Los Angeles. His recent projects include X-Men '97 (Marvel Studios), Twister (Universal Studios), Sunny (A24/Apple TV+), and Metroid Prime 4 (Nintendo/Retro Studios). He has a passion for fantasy stories, and what they can reveal about our humanity in the real world.
Kystle Martin is an actor and stunt performer based in Los Angeles. She starred in indie action-horror film The Mean One which grossed over $1M worldwide and has become a cult classic. Recent television appearances include American Horror Stories, 9-1-1: Lone Star, and The Rookie. Krystle also works as a motion capture performer, teaches scuba diving and has a class M1 license.
Brandin Elmore is a combat veteran of the marines and army, a stunt performer, mocap artist, and actor, a tactical instructor/advisor for film, TV, and video games, a scuba instructor, and martial arts instructor in Jeet Kune Do, Silat, Muay Thai, and Kali.
Alecia Orsini is an award winning and multi-media professional with 18 years of experience working in the film industry. She is currently working as a line producer for the New England region, but has spent time as a director, production designer, radio engineer, and camera operator.
Ryan Doris is a passionate filmmaker who loves the process of making movies. As a director of photography he has a long history of working in narrative, commercial, and documentary productions for networks like HBO, Netflix, NatGeo, and Discovery. In his free time he's making shorts, sketches and specs to hone his skills as a visual storyteller and share in the joy of collaborating with other artists on set.
Zacariah Roane is a production designer, storyboard artist, illustrator, writer and comic creator based in Los Angeles. Zac’s latest projects include Metroid Prime 4 (Retro Studios), ARK The Animated series (Lex and Otis), Fairfax (Amazon Prime), Batman: The Long Halloween (WB Animation) and Cattywumpus (Netflix). Zac spends his days crafting stories and building worlds.
Josh Hayes is an editor working in feature film, television, music videos and commercials. Josh enjoys the collaborative creative process of bringing an edit to life, working with artists to bring their vision to the screen. His latest work includes projects for Netflix, Paramount + and HBO Max.
Louis Weeks is a composer for film and television who’s made music for everything from the biggest podcast in the world, to Super Bowl commercials, to festival winning films.
Chris Wilkins is the founder and co-head coach of the Portland Reavers, Maine's armored combat team. He brings a wealth of medieval knowledge and network to his craft as the team's costumer and armorer from his experience in steel fighting, LARP, renaissance faires, and reenactment.
None of this would be possible without the wonderful comic by Swedish illustrator and comic book creator Oscar Westberg.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Keyframe illustration by Sarah Campo
Knights & Relationships is a live-action short film (approximately six minute) based on the short comic by Swedish artist Oscar Westberg. The film is about two knights who have a chance encounter on the road one evening, and through their conversation we realize they have a lot of baggage to impact, which leads to potential conflict, peace, and their understanding of their places in the world.
Character concept art by production designer Zac Roane
What we love about this story is that it takes something high-concept — magical knights errant in a medieval fantasy world — and connects with very real, very human emotions and experiences. When we run into an ex, don't we all feel a bit like a knight in armor? On the defense, ready for a fight, but also hoping to maintain our pride and dignity, and leave in peace?
Storyboard by director Sam Tung
We have an amazing cast and crew of experienced industry professionals: check out our Team page and their IMDB listings and you’ll see that we are a team capable of delivering a top-quality film. Nobody on this show is green, but are all looking to make that next leap up in our careers, and we hope you’ll help us get there.
While the piece is high-concept, it’s also contained and achievable. Two actors, a few scenes, one location. We are raising money for production costs: we’ll be shooting in the northeast, so there will be some traveling, and lodging costs for cast and crew, our knights and set will need various props and costume pieces, and we’ll need to pay crew, rent equipment, feed everyone, and so on. Additional money raised will be to pay cast and crew more and for festival submission fees.
Storyboard by director Sam Tung
If you choose to support our film, in addition to being a patron of the arts, and getting to watch a cool little movie, this is also an opportunity to score some original art from yours truly. Thank you for your time and support of Knights & Relationships.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Flights
Costs $4,000
We will need to travel our director, production designer, and actors to location in New England
Hotels
Costs $2,000
We will need to lodge our director, actors, production designer, and armorer
Crew
Costs $2,500
We will need crew to operate equipment during shooting
Food
Costs $1,000
We will need to feed everyone during production
Post Production
Costs $1,000
We will need to do additional editorial, color correction, and sound work after shooting.
Gear Rentals
Costs $2,500
We will need to rent lights, a generator, recording equipment, and other gear for production.
Art Department
Costs $1,000
We will need materials and labor to fabricate various props and set dressing
Costumes
Costs $1,000
We will need to purchase or rent armor, capes, belts, jewelry, and so on to make sure our knights are ready for battle and magic
Miscellaneous
Costs $1,000
Expect the unexpected! We will need money for odds and ends like taxes, insurance, and things that crop up during production.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Sam Tung is a storyboard artist, writer, and director based in Los Angeles. His recent projects include X-Men '97 (Marvel Studios), Twister (Universal Studios), Sunny (A24/Apple TV+), and Metroid Prime 4 (Nintendo/Retro Studios). He has a passion for fantasy stories, and what they can reveal about our humanity in the real world.
Kystle Martin is an actor and stunt performer based in Los Angeles. She starred in indie action-horror film The Mean One which grossed over $1M worldwide and has become a cult classic. Recent television appearances include American Horror Stories, 9-1-1: Lone Star, and The Rookie. Krystle also works as a motion capture performer, teaches scuba diving and has a class M1 license.
Brandin Elmore is a combat veteran of the marines and army, a stunt performer, mocap artist, and actor, a tactical instructor/advisor for film, TV, and video games, a scuba instructor, and martial arts instructor in Jeet Kune Do, Silat, Muay Thai, and Kali.
Alecia Orsini is an award winning and multi-media professional with 18 years of experience working in the film industry. She is currently working as a line producer for the New England region, but has spent time as a director, production designer, radio engineer, and camera operator.
Ryan Doris is a passionate filmmaker who loves the process of making movies. As a director of photography he has a long history of working in narrative, commercial, and documentary productions for networks like HBO, Netflix, NatGeo, and Discovery. In his free time he's making shorts, sketches and specs to hone his skills as a visual storyteller and share in the joy of collaborating with other artists on set.
Zacariah Roane is a production designer, storyboard artist, illustrator, writer and comic creator based in Los Angeles. Zac’s latest projects include Metroid Prime 4 (Retro Studios), ARK The Animated series (Lex and Otis), Fairfax (Amazon Prime), Batman: The Long Halloween (WB Animation) and Cattywumpus (Netflix). Zac spends his days crafting stories and building worlds.
Josh Hayes is an editor working in feature film, television, music videos and commercials. Josh enjoys the collaborative creative process of bringing an edit to life, working with artists to bring their vision to the screen. His latest work includes projects for Netflix, Paramount + and HBO Max.
Louis Weeks is a composer for film and television who’s made music for everything from the biggest podcast in the world, to Super Bowl commercials, to festival winning films.
Chris Wilkins is the founder and co-head coach of the Portland Reavers, Maine's armored combat team. He brings a wealth of medieval knowledge and network to his craft as the team's costumer and armorer from his experience in steel fighting, LARP, renaissance faires, and reenactment.
None of this would be possible without the wonderful comic by Swedish illustrator and comic book creator Oscar Westberg.