It is possible to love and hate the same person at the same time. It is also possible for that person to be your family. Kokomo is a deep exploration into the way we humans process this pain.
It is possible to love and hate the same person at the same time. It is also possible for that person to be your family. Kokomo is a deep exploration into the way we humans process this pain.
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Mission Statement
We believe in diverse and intersectional stories. This short was written and will be directed by a woman of colour, filmed by a crew with over 85% of the roles performed by women, LGBTQ and POC. The cast mirrors this sentiment, with every role played by POC (Latin-Americans in particular) but one.About The Project
OUR THOUGHTS
We are rasing money to help fund production of our film Kokomo. We truly believe that a little goes a long way. We understand that there are so many important causes that you could be supporting, so please know that we appreciate anything at all that you can spare. With $10 we could buy one of our crew member's meals. We realise that investment and support comes in all shapes and form so we're grateful for anything else that you can offer us, be it manpower or just a good luck wish. It all helps! Once production on Kokomo is completed we will begin post, and keep you updated as we submit our film to festivals. THANK YOU!
THE FILM
THE STATEMENT
There is little in life that is black and white. We believe that most moments of beauty
and hope, tend to follow this belief. They are more complex than we’d like to admit. This is
the same for moments of tragedy, heartbreak and pain. Dysfunctional relationships with friends and families,
a point of exploration in Kokomo, are much more intricate than what’s portrayed on surface
level. Some things like love and hate are intensely intertwined, interdependent and
interchangeable. We find it is possible to love and hate someone at the same time, a rather
common paradigm present in many families and we are deeply interested in the way we as
humans process this pain.We believe there is real character in people who do bad and good, the types
of people you may hate at times but find impossible to hate
entirely. These are people who you struggle to admit your hate for and
feel ashamed to admit your hatred in the company of strangers, let alone
hear anything ill said about them. In many ways, this can be family.
Photography by Nguan
TONE
Kokomo sits within the realm of kitchen-sink realism. We intend on creating a rich aural lanscape with both orchestral and rap music. Visually, we will employ cinema verite and handheld shooting as adapt this to a NY context set in the summer of 2008.
We intend on paying grace to films that reflect New York youth like Larry
Clark’s Kids and Peter Sollet’s 5 Feet High and Rising whilst also
exploring the familial dysfunction and the protagonist’s frustration in a
way that’s more similar to the rawness and precision of Andrea Arnold’s
Fish Tank, Jeremiah Zagar’s We The Animals, The Dardenne Brothers’
Rosetta and Francois Truffaut’s 400 blows.
Photography by Matt Weber
Photography by Lucian Read
THE CHARACTERS
The story centers around our protagonist Vic (Victoria) and her
family: her younger sister Bee (Beatriz), and her parents Ma and Pa. The familial paradigm is impossibly complex and contradictory, but there is a great propensity for chaos, disorder and heart-break within
the presence of love and harmony. In many ways this is mirrored in Vic's relationships with her boyfriend Paco and her friends, Gia, Luis and Danny. With them, there are moments for real beauty
but also real tragedy. We believe that all people, even the ones we look
up to and love, are flawed.We would like to explore this in Kokomo, through Vic’s relationships.
Through Vic and her father, we question whether or not a man can be a
bad husband, but at the same time, a good father. Through Vic and her
mother, we question if all love is unconditional and if frustration can be
turned into compassion. Through Vic and her sister we
question if love is a choice and a lesson.
THE BUDGET
Money crowd-funded through Seed & Spark goes directly to Production. The pie chart covers the areas in which the money will be allocated towards. Our priority is maintaining a sustainable, happy, positive and healthy set for all the crew and cast which is why Food has the largest allocation. A well fed team bring good performances!
Incentives
$10
The Beach
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers and your name in the end credits of the film!
$25
Boardwalk
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
$50
Nathan's Famous
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the title page of our script signed by the director.
$100
The New York Aquarium
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A little DATE (nothing fishy) with one of our producers if you so desire! Wink wonk!
$200
Wonder Wheel
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A digital link to a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" sung by the director replacing every mention of "Wonderwall" with "Wonder Wheel".
$500
One of the Gang
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A date with one of our producers
- A digital link to a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" sung by the director replacing every mention of "Wonderwall" with "Wonder Wheel".
As one of the gang, you are invited to an advance screening of the film with the cast and crew, before the film premieres and you will receive a copy of a behind-the-scenes music video to Kokomo by the cast and the crew!
$1,000
A champ
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A date with one of our producers
- A digital link to a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" sung by the director replacing every mention of "Wonderwall" with "Wonder Wheel".
- An invite to the first screening of Kokomo
- A copy of a BTS music video to Kokomo
Aside from being in eternal debt to you, you will be our hero and our saviour. You deserve nothing short of the best. You will have access to all of the previous perks and you will also get to have your own KOKOMO TOY, designed and made for the film Additionally, you will be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER in the film.
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$10
The Beach
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers and your name in the end credits of the film!
$25
Boardwalk
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
$50
Nathan's Famous
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the title page of our script signed by the director.
$100
The New York Aquarium
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A little DATE (nothing fishy) with one of our producers if you so desire! Wink wonk!
$200
Wonder Wheel
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A digital link to a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" sung by the director replacing every mention of "Wonderwall" with "Wonder Wheel".
$500
One of the Gang
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A date with one of our producers
- A digital link to a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" sung by the director replacing every mention of "Wonderwall" with "Wonder Wheel".
As one of the gang, you are invited to an advance screening of the film with the cast and crew, before the film premieres and you will receive a copy of a behind-the-scenes music video to Kokomo by the cast and the crew!
$1,000
A champ
- A thank you e-postcard from our producers
- Your name in the film
- A link to preview the film before it is digitally released
- A copy of the script signed by the director
- A date with one of our producers
- A digital link to a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall" sung by the director replacing every mention of "Wonderwall" with "Wonder Wheel".
- An invite to the first screening of Kokomo
- A copy of a BTS music video to Kokomo
Aside from being in eternal debt to you, you will be our hero and our saviour. You deserve nothing short of the best. You will have access to all of the previous perks and you will also get to have your own KOKOMO TOY, designed and made for the film Additionally, you will be credited as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER in the film.
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Current Team
About This Team
The Director
Farah Jabir is a Malaysian-American filmmaker and artist. Whilst at NYU, she has worked on over a dozen of student films and has assisted major television productions through Jax Media. She thanks her multicultural heritage and international upbringing for teaching her the value of culture, diversity and human interaction, things she hopes to explore in her films. She has also been heralded as “The next voice of America” by many.
The Producer
Adrian Sobrado is a Costa Rican-American producer based in NYC. His passion for people and life has led him to work on numerous short films focused on humanistic storytelling. Inspired by stories about minorities, he most recently completed production on To The Girl That Looks Like Me, an experimental poetry short about the Black female experience in America.
The Producer
Native New Yorker Joyce Chen is an NYU Tisch alumnus with a degree in Film & TV and minors in Creative Writing and American Sign Language. Her meticulous attitude compiled with a devotion for working on films that speak to her, have contributed to a passion for producing. She believes deeply in diverse stories about interesting, complex individuals which has led to many past collaborations with filmmakers of colour. She is ecstatic for the opportunity to collaborate with films that tell these types of stories.
The Cinematographer
Jenny Wang is a senior studying Film & TV at Tisch School of the Arts. She has been a director of photography for two thesis films. Her shooting style explores intimacy, isolation and love among family relationships, especially in those who are underrepresented.
The Production Designer
Carla Troconis is a filmmaker, storyteller, writer, and arepa enthusiast. She is a cum laude graduate of the Harvard College Class of 2019, with an honors degree in Government and a language citation in French. To this date, Carla has directed and written various short films, a short documentary, and has directed and pitched various music videos for explosive young artists such as MJangles, Luke Martinez, and ElectrKPrincess. As a writer, Carla has written various short films, some pilots, and has kept up a fiction column in the Harvard Crimson. A Venezuelan immigrant, she is dedicated to telling stories of the Latinx community, especially those untold of the Venezuelan population. Carla is currently working on two music videos, as well as her first documentary, "DIASPORA.” She is in development with more musical artists on a few to be announced music video projects.
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