Let Me In
Vancouver, Canada | Film Short
Drama, Family
Roughly 140 females are killed daily by someone in their own family, making the home the most dangerous place for women. What do you do when you see this happening to someone you love? Try to get them out and risk being pushed away or wait and hope they'll break themselves free before it’s too late?
Let Me In
Vancouver, Canada | Film Short
Drama, Family
1 Campaigns | British Columbia, Canada
29 supporters | followers
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C$4,791
Goal: C$12,000 for production
Roughly 140 females are killed daily by someone in their own family, making the home the most dangerous place for women. What do you do when you see this happening to someone you love? Try to get them out and risk being pushed away or wait and hope they'll break themselves free before it’s too late?
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About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
👀WHAT YOU’LL SEE
This short film shines a blinding spotlight on the invisible toll a tumultuous relationship takes on not just the victim, but the surrounding relationships that are affected by proximity.
🩷WHAT YOU’LL FEEL
As a bystander to cataclysmic love, the fear becomes all-consuming. Every day is met with the dread of all rescue efforts failing, the frustration of losing her to the slow poison of wrought devotion, the torture of waiting on standby for when the call comes in and if it will be THE call that comes in.
🍿WHAT YOU’LL WATCH
We begin the story with Alex, a woman as tough as her boxing bag, meeting her sweet sister’s new boyfriend. Marissa and Josh are loved up in a porcelain glow, until the cracks begin to form. At first, it’s a stray “shut up,” then it’s a suspicious bruise, and eventually nothing but bleak, empty absence. Alex struggles to make sense of the sister that basically raised her crumbling into a brittle shell of a human and claiming she’s never been happier or more in love.
Alex tries everything – from confrontation, to negotiation and absolution. Nothing is working. She paces the house, she lies awake memorising the ceiling, she let’s every thought pass except those of her estranged sister.
We feel as helpless as Alex does when all she can do it wait for the fateful call to come in.
💰WHAT YOU’LL BE PAYING FOR
Filmmaking is expensive. And while we have an eager team that believes deeply in the project ready to jump in and get it made, it’s unreasonable to expect them to work without pay. These funds will cover the 5-day shoot including services, equipment hire, insurance, crafty/lunch etc. We plan to have production wrapped and editing complete by August 2027. The soundtrack is already being recorded (see Love Letter video below), lines are being learned, storyboarding is underway. This is the same time who shot Circumstantial over 3-days earlier this year, and the story touched the hearts of everyone on that shoot, so we’re reuniting to do it all again because we share the same belief in the need for this story.
Transparently, I myself take no proceeds from this project, my compensation is reaching an audience whose lives I aim to touch or change. This story is deeply personal to me and I hope to raise awareness and spark a meaningful conversation geared toward change.
Circumstantial, (the first instalment of this three-part anthology currently in post-production) was a self-funded passion project that lit the fuse of a bigger mission and I invite you on this journey with me to create something heart-wrenchingly beautiful together.
💐A NOTE FROM ME
There's no real way I could ever truly thank those who know exactly what this feels like, but I hope this comes close. Dedicated to my sister, who is an unsung hero in all of this.
Here are some BTS shots from the Circumstantial shoot:
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew
Costs C$8,700
Pay to crew who are still charging way below their day rate because of how much they believe in this project.
Craft & Catering
Costs C$1,000
Production fuel for 5 days is a must! (literally, there's laws about this!)
Post-Prod
Costs C$1,200
Paying the players in post-prod, because we didn't come this far to come this far and they're putting in the hard yards too!
Equipment Hire + Insurance
Costs C$600
Ensuring the equipment is secured because we can't shoot without it.
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Share this update!
About This Team
This incredible group of artists came together to help shoot my debut short film, Circumstantial, late last year and the outcome was like nothing I could have ever anticipated. The set was a magical bubble of laughs, tears and unwavering trust. By the time we wrapped, we were ready to jump in and do it all over again.
Director/Writer/Producer: Tamika Bowditch-Clarke
Assistant Director: Theo Lima
Production Assistant: Tiffanie Sun
Director of Photography: Avia Infeld
1st Assistant Camera: Leo Tian
2nd Assistant Camera: Alan Pang
Key Grip/Gaffer: Tom Kacher
Sound Recordist: Seunga Ryou
Continuity/Script Supervisor: Max McManus
Hair & Makeup Artist: Kenzi Fong
BTS Photographer: Daria Dubova
Editor/Colour Grading: Luna Wolf
Sound Engineer: Oliver Brighton
Composer: Jack Folden
Soundtrack: Piper Butcher
Cast: Cassidy Bot-Devire, Caroline Levien & Dominic Fleming
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
👀WHAT YOU’LL SEE
This short film shines a blinding spotlight on the invisible toll a tumultuous relationship takes on not just the victim, but the surrounding relationships that are affected by proximity.
🩷WHAT YOU’LL FEEL
As a bystander to cataclysmic love, the fear becomes all-consuming. Every day is met with the dread of all rescue efforts failing, the frustration of losing her to the slow poison of wrought devotion, the torture of waiting on standby for when the call comes in and if it will be THE call that comes in.
🍿WHAT YOU’LL WATCH
We begin the story with Alex, a woman as tough as her boxing bag, meeting her sweet sister’s new boyfriend. Marissa and Josh are loved up in a porcelain glow, until the cracks begin to form. At first, it’s a stray “shut up,” then it’s a suspicious bruise, and eventually nothing but bleak, empty absence. Alex struggles to make sense of the sister that basically raised her crumbling into a brittle shell of a human and claiming she’s never been happier or more in love.
Alex tries everything – from confrontation, to negotiation and absolution. Nothing is working. She paces the house, she lies awake memorising the ceiling, she let’s every thought pass except those of her estranged sister.
We feel as helpless as Alex does when all she can do it wait for the fateful call to come in.
💰WHAT YOU’LL BE PAYING FOR
Filmmaking is expensive. And while we have an eager team that believes deeply in the project ready to jump in and get it made, it’s unreasonable to expect them to work without pay. These funds will cover the 5-day shoot including services, equipment hire, insurance, crafty/lunch etc. We plan to have production wrapped and editing complete by August 2027. The soundtrack is already being recorded (see Love Letter video below), lines are being learned, storyboarding is underway. This is the same time who shot Circumstantial over 3-days earlier this year, and the story touched the hearts of everyone on that shoot, so we’re reuniting to do it all again because we share the same belief in the need for this story.
Transparently, I myself take no proceeds from this project, my compensation is reaching an audience whose lives I aim to touch or change. This story is deeply personal to me and I hope to raise awareness and spark a meaningful conversation geared toward change.
Circumstantial, (the first instalment of this three-part anthology currently in post-production) was a self-funded passion project that lit the fuse of a bigger mission and I invite you on this journey with me to create something heart-wrenchingly beautiful together.
💐A NOTE FROM ME
There's no real way I could ever truly thank those who know exactly what this feels like, but I hope this comes close. Dedicated to my sister, who is an unsung hero in all of this.
Here are some BTS shots from the Circumstantial shoot:
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew
Costs C$8,700
Pay to crew who are still charging way below their day rate because of how much they believe in this project.
Craft & Catering
Costs C$1,000
Production fuel for 5 days is a must! (literally, there's laws about this!)
Post-Prod
Costs C$1,200
Paying the players in post-prod, because we didn't come this far to come this far and they're putting in the hard yards too!
Equipment Hire + Insurance
Costs C$600
Ensuring the equipment is secured because we can't shoot without it.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
This incredible group of artists came together to help shoot my debut short film, Circumstantial, late last year and the outcome was like nothing I could have ever anticipated. The set was a magical bubble of laughs, tears and unwavering trust. By the time we wrapped, we were ready to jump in and do it all over again.
Director/Writer/Producer: Tamika Bowditch-Clarke
Assistant Director: Theo Lima
Production Assistant: Tiffanie Sun
Director of Photography: Avia Infeld
1st Assistant Camera: Leo Tian
2nd Assistant Camera: Alan Pang
Key Grip/Gaffer: Tom Kacher
Sound Recordist: Seunga Ryou
Continuity/Script Supervisor: Max McManus
Hair & Makeup Artist: Kenzi Fong
BTS Photographer: Daria Dubova
Editor/Colour Grading: Luna Wolf
Sound Engineer: Oliver Brighton
Composer: Jack Folden
Soundtrack: Piper Butcher
Cast: Cassidy Bot-Devire, Caroline Levien & Dominic Fleming