"Oh Crappy Day"
Raleigh, North Carolina | Film Feature
Romantic Comedy
This romantic comedy feature has a psychological twist: a young filmmaker is looking for love through online dating, but a severe case of OCD stands in his way. The story follows his dating misadventures as he searches for someone who accepts him the way he is, OCD rituals and all.
"Oh Crappy Day"
Raleigh, North Carolina | Film Feature
Romantic Comedy
1 Campaigns | North Carolina, United States
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This romantic comedy feature has a psychological twist: a young filmmaker is looking for love through online dating, but a severe case of OCD stands in his way. The story follows his dating misadventures as he searches for someone who accepts him the way he is, OCD rituals and all.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
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A Movie with a Message
Like the disorder that drives the main character, Oh Crappy Day is multifaceted:
- It's a lighthearted comedy that deals with serious psychological issues.
- It pays tribute to classic film comedies, while countering traditional Hollywood depictions of OCD.
- It's romantic and realistic, entertaining and enlightening, with moments of slapstick as well as deeply felt emotion.
Ultimately, Oh Crappy Day has become our mission.
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Where It All Began
Oh Crappy Day is based on a film short by the same name, released in 2015. The short sprang from the experiences of our writer-director, Jon Lance Bacon, in dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder – a condition that can feel isolating, romantically as well as socially.
When he decided to write a script about OCD, it seemed only natural that the story would feature a character looking for love and acceptance. The story, in other words, would be a romantic comedy.
As the project developed, Lance and his producing partner, Steven P. Neilson, were surprised to discover how many people identified with Jared, the main character. Regardless of whether they had OCD themselves, people recognized his desire for connection and his fear of self-revelation.
When the short screened at film festivals, audience members would come up and ask what happened to Jared next. The response to his story was so enthusiastic that Lance and Steve decided to turn the short into a feature.
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All together, the short screened at 37 film festivals, garnering 11 awards. As if this weren’t encouraging enough, the short was also embraced by the OCD community. In July 2017, the film screened at the annual conference of the International OCD Foundation in San Francisco. Three months later, as part of OCD Awareness Week, it screened at Duke University, along with venues in Austin, Atlanta, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
Where We Are Now
In early 2019, after two years of pre-production, we filmed the feature-length version of Oh Crappy Day. Our 15-day shoot in Raleigh, North Carolina, included 16 locations, 30 crew members, 22 cast members, and 140 background performers.
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We’re now in the final stages of post-production. Thanks to our crew, as well as our post-production team, Oh Crappy Day looks gorgeous and sounds amazing. We’ll be ready to submit the film to major international festivals, like Cannes and Sundance, beginning in March 2020.
Why We're Crowdfunding
With Oh Crappy Day, we want to promote understanding of OCD and its challenges. Like the short, the feature portrays OCD sufferers as complex individuals with recognizable needs, goals, and desires, alongside the unique set of issues they face.
At the same time, we want to inspire those in the OCD community, affirming the fact that love and acceptance are always possible. Crowdfunding is a strategic way to connect directly with this core audience.
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More broadly, Oh Crappy Day will appeal to anyone who has ever felt "different" or tried to hide a part of themselves. To reach this wider audience, we need a distribution company -- the kind that buys films at the biggest festivals. Crowdfunding will help us attend these festivals and find the right distributor.
Where the Money Will Go
Oh Crappy Day has been fully funded, all the way through post-production, so the money we raise now will go toward the following:
- Film festivals (entry fees, screener packages, travel expenses for cast and crew)
- Marketing materials (film trailer, graphic design, printing and shipping costs)
- Distribution deliverables (legal fees, artwork, insurance)
Every dollar, in short, will be dedicated to the goal of sharing Oh Crappy Day with the widest audience possible.
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The Bottom Line
We believe wholeheartedly in our film, which features moving performances, an eclectic musical score, and cinematography worthy of a big-budget production. We believe that Oh Crappy Day can engage a large audience and make a significant impact. Above all, we believe in our positive message: "different" is fine, so there's no need to hide.
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Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Festival Entry Fees
Costs $2,500
This is our first step. For a feature film, entry fees can range from $65 to $95 or more.
Screener Packages
Costs $1,000
This will cover the digital cinema packages (DCPs) that we need for projecting the film.
Travel Expenses
Costs $14,000
This is our biggest expense: airfare to film festivals and hotel accommodations for cast and crew.
Film Trailer
Costs $5,000
We want to create a funny, catchy trailer that gets audiences excited and eager to see our film.
Marketing Materials
Costs $3,000
Along with posters and postcards, we want a professional designer to create the perfect press kit.
Legal Fees
Costs $2,000
When we meet with potential distributors, we have to make sure everything is "by the book."
Insurance
Costs $1,500
It ain't glamorous, but insurance is essential to the process of finding a distributor.
Additional Artwork
Costs $1,000
This is our last step: graphic design deliverables for the distributor interested in our film.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Jon Lance Bacon, Writer-Director
Lance came to filmmaking by way of literary study, having earned a Ph.D. in English from Vanderbilt University. He is the author of Flannery O’Connor and Cold War Culture, published by Cambridge University Press, as well as essays on film noir, apocalyptic fiction, and horror comics. He wrote and directed the award-winning short on which the Oh Crappy Day feature is based.
Steven P. Neilson, Executive Producer
Steve has more than two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, primarily in the areas of corporate planning and operations. As producer, he combines his managerial expertise with his lifelong love of the movies. Together with Lance, he founded Dagtype Films, an independent production company based in Raleigh.
Jess Barbour, Actress (Katie)
Jess is a Raleigh actress with more than 100 credits, including commercials, television projects, and feature films. She earned a B.F.A. in Theater from Elon University and studied at the prestigious William Esper Studio in Manhattan. In addition to acting, she works as a choreographer, and she served as Creative Director at the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.
Ruth Bryan, Production Designer & Wardrobe Supervisor
Ruth has worked as a production designer, wardrobe supervisor, and prop master on several independent shorts and features. Before she started working in film, she created costumes for a number of theatrical venues in Raleigh, including the North Carolina Opera.
Trevor Bumgarner, Composer & Musician
Trevor is a North Carolina composer, living in Los Angeles. He studied at UNC-Greensboro, as well as The Juilliard School, where he later served as a teaching artist. He has created music for films, off-Broadway shows, and the Choreographic Institute of the New York City Ballet.
Andre DiMuzio, Composer & Musician
Andre is a multi-instrumental artist and arranger from Tokyo, with a degree in music theory and composition. Now living in London, he works as a producer under the moniker Odd Cardinal. In 2005, he and Chris Hendricks formed a band called Castle Wild.
Jordan Estes, Actor (Jared)
A North Carolina native, Jordan studied acting at Greensboro College. Since graduating, he has starred in several short films as well as a number of film school productions in Los Angeles. Jordan currently lives in Chattanooga, where he co-founded the Chattanooga Film Collective.
Chris Hendricks, Composer & Musician
A performer since the age of four, Chris has written music for television, web series, and films, not to mention Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League. In addition, he has a prolific speaking career and does community outreach through his non-profit organization, Perfectly Afflicted.
Lauren Herrel, Casting Director
Lauren studied film, international business, and Spanish at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. By the time she graduated, she had already worked on One Tree Hill. After moving to Los Angeles, she worked at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and with Sarah Finn Casting Co. on movies such as Captain America and Iron Man 2. In addition to her career as a casting director, she has produced feature films and television shows.
Loosha Jones, Actor (Marcus)
Loosha is an actor from Atlanta, Georgie, where he studies at Drama Inc. He has appeared on television, in commercials, and he is currently working on a screenplay.
Teddy Leinbach, Editor
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Teddy works as a freelance editor, cinematographer, animator, and graphics specialist. In 2019, he directed two feature-length documentaries, 50 Over and Sisyphean. Also in 2019, he launched "This Is Richmond," a web-based interview series.
Jonathan Okafo, Still Photographer
Jon is a professional photographer and blogger, based in Durham, North Carolina. He also works as a videographer and creative consultant for Dagtype Films, as well as a business consultant for artists and other freelancers.
Ned Phillips, Director of Photography & Consulting Editor
Ned has shot and edited multiple films, including the documentary feature Truth Underground (2016), which played at Cucalorus, RiverRun, and the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, among others. His directorial debut, The Maestro (2018), was an official RiverRun selection. He serves as co-director, cinematographer, and editor on the upcoming documentary, The Last Partera, filmed in Costa Rica.
Duane Therriault, Second Assistant Director & Creative Consultant
Duane has longtime experience in media production, adapting to changing technology from 16mm news film to early electronic video and beyond. Starting with a degree in mass communications, he has worked in broadcast journalism, electronic manufacturing, and computer programming, including the creation of online map server applications. He has been with Dagtype Films since its launch.
Jaime Wallace, Actress (Meghan)
Jaime is an actress and stunt performer from Manahawkin, New Jersey. A graduate of Louisiana State University, she has appeared in nearly 40 features, shorts, and TV series.
Camden Watts, First Assistant Director, Marketing Manager, & Associate Producer
Camden has more than a decade of experience writing, producing, directing, marketing, and self-distributing independent films, including two feature-length documentaries: Abandoned Allies (2012) and Brewconomy (2015). She founded the TriFilm Society, and she currently hosts the "Slate & Lens" podcast, which is dedicated to supporting Southern storytellers.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
A Movie with a Message
Like the disorder that drives the main character, Oh Crappy Day is multifaceted:
- It's a lighthearted comedy that deals with serious psychological issues.
- It pays tribute to classic film comedies, while countering traditional Hollywood depictions of OCD.
- It's romantic and realistic, entertaining and enlightening, with moments of slapstick as well as deeply felt emotion.
Ultimately, Oh Crappy Day has become our mission.
Where It All Began
Oh Crappy Day is based on a film short by the same name, released in 2015. The short sprang from the experiences of our writer-director, Jon Lance Bacon, in dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder – a condition that can feel isolating, romantically as well as socially.
When he decided to write a script about OCD, it seemed only natural that the story would feature a character looking for love and acceptance. The story, in other words, would be a romantic comedy.
As the project developed, Lance and his producing partner, Steven P. Neilson, were surprised to discover how many people identified with Jared, the main character. Regardless of whether they had OCD themselves, people recognized his desire for connection and his fear of self-revelation.
When the short screened at film festivals, audience members would come up and ask what happened to Jared next. The response to his story was so enthusiastic that Lance and Steve decided to turn the short into a feature.
All together, the short screened at 37 film festivals, garnering 11 awards. As if this weren’t encouraging enough, the short was also embraced by the OCD community. In July 2017, the film screened at the annual conference of the International OCD Foundation in San Francisco. Three months later, as part of OCD Awareness Week, it screened at Duke University, along with venues in Austin, Atlanta, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
Where We Are Now
In early 2019, after two years of pre-production, we filmed the feature-length version of Oh Crappy Day. Our 15-day shoot in Raleigh, North Carolina, included 16 locations, 30 crew members, 22 cast members, and 140 background performers.
We’re now in the final stages of post-production. Thanks to our crew, as well as our post-production team, Oh Crappy Day looks gorgeous and sounds amazing. We’ll be ready to submit the film to major international festivals, like Cannes and Sundance, beginning in March 2020.
Why We're Crowdfunding
With Oh Crappy Day, we want to promote understanding of OCD and its challenges. Like the short, the feature portrays OCD sufferers as complex individuals with recognizable needs, goals, and desires, alongside the unique set of issues they face.
At the same time, we want to inspire those in the OCD community, affirming the fact that love and acceptance are always possible. Crowdfunding is a strategic way to connect directly with this core audience.
More broadly, Oh Crappy Day will appeal to anyone who has ever felt "different" or tried to hide a part of themselves. To reach this wider audience, we need a distribution company -- the kind that buys films at the biggest festivals. Crowdfunding will help us attend these festivals and find the right distributor.
Where the Money Will Go
Oh Crappy Day has been fully funded, all the way through post-production, so the money we raise now will go toward the following:
- Film festivals (entry fees, screener packages, travel expenses for cast and crew)
- Marketing materials (film trailer, graphic design, printing and shipping costs)
- Distribution deliverables (legal fees, artwork, insurance)
Every dollar, in short, will be dedicated to the goal of sharing Oh Crappy Day with the widest audience possible.
The Bottom Line
We believe wholeheartedly in our film, which features moving performances, an eclectic musical score, and cinematography worthy of a big-budget production. We believe that Oh Crappy Day can engage a large audience and make a significant impact. Above all, we believe in our positive message: "different" is fine, so there's no need to hide.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Festival Entry Fees
Costs $2,500
This is our first step. For a feature film, entry fees can range from $65 to $95 or more.
Screener Packages
Costs $1,000
This will cover the digital cinema packages (DCPs) that we need for projecting the film.
Travel Expenses
Costs $14,000
This is our biggest expense: airfare to film festivals and hotel accommodations for cast and crew.
Film Trailer
Costs $5,000
We want to create a funny, catchy trailer that gets audiences excited and eager to see our film.
Marketing Materials
Costs $3,000
Along with posters and postcards, we want a professional designer to create the perfect press kit.
Legal Fees
Costs $2,000
When we meet with potential distributors, we have to make sure everything is "by the book."
Insurance
Costs $1,500
It ain't glamorous, but insurance is essential to the process of finding a distributor.
Additional Artwork
Costs $1,000
This is our last step: graphic design deliverables for the distributor interested in our film.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Jon Lance Bacon, Writer-Director
Lance came to filmmaking by way of literary study, having earned a Ph.D. in English from Vanderbilt University. He is the author of Flannery O’Connor and Cold War Culture, published by Cambridge University Press, as well as essays on film noir, apocalyptic fiction, and horror comics. He wrote and directed the award-winning short on which the Oh Crappy Day feature is based.
Steven P. Neilson, Executive Producer
Steve has more than two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, primarily in the areas of corporate planning and operations. As producer, he combines his managerial expertise with his lifelong love of the movies. Together with Lance, he founded Dagtype Films, an independent production company based in Raleigh.
Jess Barbour, Actress (Katie)
Jess is a Raleigh actress with more than 100 credits, including commercials, television projects, and feature films. She earned a B.F.A. in Theater from Elon University and studied at the prestigious William Esper Studio in Manhattan. In addition to acting, she works as a choreographer, and she served as Creative Director at the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.
Ruth Bryan, Production Designer & Wardrobe Supervisor
Ruth has worked as a production designer, wardrobe supervisor, and prop master on several independent shorts and features. Before she started working in film, she created costumes for a number of theatrical venues in Raleigh, including the North Carolina Opera.
Trevor Bumgarner, Composer & Musician
Trevor is a North Carolina composer, living in Los Angeles. He studied at UNC-Greensboro, as well as The Juilliard School, where he later served as a teaching artist. He has created music for films, off-Broadway shows, and the Choreographic Institute of the New York City Ballet.
Andre DiMuzio, Composer & Musician
Andre is a multi-instrumental artist and arranger from Tokyo, with a degree in music theory and composition. Now living in London, he works as a producer under the moniker Odd Cardinal. In 2005, he and Chris Hendricks formed a band called Castle Wild.
Jordan Estes, Actor (Jared)
A North Carolina native, Jordan studied acting at Greensboro College. Since graduating, he has starred in several short films as well as a number of film school productions in Los Angeles. Jordan currently lives in Chattanooga, where he co-founded the Chattanooga Film Collective.
Chris Hendricks, Composer & Musician
A performer since the age of four, Chris has written music for television, web series, and films, not to mention Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League. In addition, he has a prolific speaking career and does community outreach through his non-profit organization, Perfectly Afflicted.
Lauren Herrel, Casting Director
Lauren studied film, international business, and Spanish at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. By the time she graduated, she had already worked on One Tree Hill. After moving to Los Angeles, she worked at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and with Sarah Finn Casting Co. on movies such as Captain America and Iron Man 2. In addition to her career as a casting director, she has produced feature films and television shows.
Loosha Jones, Actor (Marcus)
Loosha is an actor from Atlanta, Georgie, where he studies at Drama Inc. He has appeared on television, in commercials, and he is currently working on a screenplay.
Teddy Leinbach, Editor
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Teddy works as a freelance editor, cinematographer, animator, and graphics specialist. In 2019, he directed two feature-length documentaries, 50 Over and Sisyphean. Also in 2019, he launched "This Is Richmond," a web-based interview series.
Jonathan Okafo, Still Photographer
Jon is a professional photographer and blogger, based in Durham, North Carolina. He also works as a videographer and creative consultant for Dagtype Films, as well as a business consultant for artists and other freelancers.
Ned Phillips, Director of Photography & Consulting Editor
Ned has shot and edited multiple films, including the documentary feature Truth Underground (2016), which played at Cucalorus, RiverRun, and the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, among others. His directorial debut, The Maestro (2018), was an official RiverRun selection. He serves as co-director, cinematographer, and editor on the upcoming documentary, The Last Partera, filmed in Costa Rica.
Duane Therriault, Second Assistant Director & Creative Consultant
Duane has longtime experience in media production, adapting to changing technology from 16mm news film to early electronic video and beyond. Starting with a degree in mass communications, he has worked in broadcast journalism, electronic manufacturing, and computer programming, including the creation of online map server applications. He has been with Dagtype Films since its launch.
Jaime Wallace, Actress (Meghan)
Jaime is an actress and stunt performer from Manahawkin, New Jersey. A graduate of Louisiana State University, she has appeared in nearly 40 features, shorts, and TV series.
Camden Watts, First Assistant Director, Marketing Manager, & Associate Producer
Camden has more than a decade of experience writing, producing, directing, marketing, and self-distributing independent films, including two feature-length documentaries: Abandoned Allies (2012) and Brewconomy (2015). She founded the TriFilm Society, and she currently hosts the "Slate & Lens" podcast, which is dedicated to supporting Southern storytellers.