Oh Sweet New York

New York City, New York | Film Short

Comedy, Drama

Janise Valentin

1 Campaigns | Pennsylvania, United States

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This campaign raised $16,320 for post-production. Follow the filmmaker to receive future updates on this project.

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Team Oh Sweet New York is a passion driven cast and crew. Everyone came onto the project trusting the vision and put their talent and time into telling a compelling story and we want the opportunity to share it with you. Help us complete the Post Production for OH SWEET NEW YORK.

About The Project

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Mission Statement

Janise’s goal as a Latina Director is to be a voice for female representation both on screen and behind the camera. “I want that small Latin child to see a representation of herself and say, 'Wow, I can do that too!’ There is a need for more Latin X stories and I want to help fill the void".

The Story

In this conceptual short, the viewer is introduced to the lead character Nessa, who flees an abusive relationship from her small town in search for redemption in no other than New York City. Janise’s goal is to create the series, sharing the nonstop unique flare New York offers in this infectious story of Girl meets New York.

 

OUR TEAM

We did the hard part! We shot in New York for 3 days at the end of June and now we are asking for you to contribute to helping us complete the film.

Once post-production is completed, the film will go on the festival circuit where we hope to play in major film festivals around the world. Pitch the series, film the series and air on a streaming service like HBO, Netflix or Amazon.

Our goal is $15,000 to cover post production, festival fees, and production cost. Anything more than that will be used to cover the cost of production: equipment, food, travel, insurance, all the things that go into making a film. 

 

ABOUT THE PROJECT

OH SWEET NEW YORK is more than a short film, it is a conceptual short, a pilot, with intentions to expand and share it as a TV Series. Help make that dream come true by contributing today. 


Find out more about our lead character Nessa, her inner relationship with self. Watch her overcome her abusive relationship, and grow her relationship with her cousin Ginny and others. Ginny herself is a whole vibe, a down to earth, takes no shit New Yorker, who puts her cousin on and helps her navigate all the crazy New York has to offer. And of course, the MAIN character herself, New York! She is ruthless, but as high as you can see, you can climb, if you have the guts. The main question is, “Does Nessa have the guts?”  


SERIES SUMMARY 

OH SWEET NEW YORK is a New York narrative from the eye of the transplant. “What’s a transplant,” you ask? Definition: (noun) a non-native ending up in no other than NEW YORK CITY. That’s right, it is all the common bumps and bruises Non-New Yorkers experience upon arrival. What’s so darn delusional about the whole thing is most people moving here are ready to take New York City by its horns. Then very quickly settles in REALITY.

Here’s just one story about one girl, who ditches her small town and abusive relationship for redemption in New York City. 

 

How you can help? 

DONATE + PLEDGE

You can help this project by pledging your contribution. Every dollar contributed to this project matters deeply to us! We need to collect 80% of our crowdfunding goal in order to keep the funds raised. We have some fun incentives that you can select, or you can enter any amount that fits within your budget. 

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Please follow our campaign! It's 100% FREE!  Seed&Spark rewards us with the audience we build through their platform. If you follow us, it improves our campaign exposure with the algorithm and helps us receive perks from Seed&Spark such as festival fee waivers, etc.  


If you do not have the monetary funds to support, sharing our campaign through social media is also an incredibly helpful way to help support our project. Word of mouth and hype can go a long way.  Also follow our film's Instagram page!  @OHSWEETNEWYORK


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Help filmmaker @Janise Valentin by supporting a redemption comedy pilot @OHSWEETNEWYORK about a young women who ditches her abusive relationship and small town in search of redemption in New York City.. Join them on @seedandspark:  www.seedandspark.com/fund/oh-sweet-new-york


I'm so excited to see the new TV Pilot @OHSWEETNEWYORK directed by @JaniseValentin, shot in New York City! Support them on @seedandspark:  www.seedandspark.com/fund/oh-sweet-new-york

 

ooof…if you have made it this far…THANK YOU.

Your time and interest in our project is invaluable and we are forever grateful for it!

Thank you again! 

 Janise + the Oh Sweet New York Team. 

 

 

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If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence abusive please call the 

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233  SMS: Text START to 88788

New York State - 1800-942-6906  

New York City -  1-800-621- 4673 SMS: Text START to 88788

 Reach out… You are not alone and you are stronger than you think! 

 

Wishlist

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Post Production

Costs $4,000

It takes very specialized folks to edit and color a beautiful film.

Sound

Costs $2,000

Music is key to a film!

Camera Package

Costs $6,000

Camera package rental.

The Best Film Festicals

Costs $1,000

Submission fees to apply to Film Festivals.

Screening

Costs $2,000

We want to be able to share the final product with all out cast, crew and some of you donors.

Cash Pledge

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About This Team

Our Team

We did the hard part! We shot in New York for 3 days at the end of June and now we are asking for you to contribute to helping us complete the film.

Once post-production is completed, the film will go on the festival circuit where we hope to play in major film festivals around the world. Pitch the series, film the series and air on a streaming service like HBO, Netflix or Amazon.

Our goal is $15,000 to cover post production, festival fees, and production cost. Anything more than that will be used to cover the cost of production: equipment, food, travel, insurance, all the things that go into making a film. 

 

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