Pasărea
Madrid, Spain | Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
Vera is a young Romanian woman who has been deceived and forced into prostitution. Jon, after a terrible loss is looking to escape his current reality. When they meet they will be compelled to make decisions that will change them both forever.
Pasărea
Madrid, Spain | Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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Vera is a young Romanian woman who has been deceived and forced into prostitution. Jon, after a terrible loss is looking to escape his current reality. When they meet they will be compelled to make decisions that will change them both forever.
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Mission Statement
The Story
There are thousands of human slaves in the world...Vera is just one more.
Hay miles de esclavos en el mundo... Vera es solo una más.
After a terrible loss Jon is looking to escape his currently reality. Vera is a young Romanian woman who has been deceived and forced into prostitution. When they meet they will be compelled to make decisions that will change them forever.
Tras una terrible pérdida, Jon solo quiere escapar su realidad, pero cuando conoce a Vera, tendrá que tomar una decisión que cambiará a los dos para siempre.
Pasărea tells the story of a two young people who meet one another at a very dark moment in their lives. Vera is a young Romanian woman who has been lied to, hurt, deceived, trafficked and ultimately forced in prostitution. Jon is a young Spanish man who has suffered a major loss in his life and it's his desire to escape reality that leads him to Vera. They don't know it, but their chance meeting will change them both forever.
Pasărea es la historia de dos jóvenes que se conocen en un periodo muy oscuro de sus vidas. Vera es una joven rumana. Le han mentido, maltratado, engañado, ha sido traficada y finalmente obligada a la prostitución. Jon es un joven español que ha sufrido una gran pérdida en su vida, y es el deseo de huir que le conduce a su encuentro con Vera. Ellos no lo saben aún, pero ese encuentro casual les cambiará la vida para siempre.
Connecting to the Reality
When we hear statistics about the unfathomable number of human slaves in the world it can become numbing and feel very distant. Pasărea brings the reality of sex trafficking into relatable terms, making it something we can connect to and begin to understand on a deeper, more personal level. The hope behind the film is to humanize the people involved -the victims and the clients. By doing this we can analyze this situation as a society and have conversations that will lead to change rather than creating division.
Conectando con la realidad
Cuando vemos estadísticas que hablan de incontables esclavos en el mundo, puede resultar entumecedor y sentir lejos de la realidad. Pasărea pone la realidad del tráfico sexual en términos creíbles, transformándolo en un tema que podemos empezar a comprender de un modo profundo y personal. La esperanza detrás de esta película es de humanizar a las personas involucradas - las víctimas y los clientes. De este modo, podemos analizar esta situación como una sociedad y entablar conversaciones que conducirán a cambio, no división.
Beyond this, the film aims to help us look past the stereotypes attached to sex trafficking and its consumers, but rather see our common need as human beings, seeing each person as an equal. Without this common understanding we can be lead to do unspeakable acts, and with it there is hope for change. We want to bring hope and light to what often seems like an insurmountable problem.
También, la película trata de ayudarnos a ver más allá de los estereotipos comúnmente asociados con el tráfico de sexo y sus consumidores, y de realzar la esencia humana, viendo a cada persona con igualdad. Sin este entendimiento común, podemos llegar a cometer actos abominables, pero con el, hay esperanza. Queremos fomentar esperanza e iluminar un problema que con frecuencia da la impresión de ser insuperable.
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An Awareness Tool
From the beginning we have been working with several different NGOS all around Spain and Romania discussing the realities of sex trafficking to get all the details right for the film. Since then the idea has always been to create a resource that they would be able to use in their awareness work. By helping us finish this film you are directly serving these NGOs that will use the film to educate and bring awareness to this issue where it is most needed.
Una herramienta para concienciar
Desde el inicio, hemos colaborado con diversas ONGs en España y en Rumanía, explorando las realidades del tráfico de sexo para establecer los detalles de la película. Desde entonces, la idea siempre ha sido la de crear un recurso para ellos que pueda ser empleado para concienciar al público. Ayudándonos a completar esta película, directamente ayudas a estas ONGs, las cuales emplearán esta película para educar y concienciar donde más se necesita.
ROMANIA
Whereas Spain is a destination country for trafficked women, Romania is a capture country where vulnerable women are lured by sex trafficking mafias. It is a sad reality for young women in poor rural towns of Romania-there isn't much hope of a future and that is when the promises of young men, who often pretend to be their boyfriends, easily lure them into their trap. If we go past our minimum campaign goal by at least $1,500, we will partner with NGOs in Romania to do awareness campaigns rural towns using the film as an educational resource for awareness.
RUMANIA
Mientras que España es un país de destino para las mujeres traficadas, Rumanía es un país de captura, donde mujeres vulnerables son atrapadas por mafias de tráfico de sexo. Es una triste realidad para las jóvenes de las ciudades rurales pobres de Rumanía - no existe mucha esperanza para un futuro, y es entonces cuando las promesas de hombres jóvenes, que muchas veces pretenden ser sus novios, facilita la trampa. Si superamos nuestro objetivo mínimo de la campaña por al menos 1.000 euros (1,500 usd) colaboraremos con las ONGs en Rumanía para hacer campañas de concienciación en ciudades rurales empleando nuestra película como herramienta.
THIS FILM IS 99% FINISHED
We are in the final stages of post production and this film is SO close to taking off, we just need the fuel- YOU! With your help we can finish the film (quickly!) and get it where it needs to be - in front of audiences and in the hands of anti-human trafficking NGOs!
Esta película está 99% completada
Estamos en la última fase de postproducción y esta película está TAN cerca de despegar, solo necesitamos la gasolina - VOSOTROS! Con vuestra ayuda podemos terminar la película (rápidamente!) y ponerla donde tiene que estar - delante de audiencias y en las manos de ONGs que luchan contra la trata de seres humanos!
Let's talk numbers
As you know we have already finished shooting the film, so you might be wondering what we are raising funds for. We are raising funds to cover some post production expenses and a significant amount to cover the costs of film festival submission and distribution fees (you have to pay a fee to enter your film into a film festival) . By having a budget for this we will have a greater chance of having the film screened in different festivals in Spain, Europe and other places in the world. Bringing this film into the professional film world is also a goal of ours, we think it's important to create a discussion around this topic with others in the film community.
As we've said before, if we get past our goal of 3,000 we will take those extras funds and plan a trip to Romania to do awareness work. We would like to raise an additional 2,000 euros (2,500 USD) to travel to Romania with at least 2 people to cover flight and travel expenses during a 1 week period.
Hablemos de números
Como hemos comentado, ya hemos terminado de filmar, así que puede que se estén preguntando porqué recaudamos fondos ahora. Lo hacemos para cubrir algunos gastos de postproducción, más un gasto importante: hay que pagar para entrar en los festivales de cine y cubrir los gastos de distribución. Teniendo este presupuesto, mejorarán los prospectos de difundir la película en los festivales de cine en España, por Europa, y en otros lugares del mundo. Atraer al mundo profesional de la película también es un objetivo nuestro, ya que creemos ser importante fomentar discusión sobre este tema en la comunidad cinematográfica.
Recuerda, si superamos nuestra meta de 2.500 Euros (3,000 USD), planearemos un viaje a Rumanía para hacer trabajo de concienciación. Nos gustaría recaudar otros 1,000-2.000€ más para viajar a Rumanía con un mínimo de 2 personas y cubrir los gastos de vuelo y de viaje durante 1 semana. Cuanto más fondos levantemos más tiempo y lugares podamos visitar en Rumanía.
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About This Team
Mikaela Bruce is a writer-director currently living in Madrid, Spain. She studied film production in L.A. and the University of Hawaii where she interned on the set of “Lost.” Mikaela has been living and working in Spain since 2010. Her first short film was shot in Málaga (Escamas 2012) and participated in the Festival of Experimental Film in Madrid. Her second short film (Hesed, 2014) was shot in Madrid and was selected in several film festivals in Spain. In 2015 she finished her Masters in screenwriting for film and television at the University Carlos III in Madrid, completing her degree internship at Morena Films.
Pabo Bullejos is a Director, producer and writer, trainee teacher by Robert McKee, Linda Seger and Alessandro Baricco. He has made short films, theatre, music videos and documentaries. Professor of screenwriting and filmmaking, stage direction and audiovisual technology. Stage Manager and Assistant Production in the play "Race" by David Mamet (Pulitzer Prize 1984), directed by Juan Carlos Rubio and displayed in Matadero (Naves del Teatro Español). His latest short film, "There is no goodbye", was shot on 35 mm and has been in more than 40 international festivals, has won 2 awards for Best Film and was finalist in several categories.
Matthew Rivera was born in Chicago and raised in South Carolina. With a passion for the arts, Matthew studied film with a concentration in cinematography at Columbia College Chicago.
Matthew has extensive experience in documentary, commercial, and narrative storytelling. On his spare time, he pursues traveling and street photography.
He is currently based out of Los Angeles, CA.
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Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
There are thousands of human slaves in the world...Vera is just one more.
Hay miles de esclavos en el mundo... Vera es solo una más.
After a terrible loss Jon is looking to escape his currently reality. Vera is a young Romanian woman who has been deceived and forced into prostitution. When they meet they will be compelled to make decisions that will change them forever.
Tras una terrible pérdida, Jon solo quiere escapar su realidad, pero cuando conoce a Vera, tendrá que tomar una decisión que cambiará a los dos para siempre.
Pasărea tells the story of a two young people who meet one another at a very dark moment in their lives. Vera is a young Romanian woman who has been lied to, hurt, deceived, trafficked and ultimately forced in prostitution. Jon is a young Spanish man who has suffered a major loss in his life and it's his desire to escape reality that leads him to Vera. They don't know it, but their chance meeting will change them both forever.
Pasărea es la historia de dos jóvenes que se conocen en un periodo muy oscuro de sus vidas. Vera es una joven rumana. Le han mentido, maltratado, engañado, ha sido traficada y finalmente obligada a la prostitución. Jon es un joven español que ha sufrido una gran pérdida en su vida, y es el deseo de huir que le conduce a su encuentro con Vera. Ellos no lo saben aún, pero ese encuentro casual les cambiará la vida para siempre.
Connecting to the Reality
When we hear statistics about the unfathomable number of human slaves in the world it can become numbing and feel very distant. Pasărea brings the reality of sex trafficking into relatable terms, making it something we can connect to and begin to understand on a deeper, more personal level. The hope behind the film is to humanize the people involved -the victims and the clients. By doing this we can analyze this situation as a society and have conversations that will lead to change rather than creating division.
Conectando con la realidad
Cuando vemos estadísticas que hablan de incontables esclavos en el mundo, puede resultar entumecedor y sentir lejos de la realidad. Pasărea pone la realidad del tráfico sexual en términos creíbles, transformándolo en un tema que podemos empezar a comprender de un modo profundo y personal. La esperanza detrás de esta película es de humanizar a las personas involucradas - las víctimas y los clientes. De este modo, podemos analizar esta situación como una sociedad y entablar conversaciones que conducirán a cambio, no división.
Beyond this, the film aims to help us look past the stereotypes attached to sex trafficking and its consumers, but rather see our common need as human beings, seeing each person as an equal. Without this common understanding we can be lead to do unspeakable acts, and with it there is hope for change. We want to bring hope and light to what often seems like an insurmountable problem.
También, la película trata de ayudarnos a ver más allá de los estereotipos comúnmente asociados con el tráfico de sexo y sus consumidores, y de realzar la esencia humana, viendo a cada persona con igualdad. Sin este entendimiento común, podemos llegar a cometer actos abominables, pero con el, hay esperanza. Queremos fomentar esperanza e iluminar un problema que con frecuencia da la impresión de ser insuperable.
An Awareness Tool
From the beginning we have been working with several different NGOS all around Spain and Romania discussing the realities of sex trafficking to get all the details right for the film. Since then the idea has always been to create a resource that they would be able to use in their awareness work. By helping us finish this film you are directly serving these NGOs that will use the film to educate and bring awareness to this issue where it is most needed.
Una herramienta para concienciar
Desde el inicio, hemos colaborado con diversas ONGs en España y en Rumanía, explorando las realidades del tráfico de sexo para establecer los detalles de la película. Desde entonces, la idea siempre ha sido la de crear un recurso para ellos que pueda ser empleado para concienciar al público. Ayudándonos a completar esta película, directamente ayudas a estas ONGs, las cuales emplearán esta película para educar y concienciar donde más se necesita.
ROMANIA
Whereas Spain is a destination country for trafficked women, Romania is a capture country where vulnerable women are lured by sex trafficking mafias. It is a sad reality for young women in poor rural towns of Romania-there isn't much hope of a future and that is when the promises of young men, who often pretend to be their boyfriends, easily lure them into their trap. If we go past our minimum campaign goal by at least $1,500, we will partner with NGOs in Romania to do awareness campaigns rural towns using the film as an educational resource for awareness.
RUMANIA
Mientras que España es un país de destino para las mujeres traficadas, Rumanía es un país de captura, donde mujeres vulnerables son atrapadas por mafias de tráfico de sexo. Es una triste realidad para las jóvenes de las ciudades rurales pobres de Rumanía - no existe mucha esperanza para un futuro, y es entonces cuando las promesas de hombres jóvenes, que muchas veces pretenden ser sus novios, facilita la trampa. Si superamos nuestro objetivo mínimo de la campaña por al menos 1.000 euros (1,500 usd) colaboraremos con las ONGs en Rumanía para hacer campañas de concienciación en ciudades rurales empleando nuestra película como herramienta.
THIS FILM IS 99% FINISHED
We are in the final stages of post production and this film is SO close to taking off, we just need the fuel- YOU! With your help we can finish the film (quickly!) and get it where it needs to be - in front of audiences and in the hands of anti-human trafficking NGOs!
Esta película está 99% completada
Estamos en la última fase de postproducción y esta película está TAN cerca de despegar, solo necesitamos la gasolina - VOSOTROS! Con vuestra ayuda podemos terminar la película (rápidamente!) y ponerla donde tiene que estar - delante de audiencias y en las manos de ONGs que luchan contra la trata de seres humanos!
Let's talk numbers
As you know we have already finished shooting the film, so you might be wondering what we are raising funds for. We are raising funds to cover some post production expenses and a significant amount to cover the costs of film festival submission and distribution fees (you have to pay a fee to enter your film into a film festival) . By having a budget for this we will have a greater chance of having the film screened in different festivals in Spain, Europe and other places in the world. Bringing this film into the professional film world is also a goal of ours, we think it's important to create a discussion around this topic with others in the film community.
As we've said before, if we get past our goal of 3,000 we will take those extras funds and plan a trip to Romania to do awareness work. We would like to raise an additional 2,000 euros (2,500 USD) to travel to Romania with at least 2 people to cover flight and travel expenses during a 1 week period.
Hablemos de números
Como hemos comentado, ya hemos terminado de filmar, así que puede que se estén preguntando porqué recaudamos fondos ahora. Lo hacemos para cubrir algunos gastos de postproducción, más un gasto importante: hay que pagar para entrar en los festivales de cine y cubrir los gastos de distribución. Teniendo este presupuesto, mejorarán los prospectos de difundir la película en los festivales de cine en España, por Europa, y en otros lugares del mundo. Atraer al mundo profesional de la película también es un objetivo nuestro, ya que creemos ser importante fomentar discusión sobre este tema en la comunidad cinematográfica.
Recuerda, si superamos nuestra meta de 2.500 Euros (3,000 USD), planearemos un viaje a Rumanía para hacer trabajo de concienciación. Nos gustaría recaudar otros 1,000-2.000€ más para viajar a Rumanía con un mínimo de 2 personas y cubrir los gastos de vuelo y de viaje durante 1 semana. Cuanto más fondos levantemos más tiempo y lugares podamos visitar en Rumanía.
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About This Team
Mikaela Bruce is a writer-director currently living in Madrid, Spain. She studied film production in L.A. and the University of Hawaii where she interned on the set of “Lost.” Mikaela has been living and working in Spain since 2010. Her first short film was shot in Málaga (Escamas 2012) and participated in the Festival of Experimental Film in Madrid. Her second short film (Hesed, 2014) was shot in Madrid and was selected in several film festivals in Spain. In 2015 she finished her Masters in screenwriting for film and television at the University Carlos III in Madrid, completing her degree internship at Morena Films.
Pabo Bullejos is a Director, producer and writer, trainee teacher by Robert McKee, Linda Seger and Alessandro Baricco. He has made short films, theatre, music videos and documentaries. Professor of screenwriting and filmmaking, stage direction and audiovisual technology. Stage Manager and Assistant Production in the play "Race" by David Mamet (Pulitzer Prize 1984), directed by Juan Carlos Rubio and displayed in Matadero (Naves del Teatro Español). His latest short film, "There is no goodbye", was shot on 35 mm and has been in more than 40 international festivals, has won 2 awards for Best Film and was finalist in several categories.
Matthew Rivera was born in Chicago and raised in South Carolina. With a passion for the arts, Matthew studied film with a concentration in cinematography at Columbia College Chicago.
Matthew has extensive experience in documentary, commercial, and narrative storytelling. On his spare time, he pursues traveling and street photography.
He is currently based out of Los Angeles, CA.