Rikki & Jenn don’t trust each other, but when they take a trip to fix their relationship, they easily trust a stranger leading to dire results. Featuring a diverse, all-female cast & crew, Pay to Stay is a short horror film juxtaposing trust in relationships with trusting strangers via technology
Rikki & Jenn don’t trust each other, but when they take a trip to fix their relationship, they easily trust a stranger leading to dire results. Featuring a diverse, all-female cast & crew, Pay to Stay is a short horror film juxtaposing trust in relationships with trusting strangers via technology
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Mission Statement
Driven to create a new landscape of who we see in movies, Pay to Stay focuses on a multi-racial LGBT love story nestled in the heart of a monster movie. As filmmakers it's important to create new opportunities, so this film will have an entire female cast & crew of varying ages, races and sexuality.About The Project
I’ve always been fascinated with the trust we give to technology. We say yes to terms & conditions we don’t read, we give away our intimate secrets to strangers online, and we casually give away all of our information to companies that make millions off of it. With news stories surfacing about the assaults on women in Ubers, and the case of the man who was trapped and assaulted in an AirBnB in Spain, how can we continue to blindly trust what technology allows us to do?
Often we trust these larger, faceless entities more than we trust our own partners. The people we’re supposed to be the closest to can be the ones we trust the least. Will they break our heart? Will they always be there for us? When will the other shoe drop?
I want more people to question who and what they trust in the world when it comes to technology, media, and the government. By exploring this through the central relationship of Rikki and Jenn and the monstrous trap they find themselves in, we’ll create a mechanism for conversation and reflection as films are one of the most accessible forms of art experienced by most walks of life..
I’ve also created this film with a multi-racial female cast because I think there need to be more stories that center around complex and fascinating women, especially in the horror genre. The US is over 50% women, yet 79% of the programming we see on screen features casts with more men than women. We base our view of the world on what we seen in entertainment and media, so if we’re going to help tackle people’s biases, we need to create more films that give an alternate perspective. My niece is mixed-race and I want her to grow up with programming that reflects the person she sees in the mirror.Incentives
$10
Social Media Shout Out!
A “we’ll love you forever” thank you! But with words on our Facebook or Twitter page.
$20
Horror-ify yourself!
All of the above, PLUS:
- Get a horror-picture makeover of your profile pic. Bring on the zombies! (And vampires!) (And werewolves!)
$30
Digital Movie Download
All of the above, PLUS:
- Watch the horror unfold all in the comfort of your own home (or your bedroom in your parents’ basement) after the film's festival run.
$50
A big screen thank you (plus special treat)
All of the above, PLUS:
- Special Thanks in the film credits
- Special Thanks on our website
- A private download to the award-winning short horror film Stitched (currently on the film festival circuit)
$75
Thank you video (and maybe in song)!
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- Receive “special thanks” in our film’s end credits AND get a surprise, personalized thank you video directly from a crew or cast member! It might even be in song!
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$100
Cast and crew premiere invite!
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- An invitation to the Cast & Crew Premiere! (Travel & lodging not included.)
$150
Producer consultation
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- 1 hour personal producer consultation from one of our talented producers (Travel & lodging not included, can be done via video chat.)
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$250
Fun times with the cast and crew
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- An invitation to the wrap party (Travel and lodging not included.)
- Get exclusive insider information on our plans for the film, including what we’re doing for festivals and distribution
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$500
Package O’Awesome I (Filmmaker Package)
All of the above, PLUS:
- We’ll edit a 90 second reel for you
- 1 hour social media marketing or personal brand strategy consultation from Writer/ Director Heather Taylor, who has worked on campaigns for PayPal, HeForShe & UN Women, IKEA, Nespresso, and more (Travel & lodging not included, can be done via video chat.)
- After the campaign, we’ll program a small social media campaign about your work (10 posts over 2 weeks)
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$500
Package O’Awesome II (Producer package)
All of the above, PLUS:
- A visit to set (Travel not included.)
- A special thanks on IMDB
- Free Digital Download of the Film with Special Features when it's released on VOD
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$750
Associate Producer Credit
In the words of Wayne & Garth, “We’re not worthy,” but this movie is!
All of the above (either Package O’Awesome I or II), PLUS:
- Associate producer credit in the film and on IMDb
- VOD access to film before an audience gets to see it
Claimed: 1 of 4
$1,000
Executive Producer
All of the above (either Package O’Awesome I or II), PLUS:
- We welcome your feedback in the post-production process and welcome you as a true partner
- Share the title with our Executive Producers in the opening credits and on IMDb
- Watch the first rough cut before anybody gets to see it
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$10
Social Media Shout Out!
A “we’ll love you forever” thank you! But with words on our Facebook or Twitter page.
$20
Horror-ify yourself!
All of the above, PLUS:
- Get a horror-picture makeover of your profile pic. Bring on the zombies! (And vampires!) (And werewolves!)
$30
Digital Movie Download
All of the above, PLUS:
- Watch the horror unfold all in the comfort of your own home (or your bedroom in your parents’ basement) after the film's festival run.
$50
A big screen thank you (plus special treat)
All of the above, PLUS:
- Special Thanks in the film credits
- Special Thanks on our website
- A private download to the award-winning short horror film Stitched (currently on the film festival circuit)
$75
Thank you video (and maybe in song)!
All of the above PLUS:
- Receive “special thanks” in our film’s end credits AND get a surprise, personalized thank you video directly from a crew or cast member! It might even be in song!
Claimed: 6 of 30
$100
Cast and crew premiere invite!
All of the above, PLUS:
- An invitation to the Cast & Crew Premiere! (Travel & lodging not included.)
$150
Producer consultation
All of the above, PLUS:
- 1 hour personal producer consultation from one of our talented producers (Travel & lodging not included, can be done via video chat.)
Claimed: 0 of 5
$250
Fun times with the cast and crew
All of the above, PLUS:
- An invitation to the wrap party (Travel and lodging not included.)
- Get exclusive insider information on our plans for the film, including what we’re doing for festivals and distribution
Claimed: 0 of 15
$500
Package O’Awesome I (Filmmaker Package)
All of the above, PLUS:
- We’ll edit a 90 second reel for you
- 1 hour social media marketing or personal brand strategy consultation from Writer/ Director Heather Taylor, who has worked on campaigns for PayPal, HeForShe & UN Women, IKEA, Nespresso, and more (Travel & lodging not included, can be done via video chat.)
- After the campaign, we’ll program a small social media campaign about your work (10 posts over 2 weeks)
Claimed: 0 of 5
$500
Package O’Awesome II (Producer package)
All of the above, PLUS:
- A visit to set (Travel not included.)
- A special thanks on IMDB
- Free Digital Download of the Film with Special Features when it's released on VOD
Claimed: 0 of 5
$750
Associate Producer Credit
In the words of Wayne & Garth, “We’re not worthy,” but this movie is!
All of the above (either Package O’Awesome I or II), PLUS:
- Associate producer credit in the film and on IMDb
- VOD access to film before an audience gets to see it
Claimed: 1 of 4
$1,000
Executive Producer
All of the above (either Package O’Awesome I or II), PLUS:
- We welcome your feedback in the post-production process and welcome you as a true partner
- Share the title with our Executive Producers in the opening credits and on IMDb
- Watch the first rough cut before anybody gets to see it
Claimed: 0 of 2
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About This Team
WRITER-DIRECTOR
Heather Taylor is an award-winning writer and director as well as the founder of Red on Black Productions. She has written short films, web series and features, as well as directed and produced shorts, documentaries and music videos. Of her many projects, Heather is proudest of her first feature film script, The Last Thakur, which premiered at the London International Film Festival, showed at internationals in Dubai, Mumbai, Munich, Granada, Durban, Solothurn and New York and had a cinematic, television and DVD release in the UK; her sci-fi web series Raptured which had over a million views; and Stitched, her most recent award winning short, which she wrote, directed and won an award for best director. She strives to change the perception of women and minorities through her work, trying to give voice to those who are normally not in the spotlight.
PRODUCER
Kathryn Henderson is a producer and line producer of documentary, narrative, digital & broadcast content. Over the past 10 years, she’s collaborated with clients including GE, Google, P&G, HBO, Adult Swim, & NIKE. She is currently the Executive Producer at Yes Boss, a creative production company that brings the best animators & directors together with the world's leading brands, networks and agencies. She recently line produced the feature film Catching the Sun, an environmental documentary following the world's race for clean energy, whose release on Netflix was Executive Produced by Leonardo Dicaprio and Appian Way Productions.
PRODUCER
Hillary is the Writer and Creator of the comedic web series Keep Me Posted, a biting look at the impact of texting and social media on our closest relationships. She served as Associate Producer and Production Manager for Pitch Her Productions’ inaugural short film, Our Everlasting Universe of Things, which is currently playing at festivals around the country. Hillary's personal essays have been published both online and in print, most recently in Eating Well magazine. You can check out her earlier work on late night reruns of the hit series Cash Cab, for which she worked as a writer and researcher. Before turning to writing and producing full-time, Hillary worked as Manager of Development for Lion Television, a production company specializing in unscripted programming for national cable networks.
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