Picked
Allentown, Pennsylvania | Film Short
Drama, Family
"Picked" is a short film that explores the pressures of communal influence and the bravery required to maintain individuality.
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"Picked" is a short film that explores the pressures of communal influence and the bravery required to maintain individuality.
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About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
The Story
Picked was written for anybody who has ever been asked to apologize for the things or the people they love.
From a young age, we are shaped into behaving only as our communities deem permissible. This expectation of assimilation follows us into adulthood, where we make larger and more impactful choices. When our main character is asked to pick a pumpkin on a school field trip, she is met with confusion and reprimand from her peers and teacher--under the guise that this admonishment is in her best interest. Her process and eventual selection is a great indication of how she will make more important decisions later in her life, for the rest of her life.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
BlackMagic Camera Package
Costs $250
Without it, our movie becomes a play...that only a bunch of pumpkins will see.
Generator
Costs $225
Electricity doesn't just come out of the air!! (When it does, our shoot gets cancelled.)
Insurance: Equipment
Costs $450
Because equipment tends to be more expensive than a human life.
Craft Services Food
Costs $950
20 crew, 20 cast (plus 20 parents) will all be hungry during those 12-hour production days!
Marketing and Festivals
Costs $900
What's the point of shooting a movie if no one sees it?
Extra Compensation
Costs $395
For our crew members who insist that they don't need to be paid....let's please disagree!
G-Technology® Hard Drive ($300)
Costs $300
G-Technology® is the gold standard for storage solutions specifically designed for content creators. We’ll get a storage grant from them when we get the Green Light!
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About This Team
This project is a collaboration of Hollow Tree Films LLC in New York City and Los Angeles filmmakers Kelsey Snelling and Jenell Manzi.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
The Story
Picked was written for anybody who has ever been asked to apologize for the things or the people they love.
From a young age, we are shaped into behaving only as our communities deem permissible. This expectation of assimilation follows us into adulthood, where we make larger and more impactful choices. When our main character is asked to pick a pumpkin on a school field trip, she is met with confusion and reprimand from her peers and teacher--under the guise that this admonishment is in her best interest. Her process and eventual selection is a great indication of how she will make more important decisions later in her life, for the rest of her life.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
BlackMagic Camera Package
Costs $250
Without it, our movie becomes a play...that only a bunch of pumpkins will see.
Generator
Costs $225
Electricity doesn't just come out of the air!! (When it does, our shoot gets cancelled.)
Insurance: Equipment
Costs $450
Because equipment tends to be more expensive than a human life.
Craft Services Food
Costs $950
20 crew, 20 cast (plus 20 parents) will all be hungry during those 12-hour production days!
Marketing and Festivals
Costs $900
What's the point of shooting a movie if no one sees it?
Extra Compensation
Costs $395
For our crew members who insist that they don't need to be paid....let's please disagree!
G-Technology® Hard Drive ($300)
Costs $300
G-Technology® is the gold standard for storage solutions specifically designed for content creators. We’ll get a storage grant from them when we get the Green Light!
Share this update!
About This Team
This project is a collaboration of Hollow Tree Films LLC in New York City and Los Angeles filmmakers Kelsey Snelling and Jenell Manzi.