Where Do We Go?
Austin, Texas | Film Short
Drama, Comedy
Chris is given the opportunity to spend time with his daughter, Lizzie, but struggles to roll with the punches as the day gets out of hand.
Where Do We Go?
Austin, Texas | Film Short
Drama, Comedy
1 Campaigns | Texas, United States
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Chris is given the opportunity to spend time with his daughter, Lizzie, but struggles to roll with the punches as the day gets out of hand.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Chris, a recovering drug addict, is given the opportunity to spend the day with his adolescent daughter, Lizzie. But he struggles to roll with the punches as their day gets increasingly more out of hand.
Director's Statement
Where Do We Go? is a very personal story to me. Before the pandemic, I was working as a bartender. When the lockdown happened I lost my job and began delivering food for Door Dash. Like everyone else, I thought it would last a couple months and I'd get back to work, but every day my anxiety rose. Driving around the city, barely making ends meet, and running into absurd situations and odd conversations inspired me to make a film about my experiences. I tend to write about my fears. While delivering food, I thought about a worse situation. What if I wasn't with my wife? What if we had a child that I wasn't able to provide for? These are the fears that inspired this story.
VISUAL STYLE
Our visual style comes from Italian Neorealism films of the 40s and 50s. We'll be shooting our film on location with naturalistic lighting and documentary style camera movement. Along with the Neorealism, we are also highly influenced by many absurdist movies and tv shows from various eras. We plan to blend these two styles to give a comedic and heightened, yet realistic dramatic piece. The last few years have felt like we've been living in a bizarre reality. A reality where a reality tv show host can become the president of our country, a movie-like virus took over the world, and where the seemingly wide gap of misunderstanding throughout different age groups occur.
After Hours (1985)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Ramy (2019-)
Daddy Longlegs (2009)
INFLUENCES
Where Do We Go? is inspired by Neo-Realism films like Bicycle Thieves, Daddy Longlegs, and Blue Valentine as well as Absurdist comedies such as After Hours, Atlanta, and Ramy. Growing up, I would stay up after bedtime and watch mid 2000s Adult Swim shows like Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, Metalocalypse, and Robot Chicken. The bizarre sense of humor these shows portrayed shaped my sense of humor, and my love for out-of-the-box stories has only grown with age. The older and more "mature" I got, the more I started watching serious movies like Bicycle Thieves, La Strada, The 400 Blows, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Florida Project. I believe that both of these styles can blend seemlessly. Even if our day to day can seem mundane and uneventful, there are moments that don't feel quite right and that's what I want to explore. The moments in real life that feel surreal.
Left to right: After Hours (1985), Bicycle Thieves (1948), The 400 Blows (1959), Ramy (2019-), Daddy Longlegs (2009)
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
We are in pre-production, are currently casting for the lead roles and are locking down locations all around Austin. We have also filled our Heads of Department for our crew. We are very excited for the incredibly talented team that has come together to make this story the best it can be.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
We will be entering our film into many film festivals all over Texas, the country, and abroad! Since we are an Austin-based team, we will be targetting SXSW, Austin Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, and many others around our beautiful state. Although our story and team is based out of Austin, Texas, the themes of this story are universal and are relatable for so many people across the world! Themes of anxiety and self-doubt, but having the preseverance to keep going. Even if what is standing in front of you looks bleak.
COVID SAFETY
The safety of our cast and crew is a huge priority for us. We will be testing before our set days, as well as monitoring temperatures while on set.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
FOLLOW
Follow 'Where Do We Go?' on Instagram, Facebook, and Seed&Spark to stay up do date and follow along! We'll be posting a lot of content from our pre-production, production, post-production, and our festival run once the project is complete!
CONTRIBUTE & PLEDGE
We would appreciate any contribution no, big or small! We must raise 80% of our goal to be greenlit, and we have various incentives for everyone. From supportive friends, to collaborative filmmakers, there is something for everyone. We would love to be able to help you as much as you have helped us.
SPREAD THE WORD
We fully understand that pledging is not possible for everyone, but we would love your help by spreading the word so we can meet our goal! Any share on social media would be an amazing help to us.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Locations
Costs $2,500
We have various locations all over the city of Austin so we can make this journey possible.
Cast
Costs $1,200
We cannot make this film without a great cast in front of the camera.
Camera Labor
Costs $1,000
We want to not only work with a great camera team but take care of them as well.
Grip and Electric Labor
Costs $1,000
We cannot make our movie without an amazing lighting team.
Sound
Costs $750
Sound is so important to the process and we want to make sure that gets done right.
Contingency
Costs $1,000
We may run into unforeseen obstacles and we want to be prepared for that.
Camera equipment
Costs $900
Camera rentals. Camera, lenses, utility.
Grip and Electric Rentals
Costs $1,000
Grip and Electrical rentals. Lights, stands, flags, etc.
Digital Storage
Costs $250
Storage for our footage and sound.
Catering
Costs $1,000
Help us feed our crew!
Props
Costs $500
Props for our film.
Art Department
Costs $900
Art department expenses
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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Share this update!
About This Team
Joshua Segundo
Writer, Director, & Producer
Joshua Segundo is an Austin, Texas based filmmaker who is originally from Mission, a border town in south Texas. Joshua wrote and directed multiple short films in college, most notably winning Best Regional Short Film at the South Texas International Film Festival for his film Dawn in 2018. Joshua moved to Austin in 2020 and has been working professionally for several years on many commericals, music videos, and films.
Drake Howard
Assistant Director & Producer
Drake Walter Howard is from Comfort, Texas and attended Texas State University studying theatre. There he a directed a feature length doc and short films. After college he moved to Austin where he started Green Bean Pictures where he directs/produces short films, music videos, and commercials. Being a Texan native he strivers to help tell Texas stories.
Tiger Hill
Director of Photography
Born in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee and raised in a speed trap town in Texas, Tiger is an Austin based cinematographer versed in narrative, commerical, music video, and documentary filmmaking. Through cinematography, Tiger hopes to shed light on voices and stories often ignored.
Karla O. Armendariz
Associate Producer
Karla is an Austin filmmaker originally from the border cities of Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas. She works as a Creative Director/Producer at 2perf Productions directing, producing, and shooting commercials, music videos, shorts and feature indies. A graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with an RTF Bachelor and Business. She is passionate about bringing stories around diversity to life and creating space for creative untold stories to shine.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Chris, a recovering drug addict, is given the opportunity to spend the day with his adolescent daughter, Lizzie. But he struggles to roll with the punches as their day gets increasingly more out of hand.
Director's Statement
Where Do We Go? is a very personal story to me. Before the pandemic, I was working as a bartender. When the lockdown happened I lost my job and began delivering food for Door Dash. Like everyone else, I thought it would last a couple months and I'd get back to work, but every day my anxiety rose. Driving around the city, barely making ends meet, and running into absurd situations and odd conversations inspired me to make a film about my experiences. I tend to write about my fears. While delivering food, I thought about a worse situation. What if I wasn't with my wife? What if we had a child that I wasn't able to provide for? These are the fears that inspired this story.
VISUAL STYLE
Our visual style comes from Italian Neorealism films of the 40s and 50s. We'll be shooting our film on location with naturalistic lighting and documentary style camera movement. Along with the Neorealism, we are also highly influenced by many absurdist movies and tv shows from various eras. We plan to blend these two styles to give a comedic and heightened, yet realistic dramatic piece. The last few years have felt like we've been living in a bizarre reality. A reality where a reality tv show host can become the president of our country, a movie-like virus took over the world, and where the seemingly wide gap of misunderstanding throughout different age groups occur.
After Hours (1985)Bicycle Thieves (1948)Ramy (2019-)
Daddy Longlegs (2009)
INFLUENCES
Where Do We Go? is inspired by Neo-Realism films like Bicycle Thieves, Daddy Longlegs, and Blue Valentine as well as Absurdist comedies such as After Hours, Atlanta, and Ramy. Growing up, I would stay up after bedtime and watch mid 2000s Adult Swim shows like Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, Metalocalypse, and Robot Chicken. The bizarre sense of humor these shows portrayed shaped my sense of humor, and my love for out-of-the-box stories has only grown with age. The older and more "mature" I got, the more I started watching serious movies like Bicycle Thieves, La Strada, The 400 Blows, The Place Beyond the Pines, and The Florida Project. I believe that both of these styles can blend seemlessly. Even if our day to day can seem mundane and uneventful, there are moments that don't feel quite right and that's what I want to explore. The moments in real life that feel surreal.
Left to right: After Hours (1985), Bicycle Thieves (1948), The 400 Blows (1959), Ramy (2019-), Daddy Longlegs (2009)
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
We are in pre-production, are currently casting for the lead roles and are locking down locations all around Austin. We have also filled our Heads of Department for our crew. We are very excited for the incredibly talented team that has come together to make this story the best it can be.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
We will be entering our film into many film festivals all over Texas, the country, and abroad! Since we are an Austin-based team, we will be targetting SXSW, Austin Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival, and many others around our beautiful state. Although our story and team is based out of Austin, Texas, the themes of this story are universal and are relatable for so many people across the world! Themes of anxiety and self-doubt, but having the preseverance to keep going. Even if what is standing in front of you looks bleak.
COVID SAFETY
The safety of our cast and crew is a huge priority for us. We will be testing before our set days, as well as monitoring temperatures while on set.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
FOLLOW
Follow 'Where Do We Go?' on Instagram, Facebook, and Seed&Spark to stay up do date and follow along! We'll be posting a lot of content from our pre-production, production, post-production, and our festival run once the project is complete!
CONTRIBUTE & PLEDGE
We would appreciate any contribution no, big or small! We must raise 80% of our goal to be greenlit, and we have various incentives for everyone. From supportive friends, to collaborative filmmakers, there is something for everyone. We would love to be able to help you as much as you have helped us.
SPREAD THE WORD
We fully understand that pledging is not possible for everyone, but we would love your help by spreading the word so we can meet our goal! Any share on social media would be an amazing help to us.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Locations
Costs $2,500
We have various locations all over the city of Austin so we can make this journey possible.
Cast
Costs $1,200
We cannot make this film without a great cast in front of the camera.
Camera Labor
Costs $1,000
We want to not only work with a great camera team but take care of them as well.
Grip and Electric Labor
Costs $1,000
We cannot make our movie without an amazing lighting team.
Sound
Costs $750
Sound is so important to the process and we want to make sure that gets done right.
Contingency
Costs $1,000
We may run into unforeseen obstacles and we want to be prepared for that.
Camera equipment
Costs $900
Camera rentals. Camera, lenses, utility.
Grip and Electric Rentals
Costs $1,000
Grip and Electrical rentals. Lights, stands, flags, etc.
Digital Storage
Costs $250
Storage for our footage and sound.
Catering
Costs $1,000
Help us feed our crew!
Props
Costs $500
Props for our film.
Art Department
Costs $900
Art department expenses
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Joshua Segundo
Writer, Director, & Producer
Joshua Segundo is an Austin, Texas based filmmaker who is originally from Mission, a border town in south Texas. Joshua wrote and directed multiple short films in college, most notably winning Best Regional Short Film at the South Texas International Film Festival for his film Dawn in 2018. Joshua moved to Austin in 2020 and has been working professionally for several years on many commericals, music videos, and films.
Drake Howard
Assistant Director & Producer
Drake Walter Howard is from Comfort, Texas and attended Texas State University studying theatre. There he a directed a feature length doc and short films. After college he moved to Austin where he started Green Bean Pictures where he directs/produces short films, music videos, and commercials. Being a Texan native he strivers to help tell Texas stories.
Tiger Hill
Director of Photography
Born in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee and raised in a speed trap town in Texas, Tiger is an Austin based cinematographer versed in narrative, commerical, music video, and documentary filmmaking. Through cinematography, Tiger hopes to shed light on voices and stories often ignored.
Karla O. Armendariz
Associate Producer
Karla is an Austin filmmaker originally from the border cities of Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas. She works as a Creative Director/Producer at 2perf Productions directing, producing, and shooting commercials, music videos, shorts and feature indies. A graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with an RTF Bachelor and Business. She is passionate about bringing stories around diversity to life and creating space for creative untold stories to shine.