A feature length coming of age story about high school love, punk rock, and hemorrhoids.
Synopsis
High school social outcasts Roy Offerman and Larry DiMarco struggle to find a drummer for their new punk rock band, Witness My Jehovah. As Roy will learn, sometimes finding the answer to one problem only brings about a host of others. Immediately after finding a drummer, Roy is plagued by a raging case of hemorrhoids. This causes his parents to be confused about his sexuality, and starts up all sorts of new rumors at school. In the most unexpected place, Roy meets his dream girl Samantha. As Roy and Sam's relationship develops, Witness My Jehovah lands their first big gig at a local music venue. When things don't go as planned, Roy is faced with some of the biggest decisions he'll ever have to make.
Are you really making a feature for $3,000?
Not at all. I've been working and saving up my own money for the last year to be able to make this movie. I've also been selling off valuable personal items on Ebay. But that's still not enough to cover our expenses!
Since The Backseat is a full length movie, our $3,000 goal only covers a fraction of the budget. The more money we raise, the more resources we'll have to make the film as great as it can be.
This is a great opportunity to support a group of passionate independent filmmakers and actors.
Who else is involved?
Currently our cast includes the following fantastic actors: Chris Bellant, Allyson Reilly, Craig Kelly, Costa Nicholas, Lori Hamilton, and Vanessa Cuccia. We still have many more cast members that we'll be announcing over the next few weeks.
Our production team as of now includes Producers Diana Costello and Lori Hamilton, Director of Photography Darren Hartman, and Assistant Director Brian T. Baker.
Questions? Comments? Concerns?
If you have any questions feel free to email me at RyanOLearyFilms@gmail.com
Come be a part of something special!
Kickstarter video cinematography by John Callejas and Ryan Lynch.
Sound editing by Alex Fulton.
The song "Take Me Back" is used with permission from Broadcaster.
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Access to the "A Mother Knows" weekly video blog. Once a week during the month of July, Lori Hamilton will be video blogging in character as Roy's mom, Debra Offerman. This is exclusive content that will only be available to Kickstarter Backers.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $10 or more
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All of the above, plus instant streaming access to "A Bloody Mess," the short film that inspired "The Backseat."
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All of the above, plus a copy of the Witness My Jehovah demos on CD in DIY packaging. This will contain the demos of all of the Witness My Jehovah songs as originally recorded by The Rangebears AND the final versions of the songs that will appear in the movie.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $30 or more
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All of the above, plus a multiple disc DVD compilation of every short film I made in film school. This will also be in DIY style packaging.
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All of the above, plus a multiple disc Blu Ray compilation of every short film I made in film school. This will also be in DIY style packaging.
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All of the above, plus a Kickstarter exclusive 11x17 signed poster.
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All of the above, plus Lori Hamilton will leave a personalized message on your voicemail (in character) and a dozen homemade cookies.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $200 or more
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All of the above, plus Lori Hamilton will record an outgoing message on your voicemail (in character).
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $250 or more
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The labor package: I will be your employee for one full eight hour day. I will edit your film or demo reel, mow your lawn, clean your house, and provide any other creative or physical labor that isn't illegal. ***if you live outside of the NJ/NY area, you'll have to reimburse me for travel expenses***
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $500 or more
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Rewards 1-8, plus Lori Hamilton will call someone on your behalf (your boss, ex, etc.) and tell them off or say something positive about them. The choice is yours!
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Rewards 1-8, plus an Associate Producer credit in the finished film and on IMDB.
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Rewards 1-8, plus an original song written just for you that will be played during the movie.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
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Rewards 1-8, plus an Executive Producer credit in the finished film and on IMDB. This looks great on a resume, and if you'd like, I'll tell people you were involved from the very beginning and an essential part of the development of the film.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013
