KINDRED
From director Sayna Fardaraghi, "KINDRED" is a coming-of-age short, told through a psychological horror lens. In a stylized visual exploration of teenage anxieties, "KINDRED" follows 17-year-old Helena, as the uncertainty of her impending adulthood begins to threaten her sanity. “You exist within an infinite universe containing infinite potentials of you.” Which will you be when you grow up?
Project
KINDRED
The real fear in coming of age...
"KINDRED" is a short film that explores the uncertainty of not knowing what you want to do when you grow up. Described as Black Swan meets Lady Bird, the short will focus mainly on the idea of time running out (childhood going away and now deciding what you want to be), as well as the many versions of you there can be when there are endless possibilities in the universe.
“You exist within an infinite universe containing infinite potentials of you”.
Which version will you be when you grow up?
Why KINDRED?
Helena's fear of the future and its endless possibilities causes her grip on reality to become weaker and weaker.
As young filmmakers we know how terrifying growing up can be, we all go through it. Specifically, we want to speak to the anxieties of a generation whose understanding of adulthood is being shaped by the internet. Our goal is to create a story that will resonate with people who feel just like us, stuck in a place of uncertainty, not knowing what's right, and clinging to the innocence and simplicity of childhood times.
Our team is made up of people who are currently going through these experiences and we struggled to find this sort of existential fear in the coming of age genre. Kindred is both darkly comedic, and deeply vulnerable, encapsulating the emotional turmoil of leaving childhood and facing the future.
Updates
A month (and a bit) to go!
Hey lovely backers, we're at our VFX & Sound stage and can't wait to share this with you very soon!
For those of you who are on the poster/polaroid/zine reward scheme, please keep your eyes peeled on your emails as we'll be in contact for your postal address.
Awards Distribution 𓅺
Thank you so much to all our donors who have so generously put money forwards to bring this project to life!
First Milestone! 𓅪
We are absolutely floored by the support we’ve received for Kindred. In less than 72 hours, we have reached £5,000 in crowdfund donations...
Enlisted "special thanks" credit at the end of the film!
Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
Includes:
• Special Thanks Credit within Film
Make your films & photographs look stunning with your very own editing asset pack! This pack includes a LUT (automatic grade via Premiere Pro) mimicking 16mm film as seen in Waiting (2020), vintage 35mm film grain & vintage film light leaks. You will also have a filter to make your photographs look like 35mm film through Lightroom / Photoshop.
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew!
A set of random 35mm photos and/or polaroids used during production and taken behind the scenes of filming!
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
A signed, A3 print of the official KINDRED poster!
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
Learn how to colour-correct and colour-grade in Premiere Pro, through an interactive online session taught by Sayna.
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
Receive one of the 30 copies of the KINDRED Zine, a collection of behind-the-scenes production material, exclusive photos, script notes, concept art, and essays.
*preview image is not final product
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
• Colour grading through premiere-pro class with Sayna
How it works:
• We will reach out to you this fall
• Chat with Julian about your aesthetic and ideas
• Take a front-facing selfie in even light
• Julian does some magic - your digital makeup is yours!
Still confused? Check out this process video to see how it's made:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZypebhA5X/
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
• Colour grading through Premiere-Pro class with Sayna
A one-hour zoom session with Sayna, where you can ask for directing guidance, review project concepts, and learn about workflow!
Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
• Colour grading through Premiere-Pro class with Sayna
Become an Associate Producer, with your own IMDb profile and credit!
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Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film alongside your Associate Producer credit
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
Become a core part of KINDRED at the highest level, as an Executive Producer! Your name will appear on posters, in a featured part of the film's end credits, and you will receive your own IMDb profile and executive producer credit!
PLEASE NOTE: Executive producers will not receive an associate producer credit.
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Includes:
• Special thanks at the end of film alongside your Executive Producer credit
• Access to the online premiere of KINDRED and a direct Q&A with cast and selected crew! The premiere is set for late 2021.
• 1 Polaroid from production