BIG PANTS

BIG PANTS is about Michael, a young boy who comes home with a black eye. When his mother fails to get any information out of him, she turns to her friend's child Kiki, who just happens to visit at the right moment.

£817.00
raised of £800.00 goal
Funded
30 Backers
Genre
Drama
Scope
Short
Seeking funding for
Production
Campaign type
Flexible Funding
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    BIG PANTS

    Genre
    Drama
    Seeking funding for
    Production
    Scope
    Short
    Campaign type
    Flexible Funding
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    Logline: Michael gains a black eye, a sibling and an appreciation for large trousers all in one afternoon.

    Summary: After arriving home early from school with a black eye, Michael nurses his new wound as his mother Michelle unsuccessfully tries to find out what happened. When Kiki, the child of Michelle's church friend, arrives to deliver some authentic Ghanaian cuisine, she seizes the opportunity to have them find out the truth.

    BIG PANTS is a story about the siblings we only meet once, the fight to be yourself and how cool having a tamagotchi is. A sweet little story about masculinity, gender identity and solace found in community, right on your doorstep. It's a short and sweet story about a passing moment in time - one that may not seem like much to one person, but shapes the worldview of another.

    Visual Style: As a short and sweet summertime film, our visual references lean towards bright and warm - like a hug, and like the story itself.

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    We've got a brilliant crew already and support from Casa Creative Studios, VMI and Perfomance Insurace who are helping with studio space, equipment and some insurance costs already. But filmmaking is expensive and we're fundraising to help with the rest of our insurance costs, set design, costume, expenses, catering etc!

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    By donating you'll enable us to build a fully realised living room within the walls of Casa Creative Studios. Our production designers will be able to make Michael's home feel lived in and real. We'll be able to get the uh, BIG PANTS (we can't say much more on this - spoilers and what not!), pay expenses for our crew who are all kindly working on a voluntary basis - and feed them well at that!

    And when all is said and done, we'll be able to submit our little film to festivals! We can't do it alone and all your help is much appreciated! Plus, we'll have some neat little rewards too!

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    Writer / Director: Jojo Bossman

    Jojo Bosssman is a writer/director currently based in Bristol, focused on telling stories for your heart, from their heart. Jojo likes to tell dramatic stories that aren't as dramatic as they are heartfelt, focusing on being human and being hopeful. When they're not doing that though, they work in the camera department across feature films, high end TV, music videos, short films and more - giving them the insight and experience to tell stories to a professional quality. Jojo hopes to focus on writing and directing more this year, starting with BIG PANTS.

    Director's Statement: I think we need more stories about the nerdy Black boys. About feeling an outcast on top of that lonely feeling that comes from being a Black boy anyway. I want to tell stories that not only feel real to the world I've known, but are real to those living it too and haven't been shown on screen before. I love kind cinema. I love stories about friends, and stories about human connection. I love those little moments in time we live that pass by in the blink of an eye but stay with us forever. BIG PANTS is all of those things and I hope we can do all of those things justice. I hope we can start being the change we want to see in the stories we tell.

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    Producer: Ruth Chavez

    Ruth Chavez is a Bristol based producer from Birmingham and a recent graduate in Film and Television at the University of Bristol. Since graduating, she has worked within production assistant roles for various short films and commercial projects around the UK with Perspective Pictures, Beeston Media and Red Hat Productions. Ruth is currently taking part in Silver Strand pictures factual TV development training programme and working towards setting up her own production company later this year, focusing on short films and music videos.

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    Director of Photography: Ant Belle

    Ant Belle is a Camera and Lighting assistant based in London, working in Film, TV, Documentary and High-end Commercials. Having spent the last two years as a Camera Trainee and mentee under internationally renowned DP’s Kaname Onoyama, Oliver Ford and Nathalie Pitters, BIG PANTS is Ant’s first short film as a Director of Photography. Ant strives to achieve bold, striking visuals in their work through an appreciation for vintage glass, balanced compositions and vivid hues reminiscent of film-emulation. Ant’s cinematography takes influence from the work of Christopher Doyle and Tak Fujimoto, through which they are thrilled to communicate Jojo’s heartfelt story of overcoming isolation to find human connection.

    We have more amazing talent working on this film! From our production designers Mariam Adesokan and Ellen Lynch, to our gaffer Mía Yánez-González De Bulnes and sound recordist Chaya Luxford - BIG PANTS has only the best of the best working to make this story a reality.

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    Thank you for checking out our little film! Anything and everything is very much appreciated, from sharing with friends to donating as little as £1! We can't wait to share BIG PANTS with the world!

    £817.00
    raised of £800.00 goal
    Funded
    30 Backers
    BIG THANK YOU

    A massive thank you for supporting our film! Every donation means the world to us, so everything from £1 upwards gets you a spot in our credits as a thank you from us!

    £1.00
    BIG SCENES

    A look behind the scenes of BIG PANTS with a collection of BTS photos showcasing the process behind the film!

    £10.00
    BIG POSTER

    A high resolution copy of our poster! Includes all previous rewards!

    £20.00
    BIG SCRIPT

    A digital copy of the director's script, with all the markings and scribbles made during the making of the film! Lots of embarrassing notes from Jojo to Jojo, and who doesn't want that? Includes all previous rewards.

    £30.00
    BIG PRINTS

    A physical postcard/print, sent straight to your door - if you're in the UK that is. All previous rewards included.

    £50.00
    BIG ASSOCIATE

    This reward nets you the associate producer credit for BIG PANTS along with all previous rewards. We think it sounds cool, being an associate producer and all, don't you?

    £100.00
    BIG EXECUTIVE

    WIth this reward, you gain the executive producer credit for BIG PANTS along with all previous rewards (apart from the associate producer credit, you can't be both but being an exec is top dog stuff so you don't really lose out on anything, you only win)

    £200.00