Okay, it’s probably nothing so dramatic as that, though it would solve the age-old question, “if you kill a mime, does he make a sound as he dies?” Except this is a silent movie, so…. Ah never mind!
My nephew-in-law? neice’s husband? –ah heck, he’s family, in any case– is working on his senior project to graduate from film school, and is looking for some help with funding via Kickstarter. He’s the director on a short film about two mimes who find their livelihood threatened when a street magician sets up in their park. The film will be shot as a black and white silent movie, just to make things more challenging.
I’m in, of course, though they could have got more money out of me had they offered a level where you get lunch with the director. I’ve yet to really meet Peter (twenty seconds at the wedding dinner doesn’t really count), and I intend to tease my neice about this for some time yet.
Anyway, there’s more information in the video below and at the link above. If you can spare a few bucks to help out not just Peter and all the other students involved with this production it’d be appreciated.
On the other hand, as a free perk for my support they apparently have named their main characters after our cat and our previous dog.
Lunch with the director… Hmmmm…. Good idea! Caitlin Walton, you want to clue in Alexis? This is a good idea.