The Weekend, an Indonesian lead, romantic, grounded sci-fi film, seeks to raise funds for their production.
The Weekend is an upcoming Indonesian romantic movie written by award-winning, Indonesian director – Soma Helmi – who has a passion for genre films, especially grounded sci-fi. Soma has always been drawn to telling stories of otherness while staying true to her multi-cultural roots. The movie is co-produced by and stars Yoshi Sudarso. The Weekend seeks to raise funds which will be channelled directly to their production cost.
“We are filmmakers passionate about telling diverse API stories. We firmly believe that an Indonesian lead, romantic, sci-fi film is well overdue. The Weekend is a short proof of concept for a feature length, grounded, romantic work of science fiction. It showcases the talents of an all AAPI cast with Indonesian leads, this story explores themes that resonate in the current world – otherness, feeling of not belonging, loss, and love” says Yoshi Sudarso, the producer of The Weekend.
The fund raised will be divided and allocated to all the various, necessary, and oftentimes expensive duties and obligations that come with production, including but not limited to payment to the cast, payment to the crew, camera and lighting gear purchases and rentals, securing locations, securing transportation, ensuring quality catering and craft services are provided, locking in insurance, providing set safety, and procuring wardrobe.
For more information on how to support the project- The Weekend, kindly visit theweekendshort.com
If you have any services or items that you would like to donate or loan to our production. We would be happy to reward you with credit in the film, and in some special cases, advertising.
About The Weekend
The Weekend tells the story of Josh, a young man who is grieving his sister’s death, as he reluctantly joins a weekend getaway at his friend Michelle’s house. The weekend unravels awkwardly as Josh navigates his secret feelings for Michelle and her possessive boyfriend, Mike. To make matters worse, at night, a strange Indonesian woman visits him in his dreams, forcing Josh to question his own grip on reality. It all comes to a head when Josh finds Michelle floating face down in the pool and can’t resuscitate her. Overwhelmed with the loss of his unrequited love, Josh unleashes a massive pulse of energy that takes him on a new and unexpected path. seedandspark.com
