From Aaron Allard and James Lafeur the filmmakers of the well regarded Manos: The Hands of Fate documentary “Hotel Torgo” comes Umbrella of Damocles.
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Umbrella of Damocles is a surreal dark comedy about an accidental (yet fatal) umbrella wound to the head and a friends dying wish. The film explores the duty-bound altruism of Lawrence as he becomes the adoptive father of his slain friends put-upon wife and young boy. He must chose between his ‘old country’ honor, which he was raised to respect, and the aloofness that has saturated his present life. Watch as he attempts to navigate through the tragicomic consequences of his actions in this wistful essay on the capriciousness of fate.
Having finished the film, we are currently in festival mode and are looking for the funds to submit our film around Canada and the United States.
What your donations mean:
After support from friends and family, we’ve completed our short film and are in the process of submiting it for competition to selected film festivals we feel would be a good fit for this off beat comic tale.
The money raised will simply go towards submission fees. We’ve made a plan to submit to multiple festivals over the next 6 months (Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Brantford Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Victoria Film Festival, Anttimatter, Cork Film Festival, Slamdance, Glasgow Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Hamilton Film Festival) and your money would go towards fees, a small supply of DVD’s, basic postage/shipping and transportation.
Perks:
People who donate up to $10 will receive a secure online link to view and download the film and a special thanks on IMDB. $25 donations will receive the link to the film and a link to the soundtrack along with thanks on IMDB. $50 will get all of the above and two lobby cards featuring the Umbrella of Damocles poster art and a copy of the script (signed). Donations of $100 or more get you all of the above and an Executive Producer credit on IMDB.
Aaron Allard – James Lafleur’s Previous Work:
Charlemagne Films
Hotel Torgo
Reviews
A little help from our friends:
As we know social media is a huge part of low budget filmmaking right now, so any help with sharing, liking, re-tweeting and getting the word out to other like minded people who you think might dig this would be greatly appreciated.
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Thank you in advance for anything you are able to contribute, we are humbly grateful for your help.
