Gatineau — 2021 marked the official launch of Illusions’, a crime web-series, Kickstarter campaign. Created by Annie Coutu (Producer) from Aïsha Productions and Aïsha Cloutier (Junior Producer and screenwriter), the campaign aim to fund, at the very least, the pilot of the show.
Although this is their first goal, the two woman do not stop there. They have already planned stretch goals that would grant them the possibility of producing the whole 6 episodes of the first season.
Season 1’s synopsis: Illusions tells the story of Damon Host, a young assassin working for the Agency of D.E.A.T.H., who finds himself accused of a murder he didn’t commit. Determined, Damon will try to prove his innocence with the help of his greatest passion: illusionism.
In order to enter production, for the pilot only, it is 367,000$ CAD that are needed and a little more than 2,000,000$ CAD for the first season. Being launched on Kickstarter, it means that every pledge gives something to the backers. Many options are available going from exclusive behind-the-scene content to a full day on set shadowing the director plus an executive producer credit. Some Add-ons, such as an embroidered-denim jacket and an official deck of cards will also be made available to the backers throughout the campaign.
With this web-series, the two producers wish to break stereotypes. Released on YouTube, Illusions will present no less than 5 different languages (Main language being French) being spoken on screen in the first season only (subtitles will also be available in multiple languages), what it is like to live with anxiety, and physical abuse against men.
The campaign is running until October 14th, 2021. Link to the campaign: www.kickstarter.com
For questions or interviews, please contact Aisha Cloutier at : 819-663-4090 or acloutier@aishaproductions.ca
