Time was, back in the early heyday of crowdfunding campaigns, that independent films looking to raise their budget through fan donations was unique and unprecedented. Nowadays, it’s relatively commonplace. For a project to really standout, it would need to offer something truly special for backers, not merely the usual digital copies, t-shirts, and posters. With Fiendsgiving, a holiday-themed slasher movie from writer-director Clarke Wolfe (Malum, late of this parish) and producer-star Samm Levine (Freaks & Geeks, Inglourious Basterds), backers will get, in effect, a crash course in making their own movie.
Participants in the Fiendsgiving IndieGoGo campaign will be able to join livestreams from production meetings, special effects tests and from physical production on set, plus post sessions in the edit bay. The filmmakers will also release sample documents including budget breakdowns and production check lists, giving contributors an unfiltered look at the highs and lows of independent filmmaking.
“It’s no secret to anyone that our industry is at an inflection point and securing financing, even at a micro-budget level with filmmakers that have years of experience feels incredibly challenging,” says writer/ director Clarke Wolfe. “We see an opportunity with this campaign to provide access and information cinephiles don’t normally get while also making a holiday horror movie that genre audiences will love.”
Wolfe—a former contributor to Nerdist, who will always be one at heart—is a horror aficionado who has parlayed that into a successful career as host, writer, director, and actor. Listen to Clarke on a recent episode of Laser Focus, talking with me about adapting horror to the screen. She said Fiendsgiving will take inspiration from modern slashers like You’re Next and The Strangers as well as seminal holiday horror, Bob Clark’s Black Christmas.
The campaign seeks to raise $50,000 to shoot the opening sequence starring Levine as Xander, a douchey tech bro on his way to a Thanksgiving meal with his mother, estranged sister and long term, long distance, low commitment, casual girlfriend Taylor. Unfortunately for Xander, he crosses paths with a masked assailant…and The Gobbler is born!
Wolfe and Levine are veterans of movie sets and will offer backers an unprecedently look behind the scenes, as well as the ability to attend virtual interviews and watch livestreams of days on set. It’s basically like a Masterclass in indie filmmaking that will also result in the opening scene of a slasher movie.
To support the Fiendsgiving campaign, or for more info, visit the official IndieGoGo page. As of this writing, the project is 8% funded with a little over a month left.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Instagram and Letterboxd.
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