8$: Short Film ‘For The Love Of Unicorns’

Posted on January 12, 2014 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. The projects selected for 8$ are not endorsements by 8Asians. (To be considered for 8$, we highly suggest you not harass the writers or the editors of 8Asians.)

8A-2014-01-12-ForTheLoveOfUnicornsWHO: Erin O’Brien (Director) & Alice Y. Hom (Producer)

WHAT: Kickstarter project: For The Love Of Unicorns

Kylan, a young Asian American girl, believes in unicorns. The carnival is coming to town and claims to have a real live unicorn. Kylan and her mom are entertained by the spectacle of the carnival and eagerly await the magic, but what happens next is a testament the power of hope and community.

At the heart, this a short film about queer utopia, Asian/American utopia, and mixed race utopia. The young girl, Kylan, represents the hope that when we speak out and organize, one day, we can live in a queer utopian world where, even though everyone’s unicorn may look different, they can all dance together under a glittery rainbow.

WHEN: Deadline to contribute is Saturday, February 1, 2014 (9:03pm EST).

WHY:

We love unicorns. Love them. Unicorns are awesome.

We want to offer that sprit of hope and optimism of unicorns through this little dream of a short film. For the Love of Unicorns is a film about believing in believing.

We need your help to realize this dream and we are asking you to support the film through this kickstarter. Your donation will help us pay for production and post-production costs – location, food for our talent and crew, editing, and animation. You are supporting a cast and crew of Asian Americans, mixed race people, queer people and people of color ( and a queer, mixed race, Asian American woman of color director) who are all working to make this dream come true.

We are in pre-production now, getting set to shoot in February, and the film will premiere May 4th, 2014 at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!

About jozjozjoz

jozjozjoz is a taiwanese-american gal who lives and blogs underneath the hollywood sign and who doesn’t clean her fishtank unless the fish starts to do the backstroke. she is also able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but cannot stop from bumping into door handles, cabinet doors, and anything else that protrudes or has a sharp edge. she does not run with scissors for this same reason. she can pet the fur off a dog but don’t ask her to go anywhere near a horse. or a moth. or a roach. her dealings with L.A.’s finest (aka the parking violations department) are legend, as are her giant sneezes. Other than the two too many joz’s, jozjozjoz is a perfectly normal, relatively sane individual who defies the odds, reaches for the stars, and carries moonbeams home in a jar. She’d rather be a fish… but not in her own dirty fishtank. http://www.jozjozjoz.com
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