"DRIFT" - A Short Film by Jim VendiolaOrganized by Kinosaur Films |
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10/07/10:
Please remember to re-visit www.DriftFilm.com very soon, as the official DRIFT website will be up and running in a few days time! From the Press Kit: Director's Statement
drift
—noun 1. the course along which something moves; tendency; aim. 2. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 3. Linguistics. gradual change in the structure of a language. 4. a heap of any matter driven together. 5. a meaning; intent; purport: the drift of a statement. —verb 1. to be carried along by currents of water or air, or by the force of circumstances. 2. to wander aimlessly 3. to be driven into heaps, as by the wind 4. to deviate or vary from a set course or adjustment. Last winter I started to write a film about a chance encounter between two individuals. It quickly became a story about two strangers: one of whom places an online ad, to which the other responds. During a phone conversation they make a headlong and somewhat mysterious decision to meet one another. This occurs on a Tuesday morning, with both strangers consciously abandoning their respective nine-to-five jobs for the whole day. DRIFT is a film largely about sudden, temporary autonomy. A single day made free and unpredictable. I tried to imagine the awkwardness and ineloquence of their first meeting: how they would interact and communicate, how it might unfold and evolve over a relatively brief period. I shared an extended, ongoing dialogue about these ideas with non-professional actors (and material collaborators) Annie Siffermann and Dan Boldon, who also happen to be real life newlyweds (and who also perform together in their four-piece, vintage pop rock band, Sleepovers). Annie and Dan’s general, shared pool of actual early experiences with one another helped shape much of their performances during the partially improvised scenes that occur. Regarding the film’s title, I was surprised to find that the word “drift” carried so many different meanings, and that many of them described the film’s plot and themes so well. Frequently it describes some change of course—either active or passive—with references to both the regular (perhaps monotonous) course from which an object or being deviates, and the unknown destination towards which it (perhaps inexplicably) moves. DRIFT is a film that I created, a bit more thematically than literally, from a personal space. I imagine and hope that its depiction of modern, youthful human experience, neuroses, and (both real and imagined) truths are broadly relatable. -Jim Vendiola, 2010 SAVE THE DATE: DRIFT Premiere! 11/21/2010
 ALSO: It's the final two weeks to contribute (and get your name in the credits, grab a DVD, and passes to the premiere)! ChipIn donations end on 10/7/10! No amount is too small! For those who can lend support, we are offering the following THANK YOU GIFTS for online contributions of specific levels: $25+ -YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS $50+ -YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS -LIMITED EDITION DVD OF "DRIFT" FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION $100+ -YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS -LIMITED EDITION DVD OF "DRIFT" FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION -2 VIP TICKETS TO THE PREMIERE & RECEPTION OF "DRIFT" (2010 DATE TBD) $300+ -ASSOCIATE PRODUCER TITLE IN CREDITS -LIMITED EDITION DVD OF "DRIFT" FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION -4 VIP TICKETS TO THE PREMIERE & RECEPTION OF "DRIFT" (2010 DATE TBD) You will receive an email shortly after your contribution, requesting the contact info necessary for your Thank You Gift(s). ***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION*** ***DONATIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE*** ***YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS A DONATION ONLY, IT IS NOT AN INVESTMENT*** (Questions/Comments? E-mail me!) Annie + Dan's Audition, 2/28/10
 Dan + Annie perform "Sleepovers are Fun," which will also appear on their forthcoming 7-inch through HoZac Records. Would You Rather Mail Your Donation?
Apologies for not mentioning it earlier: if you'd like to donate, but would much rather mail a check or money order (made payable to Jim Vendiola), please send it here. And you can always e-mail me with any additional inquiries. Cheers, Jim Your Lovin' Gives Me Such a Thrill, But Your Lovin' Won't Fund My Film (I Need Your Money)!
Hi Folks! My new short film, DRIFT, is well underway. Cameras officially start rolling at the end of this month: March, 2010! I'mreally hoping for all the kind and generous help I can get, as we'recurrently collecting donations to cover the film's whole budget. ButI'm confident that it's a very realistic goal: $2,200 in the next 2.5 weeks!! Your donations will be directly applied to all production-related expenses (helpingto pay our cast/crew, food/travel costs, equipment rentals, and all thepost-production necessities that will help the film look/sound great). I've got really high hopes for this little film (15-30 mins in length), and am aiming for international festival exposure.I'm hoping that your generous assistance can help this film go places!Also, if you happen to be short on the $$, but happen to be a socialnetworking celebrity (or have lots of friends, a big online readership,or web presence otherwise), I'd love it if you could pass this page—andthe DRIFT Facebook page—along accordingly!! Thanks for your consideration! Sincerely, Jim Vendiola (Writer-Director) No amount is too small. For those who can lend support, we are offering the following THANK YOU GIFTS for online contributions of specific levels: $25+ -YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS $50+ -YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS -LIMITED EDITION DVD OF "DRIFT" FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION $100+ -YOUR NAME IN THE CREDITS -LIMITED EDITION DVD OF "DRIFT" FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION -2 VIP TICKETS TO THE PRIVATE PREMIERE & RECEPTION OF "DRIFT" (2010 DATE TBD) $300+ -ASSOCIATE PRODUCER TITLE IN CREDITS -LIMITED EDITION DVD OF "DRIFT" FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETION -4 VIP TICKETS TO THE PRIVATE PREMIERE & RECEPTION OF "DRIFT" (2010 DATE TBD) You will receive an emailwithin 1 month of your contribution, requesting the appropriate contactinfo necessary for your Thank You Gift(s). ***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION*** ***DONATIONS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE*** ***YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS A DONATION ONLY, IT IS NOT AN INVESTMENT*** (Questions/Comments? E-mail me!) [ed. note: apologies for these typos. they're not our mistakes, butactually formatting glitches on the page, clumping words togetherbeyond our control!] SYNOPSIS
Boy places ad. Girl responds to ad. Out of the blue, two complete strangers decide to play hooky, wondering where exactly a winter's day together might take them... Starring: Annie Siffermann and Dan Boldon Featuring Music by:
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