Question 1

Where can we watch the movie Scrap?

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Hi Lawrence, Thanks for checking out my campaign for SÉANCE! My 1st feature film SCRAP, is currently in the final stages of post-production. I wrapped filming in August of 2021, and just 4 months later it is already picture-locked, color-corrected, and deep into the sound mix and music licensing. :) I am working hard to complete it in Jan/Feb 2022. The next step will be festival submissions and then the World Premiere announcement! You can follow along on the journey of that film on my social...

Question 2

HI Vivian and Rachel, first of all, I'm so glad you are back on Wefunder! It was an honor to be the Lead Investor for Scrap, and in the process I saw so clearly how talented, well-connected, and knowledgeable you both are. I also saw how incredibly respectful you are of invest...

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Hi Alan, We’re glad to be back, and very proud of how many of our SCRAP investors have chosen to return for another film with us! This is a great question, as the pandemic continues to impact our industry, like so many others. I’m actually quite excited to see how independent film evolves over the next few years and I expect we’ll see more innovation and more fresh voices. The financial burden of producing a film safely during Covid has actually hit independent film harder than studio films, ...

Question 3

Hello, can you provide an estimate of returns that investors made from your previous film. Thank you.

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Hi Vikram, Lawrence asked a similar question below, so forgive me if I'm repeating myself a bit. :) Our 1st feature film, SCRAP, was funded entirely on WeFunder in April 2021. It is currently in the final stages of post-production. We filmed it in July/August of 2021, and just 4 months later we've already got it picture-locked, color-corrected, and are well into the sound mix process! That's an incredibly fast turnaround for a feature film! If you'd like to chat about SEANCE and my overall st...

Question 4

Your team was truly impressive with fundraising and investor engagement for SCRAP and you're continuing that with Seance. Will you eventually consider an equity round in your A Season of Rain production company so we can make a long-term investment in your team?

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Hi Scott, thanks so much for the kind words regarding SCRAP! We absolutely plan to continue with the same level of investor engagement on SEANCE. We want our investors to feel like they are truly part of the filmmaking process with us. In regards to A Season of Rain, that is absolutely something we have discussed! Vivian and I are developing several more projects with additional collaborators. We hope to announce a slate of projects at some point in the near future and invite investors into A...

Question 5

It seems that the goal is reduced to $300k from $550k. Can you explain the reason for the same?

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Hi Aniruddha, Thanks for the question! $300,000 is our campaign’s minimum goal, so Wefunder shows that as the “first” goal for us to meet. We set $300,000 as our minimum raise because it is the bare minimum for which we can make SEANCE. Once we’ve hit that minimum, I believe the meter should automatically update to reflect our maximum Wefunder goal of $550,000. This is our target budget for the film and will allow us to put more money into locations, costumes, props, and camera rentals, all o...

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