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SynopsisIt's been called (spoiler alert) "Grey Gardens if they were murdering people."

And yes, they can shoot gusts of wind from their mouths, but it's about so much more.

Tone & Style

Fun fact: since 2018, B&W movies have racked up 34 Oscar nominations.

Theme

🎬 For more on the creative, the short film and Director's Treatment deck are attached. 🍿 Or just click that cal link and let's talk about it. 🧑‍💻

OK business time - Let's talk movie industry 🎥

• The rise of streaming has niche-ified (should be a word) entertainment.
• Studios are only concerned with taking enormous bets on movies for the masses.
• Ad-based streamers are changing the revenue game.
• It’s the interesting/ weird/ new stuff that breaks though (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Barbarian, Skinamarink).

Horror is booming. 👻

• “How horror became Hollywood’s safe bet in a scary box office climate” - LA Times
• “Horror is booming, experiencing a sustained era of growth and diversity that is comparable to only superhero movies and animation.” - The Ringer
• We’re in an era of “prestige horror” where directors like Jordan Peele and Ari Aster have brought horror to the mainstream, and wider, everyday audiences are joining an already huge community of horror fans.
• "‘You can make the films inexpensively and you have a built-in audience that is relatively forgiving ... they are devoted to the genre, they believe in it' ...This dedication to the genre means that film studios are almost always guaranteed to make money on their investment.” - CNBC

Business plan / Distribution

Our distribution plan is similar to most independent films:

Budget / Investment

This is how our SAG Ultra Low Tier budget ($300k) breaks down:

To show our gratitude, and bring our investors further into the creative process, we've included the following tiered perks:

Here's some hypothetical math for a middle-of-the-road possible scenario:

But let's look at some actual numbers for movies with similar elements to The Sisters! (ex. female-led, B&W, no big star, and/or horror comedy), who followed similar paths:

*Information compiled through American Film Market, Indiewire, and professional film researcher Stephen Follow’s Horror Report.

The Team!

Look at all these beautiful professionals and the fancy places they have worked for and with.

Go watch the proof-of-concept short film that Comcast cable put on TV!

Got questions? Email [email protected]

Or let's just get on a zoom 👉 https://calendly.com/sisters-movie 👈