# Too Soon

Empower award-winning filmmakers to change the entertainment industry

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/too.soon
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:137597
- Last updated: 2026-06-20T05:01:09Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-20T09:24:45Z

## Quick facts
- A romantic comedy about a young widow and widower who meet the day of their spouses’ funerals
- Our goal is to raise $800k through crowdfunding in order to secure top talent.
- Award-winning filmmakers - Austin Film Festival’s Screenwriters to Watch List
- Previously worked with Imagine Dragons, MarVista, Tubi, Le Cours Florent, and more
- A low budget genre film with high return potential (ROA not guaranteed)
- Diversity goals for cast and crew & better working hours for all
- Supplementing budget via seamless brand integrations and product placement
- Partnering with grief professionals and other companies supporting grief communities

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:88855: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:88856: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## Story
So many of our favorite movies involve death, but very few of them show us how the lover left behind copes with the loss of their person. And no films (to our knowledge, at least) have told a story where both love interests have suffered that kind of loss. Too Soon will be one of the first films to tell this kind of story. Our plan to involve grief professionals and real life experiences in the creative process will bring authenticity to this romantic comedy about working through grief while finding love again. With Too Soon, we also commit to approaching the film industry differently. We want to make it more ethical and equitable for those in front of and behind the camera.The story follows Freya, a former singer-songwriter turned elementary music teacher, and Gus, a professional music producer. Both of them are coming off being caregivers, sorting through young widowhood, and figuring out how to solo-parent their young kids, Bianca and Julian.Their families are trying to show up for them, but Freya’s mom, Wendy, is preoccupied with what other people are thinking and her sister, Elle, is a bit MIA. Meanwhile, Gus’s brother, Chuck, and his brother-in-law, Henry, are walking on eggshells and heaping on the pity.It’s a lot. But with romance the furthest thing from their minds, Freya and Gus are able to cut through the noise and form an ad-hoc, music-therapy style support group. As they create and grow together over the period of a year, understanding each other’s grief and finding an audience for their music, they become more than just collaborators and eventually more than just friends, forcing them to face the music and ask, is it too soon?Filling a Gap in MoviesEquality in FilmmakingPrevious WorkThe Anxious Taxidermist:An award-winning musical comedy about a young woman who uses her secret passion for taxidermy to cope with debilitating anxiety. Curated Series:In this short-format comedy series, an aspiring mom influencer decides to livestream her home birth in a desperate attempt to boost her following.Watch the SeriesTarzan:An immersive, highly physical adaptation of Tarzan of the Apes that utilizes aerial acrobatics and large-scale puppetry to explore themes of societal expectations and gender roles.Low Budget, High Return Potential Making movies has always been expensive. Many movies made in Hollywood cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make. Our creators, Jeff and Aurora, have made all of their previous projects on much smaller budgets, while still delivering high quality content. Romcom's are a genre that can be made less expensively and we believe that we can make Too Soon look and feel like a higher budget film for a fraction of the cost.Once Too Soon is finished with post production, we plan to secure a talented marketing team to kick ass and take names... and also get everyone to watch our movie.For the festival run we plan to hire a sales agent to help us secure the best distribution deal(s) possible. Those options include but are not limited to: Sale to a Distributor, Domestic Theatrical, PPV, SVOD, Pay TV, Cable, Network TV, Foreign Theatrical, Foreign SVOD, Foreign TV, Airline and Military.After our festival run, if we are not able to secure a deal that we feel best represents our investor's interests we plan to pursue the fast-growing self-distribution model that is proving to be highly successful for many independent films.We are currently securing financing before going into pre-production. If it takes longer than 3 months to secure our budget, the timeline will adjust accordingly.There is high risk associated with investing in independent film and we cannot guarantee success. Do not invest anything you can't afford to lose. There is also great potential for reward and your investment could yield high return (not guaranteed). Even in these turbulent times, audiences are consuming more and more media and many buyers are looking to independent film to meet those demands.Yes, as a genre film sharing a new and unique perspective, Too Soon has great potential to be successful. But more than that, it has a message that is needed today. Be part of bringing that message to the screen by joining us today.If you have any questions or would like to meet with us to discuss your investment, send us an email: toosoon@snjproductions.com

## FAQ
1. **Will investors recieve 1099's or K1's and when is the last day to invest?**
   - Hello Corinthius! From what we understand based on WeFunder's FAQs, because we are an LLC, you will receive a Schedule K-1 in tax years where the LLC incurred a taxable gain or loss.
2. **1. With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes going Will this production be filing for an exemption?   2. If the project is postponed indefinitely due to strikes, will it be resumed later or completely abandoned in favor of something new once the strike is over?   3. How oft...**
   - 1. We’ve pushed our timeline so that we will be filming in spring/summer of 2024. Hopefully the WGA and SAG-AFTRA will have come to an agreement, if not, and if our budget reaches the SAG threshold of more than $700,000, we plan to file for an exemption. 2. We are passionate about this story and so we will resume with this project if we are postponed for any reason including the strikes. 3. We aim to update investors weekly while the campaign is live and then quarterly afterwards. 4. We plan ...
3. **Hi, 1. When is the last day to invest? 2. Since this is a long-term investment that could possibly generate returns for quite a while indefinitely, are we able to include it in our wills like we would with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. so that after our passing, any future...**
   - 1. Stay posted on Wefunder for an update on when our campaign will close. 2. We suggest you counsel with your Personal Financial Advisor.

## Team
- Aurora Florence (Creator and Director)
- Jeff Dickamore (Creator and Director)
- Summer Bellessa (Producer)
- Tiffany Rampey (Consultant)
- Mariah Eames (Strategy and Development)
- Esther Pielstick (Strategy and Development)

## Q&A
- Q: 1. With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes going Will this production be filing for an exemption?   2. If the project is postponed indefinitely due to strikes, will it be resumed later or completely abandoned in favor of something new once the strike is over?   3. How often will updates be given after the campaign closes?   4. As for taxes, will the accounting firm be delivering K1's to investors before the regular season's April tax deadline, or will investors have to file for extensions? I've unexpectedly encountered this issue with other productions. So I thought I'd ask.   5. Have your past productions turned a profit for investors, and if so, how long did it take?   6. For expansion and franchising, will investors be given the opportunity to invest in the series or musical adaptations? Or will investment in the film's current LLC include participation in any of those ventures?   7. Will 50% of net profit returns be paid in perpetuity?   8. If the film's LLC is ever dissolved or goes bankrupt after the film's release, how will that play out for investors?   9. As time goes on, years after the film's release, will investors still receive updates and proper tax filing documents?   10. Will investors be given notice for the years in which they are to expect tax documents from the LLC?   11. Will there be some sort of investor center or service with a contact number or email in case issues or questions ever arise?
  - A: 1. We’ve pushed our timeline so that we will be filming in spring/summer of 2024. Hopefully the WGA and SAG-AFTRA will have come to an agreement, if not, and if our budget reaches the SAG threshold of more than $700,000, we plan to file for an exemption. 2. We are passionate about this story and so we will resume with this project if we are postponed for any reason including the strikes. 3. We aim to update investors weekly while the campaign is live and then quarterly afterwards. 4. We plan to deliver K1’s at the beginning of the year so that you have time to file your taxes within the deadline. 5. This is our first crowdfunding campaign! We are excited to see how this could potentially benefit our investors. 6. This reg CF campaign is limited to the success of the film. If we decide to franchise, we plan to give our Too Soon investors the opportunity to invest again. 7. Yes. Investors will be pained quarterly in perpetuity. 8. Only invest what you are willing to lose. 9. Yes. 10. Yes. 11. You can contact a team member at toosoon@stnormajean.com with any questions you may have at any point and we will happily speak with you!
- Q: Hi, 1. When is the last day to invest? 2. Since this is a long-term investment that could possibly generate returns for quite a while indefinitely, are we able to include it in our wills like we would with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. so that after our passing, any future returns can be paid out to whoever is listed in our will? I also posted some previous questions, but I haven't received a response yet?
  - A: 1. Stay posted on Wefunder for an update on when our campaign will close. 2. We suggest you counsel with your Personal Financial Advisor.
- Q: Will investors recieve 1099's or K1's and when is the last day to invest?
  - A: Hello Corinthius! From what we understand based on WeFunder's FAQs, because we are an LLC, you will receive a Schedule K-1 in tax years where the LLC incurred a taxable gain or loss.
  - A: Also, our close date is still TBD, but we hope to secure financing for the film this fall.