“CONSELHO”

Written by Lester Platt and Peter Longno
Directed by Peter Longno

thanks for being interested in supporting this project!

What’s the story about?

"Conselho" is inspired in that epiphany moment where music takes you back to a moment in life, when probably you were the saddest or the happiest, you hear that tune and it transports you to that place or moment.

In this story, this song called "Conselho" ("Comfort" in English) takes our protagonist who is heartbroken, back to a few intimate moments with her mom, back in her country (Brazil), she sees flashbacks of her childhood seeing herself being comforted by her mom singing lullabies with the song, that nostalgic feeling overpowers the sadness she was feeling at the moment, and stands up with a more hopeful sense to move on.

IMMEDIATE EXPENSES

  • PRODUCTION WAGES

    We made production happen covering the most immediate expenses like location, G&E rentals, and food, but we still need to pay our crew who kindly worked with us on this project on Net30.
    $21,500

  • post-production

    As Peter takes the next 15 days to solidify the timeline for the short, we still need extra hands on color and sound.
    $6,500

  • distribution

    We’ll be submitting to the main Film Festivals so we need funds to cover all the submission expenses.
    $3,000

our goal

$30,000

where we are

$6,350

PERKS FOR DONATIONS

  • $500

    Digital Poster with “Official Selection” Laurels from on-going film festivals

  • $750

    Movie Poster and your name in the Credits section at the end of the short film.

  • $1,000

    Early access to the film and screening events, credit in the film plus previous perks.

3% Cover the Fee

All money will go to cover production expenses, giving you access to specific perks. Someone from our team will contact you soon!

WE’RE offering a 10% return for investments higher than $3k

An investment between $2 and $5k will automatically make you an Associate Producer, your name will appear in the credits, and allow you to be at an early screening event, anything higher than $10k+ will make you an "Executive Producer", this provides prestige and can be valuable if you're planning to network in the industry for future projects.

We're also open to having investors buying screen time if that's something that interests you, it won't be a lead role but we always can create supporting roles into the story, so you can be part of the cast.

the money would be paid back with a 10% return on a 6 months cap, this may happen earlier but this timeframe gives us time to recoup through grant and fundraising venues.

Meet the production team

  • LESTER PLATT

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / WRITER

  • ANDREW BARRERA

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / CINEMATOGRAPHER

  • PETER LONGNO

    DIRECTOR /EDITOR

  • JENNY DE LA FUENTE

    PRODUCER

 FAQs

  • Yes we do! We just need to add a 3% transaction fee to the final amount

  • Production is set to be April 3-5th in Downtown Austin TX

  • We’re planning to have a rough cut by the end of April, with a master cut by early May, we’re planning to publish the final version by Mother’s Day, as the story falls heavily on this theme.

  • That’s great! We will get in touch with you directly and probably jump on a video call, sho you can meet the core team directly, a contract would be sent out to you with the specific amount of investment, and the rest happens when we get the funds back in 6 months.