Not happy with a film festival and film courses, Raindance are now making their own film, Love.Honour.Obey., a bondage-themed psychological thriller, Premiering September 2013
The Raindance Film Festival’s production arm, Raindance Raw Talent, has teamed up with multi-award winning Dutch production company Mulholland Pictures to produce an independent thriller titled Love.Honour.Obey., which will premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London in September 2013.
Having curated one of the world’s leading film festivals and taught filmmaking classes for over two decades, Raindance has a mission to discover, foster and promote independent filmmaking around the world, always from an active, creative and energetic angle. Raindance Raw Talent aims to produce truly independent films that are entertaining, thought-provoking and commercially viable.
Mulholland Pictures won 4 awards at the Berlin Film Festival with their film Left Luggage. Other credits include Enigma starring Kate Winslet, directed by Michael Apted, Fogbound with Luke Perry and The Discovery of Heaven with Stephen Fry.
Love.Honour.Obey. is the story of Alison, who with her husband Tom is late one night assaulted and bound by an intruder in their home. A dark kidnapping story takes an intriguing twist, as it transpires that the intruder has a mysterious vision for the married couple. A gritty psychological thriller with a haunting moral, Love.Honour.Obey. also features the use of ‘Kinbaku’ – a form of Japanese bondage which literally translates as ‘the beauty of tight binding’.
To raise the money for this feature without having to rely on studios, professional film financiers or the government, Raindance Raw Talent has decided to use an alternative form of film financing which incorporates traditional elements such as pre-sales with the new model of crowdfunding. Using the Indiegogo website, in just over 2 weeks the campaign has raised an incredible 102% its goal and is still going strong, ranking among the top 5 film campaigns on the site!
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The unique and exciting perks on the Indiegogo campaign are designed to give an insight into the process of making the film, from script to shoot, edit to premiere. They feature fly-on-the-wall viewpoints such as the full script notes between writer, director and producer, as well as the opportunity to spend a day with the cast and crew on set – and there will be even more one-of-a-kind perks added to the campaign soon!
Cult director Ate de Jong has made films in English, German and Dutch. He lived and worked in Hollywood for 8 years, and his credits include Drop Dead Fred and Highway to Hell. Ate has also directed the Miami Vice episode Missing Hours, which guest-starred James Brown and was a hallmark discovery moment for a young unknown comedian – Chris Rock. He currently resides in Amsterdam where he is a household name, equally controversial and successful.
Screenwriter Mark Rogers was discouraged from his craft by his university experience, where he was told he should not go into filmmaking due to his Cerebral Palsy. He got in contact with Raindance seeking some inspiration and a different opinion, and after reading one of his scripts Raindance founder and film producer Elliot Grove decided the opportunity was too good to miss. Funnily enough, Mark’s all-time favourite film is Drop Dead Fred. He is currently busy re-drafting Love.Honour.Obey. with Ate.
Director of Photography Zoran Veljkovic was classically trained in Yugoslavia, and has since shot 10 award-winning features, including Peter Howitt’s Dangerous Parking. Zoran has also lensed many more shorts, promos and commercials, and has been picked up awards in America, Italy, Spain, Japan, Holland and Yugoslavia.
Love.Honour.Obey. will premiere at the 21st Raindance Film Festival in September 2013.