Buzzkill

✩｡:* What if your vibrator could talk? *:｡✩

Would it whisper sweet nothings or speak smack to your boyfriend?
Competing with a sex toy was not what Chris had in mind when he started dating Mia

OVERVIEW

"Buzzkill" a 15 minute satirical comedy which follows Chris and his relationship with Mia’s vibrator. After Mia’s vibrator comes to life, Chris is filled with fears of replacement and insecurity as he interacts with his imagined ‘sex god’.

Buzzkill hopes to normalise sex toys and get people talking! The film will explore aspects of toxic masculinity and the pressures sex toys it can have on relationships.

WHY THIS FILM?

~ Have you ever want to see a giant sex toy talking on screen before ??? ~

With Communication and Sex positivity at its core Buzzkill is a comedy with a strong female voice which subverts the male gaze. In an aim to challenge normative assumptions around sexual pleasure. Buzzkill is the brainchild of emerging writer director Rachel Barker and produced by Jenna Eriksen as their major project of the Master’s in Creative Practice of Film at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University.

WHAT WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT WITH

We need to raise $5000 to pay for the following aspects of the films creation;

We've managed to secure $3000 for our production so far. There's a few more things we need in order to make Buzzkill come to life:

Production Fees and Salaries Actors Fees: $2400

Crew Koha: $500

Location: $800

Art Department Pinkie Fabrication: $1000

Makeup $200

Costume $200

Post Production DCP Creation $200

OUR TEAM

Writer/Director - Rachel Barker

Producer - Jenna Eriksen

Executive Producer - Jess Charlton

Director of Photography - Tom Aitcheson

Cine Mentor - Mike Potton

Script Supervisor - Costa Botes

Intimacy Coordinator - Lori Leigh

Production Design - Ana Caicedo Macia

Costume Designer - Anne-lisa Nordrover

Makeup TBC

Lighting - Jack Arbuckle

1st AC - Adi Parige

Editor & Colourist - Sophia Chan

Sound - Sebastian Kerebs

Sound Designer - Alex Sipagiohlu

Illustration & Graphic Design - Kimi Moana-Whiting

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All donors will be kept updated throughout production and get an on-screen credit. Donations made by NZ income earners qualify for a 33% tax credit from the IRD with a receipt provided by The Arts Foundation. Please support us in reaching our goal and share this project with your communities.