Losing

What would you do if your own body became your worst enemy?

Meet Dominic Hoey a.k.a. Tourettes. 

Outspoken political views, a dark sense of humour and in-your-face tattoos mean that he tends to polarize people. He has never shied away from confrontation in his music, his writing or his live performances but since being diagnosed with the degenerative bone disease Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.) he now faces a daily battle with his own muscles and joints that cause near constant pain.

There is no cure for this condition. In one sense Dom is ultimately fighting a #Losing battle. To combat the symptoms of A.S. the hard-partying hip-hop punk is now living a vegan lifestyle with yoga and meditation. 

Our film is about the effect A.S. has had on Dom's identity and practice as an artist. A.S. has stripped Dom of the physicality of his performances so he has swapped stage swagger for a typewriter. Now this born performer only has his words to connect with and hold an audience. Are they enough?

#Losing has been selected by the Loading Docs Initiative, an incredible launch pad for NZ filmmakers. Because they wanted to see this film get made too, Loading Docs, along with principal partner NZ on Air, the New Zealand Film Commision, and Te Mangai Paho, have started us out with an awesome $2,000 dollars and support for Post Production. What's more they will also match your Boosted donations dollar for dollar up to another $2000.

Additionally, we're excited to have the good people at Fee Langstone onboard as Match Donors as well, thanks Fee Langstone!

So think of it this way: every dollar you give is worth three!

However, we don't get any of that money unless we can reach our Boosted campaign goal so we need your help.

Your sponsorship will go towards outfitting a talented crew with quality cameras, lenses, microphones and everything else they'll need to help us make Dom's story leap off the screen, we also plan to film a live event that you'll hopefully be able to attend!

We want to make #Losing something special that can shine a light on a situation many people suffer in silence and show that coping with something life threatening can be positively life changing.

Cheers!

Stjohn, Damian & James. 

Who we are:
Stjohn Milgrew - Co Director
A Multimedia artist, Photographer and Filmmaker, who has been documenting New Zealand music and its Hip-Hop culture for over two decades.
Damian Golfinopoulos - Co Director
An editor, writer, director who has worked in news and investigative journalism for the past five years. Director of 12 well received music videos and a Vimeo staff picked short documentary.
James Kerr - Producer
Promo Producer, Technical Director and Editor in broadcast T.V.