The Sin

Dreams are apt to be confused with reality. They give height to behaviour in the waking state.

Kia Ora everyone, we are in the final year of our Screen Production degree at AUT. This is our last project and we're super keen to make this one memorable. The goal is to acquire industry-like skills and share meaningful content with our communities. We have written a seven-minute short psychothriller that we intend to add to our portfolios and use to enter into a bunch of film festivals around Aotearoa.

ABOUT THE FILM:

The Sin follows 16 year-old, Frankie, who comes face to face with a past horror. A traumatic event in her life comes back to haunt her, leaving her to question her faith, morals, and guilty conscience.

THEMES:

This film explores themes of guilt, anxiety, and religion, and follows the process of accepting our past actions. We want to touch on the connection between dreams and spirituality, and how dreams can sometimes be a means of communicating with the dead.

WHY WE NEED YOU!

We all know making a film requires money. We're hoping to raise fifteen hundred dollars to fund this production. This money will go towards our:

• Set design
• Props: a bed, a door and frame, crucifixes, and art supplies
• Costumes
• Our amazing actors
• Spoiling our amazing crew with yummy treats and an alarming amount of coffee

If you're willing to hop on board and bring this one to life, it would mean a lot to us. Big or small, anything helps. We'd be delighted to have you on this journey.

MEET OUR CREW:

Writer & Producer: Jessie Jeffreys

Hey fellow creators! I'm Jessie, currently completing a double major in Journalism and Screen Production. I'm originally from Wales, but am living in Aotearoa. I love putting pen to paper and coming up with out-of-the-box ideas. I'm super excited to be one of the minds on this project and I look forward to making this film a reality.

Director: Tara Alfay

Hello, friends of the Internet! My name is Tara, I'm a creative thinker interested in film, music, and art. Half Iraqi, half Filipino, living in New Zealand. I love to transform my observations into meaningful stories and enjoy the bits in between.

Executive Producer: James Nicholson

Director of Photography: Bharati Sonu

Sound Recordist: Cameron Carter-Chan

Lighting Specialist: Kimberley Landkroon

Production Design: Jessie Jeffreys & Tara Alfay

Editor: Tara Alfay

MEET OUR CAST:

"Frankie" played by Tate Agnew

"Angela" played by Teresa Wakelin

"Louisa" played by Mikayla Scrymgeour

We're thrilled to make this one a reality.

If it interests you, follow our Instagram to see more of our journey.

Thank you enormously,

Your producer, Jessie

Your director, Tara