When it's impossible to be who you are, you become someone you are not.

When a producer starts raising funds for a project, many people suggest crowdfunding.  However, since celebrities have started using the already overcrowded platforms, it’s more difficult than ever to raise money.  It has forced the teams to be even more innovative.

Crowdfunding campaigns have two goals: raise funds and create awareness of the project. Generally, the producers offer incentives to give something of value to the donors while pitching the project.  Most incentives have little practical value.  They are more thank you gifts, given to show gratitude to the donors.

Completely Loyal to Me is taking a different path to raise the initial production funds.  Instead of gifting pictures, posters, mugs, etc, we have created T-shirts that promote all Indie films.  We believe that each time an Indie film is produced and becomes successful, it makes it easier for the ones that follow to achieve the same goal.  The shirts support Indie films as well as age, gender, and ethnic diversity.   The project will receive nearly half of the purchase price.  The shirts will be sent directly from the manufacturer thereby taking the production team out of the middle and speeding up the process.  The shirts come in many sizes,  two colors, and both short and long sleeves.  The links lead to the purchasing pages.

https://www.bonfire.com/do-you-support-indie-film/

 

https://www.bonfire.com/supporting-age-gender-and-ethnic-diversity160/

 

Completely Loyal to me is a dark comedy feature film with the suspense of Hitchcock and the slapstick of the Keystone Cops. It is comparable to the Family Plot, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Deathtrap, and Honey Pot.  Its primary goal is to entertain.  However, it will also serve as a reminder of what life was really like in the 1950s when rampant discrimination was the norm. A women’s right to personal and physical autonomy has been once attacked by those who have already stated that the LBGTQ community is next in line as they work toward turning the nation into a Christian Theocracy  

Samuel and William James were twin flames who loved each other and were very happy until the rumors and grumblings started about their relationship.  Margaret was the mastermind behind her and George’s cons. They traveled the world romancing others out of fortunes. Samuel married Margaret to shield his relationship with William James.  She accepted, believing that he, like the others, would be an easy mark.  When Margaret’s business acumen started the rumors that she wore the pants in the family, Samuel looked for a way to put her back in her place.  He couldn’t let her go without exposing his secret.  Instead, he tried to force George to leave. It was the mistake that cost him his life. Yet, even in death, Samuel continued to control Margaret.  The terms of his will bound her to the estate and William James.  Heartbroken, Williams James was forced to stay silent.  He couldn’t expose the murder without their relationship being revealed. Stuck with each other, they agree to work together.  When William James meets Lennette and Gary, he sees a way to free himself and get revenge.

If you believe that women have equal rights, support the LBGTQ community, or if you just think that many people need to learn how to mind their own business, please support our efforts to bring Completely Loyal to Me to the screens of the country and the world.  Please visit our website to learn more about our project and how you can become an important member of our team as an investor or distributor.

https://www.kaleidoscopefilmandtelevision.com/

 

 

 

 

What happens when you mix suspense of Hitchcock with the slapstick of the Keystone Cops?

 

When it is impossible to be who you are, you become someone you are not.  This is the core element of Completely Loyal to Me.  The 1950s was a time of McCarthyism, segregation, and discrimination.  People spied on each other, making it nearly impossible for a person to be their true selves even in private.  When a person is forced to pretend to be someone they are not, they become vulnerable to others and their own dark impulses.  However, the era was especially hazardous for women and the LBGTQ community. Women were considered property with little to no rights. To have any power in their lives, women had no choice but to lie and manipulate. Thought of as deviants, who were threats to society, gays were brutalized and murdered.  To save themselves, both needed to hide their true selves or risk becoming social outcasts or victims of violence.

Completely Loyal to me is a dark comedy feature film with the suspense of Hitchcock and the slapstick of the Keystone Cops. It is comparable to Family Plot, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Deathtrap, and Honey Pot.  Its primary goal is to entertain.  However, it will also serve as a reminder of what life was really like in the 1950s. 

Samuel and William James were twin flames who loved each other and were very happy until the rumors and grumblings started about their relationship.  Margaret was the mastermind behind her and George’s cons. They traveled the world romancing others out of fortunes. Samuel married Margaret to shield his relationship with William James.  She accepted, believing that he, like the others, would be an easy mark.  When Margaret’s business acumen started the rumors that she wore the pants in the family, Samuel looked for a way to put her back in her place.  He couldn’t let her go without exposing his secret.  Instead, he tried to force George to leave. It was the mistake that cost him his life. Yet, even in death, Samuel continued to control Margaret.  The terms of his will bound her to the estate and William James.  Heartbroken, Williams James was forced to stay silent.  He couldn’t expose the murder without their relationship being revealed. Stuck with each other, they agree to work together.  When William James meets Lennette and Gary, he sees a way to free himself and get revenge.

 

We are looking for investors. We have started negotiations with a distributor, but nothing has been made official. Additionally, we are looking to product place a soda and beer that was available in the 1950s and today. Each will be mentioned by name at least twice, have at least 20 seconds of screen time, and have one of their 30-second retro-commercials aired in their entirety. We would also like to place a radio station with the same parameters. Its call letters will be mentioned on-screen at least twice. 

 

If you believe that women have equal rights, support the LBGTQ community, or if you just think that many people need to learn how to mind their own business, please support our efforts to bring Completely Loyal to Me to the screens of the country and the world. 

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Another investor for the studio and the projects fell through. To be honest, I'm getting discouraged. It seems that it is easier to start a career than it is to restart one. I refuse to give up, which means the only thing left is to succeed. But I need your help.

The shorts Completely Loyal to Me and Showtime were going to relaunch my career by showing what I can produce. Due to circumstances beyond my control, Loyal to Me was filmed but never made it through post-production. I have repeatedly asked about Showtime but have yet to get an answer. I suspect the same thing happened. Loyal to Me has the lowest budget. It’s a dark comedy feature film that combines the suspense of Hitchcock with the slapstick of the Keystone cops.

In the 1950s appearances were more important than reality. People had to hide who they were to be accepted and safe. But that wasn't easy. Secrets were hard to keep. McCarthyism had neighbors spying on each other. Those who were different, even in private, were ostracized, especially women and the LBGTQ community. Women were supposed to be daughters, wives, and mothers. If they did work, it was only in secondary jobs, which had little pay and no power. They were expected to quit once they married. Men were the heads of the households, who made all decisions and controlled all the money. To have any power, women had to manipulate and lie. However, the LGBTQ community had it much worse. To even be suspected of being gay, could be a death sentence. Discrimination was rampant as was the brutality that more often than not went unpunished. They were considered mentally ill and a threat to society, especially to children. They were laughed at and scorned. Most stayed in the closet. They hid behind relationships with those of the opposite sex and by showing aggressive disdain toward those who were perceived as gay. These factors set the stage for the murder, blackmail, and revenge of Completely Loyal to Me.

"And thus, like the wounded oyster, he mends his shell with pearl"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Romancing their way into fortunes, Margaret and George meet their counterparts only to learn the tragic reality of a cliché.

Margaret and George were a team, who used their considerable charms to romance others out of their fortunes. Margaret marries Samuel to inherit his millions only to learn after his untimely death that the terms of his will bound her to the estate and Samuel's manservant, William James. Changing their strategy, Margaret and George get married. Instead of traveling the world to find new marks, they use the mansion to lure. them into their web. William James reluctantly agrees to help. When he meets Lennetta and Gary, William James realized that he has found who he had been seeking. Manipulating the meeting of the couples, he moves forward with each believing that he is their ally. It is only when their cons come to fruition that they realize he has another agenda.

 

Although I will continue to seek funding for the studio, I’m also going to try to fund the individual projects. I’ve been making contacts for product placement, but that takes time. I’ve also considered doing a crowdfunding campaign. But that takes a great deal of time and energy more often than not it yields very little money of which the platform and PayPal take a percentage. So, I’ve decided to ask for your support to produce Completely Loyal to Me. I have put a donation button on the webpage. If you have the will and the means please support our efforts to bring Completely Loyal to Me to screen. The only incentive I have to offer is that of an electronic copy once it is finished. It could take up to six months for you to receive it. Even if you are unable to donate, please share my request and website so the six degrees of separation will bring miracles into our lives.

Thank you.

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