http://www.indiegogo.com/QUEEN-OF-SOCA-1I posted this to help spread the word about an independent movie production
Kevin Adams left Trinidad at the tender age of 14 to live abroad in New York. In 2001 he attended Brooklyn College where he pursued a degree in film production with a concentration in screenwriting. Upon graduating, he returned to Trinidad for Carnival for the first time in 2006. After witnessing Carnival, this was his inspiration behind writing the movie, "Queen of Soca." Spending time in Morvant Trinidad and growig up in La Canoa he was able to connect to the pass and how life can be difficult for the average youth. In order to help the youths of impoverished communites they sometimes need inspiration, and that's what "Queen of Soca" is about, a rags to riches story. The impact will teach most people that no matter what, you should never give up as we don't know what tomorrow will bring. This is a very ambitious project on a very low budget. Our main goal is to develop the local film industry by creating jobs, and enhancing the existing skill set of local technical professionals. We also aim to engage and harness the business sector of T&T by bringing Caribbean stories to the forefront. We strongly believe that if we don’t begin to create the necessary film & TV productions based on our own culture, it is hardly likely that we will be able to influence the world with our arts and culture. Our film incorporates two initiatives, youth and education as well as arts and culture and is currently employing/training youths as interns and production assistants in the departments of sound, lighting, directing, cinematography, art direction and script development through the Trinidad & Tobago Film Company who are the main funders of our film. We are in need of $14,000 USD for production and post production. In production, equipment rental such as lights, the red camera, sound, grip equipment, paying a crew of 20 people for 30 days, catering, and transportation. In post-production, we need an editing facilty with an editor along with a 1000gig external hard drive. If you own a business and can't provide cash but can assist with catering, transportation, airfare, hotel, equipment or other, we will be happy to accomodate that. You can also email a check: TriniGoodfellas Video Production c/o Glenford K. Adams US address: 1317 Prospect Place Brooklyn NY 11213 Trinidad Address: 89 Louise Horne Phrase 4-2 Malabar Arima Trinidad West Indies If you cannot give cash donation but you can contribute as a PA or providing catering or craft (snacks) or transportation for crew and cast, we would like to hear from you. queenofsocamovie@gmail.com. Last but not least, we would ask of everyone to please spread the word about our Movie, it is just as valuable as a donation. Thank you
