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U T O P I A
a short film
PREMIERS JUNE 14th at The Hollywood Theater - Portland, Oregon at 7PM
Join the quest for immortality.
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- Logline:On a quest for immortality, scientists send the first man into a digital utopian world void of disease, hardship and death. Have we destroyed God... or become him?Synopsis:While celebrating their success in assimilating Max, a lab rat, into a highly experimental computer program, Evelyn, the lead biotech at TransHuman Enterprises receives news that her fiance has been in a brutal motorcycle accident. In a last stitch effort to save him, they recklessly leap forward in their research as they rush to upload his conscious mind into the machine. Evelyn is now faced with an ethical dilemma far greater than anyone could have anticipated.This film will serve as my senior thesis at the Art Institute of Portland. Following a passion for the technical age and a quest for faith and truth, I dive full on into the science-fact world of Transhumanism.
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- Filming is complete and we are heavy into the edit! We still need funding to send Utopia into the festival circuit so every donation helps! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
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- Here is a quick OVERVIEW of the film! http://t.co/3pabP5QL
- Dropping off the fine cut of Utopia to http://t.co/mhCYt7Bo for scoring tomorrow!Mar 10, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- collaborated thus far! The edit is shaping up nicely!
- Sundance Film Festival submissions for short films (50 min or less) are open through the fall! Utopia will be submitted in August! Thank ...
- Time to sift through the rushes and pick out selects!
- THAT'S A WRAP ON TALENT! Great Gob everyone! What a fantastic day!Jan 23, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Its been two great days on set and it's a beautiful day to finish up the LAB scenes for Utopia with our outstanding cast and crew!
- Cameras rolling Friday AM!!! http://t.co/tHI7Ujxs
- We have all locations locked!!!
- We shot scene one last Tuesday! Super stoked with what we got!
- Utopia is Fully Funded!!!
- $5 dollar frenzy just kicked off! Pre purchase the film!
- 13 Hours left for fundraising! Every dollar helps! http//www.indiegogo.com/Utopia-A-Short-Film
- We are now featured on Indie GoGo's Home Page!
- We just made 50 backers!
- I just backed Short Bus for the GypsyCab on @Kickstarter http://t.co/Hs4zyUGc
- Go to our Utopia Indie GoGo page and vote on how the LAB should look!
- Donations are just flying in today! THANKS Everone!
- We have location!!!
- I just funded Trifecta on #indiegogo. Fund it too! http://t.co/5m0ICw8p
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Press Release
Director Ian Stout and his crew labored hard over three weeks, between classes and study to build a futuristic film set for their short film, Utopia, which will be showing at the Hollywood Theatre June 14th 2012.Utopia is a film about Trans Human Enterprises, a company who, while celebrating their success in assimilating Max, a lab rat, into a highly experimental computer program - their lead biotech receieves news that her fiance' has been in a brutal motorcycle accident. In a last stitch effort to save him, they recklessly leap forward in their research as they rush to upload his conscious mind into the machine. Evelyn is now faced with an ethical dlemma far greater than anyone could have anticipated.Ian Stout is a talented director who is currently working towards earning his BFA at The Art Institute of Portland for Digital Film and Video. Utopia is his senior thesis film. Utilizing both local actors and local crew Utopia is a great look into what a motivated group of filmmakers can pull off on a micro budget!
