DELIVERANCE - CSUN Senior Thesis Film
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When a Mormon sister wife finds out about her life-threatening pregnancy, she is forced to leave her community and betray her values to save her own life.
Director's Purpose
This story is a culmination of religious trauma, the female experience, and a true story that happened to someone very close to me. In her early 30s my godmother had to choose between her own life and her child’s. Diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkins lymphoma, she was faced with a decision to either recieve the life saving care that she needed or attempt to carry the fetus to full term with risk of harming the baby.
Having another child at the time, this decision meant the future of her daughter and the entire life she built. If she never made the choice to abort that baby she would have never survived cancer. If she never survived cancer, I would have never met her. If I never met her, I would have never learned what it meant to be a performer, a friend, a mother, and a woman.
Later in life, as I grew up, I noticed the scrutiny she faced with people that I admired greatly. The people I trusted with my life shamed her for her decision. Those who claimed to be peaceful agents of the lord told her she made a mistake and whatever happened would have been God’s will. This is why I write this story. To create conversation and understanding with the ones we love. To help people understand that it isn’t about politics, but it’s about life saving healthcare and female autonomy.
Being a woman means fearing for your life and knowing you don’t have a full control. Being a woman means fighting for your voice to be heard and tuning out the pressures of hegemonic society. With this film I hope to show another perspective. The perspective of both the survivors and those who never got to tell their story.
- Writer/Director, Shae Welsh
The Crew
Writer & Director: Shae Welsh
Producer: Nyla Eugenio
Producer: Khalief Harjono
Producer: Cesar Renteria
Post-Producer: Nick Asmussen
UPM: Logan Schmidt
1st AD: Anthony Tabarez
2nd AD: Jamila Faizullabhoy
Director of Photography: Luna Bautista
Gaffer: Winston Mattwandel
1st AC: Remi Honda
2nd AC: Lilliana Rice
Editor: Sophia Fellows
Editor: Sebastian Fernandez
DIT: Victoria Hernandez
Sound: John Edward
Sound: Katja Gibson
Production Design: Aaron Vu
Art Director: Amelia Harris
Costume: Riley Pratt
Costume: Viridiana Valderama
Script Supervisor: Jacob Martinez
Your contributions will help with making our film the best it could be!
Locations: Looking into getting distinct and detailed locations to help flesh out the world of the film.
Casting: Compensating the SAG actors for their hard work in bringing the film to life with their amazing performances.
Rentals: Contributions will help with renting top tier camera, lighting, sound, and other equipment to help make the film look and sound as best it can be.
Food and Catering: Keeping the cast and crew fed throughout the long process of a film day will be vital to keep the set running smoothly and everyone in a cooperating mood.
Art Department: Paying for wardrobe, props, and set decoration to help ensure the look of the film feels as detialed and lived in as reality and making sure the directors vision comes out as close as to what was imagined.
Post Production: Funding will help with the post production side of the film, helping with things like video editing, color correction, and sound design, to make sure the film comes together the best way it can.
Marking and Distribution: Helping the film with distribution by submitting to festivals, creating a trailer for the film, and social media campaigns to help reach as wide an audience as possible.
Thank you for your contribution and we look forward to crafting the best film we can!
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