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ABOUT THE FILM
Adrian Vale believes his Ascendent status is a reward. He is wrong.
After a compliance screen at a company mixer, Adrian learns his BioValue has dropped below maintenance cost. He is stripped of citizenship and sent to Swift Serve, a fast-food facility where the Six-Minute Rule governs life and death.
If you collapse, you have six minutes to recover. Then you are declared inventory.
Adrian meets Marisol. She is working to pay off the debt of her deceased family. When the system takes everything, Adrian discovers there is still one variable it has not priced.
What follows is not on any compliance screen.
This is not a dystopian fantasy. It is a Tuesday with better lighting.
PRODUCTION STATUS
Option Agreement: Signed and executed
Crowdfundr Campaign: Phase 1 Live — The Development Seed ($35,000)
Calendar: Locked (2039 in-continuity timeline)
Script: Adaptation in progress
Composer: Eric Emerson (original score, with mentorship pipeline)
Storyboard Artist: Rachel Chavez
Production Design: Hayden Fay
Shooting: 18 days in Colorado, targeting Q1 2027
THE TEAM
Director / Producer / Writer: Northstar
Based on the novel by: Ellie Burdg
Executive Producer: Mikaela L. Pampkin
Producer: Chet D'Silva
Production Manager: Carrie Durnell
1st Assistant Director: Alicia Byrne
Producing Partner / Production Designer: Hayden Fay
Storyboard Artist: Rachel Chavez
Composer: Eric Emerson
Behind-the-Scenes: Estavon Medina
We operate under Radical Transparency and Radical Alignment. Every department head knows the budget, the schedule, and the reason behind every decision.
SUPPORT THE FILM
We are funding in two phases.
Phase 1: The Development Seed — $35,000 — NOW LIVE
Funds the author's option agreement, crew hiring, script polish, professional casting, E&O insurance, Production Design Bible, and composer advance.
Phase 2: The Production Bridge — $85,000
Unlocks only after Phase 1 succeeds. Funds the 18-day Colorado shoot, equipment, post-production, and festival deliverables.
We will never ask you to fund a bridge we have not built.
VISIT THE CROWDFUNDR CAMPAIGN
JOIN THE TEAM
Open Priority Positions:
• Director of Photography (Urgent)
• Writer / Head Writer — Subsequent Drafts (High)
• Location Scout (High)
• Casting Director (Medium)
• Sound Mixer / Production Sound (Medium)
• Gaffer / Key Grip (Medium)
• Hair & Makeup (HMU)
• Wardrobe / Costume Designer
CONNECT
For press, crew applications, casting inquiries, and partnership: info@outlawpoetdigitalfilm.com
© 2026 Outlaw Poet Digital Films, LLC. A Veteran-Owned Cinematography Studio.
All rights reserved.
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