Financing / Crowdfunding : Westover - A Crime Feature Film by Nash Sibanda

Hi there! This is the feature film debut of a collection of Master’s students from Bournemouth University, an attempt to do something bigger and bolder than anything we’ve ever done before. My name is Nash Sibanda, and I’m the film’s writer and director. WESTOVER is a crime drama. A gambler, a hit-woman, a call-girl and a conman, and the city that threatens to consume them all. JAMIE is a compulsive gambler, who falls into debt with RICHIE, the crime lord of Westover City. MARIA, Richie’s right-hand – and Jamie’s ex – gives Jamie a gun; he’ll pay off his debts in blood. Jamie’s young wife EMMA has fallen for her boss, NICK, a credit fraudster. He’s in love with a young call-girl, SADIE; he puts together fake credit cards for her, and behind his back she brings this information to THEO, a detective who’s agreed to protect her from the law in return. The film tells the story of how the lives of these characters are built up and torn down, and the results of the choices they make. Some things never change, no matter how hard you try to fight them – and this is true for us as filmmakers, where nothing matters unless the story is worth it. The most important thing is that we’re trying not to think of it as a student film, but rather as a feature film being made while we’re still students. We want it to be a film that wider audiences can enjoy, one that doesn’t just talk to students and indie filmmakers, but to all kinds of moviegoers. Please have a look at our campaign page, and have a watch of our campaign video! Thanks so much for reading this, and hopefully for clicking through! http://igg.me/at/westover/x/3290832