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Black Boots

A son must save his father before he becomes a victim of ethnic cleansing

New York City, New York
United States

Project Status: Fundraising

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Tags: blackboots drama war asonmustsavehisfather shortfilm ethniccleansing videotapedmassacre bosnia violence human humanrights srebrenica

Synopsis: is a dramatic film about a father and son caught on opposite sides of the ethnic strife during the Civil War in Bosnia as Serb Forces overrun the U.N. declared "safe-area" of Srebrenica during the summer of 1995.

Ivan, the father, is being transferred as part of a prisoner exchange between the warring factions, unaware that the old men and boys will soon fall victim to their former countrymen.

Nenad has joined "The Scorpions" as a way to get his estranged father across the front. Instead he witnesses the horror of having to watch Ivan dig his own grave.

Now Nenad must devise a way to free his father while the other soldiers stand guard and videotape the torture.

Their heartbreaking reunion will reveal evidence that Bosnian Serb Forces were guilty of Ethnic Cleansing.

Inspired by actual events, Black Boots is an allegory about family, heritage and politics.

Black Boots is an IFP (Independent Feature Project) sponsored project.

IndieGoGo URL: http://www.indiegogo.com/BlackBoots

FUNDING

Goal
$2,000

How will these funds be used?
Funds in this phase will be allocated for food and lodging for crew and actors

VIP PERKS

$20	Friend	- Your name will appear in the End Credits - A weblink to view the film on line
$100	Supporter	- Your name will appear in the End Credits - A DVD screener of the finished film
$250	Contributor	- Your name will appear in the End Credits - An autographed DVD of the film - An autographed Poster
$500	VIP	- Your name will appear in the End Credits individually listed under Supported by: - An autographed DVD of the film - A framed autographed Poster - Invitation to the wrap party
$1,000	Associate Producer	Your name will appear in the End Credits individually listed as an Associate Producer - An autographed DVD of the film - A framed autographed Poster OR framed conceptual art panel - Invitation to a screening of the film in NYC
$5,000	Executive Producer	- Executive Producer Screen Credit - Invitation to the wrap party - Invitation to a screening of the film in NYC

HISTORY

June 30, 2008

Fundraising Expired
($1,065 of $5,000)

Funds use: Funds in this phase will be allocated for food and lodging for crew and actors

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What makes Black Boots different?
By juxtaposing a fictional relationship of a father and son against the Ethnic Strife, Black Boots distills a situation that is steeped in a complex history of culture, religion and geography that dates back hundreds of years into one that an audience can understand.

A son must save his father.

Our intention is for the viewer to imagine the isolation and fear that engulfed the population of Bosnia and ultimately the hope when the videotape is brought out of the woods.

Supporting films with a social conscious transcends the subject matter of the film itself and allows those who contribute to be part of the collective voice for a more equitable world. These films bear witness to atrocities that are lost in the age of 24-hour news cycle and fall outside the political will of governments. By supporting this project, you provide a voice to those that were silenced.

At its core, BLACK BOOTS is a story about Human Rights.

What is the name of the legal entity behind this project, if any?
liquid courage productions

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