The Martini Shot
"Every director thinks they're God. He is one."
A film by Stephen Wallis
The pitch
Stephen Wallis is a writer-director whose work explores mortality, art, and the absurd. The Martini Shot is his most personal feature to date.
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Stephen Wallis is a writer-director whose work explores mortality, art, and the absurd. The Martini Shot is his most personal feature to date.
What this film is
An existential comedy that follows an ailing movie director as he shoots what he believes to be his final work of art. What starts out as a normal movie ends up being an exploration of mortality and one's profound effect on the world.
Why we're raising
The Martini Shot pairs Matthew Modine with a remarkable ensemble — Stuart Townsend, Fiona Glascott, Morgana Robinson, Jason London, John Cleese, and Derek Jacobi — in a story that walks the line between Fellini and Charlie Kaufman. Backers come in alongside committed equity to close out the final tranche of financing for a confirmed shoot on the Cliffs of Moher.
Choose how you back this film
- Digital screening pass
- Name in credits
- Behind-the-scenes newsletter
- Everything in Supporter
- Signed digital script
- Monthly producer Q&A
- Early festival tickets
- Set visit (one day)
- 0.05% revenue share
- Associate Producer credit
- Premiere invite (+1)
- Co-Producer credit
- 1% revenue share
- Speaking role consideration
- Lifetime royalty statements
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Insider tier and above get invited to monthly producer calls during the shoot.
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