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Introducing “BASILISK”🎬 

Support our crowdfunding campaign for the upcoming Detroit-Based horror film about our manipulative relationship with technology! We’re so excited to finally announce this project publicly as for the several past months my team and I have been hard at work in development and pre-production. But now we’re coming to YOU! ‼️

With your support, you can help us tell a story that comes in at a very important time right now, especially with growing generative AI directly threatening any artistic medium out there, but especially film. In appreciation for your support, we are offering incentives for each tier of donations too! 

If you’re interested in donating to the project, or want to find more information, check out the Seed&Spark page linked in bio and stories. And if you know anyone who may want to support Detroit based independent film or the arts in general, shoot this their way!

Thank you so much for your time and consideration and I hope that with your efforts and ours, we can all bring this film to life! 🖤
-The Basilisk Team

CAST AND CREW:

Writer, Director and Editor: @jchisik
Lead Producer: @milesthedirector
Lead Actor, “Tree Stick”: @cookieisenberg
Director of Photography: @sam_grima
Gaffer: @griffinbergers
Creative Producer: @emmalundgren31
First Assistant Director: @x.raymar
Lead Prop and Special Effects Artist: @leahbarringerartt
Fabricator, Additional Prop Artist: @carnru
Colorist: @bvkaashi

Special thanks to our campaign video guest star @freddie.mustard !

There are 24 HOURS LEFT of the Basilisk campaign!!! We are at 98%!! And only a little under $200 to our goal 😱 there’s still awesome tshirts available and plenty of cool incentives so if you’ve been meaning to donate and haven’t yet the time is NOW! 💣💥

Thank you SO SO SO much to everyone who has gotten us this far! All of the support has meant so much and we are so excited to start on production soon!

👕👚 New limited run t-shirts are now available through pledging $35 and above on our Seed&Spark campaign page! These are exclusive through supporting the film in these final days of the campaign, so make sure to get one before the window closes or we sell out!!

Once you make your donation, the Basilisk team will privately send a Google form your way to collect shirt size and delivery address!

Thank you everyone and check out the campaign through our link in bio 🔗 or at seedandspark.com/fund/basilisk

🚨🚨WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE FINAL TEN DAYS!!🚨🚨

Now with $5,600 raised, we are so close to reaching 100% of our final goal!! Now’s the time for one last push! Please help the Basilisk team bring this campaign to the finish line so we can finally make this happen!

Support by going to the link in bio 🔗 or seedandspark.com/fund/basilisk

I’ve been cranking out the first storyboards for the film and excited to show them off. ALSO theres 11 days left until the campaigns over, if you haven’t already and want to donate visit the link in bio 🔗

New Gen is back!! 🍿✨ 2.19-21 will be the 4th annual film fest. A curated lineup of short films designed to highlight new perspectives, with filmmakers joining for a Q+A afterward.

Featuring shorts that span across genres, this is your chance to see some truly unique stories in film!

At @davistheater with @newgen_filmforum

This is an artist highlight for @jchisik who directed the films featured above

$20 admission per day
Ticket Link in bio // in person tickets available, but might sell out

New Gen is back!! 🍿✨ 2.19-21 will be the 4th annual film fest. A curated lineup of short films designed to highlight new perspectives, with filmmakers joining for a Q+A afterward.

Featuring shorts that span across genres, this is your chance to see some truly unique stories in film!

At @davistheater with @newgen_filmforum

This is an artist highlight for @jchisik who directed the films featured above

$20 admission per day
Ticket Link in bio // in person tickets available, but might sell out

New Gen is back!! 🍿✨ 2.19-21 will be the 4th annual film fest. A curated lineup of short films designed to highlight new perspectives, with filmmakers joining for a Q+A afterward.

Featuring shorts that span across genres, this is your chance to see some truly unique stories in film!

At @davistheater with @newgen_filmforum

This is an artist highlight for @jchisik who directed the films featured above

$20 admission per day
Ticket Link in bio // in person tickets available, but might sell out

Have you had the chance to check out our awesome campaign incentives yet? For more information and to claim these items and support the film, visit our Seed&Spark link in bio or at www.seedandspark.com/fund/basilisk

$10 INSTAGRAM SHOUTOUT! 🙌💬
Your name will be shouted out and thanked on our official instagram page @basilisk_thefilm

$25 BASILISK ZINE! 📖🖨️
A digital Zine will be sent to you from the production
-Plus all other incentives below tier

$50 INVITATION TO EARLY ONLINE SCREENING + SPECIAL THANKS IN THE CREDITS! 💻🙏
Invitation to an online early works in progress screening, and your name listed as a special thanks in the credits!
-Plus all other incentives below tier

$100 CUSTOM LETTER AND SPECIAL PRINTS! 💌 📝
Mailed Letter with exclusive prints of pre-production artwork, plus a special thanks in credits
-Plus all other incentives below tier

$200 EXCLUSIVE BASILISK T-SHIRT! 👕🖤
Custom comfortable and high quality Basilisk T-Shirt
-Plus all other incentives below tier

$500 ORIGINAL HAND ILLUSTRATED SIGNED AND FRAMED STORYBOARDS! 🖼️ ✍️(1 OUT OF 4 CLAIMED)
Own a limited signed and framed original copy of one of the storyboards from the film!
-Plus all other incentives below tier

$1000 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT + IMDB! 🎬💼
Credited as Associate Producer, receive IMDB credit, and get a private independent screening for the film.
-Plus all other incentives below tier

Stepping behind the scenes of Basilisk, an upcoming short film from Detroit filmmaker @jchisik . This project lives in the tension between the familiar and the unsettling, using surreal storytelling to ask a simple but heavy question: how do we keep ourselves human in an increasingly invasive digital world? CineSnack joined as production support during the project’s crowdfunding shoot, with Sam on D.P. duties and Griffin shaping the light alongside Jack and an incredibly thoughtful crew. Even in these early stages, the process is driven by experimentation, intention, and a director deeply involved in every creative layer. @basilisk_thefilm is currently completing funding. Head to the film’s page to learn more and support what’s shaping up to be a bold piece of cinema.

Now that the crowdfunding campaign for “Basilisk” has officially launched, here’s some deeper insight into the project, why we need your support, and the team that will be working on it! 🎥🎥🎥

If you’re interested in donating to the film, visit the link in bio to see our campaign page!!

Now that the crowdfunding campaign for “Basilisk” has officially launched, here’s some deeper insight into the project, why we need your support, and the team that will be working on it! 🎥🎥🎥

If you’re interested in donating to the film, visit the link in bio to see our campaign page!!

Now that the crowdfunding campaign for “Basilisk” has officially launched, here’s some deeper insight into the project, why we need your support, and the team that will be working on it! 🎥🎥🎥

If you’re interested in donating to the film, visit the link in bio to see our campaign page!!

Now that the crowdfunding campaign for “Basilisk” has officially launched, here’s some deeper insight into the project, why we need your support, and the team that will be working on it! 🎥🎥🎥

If you’re interested in donating to the film, visit the link in bio to see our campaign page!!

Now that the crowdfunding campaign for “Basilisk” has officially launched, here’s some deeper insight into the project, why we need your support, and the team that will be working on it! 🎥🎥🎥

If you’re interested in donating to the film, visit the link in bio to see our campaign page!!

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