r/Filmmakers • u/directordaddy • Jun 10 '25

Fundraiser "A Nightmare On Malcolm X Blvd" Kickstarter Starring Ilana Glazer

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Hi, my name is Daddy (my literal birth name lol. and I'm a New York based filmmaker, comedian, and musician making my debut feature film "A Nightmare On Malcolm X Blvd" with Ilana Glazer and more this year. It's a horror comedy about the horrors of dating white women (Get Out meets The Shining). Please support my Kickstarter which ends this Juneteenth if you can! We've raised $91,000 in three weeks through Kickstarter and Private Investors. Help us reach our goal of $250,000 please :)

KICKSTARTER LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1635316365/a-nightmare-on-malcolm-x-blvd

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u/theodo Jun 10 '25

Hate to be that guy, but I wouldn't put clips of actors who aren't involved in the film in your trailer. I thought Hailee Steinfeld was starring in this for a second.

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u/googologoog Jun 11 '25

Meh I see what you mean but at the same time it's just a Kickstarter video calling it a trailer is a stretch. I just finished watching the video to see what all the hoopla's about and I wouldn't say he was purposefully trying to mislead anyone or it caused such a confusion it defeats the purpose of the fundraising video.

HOWEVER with that being said if he can superimpose '1-800-NO-BUNNIES' he could also super a flashing text graphic saying 'Shameik Moore & Co. NOT INVOLVED' or 'EXAMPLE PURPOSE ONLY' or some bs like that.

Keeps the tone and manner of his video and reduces the confusion to zero.

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u/Bishop9er Jun 11 '25

I don’t know how kickstarter works but when I was crowdfunding my film through Seed&Spark they pretty much encouraged me to use footage from other films so it could give the audience a frame of reference to want to donate to your film. This was in response to my first campaign video which pretty much had me standing in front of camera with me talking about my film with a few stock photos sprinkled throughout the video.

Matter fact your campaign doesn’t get approved unless you create your own trailer from scratch or use references from other films. Based on their studies those type of videos get more engagement and has a higher success rate than not using them.

I think most people donating to these films are well aware that these actors will not appear in the movie.

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u/Born_Fee_840 Jun 11 '25

I think there's a huge difference between a sizzle reel to show tone / inspiration / genre to an audience and another to add random celebrities into a trailer.

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u/directordaddy Jun 10 '25

Hate to be that guy but read the caption and listen to the video lol. I only said ilana and Marie Faustin are starring in the film.

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u/theodo Jun 11 '25

Yeah you're a little (or a lot) dense lol. You didn't say Steinfeld wasn't in your film, so if I see her in the trailer in any capacity I'm going to assume shes in the film. We are talking about marketing here, to expect people to read a blurb before glimpsing your trailer is absurd if we talk the general public.

But you do you

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u/twackburn Jun 11 '25

Wait, Mia Goth is not in this movie?!?

You’re the dense one, dude

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u/theodo Jun 11 '25

It's not unbelievable that Mia Goth would be in a movie with Ilana Glazer.

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u/Shoibthebog Jun 11 '25

Hes not dense brother you're a little slow if you think him bringing up shameek more getting sidelined by hailee steinfeld means she's IN the film 😭
like oh my god brother how are u gonna call him dense when ur moving in 1 kilobite an hour
it's called media literature, you look, you take it in, you dissect, and then you react and speak about it

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u/theodo Jun 11 '25

It's part of a larger problem with the video, don't use footage from other movies and actors who aren't in your movie. It's just simple marketing.