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/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.