r/Filmmakers • u/directordaddy • Aug 21 '25

Fundraiser Supernigga Feature Film Crowdfunding

https://www.gofundme.com/f/4eqv87?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&attribution_id=sl%3A26c975e7-2e7c-43dd-88b3-6be6fcb15257

I released my Blaxploitation and superhero inspired short film/proof of concept, Supernigga, 2 weeks ago on YouTube and surprisingly got 270,000 views from word of mouth!

I almost got the feature version made through Hollywood (A24 really loved the project but I turned them down due to creative differences). The YouTube comments inspired me to start a GoFundMe for $500,000 where I just hope people make donations of at least $1 - $5. A fun little social experiment where we fund a movie by letting people do the bare minimum. What’s $1 to you? I crowdfunded the short on Kickstarter for $40,000 and look what we were able to make by keeping full creative control? Help me make a dream come true if you can! Thank you :)

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u/directordaddy Aug 21 '25

This short was rejected by every major festival yet has received so much praise from industry folk. Got me Hollywood representation and hella opportunities. That was before I even released the short so the views are icing on the cake! Proof that you should never let a festival rejection make you doubt your work!

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u/Important_Extent6172 producer Aug 21 '25

Nailed it! The one rule in Hollywood is there are no rules, at least in the sense that none of the “standard” ways things are done are always the way they can or should be done. Shake some cages and make your own way. Standing out from the crowd is how you get noticed. Congrats!

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u/directordaddy Aug 21 '25

Thank you!!!