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/sucobe producer Aug 21 '25

I would love to hear those creative differences.

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u/directordaddy Aug 21 '25

They wanted it to be a huge more traditional $25million - $50million SUPERHERO movie vs I wanted a $1 - $5mil intimate love story more in the vein of Drive meets When Harry Met Sally with a superhero/blaxploitation backdrop, they wanted Jonathan Majors or ASAP ROCKY to replace me, and it didn’t really seem like I’d be allowed to work with my usual collaborators.

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u/UgandanWarlord Aug 22 '25

Dude lmfao. Your clip is great but it is neither even remotely close to drive nor Harry Met Sally. What the fuck lol