Stages

STAGES is a music film that tells the story of two mid-career musicians forced to come to terms with the challenges of making a living off of your own creative output. While telling a very specific story about the career challenges and pitfalls of musicians, STAGES is really a film for a global audience struggling to find both purpose and meaning in their work amidst a rapidly expanding gig economy.

$500+ Two tix to an Austin screening
$1,000+ Two tix to an NYC screening
$2,500+ Original prop from film and signed poster from tour
$4,000+ Special Thanks, Original prop from film, signed poster from tour
$7,500+ Featured "Special Thanks or Very Special Thanks", original prop, signed poster and t-shirt from the tour
$15,000+ Associate Producer credit to read “AP credit in the end titles of the Picture"
$25,000+ “Producer” credit in the main titles of the Picture.
$50,000+ “Executive Producer” credit in the main titles of the Picture.
$250,000+ Company credit in the main titles and such credit shall be displayed prior to the title of the Picture.

The STAGES producers have made dozens of features, successfully steering them through production/post, festival circuits, and distribution.
Pulse Films (2019 Shots Prod Co of the Year) will EP the film. They have made 35+ films including Bikram, American Honey, and Skate Kitchen.
Pulse will assist with distribution given their success premiering films at Cannes and Sundance as well as on Netflix, HBO, and Apple.
We made a short, THE HEIGHTS, as a prototype. It had a successful festival run including a premiere at the prestigious Palm Springs IFF.
Ryan's work with Spotify has opened the doors to world-famous studios (Electric Lady, Blackbird) and venues that we'll leverage for STAGES.
Ryan works with top tier musicians such as Billie Eilish, Khalid, and Elton John and will leverage this industry experience for the film.
Ryan's commercial experience directing for Nike, Adidas, Porsche, Peloton has enabled him to build a top tier crew ready to work on STAGES.
David Ramirez, the lead actor in the film, is a successful singer-songwriter who has written a slate of original music for the film.

If $150,000 is raised:

116.25K for Production, including "Above The Line" (i.e. Cast), production costs (crew, equipment, locations, etc) and post post production (editing the film) 22.5K for Digital Advertising 11.25K for Wefunder intermediary fees

If $400,000 is raised:

300K for Production, including “Above The Line” (i.e. Cast), production costs (crew, equipment, locations, etc) and post production (editing and color) 70K for Advanced Digital Advertising (entirely in-house) 30K for Wefunder intermediary fees

Ryan Booth
Director
Ryan's first foray into filmmaking was a short film that went on to premiere at Sundance. Since then he's DP'd features that have played all the major festivals, directed commercials for global brands, and is show-running a doc series on ESPN+.

Russell Wayne Groves
Executive Producer
Russell has produced dozens of features across a wide range of budget levels and production complexities. Most recently, he produced Robert Schwartzman's latest film, The Unicorn (The Orchard/1091) as well as The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (Hulu).

Henry Proegler
Producer
Henry produced The Heights - Ryan's short film that served as a proof of concept for STAGES, as well as his short documentary, FIVE STAR. Henry is currently show-running an ESPN+ doc series for Uninterrupted and SpringHill Entertainment.

$1.00 per share

Security Type: Revenue Participation Agreement

125% of Principal + 50% of Net Proceeds