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Project Name: Strangers
Asking For: $15,000 on Indiegogo
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Amount Raised Thus Far (At Time Of Post): $7,365
Days Remaining In Campaign (At Time Of Post): 29
Description: A good comedy web series needs its fair share of weirdos, and what better place to find those weirdos than on Airbnb? The room renting service is the central plot device for Strangers, an upcoming web series from creator Mia Lidofsky.
Strangers centers around Isobel (Zoe Chao), a young, frenetic woman who is forced to rent out a room in her apartment after breaking up with her boyfriend. She proceeds to find her home occupied by a rotating procession of colorful characters, who drive the plot in each episode. “There will be a birth, there will Tinder dates, there will be so much dancing, and lots of love, and a lot of pain,” explains Lidofsky in her pitch video.
Creator Bio: Lidofksy cut her teeth working in New York City, where she served as an assistant to director Jesse Peretz on projects like Girls. Peretz, who also directed the film Our Idiot Brother, is an executive producer for Strangers.
Best Perk: Backers who contribute $100 can receive a poster designed by artist Teddy Blanks. The poster can be seen on Strangers‘ campaign page.
Why You Should Fund It: The pitch video for Strangers reveals a sharp style that breathes life into the project. Isobel shows promise as a fun, somewhat reckless protagonist, and the set build around her reinforces this messiness. Strangers is going to be full of entropy, and that chaos will work well with the constant supply of characters who will stream through Isobel’s room for rent.
The project has already received a fair bit of recognition. Lidofsky won a spot in the 2015 edition of the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women, and as she works on Strangers, she will learn from talented filmmakers like Transparent creator Jill Soloway. With this tutelage behind her, we expect Lidofsky to bring a refined and polished lens to her new series.
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