Fund This: Opposites Attract On Indiegogo With ‘Emergency Contacts’

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Project Name: Emergency Contacts

Asking For: $3,500 on Indiegogo

Amount Raised Thus Far (At Time Of Post): $1,365

Days Remaining In Campaign (At Time Of Post): 24

Description: Two ladies living in the city are getting ready to share their adventures with the world. Laura Hankin and Jane Bradley are the creators and stars of Emergency Contacts, a planned web series currently seeking funds on Indiegogo.

Hankin and Bradley describe the protagonists of their series as “two mismatched, socially-inept roommates as they navigate life in the big city.” That on its own won’t turn any heads, but the next line forecasts a wacky, unique lineup of situations. “You can expect: a ‘Beauty & the Beast’-themed hallucination sequence, an Empire State Building employee with anger issues, a laundromat shotgun wedding, and more,” it reads.

On the character side of things, Hankin and Bradley are clearly going for an “odd couple” setup. Their rapport is on full display in the project’s pitch video.

Creator Bio: Hankin and Bradley met when they were both cast in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest. As they put it, “we’d come offstage giggling so much we nearly peed our petticoats.”

Best Perk: If you kick in at least $25, Hankin will create a Mad Lib for you. She says it will be “friendship-themed,” which sounds significantly less lewd than the Mad Libs I used to make in third grade.

Why You Should Fund It: The basic plot and setting of Emergency Contacts will sound familiar to viewers who watch a lot of indie web series, but what impresses me about Hankin and Bradley’s project is the number of angles with which they plan to approach their themes. By pairing a cheery extrovert with a quiet homebody, Emergency Contacts can hit a lot of different emotional beats. It can be mirthful and sarcastic, pithy and extravagant, quiet and bombastic, and a lot of other unusual combinations. Judging from the scope Hankin and Bradley have planned for their episodes, that sort of variety is exactly what they have in mind, and their project is therefore one worth looking into.

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