Dear Supporters,
You may have noticed a fall in updates here, but that is because Turtlist Media is embarking on its biggest project to date!
This winter, we’ll be producing a narrative short titled, Doughboy. It’s a dark comedy about a superfan of Data, the Asian kid from The Goonies, who feels a calling to continue his late father’s “American dream” of making funnel cakes as easily accessible as the American hot dog. He builds a mobile funnel cake machine suit inspired by Data and becomes an instant success. A new local celebrity, he is dubbed “The Doughboy”. It appears this business may really be coming true until he is confronted by a militant activist group protesting the name of his business: Data’s Funnel Cakes.
The script has been written and the team has been gathered. Now begins the journey of making it happen and we’ll be putting up weekly posts to keep you updated on its production. SO!…
Week 1
Yesterday we were approved to launch our Kickstarter project. In order to make this movie happen we need to raise at least $2200 to pay for the cost of production. I’m currently working with Teyu Chou (Chicago) and Richard Ford (Michigan) to create a bunch of images for marketing, costume, and storyboards. Here are a few preliminary drawings.
The short is slated to shoot in Little Tokyo, LA from Jan 17-23. Stay tuned to find out how you can help Doughboy come to life!
Best,
Jason Lee
Founder
