Deckname Jenny - (Eine) Geschichte wird Film

Large corporations, that are putting people’s health and lives at risk, the economical exploitation of countries with an unstable economy, the acceptance of wars just to conquer new sources of fossil raw materials – In the light of an unfair balance of power in the world our protagonist Jenny and her militant comrades are forming a group of militants. Enough is enough – it’s time to take action!

But not always will there be a clear distinction between friend and foe and also big brother is watching you. Every single character has it’s own personal history that drives his or her motivation so in the end events are overturning, when there is pressure from within and outside the group. In the end even Jennys father has to take action again and face past chapters of his life.

Confronting their fears, hopes and dreams are leading the involved characters to decisions that could drastically change their own future and that of many others...

Our goal is to make a political movie, which raises questions and brings people into a state of consideration. Consideration about the social and political status quo. About independent action and the possibility to offer resistance against the current prevailing conditions and their perpetrators.

What happens to people who decide to take Action in a militant way to achieve changes which seemingly can't be altered conventionally? How do they react to inner and outer pressure? What is the result of a clash between idealism and reality?

Issues like racism, homophobia and social exclusion truly move us and we want to get a closer look at those who are standing against all this, bravely fighting to solve these issues. We want to invite the audience to get an insight into this kind of resistance or at least to consider which possibilities there are to change things actively to the better.

„Class war is reigning, it's true. But it is my class, the class of the rich, who is leading the war – and we are winning."."
Billionaire Warren Buffet (estimated personal assets:
53,5 Billion US-Dollars, fourth richest man on earth)

"Spit into the arrogant leader's soup. Let's do it together in a group."
Cashier Charlotte Meyer

Thirty people from three generations are looking for supporters to spit the rich and powerful in their soup.

Everybody who's interested in the mix of genres between political thriller and drama and wants to see left-wing activism discussed from a perspective within the scene, is totally right here!

Since film fundings are mostly looking for well-established filmmakers and are only interested in producing commercial material that will garanty a hit at the box office we need your support as an alternative authority!
Together with your help we'll be able to add something to German cinema to make it diverse and we could finally shoot a story that we believe has to be told!

The money will be used completly for the shoot of the movie. Because each of us is working on this movie out of idealism and passion for this film, nevertheless, more than thirty people, need transport, good food and a roof over their heads when filming is taking place outside Berlin.
Thankfully, the FilmArche is providing us with technical devices which are already saving us a lot of money.
Nevertheless we have to cover for the following costs in order to present you an appropiate outcome that we can proudly present in the end:

Catering: 5000 EUR
Transportation: 4400 EUR
Accomodation outside of Berlin: 700 EUR
Costs for renting locations: 500 EUR
Additional technical equipment: 2500 EUR
Make-up: 900 EUR
Props and costumes: 800 EUR
Insurances und rights: 850 EUR
Pre-financed shooting in June (two days): : 850 EUR
-> 16500 EUR

With the total sum of 16500 EUR we will be able to do the movie. Should we overshoot the aim with your help, we'll do the following things to make the whole experience bigger:
- Acquisition on Music rights from Bertold Brecht for the german and english-speaking cinema:
2350 EUR!
- Additional props for the Apartment of Jenny and her father:
1000 EUR
-Acquisition of rights from documentaries about the fights of refugees

Additional technical equipment enables us to be more flexible on each shooting day and gives us a bigger creative and professional scope for the realisation of our ideas