Toilet toast
Toilet Toast
Coming SooN - April 2019
Synopsis
The Tortoise and the Birds is a short film, using a Nigerian folktale concerning the shell of a turtle as a mode too portray the ugliness of life through the eyes of a whimsically optimistic boy, Elliot.
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As he watches from the breakfast table, his young frantic mother scrambles in the detritus of a packing frenzy before snatching his overnight bag and carrying him out of the house. When she abandons him on the doorstep of his supposed Uncle Sid's, Elliot is left in the care of a self-destructive burnout, on the brink of his demise; whom has now found himself in a confused attempt to care for and befriend the young boy.
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Just as their unlikely friendship begins to blossom, the actualities of their relationship begin to unravel, and Elliot uncovers some hard truths about life, love and addiction.
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Funding
Toilet Toast is currently in the final stages of pre-production. One of our main focuses is obtaining the funds necessary to produce the film of our dreams.
How the Funds Will be Used:
The money raise will be used to fund our set design and possible location rental. It will also help us to feed out cast and crew, obtain props for our characters, and allow us to rent any of the additional equipment we will be needing.
We have a set goal of raising $2,000 before we begin shooting in the spring. And this is where you come in! We're offering you a kick ass opportunity to be apart of our film by contributing to our funds and helping us attain our goal! Everything counts and makes a huge difference, so show your support and join TEAM TOILET TOAST!