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Fatherhood

Starring; Daniel D'Amico, Katia Taylor, Amanda Fox, Michael Browning, Colette Samerski and Rob Flanagan. 
Produced and directed by Gareth J. James
Written by Gareth J. James and Melia Donk. 
Fatherhood is the first feature film by freelance Writer/Director and film academic Gareth J. James.

Story line

Morton Reed is a high school teacher living in a suburban Sydney apartment with his alcoholic wife Cheryl. Cheryl increasingly pressures Morton to try for a baby and as this pressure intensifies, Morton finds himself increasingly pushed into the arms of 16 year old Delilah Paige, with whom he eventually cheats on Cheryl. 

The situation reaches fever pitch when Delilah unexpectedly suffers an unnatural pregnancy at Morton's hands and dies giving birth to a monstrous baby who Morton abandons shortly after. He then returns to Cheryl and attempts to resume his normal life. However; six months later, as Morton is on the verge of becoming a father, Delilah returns from the grave to wreak vengeance on him through his wife.

Production Details

Film is in production/post-production and is 80% complete. Currently seeking post-production funding and is expected for release in early 2012. This project was started with two very distinct goals. 

The first goal was create a horror film which adults could enjoy without it feeling too much like a guilty pleasure. Whilst a conscious effort was made by the director to ensure that the film retained the requisite elements needed to appeal to modern horror audiences, the film also confronts a lot of difficult real-life ethical issues, both contemporary and universal. 

The second goal was to create a high quality, impressive and entertaining feature length genre film without the need for a mutli-million dollar production budget. Despite the monetary costs already accrued by the project, Fatherhood has largely been a project of good will thus far; with equipment, costumes and venues loaned for little to no money. 

Consequently; donations are being sought to generate revenue for the remainder of the project and to rally support for Fatherhood. 

  1. For every $2 donation, investors shall receive a professional quality DSLR production still (taken with the same camera used to shoot the movie). These production stills have been previously unreleased.  
  2. For every $5 donation, investors shall the production still as well as having their names mentioned in the ending credits as part of the 'Special Thanks' section. 
  3. Every $10 donation gets investors a free copy of the finished film on DVD upon it's release, in addition to receiving the credit mention and the production still.
A valid email address is required for redemption of these rewards. Please forward a courtesy email stating your full name and the amount donated to dystopicfilms@hotmail.com. $10 donations shall also require details of a postal address with which to forward the DVD. 

Developments on Fatherhood can also be followed through the Official Fatherhood Facebook Page: [a=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fatherhood/203597276387246?sk=wall]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fatherhood/203597276387246?sk=wall[/a]

Rewards For Your Support

FatherhoodA limited edition, previously unreleased production still from the film.

FatherhoodA limited edition, previously unreleased production still from the film.

FatherhoodA mention in the Special Thanks section of the credits.

FatherhoodA limited edition, previously unreleased production still from the film.

FatherhoodA mention in the Special Thanks section of the credits.

FatherhoodA free copy of the completed film on DVD once it is released.

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