The Revolution of Angels

The Revolution of the Angels, a fiction against corruption and injustices of the system. A call for reflection on the limits of the situation we are living. The plot begins when people who are terminally ill kill corrupt politicians. Do you want to join our project?

SHORT FILM'S AND NOVEL'S SYNOPSIS

A country in bankruptcy, a political system enslaved by the economic powers that

be, where cases of corruption become widespread and a society becomes more

and more resentful. In this society there are people with nothing to lose who

decide to break the rules. A terminally ill patient murders a corrupt politician who

has continued acting with impunity. She records a confession on the Internet to

guarantee her freedom of speech and dignity of her family.

The confession becomes the most viral video in the history of the country. Quickly

afterwards, another politician is assassinated and surprisingly another confession

appears on the Internet. While the police search for a connection between the

crimes, more politicians are murdered and more confessions appear on the web.

The governing class begins to fear, and confines itself within the perimeters of

security. They can no longer live among civil society since any person could be a

threat. It is a revolution led by the terminally ill who cannot be punished criminally

-- individuals who rebel against the system to give a sense of purpose to their

impending natural death.

The assassins are not an organized group; these are copycat crimes and appeal to

moral justice to demand a real democracy and to the end of the privileges given

to the financial and political system. This is the starting point of the fictional plot

about a depressed society who has had enough – a society that converts assassins

into heroes.

WHAT DO WE REFLECT UPON?

Power has always used fear as a social control mechanism. The Revolution of The

Angels is a dramatic thriller that supposes a shift in this power. What would happen

if a town uses fear as a way of controlling its own political and economic leaders?

We find ourselves in the context of perpetuating crisis where years pass and no one

sees the light at the end of the tunnel. On the contrary, each dawn brings new cases

of alleged political corruption, financial scandals and examples that demonstrate

that far too often the judicial system is becoming more and more unreasonable. And

as if this wasn’t enough, the solutions proposed by the governing powers continue

to be in the best interests of the international financial corporations with doubtful

credibility and predict a future without hope: to unwillingly remain subject to the

dictatorship of the markets, loss of rights, and dismantling the general state of

wellbeing.

In short, a crisis that translates into thousands of personal dramas and that, in

the fiction that we propose, ends up pushing certain people to commit murder

while at the same time demanding fundamental ethical changes, social justice and

sustainability. It’s a work of fiction with a plot that poses enormous moral dilemmas

and invites an inevitable exercise in reflection.

HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THIS TOGETHER?

We believe in crowd-sourcing as an innovative approach that permits not only to

achieve the necessary funding needed to bring this project to life, but also so that

the sponsors feel involved, no matter what the level of contribution. And were sure

that what we are proposing will not leave you indifferent.

It won’t because our project is born from the roots of a reality that we are all living,

or suffering, every day. We ask that you help us make this short film and fiction

novel a reality – for which we have initially budgeted at 10,000 euros.

HOW WILL IT BE INVESTED?

• Production, filming, post-production and short film distribution

• Editing, publishing and distribution of the novel

• Website maintenance and management

• To satisfy and reward our sponsors

We have produced various teasers, trailers and video-marketing activities to

introduce our idea to potential sponsors. Verkami will be the only source of

financing in the beginning.

WHO ARE WE?

We are people like you -- with the same concerns, worries and desires. On the

professional side, we are a group of people without political affiliation and with

a wide experience in the world of communication: we are journalists, directors,

producers, musicians, actors, technicians, etc. Some of us, after many years working

in diverse media careers, recently have been unemployed due to the fault of

these famous “budget cuts”. The idea behind “The Revolution of The Angels” was

conceived when we were all still employed. Now that we are unemployed, not only

do we have the ambitious, we have the time to move this project forward. In our

careers we have always followed the news closely and the debates that it sparks. No

one, of sound mind, openly defends violence and we obviously do not either. But

the commentaries in the street are there and we have all asked ourselves at some

point in time if the situation of social tension that we’re living could lead to violent

outbreaks, especially following the recent episodes of political mockery in their own

private homes (the phenomenon known as “ESCRACHE”). Where are the limits?

We collect these concerns and translate them into a work of fiction that invites

reflection.

We are in contact with professionals of different specialties directly linked with

the plot that will help us build, contrast and highlight the truth – police, doctors,

lawyers, historians, etc. All members of the project have provided their selfless

dedication.

**WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE OBTAIN MORE FUNDING THAN WHAT WAS

BUDGETED?**

We will interpret that the project is liked. It will grow accordingly to the enthusiasm

of the public and it will be the public who decides if more ambitious projects will

occur, such as a movie or TV series depending on the volume of funding.

WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO DELIVER ON WHAT IS FUNDED?

The short film and novel will be ready between three to five months after achieving

our funding objective. Some of the deliverables will be offered during the

production process and development of the short film and editing of the novel. The

sponsors will be able to live “The Revolution of The Angels” starting from the very

first day.

MORE INFORMATION

On our website www.larevoluciondelosangeles.com

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