WHAT IS “KYRIOS: THE TALISMAN”?
Kyrios is about the life of Luís, a young sailor, who receives a talisman that grants him supernatural powers and also gives him a mission on earth: to be the person who will bring the End of Days. During his journey and experiences, Luís will have to fight against many different obstacles that will test his humility, his bravery and his humanity, as well as the appearance of devilish enemies who will try to make Luís fall into the clutches of evil. His wife, Clara, will be essential to keeping Luis on the right road.
In the photo, our three main actors: Alekhandro Ansari, the devil; Sandra Mayol, Clara; and Toni Pons, Luís.
WHERE KYRIOS DOES COME FROM?
Kyrios is based on a novel by Antonio Montoya (now out of print): “Fin de los tiempos: las misteriosas vivenvias parapsicológicas de un marino”. This project has inspired us to re-edit the book and it will soon be available in bookshops. (we’re looking for publishers)
ADDING MORE SUSPENSE…
Another thing that makes Kyrios interesting, aside from the fact that 80% of the film occurs on a ship, is that it’s based on a true story. The book contains pictures, letters to the real-life “Luís”, and newspaper cuttings that prove the facts and events.
The next picture is of the ship Belén, that sailed through the mysterious Bermudas Triangle - a fact told in the book.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
So far, we have filmed our official teaser that summarizes the plot. We presented it to people last summer, in Palma.
WHAT DO WE WANT?
Our next step (and aim) is to finish a short film (about 45 minutes) and to present it to production companies (both national and international), festivals and everywhere we are able to.
Two brilliant examples made by our young illustrator, Kiko Sánchez, for the Kyrios teaser. Storyboard and talisman design.
BECOMING STRONGER…
Previously we told you that we are enterprising young people. But also we can’t forget that we have collaborated and been helped by professionals (actors and technicians) who believe in Kyrios as much as we do and see, that together we can achieve our goals, but we need to work harder. The making of our short film will help us to find that strong points and achieve our aims.
In the picture, from left to right: Antonio Montoya, author of the original idea; Daniel Cañellas, Kyrios director; and Biel Jordà, scriptwriter and actors direction.
WHAT DO WE NEED…
Our funding, at the moment, is scarce. The teaser was filmed with a reflex camera and four inventive ideas of our director. But in the short film we need the best possible quality and we only will obtain that with proper technical equipment.
WHAT WOULD WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR? WHEN WILL YOU RECEIVE THEM?
Your contributions will help us to obtain all this equipment that, once the short film is wrapped, will continue be used to keep filmimg Kyrios material and, obviously, what better way to thank you, than by giving back your contributions as agreed by both parties. So, once we have the money that we need,we´ll get to work with your contributions (Look next point)
WHEN WOULD WE BE ROLLING THE SHORT FILM?
So far, we have had some meetings and we have established a few "possible" dates to begin shooting the short film, if everything we need is in place. Our main intention is to begin filming between January and March, 2014; to have finished it in May and present it next summer.
We understand that this may seem a long time but, film productions are time consuming. To keep you informed of our progress, we will be uploading videos, pictures and information of what we’re doing at every moment.
Next picture was taken when we were shooting the teaser on an Acciona’s ship.
Thank you so much for your attention!
We hope Kyrios will leave you speechless!
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