Kris De Meester (director/producer of ‘Four Roses’) will be co-producing the micro budget feature film ‘Vessel’.

‘Vessel’ was written by and will be directed by Adam Ciancio. It tells the story of Ash (played by Mark Diaco), a thirty something guy with a special gift. He can interface with aliens. He works for the government translating alien communication. A gift he needs to be stripped of by the end of the day or risk succumbing to its side-effects completely. This power is beginning to make him one of them - incredibly calculating, but devoid of any human emotion. He gains valuable time by ingesting prescribed sleeping inhalers which keep the symptoms at bay, but are quickly losing their effect as he grows more and more tired.
 
Co-producer Kris De Meester on the project “I generally don’t like sci-fi stories. Vessel on the other hand is not really a typical sci-fi project. The character Ash can communicate with aliens, but his story is much more about a guy trying to find his place in society and the modern era. Dealing with isolation and the emptiness of being.”

Director Adam Ciancio on the story “It’s a story that I think is universal, dealing with themes of isolation in the modern era and also our place in the universe and how we are not alone. If you can imagine a sci-fi film with no effects, no explosions and no aliens, then you understand what I’m trying to achieve.”

Check out the pitch video by Adam to learn more about the project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R03vop38NaM
Check out a Levi’s commercial which Adam shot to sense his style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6BdrqaQGuY

The principal shooting starts May 21 in Melbourne, Australia. The production was mainly funded using crowd funding. We found enough money to start shooting but still need some more money to complete the film.

SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND JOIN US ON THE AVANT PREMIERE IN AMSTERDAM, BRUSSELS OR GHENT
Check out the ‘Indiegogo’-page (a crowd funding network) on the project and select one of the perks to support this project.
You can choose between different rewards, starting from 10 US dollar for ‘a special thanks credit’, 25 US dollar for 2 tickets of the avant premiere in Amsterdam, Brussels or Ghent, up until 500 or 1,000 US dollar to become one of the producers on this project.

Vessel: http://www.indiegogo.com/vessel-pt2
Adam Ciancio (writer/director/producer): http://adamciancio.com/
Mark Diaco (leading star), showreel: http://vimeo.com/21863836
Kris De Meester (co-producer): http://www.zoffa.com/

Four Roses is making its New York City Premiere on March 13th as an Official Selection in the NewFilmmakers Film Series at the East Village landmark, Anthology Film Archives.