As our team prepares for the next phase of production for Ghosts of the Sharpanova - the biggest creative step towards the rest of our careers - we're humbly reaching out to our family, friends, and anyone out there in the wild blue with an interest in ghost stories and/or the preservation of nautical history. We need help financing the production of the film so that we aren't forced to make any compromises during production.

We always knew that when the time was right, we wanted to include the people closest to us as a part of our first big project. We can't do it alone, and we need your help to make this film - my first feature film - a reality. Without proper funding we cannot deliver on the potential of our story to the screen. Our goal is to raise $15,000 during this summer to supplement the cost of making a film.

See that little box to the right? That's a Chip-in widget. It will let you donate to the film directly via Paypal, so that all transfers are completely secure and safe. It will also show our progress as we work towards being completely funded, so you'll always know how close we are to making it a reality!

Even donating a dollar will help us reach our goal - even the smallest donation matters. The money raised, along with the funds I will be putting up myself to match it, will be used to shoot the film, as well as help us secure larger investments to further bolster our creative vision. Every dollar will be put towards equipment rentals, actor fees, insurance, feeding our dedicated crew, and designing every piece of the film to perfection. These are unavoidable costs when making a feature film, and we will be unable to move forward without it.

If you or anyone you know would like to invest in the arts in a more direct way, please contact us and we will send our press packet and promotional materials to you immediately. Thanks in advance for supporting our creative team, and we hope you'll like the finished film; we expect to!

- Austin Jennings, Writer/Director

In addition to that warm, satisfied feeling you'll get for helping us make the film, you'll also recieve a gift depending on the kind of contribution you're able to make:

$1 - You will receive recognition on our website as an official backer!

$20 - You will receive a Sharpanova Bible Tract prop, as it appears in the film. Bizarre!(Artist: Matthew Frink)

$50 - You will receive a DVD screener of the final film, before it is available anywhere else!

$100 - You will receive a DVD screener of the film, and a signed and numbered copy of the film's poster. Final poster may be somewhat different from the design you see here. (Artist: Brendon Dalton)

$200 - You will receive a DVD screener of the film, as well as an invitation to the premiere screening in NYC! You'll still have to buy your own plane ticket, though.

$300 - You will receive a DVD screener of the film, an invitation to the premiere screening in NYC, plus your choice of signed concept art created for the film by our talented Art Director, Mary Colston. These handsome 8" X 11" prints are printed on heavy card stock and are ready to be framed and hung over your fireplace.

$1000 and Up - You receive an Associate Producer credit in the film, all of our other fine merchandise, an invitation to our premiere screening in NYC, and the sincerest high five of your life from director Austin Jennings.