Want To Help an Anti-Theist Make His First Feature Film? Here's Your Chance!

Lance Karasti and his team at Sam's Day Fuss motion pictures are making a movie titled Cult. On his Kickstarter page the film-maker describes the movie's plot as:

"An extremist college-aged bible study is manipulated by their charismatic and insane leader into performing a group suicide, but two members conspire to stop it.

The film actually opens with the cult leader, Lowell Dietrich buying the punch that will be used in the suicide. From there we go to the house where we will spend a majority of the film watching the situation unfold.

Lowell begins to read from his own book that he believes god wanted him to write: The Book of Dietrich. According to the book, they are meant to kill themselves that night. Laura, the newest member of the group, realizes things aren't right and conspires with Lowell's brother Buddy to stop it.

They try to understand how they got to that point and the film goes into flash back sequences showing how the group started. We learn how the bible study helped people and how it grew to control them. We also begin to examine Lowell, and why he started the group in the first place. It turns out Buddy might be hiding some dark secrets about Lowell. As they begin to realize what they have to do to stop the suicide, Lowell becomes suspicious of their plotting."

"There are many obvious themes about religion, power, and corruption, but the film is really about family. Each of the members plays an important role in each others lives. There is a supportiveness and comfort that is unique to religious groups, but there is also a bad side that is just as unique.

One of the major themes is mental illness. As the film progresses we peel back the layers of Lowell and learn about his possible schizophrenia. Not only does he become very violent, but he convinces others to become violent as well.

While Cult is fictional, things like it have happened in real life and on much bigger scales. One of the main purposes of the film is to clearly illustrate the dangerous type of thinking that many followers of cults like this have. It shows how people can, and have equated themselves with Gods, and why this type of power is naturally corruptive."

The page further says:

"While religion is a major theme and plot device, this is not an attack. The film is based on several real life events, and it was my intention to use those events as the premise of a story. The film is a raw examination of a deeply troubled man who uses religion as a tool for his own selfish reasons. THIS FILM IS ABOUT EXTREMISTS."

Well,this sounds like quite a brilliant film and we are itching to watch it. The film-maker needs minimum $10,000 to complete the project. Mr Lance's debut film has our support. If you want to make a contribution,here's your chance.