Freedom Deal Supernatural Cambodian Ghost called an 'Arb'

Taking an opportunity to upgrade our Visual FX for the supernatural sequences in FREEDOM DEAL now that we’ve regained some production capacity.

Above is a screenshot from FREEDOM DEAL, depicting a supernatural female being known in Cambodia as an ‘Arb’ – rarely seen in the West.  

Leave A Comment, Written on May 18th, 2013 , Asia, News

Cambodia Movie Freedom Deal Festival SelectionFREEDOM DEAL: The Story of Lucky selected to screen at ‘A World for Peace’ Film Festival at several cities in Italy, starting June 2013.

 

The producers of this unique SE Asian anti-war movie are very pleased to screen at this and other similar themed venues; fest programmers and broadcasters kindly contact camerado@camerado.com with any inquiries!

Leave A Comment, Written on May 18th, 2013 , Asia, News

Thanks to global supporters, we produced and completed the edit and final mix for our new Asian indie drama, ‘FREEDOM DEAL: The Story of Lucky’; The movie is now pending at numerous worldwide festivals, with other submissions to come as we generate the funds.  

Contribute to the FREEDOM DEAL Festival Fund and help us get this remarkable and unique story out into the world!

Leave A Comment, Written on January 27th, 2013 , News

Production of the ‘FREEDOM DEAL’ short movie, based on the completed feature screenplay, is underway in August 2012 – see behind the scenes stills and video on the Camerado blog HERE

Leave A Comment, Written on August 13th, 2012 , News

More details later; see the list of contributors to the Freedom Deal effort’s recent crowdfunding campaign on IndieGogo HERE

Leave A Comment, Written on June 19th, 2012 , News

Met with more talent today, for Camerado’s FREEDOM DEAL feature effort here in Phnom Penh Cambodia; this was local casting session #3. We’re currently running Cambodia’s first-ever crowd funding campaign for a feature film to help raise funds to shoot a section of the full length movie; contribute and participate in our effort on IndieGogo at: http://www.indiegogo.com/freedomdeal-vietnam-war-cambodia-part-1 In particular (and most challenging to find) we met with four contenders for the role of ‘Nuon’ , the musician/refugee who plays a Cambodian instrument called the Tro Khmer.

In the ‘Freedom Deal’ story, Nuon and the young protagonist, Samnang (‘Lucky’) make their way on foot to the safety of the provincial capital as the civil war expands into Cambodia.

‘Freedom Deal’ takes place during the 1970 US-ARVN ‘Cambodian Incursion’, during which Nixon sought to locate and destroy NVA & Viet Cong sanctuaries inside the Cambodian border.

This Cambodian incursion led to widespread protests back in the US, including those at Kent State and Jackson State Universities, which led the shooting deaths of unarmed students protesting the perceived expansion of the war.

‘Freedom Deal’ tells this story uniquely from the Cambodian perspective, with the input of a few US GI characters – including ‘redneck philosopher’, Private Douglas “Shaky” Griffith. (Western roles to be cast later, pending completion of this first component)

Get more information and updates at the FREEDOM DEAL website (www.freedomdealmovie.com), or contact us directly at camerado@camerado.com

Leave A Comment, Written on May 27th, 2012 , Asia, Content, News, Team

Leave A Comment, Written on May 13th, 2012 , Asia, News

“INTERCEPTED TRANSMISSION FROM CAMBODIA”, highlighting the fundraising efforts of the independent Cambodian-based Vietnam War era feature; FREEDOM DEAL, currently in fundraising development stages to shoot in Cambodia, through IndiGogo @ http://igg.me/p/101764?a=207478



‘FREEDOM DEAL’ Intercepted Transmission from Cambodia (satire)

Leave A Comment, Written on May 9th, 2012 , Asia, News

Leave A Comment, Written on May 9th, 2012 , News

Camerado SE Asia, producer of the supernatural US-Vietnam wartime drama taking place in 1970 Cambodia during Nixon’s ‘Cambodia Incursion’, FREEDOM DEAL, is happy to announce that our first local (Cambodian) casting session, held April 28, 2012, has been successfully concluded!

Potential actor for the role of the Viet Cong guerilla, ‘TRINH‘, attending the April 28, 2012 open call for FREEDOM DEAL.

 FREEDOM DEAL writer-director Jason Rosette screen tests potential local talent

 Princess Soma Norodom, Ratha Tieng, Colleague of Ratha, and coordinator Phun Sokunthearith at the 1st open casting session for FREEDOM DEAL in Phnom Penh

Our primary goal at the April 28 Phnom Penh local casting session was to secure talent for the two principal Cambodian refugees of the civil war, SAMNANG (age 12-13) and the elder wedding musician, NUON (age 50-60). These two are fleeing the fighting on the border after an errant B52 strike – targeting a hidden North Vietnamese Army installation in a nearby rubber tree grove – accidentally wipes out their village.

A standalone short film (approx. 10 min) based on text from the screenplay will circulate on the international festival circuit and elsewhere in order to to generate further interest, funding, and achieve the budget to produce the complete feature.
:: THIS MILESTONE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED ::
TALENT FOR THE SHORT ADAPTATION HAS BEEN SECURED THROUGH OUR 1st LOCAL CASTING SESSION IN  PHNOM PENH (and significant networking that followed, facilitated by talent who attended) PRODUCTION OF THE SHORT WILL BEGIN ASAP, WITH A TARGET COMPLETION DATE BEFORE RAINY SEASON OF 2012
Even as we proceed with initial limited production, international and local co-production partners, angels, and in-kind contributors are sought.  
FREEDOM DEAL is a very unique independent feature drama being produced in a fabulously unexplored, but challenging environment, without local film funds or incentives that are typically present in developed environments. 
Contact camerado@camerado.com to discuss international and local co-production participation or other forms of support & involvement
Cambodian screen names Tep Rindaro (L) and legendary Cambodian actress Dy Saveth with FREEDOM DEAL writer-director J Rosette (R). Both actors have expressed interest in the project.
The more complex and expensive vehicle and pyrotechnics-intensive components of FREEDOM DEAL, with name Western attachments sought (ages 19-26) for the roles of two principal US Army GI characters – including disaffected, ‘redneck philosopher’ and peacenick Private “Shaky” Griffith – will be produced later pending forthcoming budget components. A list of preferred, bankable talent is available to credible co-production partners.
A Chinese fabricator specializes in creating 1:1 replica models of military aircraft and vehicles – as seen above – for a fraction of the cost of rental and sourcing of actual hardware. Our team is in discussions to rent or purchase Vietnam war-era US M113 troop carrier and Huey gunship models for use in FREEDOM DEAL.  Towed or suspended by cabling (easily removed in post) these replicas can fulfill he majority of our production needs involving coverage of US-Vietnam war military era hardware.
Current talent for main protagonist, SAMNANG; here seen in a clip from existing scene demo
Potential sidekick of SAMNANG, named ROAT                
Potential actor for the ornery, wise-cracking wedding player, NUON; see 
reading from actual script below:

Several successful features, like ‘Slingblade’ or ‘Bottle Rockets’, have utilized this staged approach effectively – that is, using a standalone short to represent and secure further budget for the full length production. 
As film infrastructure, talent and production resources in Cambodia are significantly more limited in Cambodia than in developed countries, we have also lined up industry proven production service partners in neighboring Thailand for heavy grip and lighting, prosthetics for ghost characters, secure & comfortable stand-in facilities for visiting name talent if required, and more. 
Last but not least: thanks much to the Khmerroyal hotel, conveniently located on the Phnom Penh riverside, for providing us with their ground floor space to undertake this first session.  Thanks also to the Cambodian Daily for running the ad for the open call for talent in the days leading up to the session (see ad below)
Some talent pix below from the 1st FREEDOM DEAL local open casting session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (April 28, 2012)

Leave A Comment, Written on April 30th, 2012 , News

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A movie set in 1970 Cambodia on the border of the US-Vietnam conflict