Vera Drew to Direct Cosmic Found-Footage Horror Comedy ‘Trandemic’
Vera Drew, the filmmaker behind ‘The People’s Joker’, has secured funding for a cosmic found-footage horror comedy titled ‘Trandemic’!
Filmmaker Vera Drew (pictured above in The People’s Joker) blew me away with her debut feature that plays in the world of Batman and the Joker through many more interesting avenues than some Batman movies. It’s funny, mesmerizing, tragic, and wholly unique. A real knock-out. And now, it sounds like Drew will next delve into the world of cosmic horror with Trandemic, reports Deadline.
The project has been dubbed a “cosmic found-footage horror comedy”, a result of Drew becoming the first recipient of the Transgender Film Center Found Footage Feature Fund award.
Said fund was created to support micro-budget feature filmmaking by transgender creators, with Duplass Brothers Productions as one of the original supporters of the fund. They’re also the ones who selected Trandemic as the winning project.
At this time, we don’t have any plot details. But just the idea of Drew taking a dive into cosmic horror is exciting. As I said, People’s Joker previewed a rising filmmaker with extraordinary talent. The fact that Drew is bringing that to the found-footage genre, well, I can’t wait.
Deadline notes, “Drew will receive a $25,000 cash grant to support production of Trandemic. The award package also includes creative advisory support from Duplass Brothers Productions; mentorship with Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice; a final script review from Duplass before production; development guidance from Kevin Nicklaus of Sandstone Artists; 15 days of in-kind post-production services from Aesthetica Post, including conform, color grading, light VFX, DCP delivery and festival-ready masters; a $37,000 post-sound package from Aura Sound and Color; and festival submission waivers from Transgender Film Center and partner festivals, including Fantastic Fest.”
Said Drew, “I’m so wildly stoked and honored to be receiving this grant from the Trans Film Center and Duplass Brothers Productions. Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass reinvented the found footage genre with the Creep franchise, so their support means the world to me as I gear up to do the same with my sophomore feature film.”