Online crowdfunding campaign for AND ONE, a coming-of-age musical drama motion picture.
AND ONE
A coming-of-age musical drama.
“Three beautiful souls. Two resilient families. And One relentless group of friends.”
THE CASTING STORY
With the leadership of Casting Director Alan Luna of ABL Casting, we reviewed self-tapes submitted by talented actors from around the world. And wow. The unreal talent out there made it a competitive casting process and forced us to make tough decisions. A big shout out to all the actors who submitted self-tapes to AND ONE. We hear and see you!
We deliberated over the two families to reflect the diverse Filipino diaspora around the world. And the friends had to reflect the multicultural basketball community in California. We took our time and asked each other questions before we decided on the callback list. We met so many great actors in callbacks which triggered more lively discussions within our team. The casting of each character is a story in itself!
We’re so happy to announce our beautiful cast of Hollywood veterans and newcomers who reflect the heartfelt tone of AND ONE. Perhaps you recognize faces and names from their other great work! Check them out below!
THE MANALO FAMILY played by
Dion Basco, Coel Mahal, Jules Aurora, Vida DeLeon, Marella Sabio, and Cameron Calilung
THE ALVAREZ FAMILY played by
Deedee Magno Hall, Chase Yi, Martin Martinez, Kailen Jude and Val Victa
THE GIRLS played by
Tisha Custodio, Dani Oliveros, Brittany Butler, Demi Vianney and Serafina Maulupe.
THE GUYS played by
Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Cole Micek, Victor Velloso, and Rian Jones.
And also featuring
Marie Tredway (Chicago Med) as Coach Lindsay
Please click over to the AND ONE IMDB page to see the credits for all our talented actors!
THE STORYTELLERS & CREW (click on their names)
RENO URSAL – Director/Writer
AND ONE is a coming-of-age musical drama with clean language and an amazing ensemble cast. It’s a feature film, my Directorial debut and a musical! The story holds several love letters to the hoopers I’ve coached, to my community and to my family and explores complicated relationships between family and friends. It also brings to light the mental trauma associated with tragedy, expressed through two powerful mediums in the world – film and music.
If you are a fan of the music of The Greatest Showman and the heartfelt tone of A Walk To Remember and Love and Basketball, I’m betting you’ll enjoy the AND ONE experience. And hopefully, the film will pull at your heartstrings.
The song “Relentless” featured in our teaser is a collaboration of talented people including my beautiful daughters Alyssa and Reilyn, music producer and singer Grayson Villanueva (Turning Red 2022 4 Town represent!) and music producer Elvin M. Reyes (Audioneer). “Relentless” is my love letter to the diverse Filipino diaspora and performed by the talented Marella Sabio, Martin Martinez and Jules Aurora.
The stills from our shoot in Mountain House California reflects the lovely days together with the beautiful cast and crew. The cast is closely knit in everyday life and we’re confident this will show on screen!
I’ve been fortunate to have the support of those closest to me and I hope you can be added to that list! Please join the AND ONE creatives on our filmmaking journey. It’ll be fun! As we prep to finish the film and see who we can count as part of the crowdfunding And One squad, I’m so humbled and fortunate to work with the great people below behind the camera.
Sophie Bruza – Our brilliant Cinematographer with AND ONE her 2nd feature.
Albert Chan – 2x Emmy nominated editor and AND ONE Executive Producer.
Abigail Panares – Founder of Bad Rep Theater and AND ONE Producer.
Alan Luna – our esteemed Casting Director from ABL Casting
And we have more talented creatives in key crew positions! Please click over to the AND ONE IMDB page for the complete list.
The Music
The AND ONE music is written and composed by Reno Ursal with the help of his friends Grayson Villanueva (Turning Red 2022), Elvin Reyes (Classified Records), Edgar Guevara and Eric Agustin (Courageous Music). The song “Relentless” is featured in our Teaser and performed by Marella Sabio, Martin Martinez and Jules Aurora. “Relentless” was inspired by his love for Filipino mythology and gives tribute to the Filipino goddesses Mayari and Tala. The other original songs include Praise Your Name, Reminisce, Fade Away and Follow Through performed in And One by various cast members. There’s also discussion on other songs to be added to the mix!
It’s our hope you find the music catchy, melodic and memorable! With the music being all originals, we know it’s a tough slide to introduce new music in today’s market, but we are going for it with your help! Our goal is to have the melodies stay in your memory (in a good way).
The Community Impact
AND ONE is a love letter to Filipino Americans and Asian Americans weaved through a universal coming-of-age musical drama. Is this a full-fledge musical? Some would say no. But that’s what makes this film unique; It doesn’t check the traditional boxes.
We are one of many emerging films bringing inclusivity to the diverse tastes inherent in all movie audiences. Our film features Filipino American and BIPOC leads reflective of the Director’s experiences, keeping the story’s authenticity intact. And what better way to reflect this authenticity than through the universal themes of faith, family and music. And yes basketball!
Crowdfunding Goals
- $125,000 crowdfunding goal goes towards expenses attributed to cast and crew payroll and location costs to finish out filming AND ONE.
- $150,000 stretch goal is worth going for as any additional funds helps in any film project. We are no exception! Let’s go for it!
- Our perks make you a member of the filmmaking team from Junior Varsity all the way to the Hall of Fame! Choose the level that you feel most comfortable starting at $25!
Accomplished Milestones to date
1. AND ONE script recognized as We ScreenPlay 2021 Diverse Voices Quarterfinalist.
2. Cast locked and loaded.
3. Key crew positions filled.
4. October 2021 shoot completed in Mountain House CA.
Distribution Gameplan
- Theatrical run in select markets. Outside of a Marvel film, box office receipts have been slow, especially since the pandemic. Having said that, it’s exciting we have the opportunity to show AND ONE in select U.S. markets in theaters upon final completion of the film!
- Film festival submissions that include South by Southwest, Sundance, Cannes and Tribeca. It’s our hope the final product will garner the support of these and other reputable film festivals!
- Video on Demand (VOD) – Ideally a distribution company will partner to stream AND ONE across multiple VOD platforms.
- Press junkets and premiere events will be scheduled to launch the film to the public.
Other Ways To Help
Some people can’t contribute monetarily, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help:
- Ask folks to get the word out if you know they’d be interested in contributing to AND ONE
- Target contributors are those who enjoy musicals, basketball movies, heartwarming family movies and Filipino American and BIPOC led films.
- You can share our Indiegogo page or follow us on Instagram @Andonefilm.
Any contribution to AND ONE will help us reach our goals. All contributions will go towards standard production costs including payroll, location, insurance, music production, post-production and marketing. We have a few more scenes to shoot and your contribution will get us to the finish line.
We hope you can be part of the AND ONE story as an early supporter. Thank you and as we say in the AND ONE family. ONE LOVE!