The Film

The Last Day of Retrograde (TLDR) is a feature film by first time director Lukas Sarnow (they/them). The film follows the story of Fetsy (Sarah Silva-James) as she, her boyfriend Skylar (Winston Wang), her love interest Brie (Samantha Alexa), and a several others attempt to secure a residence performing artist position at a gallery by putting on a last second show for the ages. TLDR is much more than that as it tackles both the teen suicide epidemic that hit the Palo Alto area from 2009-2012 as well as the importance of LGBTQ representation and visibility in small towns. 

Why a campaign?

We have secured base level funding to push the film through production and into postproduction; however the postproduction and distribution process is expensive and we need funds to make sure we tell this story right and have it seen by as many as possible. Funding would go towards:

• Additional Post-Production Costs (music licensing, sound design, etc.)
• Paying entry fees for Film Festivals.
• Launching a Marketing Campaign to entice larger distributors. 
• Hosting a Local Premiere.

What do you get?

This story is important. It puts gay and queer characters to the foreground, highlighting stories that often get pushed into minor roles. It is made by a diverse cast and crew, heralding new voices into the world of film. Donating to this film means donating to progress in the film industry. You’ll be supporting a film that will mean so much to so many people. In addition to this, we have some fairly stellar perks available for those that donate. 

The Crew

Lukas Sarnow (they/them) – Writer/Director/Executive Producer

Haley Baldwin (she/her) – Producer/Assistant Director

Brad Burke (he/him) – Producer

Bronwyn Thomas (she/her) – Production Coordinator

Nick Eagleston (he/him) – Director of Photography

Ben Hacker (he/him) – 1st Assistant Camera

Evan Appel (he/him) – Gaffer

Zach Kaplan (he/him) – Field Sound Mixer

Emma Guy (she/they) – Production Design

Pluto Garfunkel (they/them) – Assistant Production Design

Emily Campbell (she/her) – Script Supervisor

Rocket Christy (she/her) – Makeup Artist/Design

Millie Khou Trin (she/her) – Camera Production Assistant

Minjoo Jang (she/her) – Production Coordinator Assistant

Peter Bixby Ryan (he/him) – Production Assistant

The Cast

Sarah Silva-James (she/her) – Fetsy

Samantha Alexa (she/they) – Brie

Winston Wang (he/him) – Skylar

Kaya Mey (they/them) – Joshie

Gisele Matocq (she/they) – Katie

Sidney Pippin (she/her) – Cassie

Bricine Mitchell (she/her) – Christine Taylor Rose

Flannery Mars (she/her) – Joan

Sherri Z. Heller (she/her) – Ida

Danny Irizarry (he/him) – Finn

Adam Goldstein (he/him) – Michael

Lukas Max (he/him) – Sebastian

Kelso Becktol (they/them) – Justin