NARRATIVE - The Dog Collar
Narrative Feature
Title: The Dog Collar
Page Count: 92 pages
Project Status: In Development
Logline
In this lo-fi sci-fi horror comedy, an aspiring t-shirt designer and her fiancé agree to dog-sit for a fashion influencer only to discover that the dog’s collar has teleportation capabilities, leading to a series of comedic and horrific events that test their relationship and their lives.
Synopsis
Jess, a corporate employee with a t-shirt side hustle, volunteers to dog-sit for a fashion influencer named Annika in the Hamptons with her fiancé, Miles, hoping to get Annika to promote her brand. Jess believes her relationship could use the “vacation time” as well since Miles has been a bit disinterested in the wedding. Annika entrusts them with her dog, Charlie, who wears a collar with a GPS fence feature. As they settle into this new environment, Jess is surprised to find the app that manages the collar shows Charlie teleporting to distant locations like Nigeria and Prague, which Annika dismisses as the collar being “tweaked.” Before long it becomes clear that Charlie IS actually teleporting to these places.
Miles, intrigued by the technology, tests the collar on himself and finds the teleportation “amazing." He becomes obsessed with deciphering the collar's code to become rich. However, he soon begins to exhibit alarming physical and behavioral changes, including growing extra nipples, developing fur, and exhibiting dog-like actions and sounds. Jess tries to find out from the collar company what’s happening which makes Miles angry and paranoid. He grows increasingly erratic, hacking Jess's phone and quitting her job for her. As his transformation accelerates and his behavior turns aggressive, it becomes unclear who will come out of this alive–or transformed into a dog!
Additional Project Information
This is a fairly new project. I'm planning to direct it as a micro-budget feature that will be self-financed, hopefully with the help of additional financiers. I am looking for producing partners. This movie WILL get made.
Team
Written and Directed by: Andrea Ashton
Director of Photography: Christopher Norr
Editor: Michelle Botticelli
Financials
$100,000 self-financed or $350,000 with financing partners I have yet to approach (but who are wealthy friends and acquaintances who are promising investor candidates)
Seeking
Investors, Producing Partners, Production Company
Rights Available
All rights available
Project Website
Contact
Andrea Ashton
andreaashton99@gmail.com