This is Madness

Feature Documentary

Budget: £185,000

Short Pitch

As race riots rock America once more, we return to the story of Hip Hop’s true founding fathers - The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron and The Watts Prophets – legendary militant black Poets and musicians that came together in 1968 to create an urgent new voice amidst the revolution.

Budget

£ 185,000

Genre

Feature Documentary

Details

Explore the incredible true story of The Last Poets - the true inventors of Hip Hop, in this feature length documentary. The legendary musician poets have agreed to bring their story to the screen for Port Royal Media in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global demonstrations of 2020. Rightly celebrated as one of the most important collectives in Black Culture, the Poets are revered and referenced alongside Martin Luther King and Malcom X.

Hip Hop itself as a primary marketplace for the documentary is one of the most popular forms of music worldwide, the genre was well represented amongst the biggest tracks in the U.S last year, according to BuzzAngle Music, which says in its new annual report that Hip-hop/Rap artists claimed no less than six of the Top 10 biggest streaming tracks of the year – and an unprecedented 52% of the Top 100. That Top 100 was led by Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road, which racked up 1.78bn streams across audio and video platforms in the States alone last year.

Director Marko Nine has been filming with the Poets for the last two decades and brings a wealth of pre-shot footage and interviews to the project. Interview subjects to date include Chuck D (Public Enemy), KRS1, Doug E Fresh and Gil Scott Heron. The production is beginning the initial edit in late July 2020 with new interviews being shot through late Summer and Fall.

This Is Madness is scheduled for worldwide release in Q1 2021.

“We were born May 19, 1968, Malcolm X day. We were dealing with Malcolm’s ideas and his whole concept of self determinationand black nationalism. We wanted to be the voice of that. That was the impetus of our existence. I really could not buy Martin Luther King’s program. The idea that we wanted to sit next to them in a luncheonette or a bathroom. You got to built your own toilet. Don’t beg anybody for your friendship. You be who you are. You be respectful onto yourself and every living thing around you.” Abiodun Oyewole - The Last Poets

Comparables

The Defiant OnesGrammy Award WinnerBest Music FilmProduced by HBOand then acquired forworldwide on Netflix fora large undisclosed sum

The Black PowerMixtapeGrand Jury Prizewinner SundanceAcquired by SundanceSelects and availableworldwide on VODand SVOD

Biggie & TupacSold to multiple minimajor studios forsignificant undisclosedsums. One of theseminal documentaries

USP

Lead Producer has distributed multiple Academy Award winning films and Bafta nominees into local markets
Worldwide distribution already secured
Award winning, expert production team
Strong track record of profitable films
Investors may qualify for share of the Uk Film Tax Credit
Full, transparent overview of the finance and production process
Targeted returns projected at 130 - 300% ROI
Film asset class immune from key market volatility
Powerful asset class experiencing expediential growth in home viewing
Up to 20% Film Tax Credit rebate potential available to all investors – applicable to individuals and companies
Revenues to begin arriving circa 3rd quarter of 2021
There will be a significant shortage of movies next year placing Port Royal in a hugely commercially advantageous position, a unique time within the film industry
Documentary filmmaking unaffected by majority of Covid safe protocols

JEZZ VERNON

Producer

Known for Once Upon a Time in London, The Gaelic King

VICTORIA THOMAS

Producer

Known for The Morning Show, Django Unchained, Straight Outta Compton, Watchmen

Marko Nine

songwriter/filmmaker

Known for The Last Poets

Dovile Kirvelaityte

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Projected ROI

130 - 300% ROI
ROI between £11,500 to £20,000 on £5,000 investment

Tax Benefits

Potentially up to 20% film tax credit rebate on investment

Other Benefits

Invitation to join regular zoom finance & production meetings

Executive Producer credits
Industry Screenings and Premieres
Attend Film Markets & Festivals with the team
Investors and family members will also receive free tickets to the premiere of the film in London, and receive a DVD of the film.
Offering investors an exclusive investment window on the next project in our slate ahead of wider fundraise marketing.

This is Madness

Short Pitch

Budget

Genre

Details

Comparables

USP

JEZZ VERNON

Known for Once Upon a Time in London, The Gaelic King

Known for Once Upon a Time in London, The Gaelic King

VICTORIA THOMAS

Known for The Morning Show, Django Unchained, Straight Outta Compton, Watchmen

Known for The Morning Show, Django Unchained, Straight Outta Compton, Watchmen

Marko Nine

Known for The Last Poets

Known for The Last Poets

Dovile Kirvelaityte

Projected ROI

Tax Benefits

Other Benefits

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