Kickstarter Campaign launches to fund production of a feature film about a young girl and Matilda, a cow that escapes a slaughterhouse.
From award-winning documentary filmmaker Marc Pierschel and producer Steffi Koehler, Antimae Film announces that its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for their new film, Matilda, went live on April 6, 2022. Matilda is a poignant and timely story about a young girl on the brink of adulthood whose life is put to the test after an unlikely encounter with a runaway cow. Matilda forces us to honestly examine our relationship with animals, the universal power of compassion, and the values that guide our lives.
The media is rife with stories about cows who, against all odds, escape slaughterhouses. Many of these animals end up being sent back to the slaughterhouse yet a small percentage are rescued. This fascination with factory farm escapes, overcoming the odds and the will to survive, all touch a chord with people, no matter how invested they are in animal rights.
Marc Pierschel is the acclaimed director of such films as The End of Meat as well as Butenland, which won the Grand Prize at the 2020 International Vegan Film Festival. Matilda will be Pierschel’s first feature film meaning it will be a fictional story versus a documentary, similar to the much-loved Okja movie. Real life Matildas exist and their stories are becoming more and more common.
Commenting on the importance of the crowdfunding raise, Pierschel states, “This initial Kickstarter campaign, which has a target of 50,000 Euros, will allow us to fund pre-production costs as well as raise awareness of the issues covered in the film. As a benefit to those coming on the journey with us, we wanted to ensure that we provided donors meaningful rewards such as a set visit, limited edition artwork, an on-set meet-and-greet with Matilda the Cow, and even a role in the film.”
Interested donors can contribute to the film and get more information HERE.
The campaign begins April 6 and will run until May 6 and will provide an opportunity for a community of like-minded animal lovers and those interested in social justice to unite to bring this impactful and affecting film to the screen.
Touching on how eco-conscious the film will be, producer Steffi Koehler, “We want to implement the sustainable, ethical standards to the film’s production that we practice ourselves in our production company.” Steffi continues, “It is our intention to make the film completely green and we will only be working with rescued animals and professional, animal-friendly set care.”
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
Steffi Koehler and Marc Pierschel—both filmmakers and activists—first worked together in 2017 on the award-winning feature documentary, Butenland. They realized they shared the same goal—to make films that move, shake up and inspire. Through their production company Antimae Film, they aim to create authentic narratives that inspire, move and empower. Matildathefilm.com #MatildaTheFilm.
