BLACK RAIN | an afro-futuristic short film

A project in Lagos, Nigeria by Vortex Studio
000days 
:
00hours 
:
00minutes 

Funding Successful

An Afrofuturistic space drama about the Esan Tribe under attack by a parasitic species that desires to conquer their planet.
Animation
Backers: 81
Average Pledge Per Backer: $395 CAD

Funded: $32,021 CAD of $30,000 CAD
Dates: Feb 24th -> Mar 26th (31 days)
Project By: Vortex Studio
Tags:
Aw shucks, no tags yet. +Suggest

Suggest Tags

Begin typing to search or pick from a list. You can add multiple tags at the same time!
  • 2-player
  • 3d
  • 3d printing
  • action
  • action rpg
  • adventure
  • africa
  • african american
  • aircraft
  • aliens
  • android
  • animals
  • animation
  • anime
  • anthology
  • apparel
  • arduino
  • art
  • audio
  • bedding
  • beer
  • bees
  • big band
  • bluetooth
  • board game
  • books
  • camping
  • candy
  • card game
  • casual
  • cats
  • chocolate
  • classical music
  • clothing
  • cnc
  • coffee
  • comedy
  • comics
  • community project
  • component
  • conservation
  • console
  • cooperative game
  • country
  • craft
  • craft beer
  • creative commons
  • cyberpunk
  • cycling
  • dance
  • dice
  • dice game
  • diy
  • documentary
  • dogs
  • dragons
  • drm-free
  • dungeon crawler
  • dystopian
  • e-reader
  • eco
  • educational
  • ergonomics
  • expansion
  • fantasy
  • fashion
  • festival
  • fiction
  • film
  • first person shooter
  • folk music
  • food
  • furniture
  • gadget
  • game design
  • gardening
  • geocaching
  • gizmos
  • graphic design
  • graphic novel
  • handcrafted
  • headphones
  • health and fitness
  • hip hop
  • historic
  • home automation
  • horror
  • housewares
  • illustration
  • indie
  • indie rock
  • indigenous
  • instrument
  • ios
  • ipad
  • iphone
  • irish music
  • jazz
  • jewelry
  • kids
  • knit
  • lgbt
  • lighting
  • linux
  • locally sourced
  • lovecraft
  • mac
  • machining
  • magic
  • magnetic
  • maps
  • miniatures
  • minimalist
  • mmo
  • monsters
  • music
  • music video
  • native american
  • nature
  • ninjas
  • noir
  • non-fiction
  • oculus rift
  • open source
  • opera
  • organic
  • outdoors
  • ouya
  • painting
  • parody
  • party game
  • pc
  • pens
  • perceptual computing
  • periodical
  • pets
  • photography
  • pin-up
  • pinball
  • pirates
  • platformer
  • playing cards
  • podcast
  • point and click
  • pop music
  • post-apocalyptic
  • prehistoric
  • present-day theme
  • prints
  • programming
  • ps4
  • psvita
  • pulp
  • puppets
  • puzzle
  • racing
  • rap
  • raspberry pi
  • real time strategy
  • repurposed
  • retro
  • robots
  • roguelike
  • romance
  • rpg
  • sandbox game
  • scandinavian
  • science
  • science fiction
  • simulation
  • single-player
  • sleep
  • smartwatch
  • soccer
  • software
  • space
  • speakers
  • spiritual
  • sports
  • steampunk
  • stop motion
  • strategy game
  • stylus
  • superhero
  • survival
  • suspense
  • tabletop game
  • tarot
  • television
  • terrain
  • theatre
  • tile placement
  • timepiece
  • tower defense
  • toy
  • trading cards
  • travel
  • turn-based
  • uspcc
  • utopian
  • vehicle
  • video game
  • voxel
  • wallet
  • war game
  • watch
  • web series
  • wifi
  • wii u
  • wireless charging
  • world music
  • ww1
  • ww2
  • xbla
  • zombies
SubmitCancel

What is tagging? || Have a new tag we should add?
Saving your suggestions...
Suggestion Saved Successfully
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon.

Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen).

If you have any questions, have a good idea for a tag, or a more in-depth suggestion - please feel free to let us know!

Ok
Hrm... something went wrong.
Hey, bad things happen to the best of us. Don't worry, the gnomes have been dispatched. Maybe try again in a little while.

Ok

$32,021 CAD

current pledge level
Last Updated: March 26 @ 15:06 -0400 GMT

106%

of goal
funding period ended

$0 CAD

trending toward
Trends are not projections. Read More >>

0%

of goal

(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Latest News

100% Funded! You guys are the best!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
A huge thank you to every single donor!  Every single dollar counts. We have 15 days left, so we keep going!  We're into our STRETCH goals, which give us the chance to create more BLACK RAIN content for the short film, i.e. post-credit scene,... (Read More)

Incredible! 80% Funded so far!

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This is epic.  Thank you so much to every single donor! Let's keep going.  Kindly share the kickstarter link with friends and family.  (Read More)

More than 50% funded!

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone that's donated so far!  We'll keep you posted on our progress. Keep sharing the link with friends and family!   - Tribe Esan  (Read More)

Proof of Concept Posted!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out our proof of concept video JUST posted to our page!  (Read More)

Incredible start! Much appreciation for the support so far!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank everyone that has sent their support so far!   By special request we've added a new $1000 USD reward (MAIDEN OF AYIBA) which includes all rewards (minus Executive Producer credit) + EXCLUSIVE access to a special VORTEX event featuring cast and... (Read More)

If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!