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Hello Natalie,
My name is Olivier Wright. For the past 5 years, I have been self-producing my first feature film called Ψ (psi), a blend of fiction and documentary exploring free will and choice. I was recently joined on this adventure by a producer from my hometown, Eve Brémond (Box Fish Productions), who strongly believes in this project and is helping me achieve the final stages. The film is fully shot, edited and scored, and there is now only one piece of the puzzle left: asking you to be the main voice of the film as its narrator.
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What's it about? Ψ tells the story of a psychologist who goes to meet "5 parallel lives" of one of her patients to try and understand how each one, having made different choices in the past, became who they are. Doing so brings her to question her own past and why she never pursued her own lifelong ambition to become an actress. The film is set across 5 countries (Paris, London, Jerusalem, Helsinki and Los Angeles), featuring real-world scientists such as Max Tegmark (MIT) and Barry Schwartz (Berkeley), and exploring landmark works of contemporary art. |
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Why you?
The reason I'd like you to voice the psychologist is because this psychologist would actually be… you - a parallel version of you, the Natalie you could be today if you hadn't pursued and become Natalie Portman, but instead gone on to study psychology at Harvard, becoming Dr. Natalie Hershlag (or, another name, were you to be married in this other life). Because beyond your voice, what is really of interest to me is who you are as a person, in real life, as it all connects to the film:
- your life is also intertwined with Jerusalem, Los Angeles and Paris.
- your path took a radical turn when auditionning for Luc Besson's "Leon", a turning point the character would reflect on in the film;
- the fact you chose a stage name, creating a "public" identity seperate from your personal one;
- your desire to explore other avenues and study psychology at Harvard;
- the diversity in parts you have played, highlighting this idea explored in "psi" that acting and films are like a experience machine to live other lives.
- and also, the fact that you are an actress in this life becomes intrinsic to the story: when the audience hears Dr. Hershlag question her past decisions, they will know how her life would have turned out had she instead pursued her passion.
How would this go?
- This would only be voice-over.
- The recording could take a half-day.
- Done at a time and place that is convenient for you (we'd arrange a studio in Los Angeles, Paris, etc.).
- I'm open to your suggestions on your character's lines.
- I have a budget set aside for this process.
- Your subesquent involvements (promotion, etc.) would be entirely up to you.
The film in its current form (in which the psychologist is called Natalie Forester and voiced by a friend) got a test screening at MIT in Cambridge and the reception was extremely positive, both by the audience and by the early critical reception. This gave me confidence the film could go to festivals and find distribution. My producer Eve Brémond is currently initiating talks with various platforms including Netflix and Amazon.
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This project has been an incredible journey so far and it would mean so much if you were to be a part of it.
Thank you for your time and consideration, I hope we can be in touch soon.
Olivier
17 rue Joseph Dijon, 75018, Paris
[email protected]
+33.(0)6.51.53.53.62.
Thank you for your time and consideration, I hope we can be in touch soon.
Olivier
17 rue Joseph Dijon, 75018, Paris
[email protected]
+33.(0)6.51.53.53.62.
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