Rocket (an Eco-Friendly home on wheels)

The movie

A short version of a long tale, In a Bus/Home named Rocket

This in not an inflated tale. In fact it has been deflated to save time.

Running from natural disasters five to be exact.

Short version. New Orleans 2005 Hurricane Katrina run as fast as you can.

Relocate to California and run from wild fires 1, 2 and 3 in Santa Barbara. Safe on the ocean down in Malibu for only a year until fire 4 comes to the Sea.

It is our wish to finish this movie and journey that started almost 20 years ago

when we fled from New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina.

Proof of concept

This proof of concept includes a 15 minute documentary movie about our escape and the conversion of our bus into a Eco-friendly home on wheels that is solar powered and the engine has been converted to run on recycled vegetable oil.

Watch below!

Enjoy!

Proposal for

Rocket Full Movie ( 60 - 90 minutes long )

and

3 short movies (15 minutes each) one for each phase listed below.

The full movie will also include, moving to Santa Barbara . Running from 3 fires. Relocated to Malibu and running from fire 4. Moving out of Rocket and into an apartment in Santa Barbara with Rocket safely stored during the pandemic.

It is our hopes to finish the journey and movie by getting Rocket back into good traveling condition and returning to New Orleans with Rocket . We will be filming the renovation and trip back to New Orleans. When back in New Orleans we will finish the movie by filming the local culture now and showing what has changed and stayed the same. Bringing this journey and movie to a full circle. All in time for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Thank you for you interest in helping us to finish this journey and film.

Below is our projected budget!

Rocket ( an Eco-Friendly home on wheels) returns to NOLA (20th year anniversary)

Rocket (an Eco Friendly Home on Wheels) returns to New Orleans, (Documentary Movie)

(20th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina)

Proposal budget (6-months to complete)

Total Budget- $24600 (estimate)

Phase 1 - (3 months) budget needed $12600

Equipment, camera, microphones- $2000

Repairs to Rocket. This will all be filmed and documented, (3 months)

New Radiators installed ( $2500)

Interior - Finish remodeling projects not done. Including the bathroom Shower, Living rooms Walls, finishing bedroom and Installing new front seats. ($2000)

New tires and brakes. ($3000)

Misc repairs including ignition wires, and batteries for the solar system. ($1000)

Food and restaurants- $500 (month)

Artist stipend - $1000 (month)

Storage rental space for Rocket to do the work on. $ 600

Phase 2 - (2 weeks) budget needed $4500

Ready to travel!

Trip from California to New Orleans,

Two person crew (Bettie and Jim) with their dog and kitties.

Two weeks to travel and film the trip.

Fuel- $1600

Lodging - $1000

Food- $900

Artists stipend- $1000

Phase 3 - (3 months) budget needed $7500

Arrive New Orleans

Rent Apartment (home) with an extra room to setup video studio to finish film.

Stay and film in New Orleans for 6 months to finish the film, Including showing from the artists perspective how New Orleans and it;s culture has change in 20 years after Katrina and what has stayed the same. Finishing editing and finalizing film and promotion material ready for release.

Rent for 3 months - 6000

Food and restaurants- $500 (month)

Artist stipend - $1000 (month)