Schnabel Funding "Deeply Troubled" Noir Film

Sebastian Schnabel ’18 is currently working on funding his stretch goals for his upcoming neo-noir coming-of-age story Deeply Troubled.

12-year-old Oliver is convinced his changing voice causes death and destruction. To prevent further suffering, he goes on a journey to buy a helium balloon but runs into an old friend and a pushy balloon salesman. His childhood friend, 16-year-old Melody, works at the balloon store. Though she tries, she's not the best at helping an anxious kid. She has some dark thoughts of her own to deal with, which further troubles Oliver. Oliver desperately wants to buy a helium balloon to keep his voice high. However, Joe, the manager at the balloon store, wants to sell Oliver the opposite, a mysterious balloon that would keep his voice “nice and deep”.

Deeply Troubled is a neo-noir world but the energy of the film is adventurous. After all, the story is told from the point of view of a 12-year-old boy. It will feel like we are going on a magical and weird journey with him. Imagine the kids in “Stranger Things” meet the dark humor of “Fargo” with a touch of Kafkaesque Surrealism.

Schnabel has reached his original goal and is now attempting to reach his stretch goals.

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