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Grace is a gripping film in the making and a strong tax incentive for investors

[edit] It was with much sadness that I found out about and announce here, Jeffery’s passing. He was so energetic and excited about making this film happen. I think it was going to be killer. Rest in peace, Jeff.

I will do another post with more details about the compelling tax incentives for investors in American films, under the Job Creation Act of 2004 (extended in 2020). But for now I want to simply note that I became aware of the upcoming film Grace due to my daughter Isabela‘s involvement, as she composed the original musical score for the visual mood board/trailer, which is not yet publicly available, but can be reviewed if you contact the award winning director, Jeffery Schultz and/or award winning producer Sam Kadi at the email addresses provided below.

Then I looked into the concept of the film and found a story that will touch a great many peoples’ lives and resonate, perhaps profoundly. From what I’ve seen of the story it is relevant to most people either personally or to extended family and friends. In other words, it is relevant to society. This is important to me as a person who has no interest in the usual vanilla stuff that is served up in the modern film world.

I have read the detailed pitch deck for Grace, which is not publicly available; but I can tell you that the concept is all too human and it is rich with psychological twists and turns and from what I’ve seen of the deck, a visually stunning backdrop.

Personally, I love things that are based in reality and grounded humanity, and I also love absurdity and things that are visually interesting. Grace appears ready to serve up these characteristics and more!

A literal and emotional human interest story at one point veers into a bizarre sort of dream world where a symbolic battle for Grace’s soul takes place. Take one look at the visual above, and you’ll get the idea.

The non-public pitch deck also includes prospective casting considerations, and while I cannot name them publicly, I will tell you that they are generally well known and in my experience with other films and series, very interesting, as the ones I am familiar with have been cast in and excelled at very gritty, grounded and in a couple cases, absurd, roles.

Click the graphic to access some general details of the film, which I am really excited to see come to fruition.

Grace is a story of tragedy that follows two people through the very different circumstances of their lives, but also binds them together. The story addresses loss, social isolation and loneliness with strong themes of redemption and forgiveness. Most of all, it is real and speaks to my tastes because it has its share of visually engaging weirdness and absurdity. Those are two of my favorite things, along with gritty human interest, which is obviously the core of the story.

As Grace’s life goes into sudden decline, Navy SEAL Matt’s life continues on in constant misery as he struggles with PTSD. The tales of their lives intersect and the result is a dynamic story of human interest. With reference to the Odditorium graphic above, there is also something of a descent down the Rabbit Hole, which will be a visual and audio Theater Bizarre sequence within the film. This wrinkle caught my attention for what may be obvious reasons.

Grace is a really cool concept created by Jeffery Schultz (@knagenfilms & Jeffery-Schultz.com) and speaking as someone who longs for things that are more weighty amid the spectacle of an often vanilla entertainment industry, I am 100% on board and confident in Jeffery and his team (including Oscar nominated producer Sam Kadi) to produce a quality film from this concept that is right for the times.

Those aspects are what interest me. What may interest investors is that relatively few people know how films are financed and that they offer compelling tax advantages to investors. As an example, a person in the 35% tax bracket can recover 65% of their investment before the film is even released, while maintaining 100% of their original investment position in the film.

NFTRH.com being a financial market website, I thought ‘what better venue to present this idea to prospective investors with respect to tax advantages of investing in this film with a very modest budget (making investment levels more accessible)? Jeffery and Sam are actively seeking funding at this time, and that is where the investment opportunities come into play at this early development stage.

I will do a separate post focusing on the investment tax benefits, but if you are inclined to partner on this exciting project or simply want additional information like revenue strategy, or a look at the visual mood board (which as scored by my daughter Isabela), feel free to contact award winning Screenwriter/Director Jeffery Schultz (jeff@knagenfilms.com) and/or award winning Producer Sam Kadi (Info@samkproduction.com), who by the way had a film that was officially selected for the 90th Academy Awards and another that was shortlisted for last year’s Oscar. You might also ask to check out my daughter’s score for the visual mood board for the film! ;-)

My disclaimer? Well, considering that my daughter is associated with the film, I am biased. My other disclaimer? From what I’ve seen of the overall concept, I think it’s great!

Finally, for an example of the pedigree of the people behind this film, have a look at Sam’s TEDx talk. I was simply blown away when I watched it a few months ago.