HELP BRING LOST IT to the finish line.
From the filmmaker behind the viral New York Times-acquired documentary, The Loneliest Crash Test Dummy, comes LOST IT—a visually ambitious, bold new exploration of grief, memory, and the fragile boundary between reality and the subconscious.
With your support, we'll bring this story to life on the film festival circuit.
Watch our current cut of LOST IT. Your contribution goes to help finish the film.
We wrapped production. now WE need funds to finish the film & submit to our first festival deadline: sundance!
OUR NEEDS:
We need to hire an incredible colorist to color our film. This covers the entire cost.
Our ambitious film was shot in a single take and incorporates practical and post-VFX. This would cover our entire cost of VFX.
Emmy-nominated composer Nick Chuba has signed on to make an incredible score & we need sound mix and design!
Film festivals are expensive, so are the marketing materials! This covers everything to polish the film.
Contribute today
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Tiers
$100 or more — Supporter
Supporters at this level will receive a thank you in the film credits, plus access to behind-the-scenes content.
$250 or more — Insider
Includes everything above as well as the first opportunity to see the finished film.
$500 or more — Project Consultation
Includes everything above and a consultation from director Eve Van Dyke on your work-in-progress script, treatment, or cut of your latest project. [Time limit: 2 hours]
$750 or more — Associate Producer
Receive an Associate Producer credit in the film, along with all rewards from the previous tiers. IMDB credit and invite to LA premiere!
$1,000 or more — Co-Executive Producer
Receive a Co-Executive Producer credit in the film, along with all rewards from the previous tiers. Two invites to LA Premiere! (Travel is not provided.)
$2,500 or more — Executive Producer (Festival Level)
Receive an Executive Producer credit in the film, along with all rewards from the previous tiers. Invite to fine-cut screening. Contributors at this level will also receive invitations to non-local festival screenings and parties when possible. (Travel is not provided.)
$5,000 or more — Executive Producer (On-Set Experience + Prop Feature)
Invite to the premiere. Early access to behind-the-scenes content and film reviews.
(Travel is not provided.)
help us raise $7,000 to finish the film!
🎬 Production Funded
Thank you for your contributions: JT MOLLNER, Shelby, Marjorie C., Betty Jo & Richard, Carli N., Gil H., horatio, Joseph H, Steve, michael, caitlin k, Sinosa, sam rosenthal, Blair, Matthew M., & Nicole!
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Thank you for your contributions: JT MOLLNER, Shelby, Marjorie C., Betty Jo & Richard, Carli N., Gil H., horatio, Joseph H, Steve, michael, caitlin k, Sinosa, sam rosenthal, Blair, Matthew M., & Nicole! 〰️
Thank you for your contributions: Pamela, Dom, Andrea, Amanda, James, Clara, Emma, Sofia, Karl, Ana, Ranlyn, Dan, Atiba, Sarah, Sneha, Grace, Todd, Tiffany, Sarah R., Caitlin, Vicki, Isabel, Jack, Steven R. Jill, Cassie Giraldo, Maria, Jess Kingdon, abdul, Alexis, Liz C, Rob, Gabriel Arellano, Medalion, Olivia, Dante, Jordan B,Candy & Liz Fields!
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Thank you for your contributions: Pamela, Dom, Andrea, Amanda, James, Clara, Emma, Sofia, Karl, Ana, Ranlyn, Dan, Atiba, Sarah, Sneha, Grace, Todd, Tiffany, Sarah R., Caitlin, Vicki, Isabel, Jack, Steven R. Jill, Cassie Giraldo, Maria, Jess Kingdon, abdul, Alexis, Liz C, Rob, Gabriel Arellano, Medalion, Olivia, Dante, Jordan B,Candy & Liz Fields! 〰️
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LOST IT is about a descent into madness... and the beauty that lies on the other side of it.
I am deeply inspired by films like REPULSION, PERSONA, and BLACK SWAN, but I have always been unsatisfied with the central conflicts displayed in these classic works: antagonistic, psychological battles between women. I wondered, is it possible to make a haunting and surreal film that mirrors female relationships in a more satisfying light? This was where the story of LOST IT began to take form.
I want to explore paranoia through the female lens, one that integrates a nuanced and fresh perspective of grief. The guilt, self-blame, and worthlessness experienced after a loss can make anyone feel like they are "losing it," and while many have endeavored to show the hostility and delusion that can result from these emotions, I plan to show how female friendships can strengthen and grow in these moments of unraveling.
THE TEAM
Our team has worked on everything from independent features to major blockbusters – with films appearing in top tier festivals like Sundance, SXSW & more. LOST IT will be both a SAG and DGA project.
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Eve Van Dyke is an Emmy award winning filmmaker and writer who works across non-fiction and fiction.
Starting her career in music videos, she now works across narrative, documentary, and commercial projects. After living in Mexico City as a Fulbright scholar she moved on to work with The New York Times and VICE on HBO where she won an Emmy Award in 2019 for Zero Tolerance, a documentary about the family separation crisis on the U.S/Mexico border. Her documentaryPausewas selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick and Route to Connection, a short for AT&T which she also served as Executive Producer, is now streaming on Amazon Prime. It premiered at Tribeca and was nominated for a 2025 Webby Award. In 2023 she directed two episodes of SHADOWLAND for Radical Media which aired on Peacock.
In 2024 she completed a mentorship under Emmy award-winning director Karyn Kusama as part of the DGA Squad program. Her narrative short film REJECTORS (2019), premiered at the Oscar-qualifying festival Hollyshorts and DIGESTIF (2021) premiered at the Austin Film Festival. Her screenplay for BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, was selected for the 2025 Tribeca Creators Market. Her other scripted work has been selected for the Gotham TV Series Lab and placed in the Academy Nicholl fellowship.
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Director & Writer: Eve Van Dyke
Starring: Samantha Robinson, Prashanth Kamalakanthan, Eve Van Dyke, Alex Barlas & more
Producers: Oliver Lowry, Tiffany Lonsdale-Hands, Ed & Maya Herrera
Editor & Producer: Jack Kuhlenschmidt
Co-Executive Producers: JT Mollner, Marjorie Chodorov, Gil Henry, Shelby Diamond, Carli Nelson, Adam Tate
Director of Photography: Sophia Stieglitz AMC
VFX Supervisor: Samuel Kolber
Composer: Nick Chuba
& many, many more!
TIMELINE + NEEDS
PRODUCTION: March 26-28th, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.
Due to the nearly 100 people who supported our film, funding for PRODUCTION WAS FULLY COVERED!
POST-PRODUCTION: April 1st-July 31st 2026
While some of our funding covered post, we still have needs to finish the Visual Effects, Editing, Coloring, Sound Design, Mixing, and Finishing the film!
FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS BEGIN AUGUST 2026!
Festival submissions are expensive. Your support helps us cover these costs!
Thank you from our cast & crew
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Thank you from our cast & crew 〰️
