Hephaestus, a young god, is cast from Olympus after losing a dance battle to the mountain’s mighty ruler, Zeus. Instead of returning to his home in the heavens, he decides to build his own Olympus in an old warehouse on Earth. To keep him company, Hepheastus builds the beautiful Ladybot from scraps, and vows never to return to Olympus again. But what happens when Ladybot is kidnapped by Zeus? How much will he risk to get her back?

A post-modern weave of Hip Hop and Greek Mythology, Vocabulary of the Mysteries tells the story of a young god that learns to dance again.

This is our most important and ambitious film to date. We look forward to making it a community enterprise.

Thank you for your interest,

J. Shanks Kindlon

Oliver North Productions

in association with the Girard Hall Collective

The Oliver North Team:

Producer: Astin J. Sullivan

Director: J. Shanks Kindlon

Director of Photography: Zachary Auron

Art Director: Lenore A. Romas

Set Designer: Julia Eckenrode

More cast and crew info coming soon!

Our Goal

We will be shooting on the Aaton LTR 7, a 16mm film camera. While many of our contemporaries move on to digital, we remain infatuated with the look and feel of our beloved celluloid, with all of its scratches and grain.

Our funding goal for Vocabulary of the Mysteries is $5000. Filmstock is very expensive, and the majority of the donations will be put towards film and processing. The rest will be spent on equipment, sets, costumes, props, transportation, and nails (to snack on).

Any extra money donated would go towards bigger and better production quality; including post-production costs like color correction and sound mastering, as well as distribution to local and national film festivals.

Thank You

Thank you for your interest is this project. It is because of you that independent projects like this are able to come to fruition.