Ghost Listing  follows a young widow grappling with her sanity as she attempts to sell her home that may or may not be haunted. 

On the surface, it is a contained psychological thriller, complete with creaky floors and flickering shadows. But underneath, this short is a poignant story about the lasting effects of domestic violence - how a controlling relationship can long outlast the person who created it, leaving a survivor trapped long after she's technically free.

Director, Rose Beth Johnson-Brown, and writer, Remy Solomon, first conceived of this story two years ago upon both moving back to their hometown of Los Angeles where they attended high school together. After over a year of development, Ghost Listing is finally ready to come to life.

WHY NOW

Domestic violence affects 1 in 4 women in their lifetime, and while headlines and statistics are important for raising awareness, they rarely capture the full picture of the human lives behind them. That is what this short film seeks to accomplish, wrapped in a fast-moving high octane eight minute horror flick. Supporting this project means putting that story in front of the people who need it most - and supporting the all-female team of filmmakers (a rarity!) bringing it to life.

The team is assembled, the cast is in place, and we are one month from shooting.

We believe the stories we tell are only as strong as the team telling them. The team is all-female and deeply credentialed. And with Remy's social following of over 100k across Instagram and TikTok, Ghost Listing already has an audience waiting for it.

Rose is a director and writer born and raised in Los Angeles. She started her career in the entertainment industry as a production assistant on Showtime’s Billions and worked her way up to directing Episode 707 ('DMV') of the show's final season, her first television episode. She splits her time between film, television, and theatre, and also produces her own work, including two short films CUSPID which premiered at Hollyshorts, and the upcoming GREEN EGGS FOR PAM written and starring Tony nominated actress Sarah Stiles and Kelly Aucoin. Other select producing credits include 'GARAGE Presents: A Cakewalk' (GARAGE Magazine, Fall 2020) and In The Penal Colony (Next Door @ NYTW).

Remy Solomon | Writer
Remy is a queer, Canadian-American writer with a passion for telling character-driven, female-centric stories set in unique worlds. Remy has sold projects to Apple TV+, Sony and Bell, as well as developing with CBS Studios, Blink49, and Reality Distortion Field. Most recently, she wrote on the Fox procedural ALERT. In addition to her work as a TV writer, Remy is a social media content creator and has been in campaigns for brands like Hulu, Neon and A24. Before getting her start in TV, Remy worked as a playwright, collaborating with companies like The New Colony, Prop Thtr, and Free Street Theater. Additionally, she moonlighted as a romance novelist, ghostwriting 13 novels—eleven of which made Amazon's Top 10 Bestseller List. 

 

Amber is an Oscar-qualifying filmmaker whose work has premiered at several top-tier festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, American Pavilion at Cannes, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. A Los Angeles–based writer, producer, and director, she leans into the absurd, the bloody, the eccentric and always with a sharp lens focused on female stories. She began her career in entertainment news at Entertainment Tonight and The Insider before moving into public relations, where she represented some of the world's most recognizable talent. After relocating to Atlanta to pursue production opportunities in the Southeast she co-founded the award-winning production company, Juice Box Films. Her most recent producing project, "Ragamuffin," premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, she directed several microdrama features that have amassed more than 135 million views across multiple platforms. She is currently based in Los Angeles with her set dog, Daisy.
 

Bella Finn Parisot | Cinematographer

Bella is a character driven cinematographer based between Los Angeles and New York City. She is a recipient of the ASC Visionary mentorship. A student EMMY nominated DoP, her films have screened at film festivals around the world, including: AFI Fest, Palm Springs Short Fest, SXSW Sydney and Atlanta Film Festival. Bella holds an MFA in Cinematography from American Film Institute and a BFA in Photography at NYU Tisch. She’s worked at the Sundance Directors Labs multiple years in a row. In 2018, she camera PA’d for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood under Cinematographer Robert Richardson, ASC. In addition to her love of visual story telling and photography, she is a ceramicist and is happiest in the garden.

In order to bring this film, we have to raise $30,000 in 15 days. This money will go directly toward our small but mighty production, specifically to paying our cast and crew. 

While we have already secured $20,000 in initial funding, we need help getting the rest of the way there. As young independent filmmakers making original work outside the studio system, we must rely on the support of our community, patrons like you.
 Art history wouldn't exist without patronage!

See below for a breakdown of how your contribution will be used.
 

IN CONCLUSION

The film industry is mired in mergers, IP, and reboots. Original work - especially female-led, thematically ambitious original work - is increasingly hard to get off the ground. We are doing it anyway.

What we have on our side: a script refined over a year, a writer with 100k+ followers and a built-in audience, a producer with premieres at the world's top festivals, and a director who has done this before. We know how to get a project like this to the finish line.

Your support doesn't just fund a film, it helps a team of talented, early-career women get a foothold in the industry. We're grateful for your consideration and would love for you to be part of this.