Dr. Clean Productions is working on their second feature film:
CRYSTAL BALL!
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CRYSTAL BALL!
co-directed by
N. Zoltan Sofian &
S. R. Senturk
On New Year’s Eve, the residents of Seattle’s most notorious street, Aurora Avenue, face eviction, omens, and unexpected romance as their neighborhood is sacrificed to a 45-story mega pyramid.
CRYSTAL BALL! is comedy like you’ve never seen before, romance you’ve not felt in ages, darkness that will send shivers up your spine, and a musical unlike any other.
After the success of our first film, Fantasy A Gets a Mattress, we got the bug to take on our sophomore feature, CRYSTAL BALL!. Ideas for the project began as early as 2020 when a cast member told us we should make a romantic comedy. The sparks started flying! The title CRYSTAL BALL! was chosen as a starting point, taken from the overlooked Prince album of the same name. Ideas came fast and things quickly evolved into something way more than a normal romantic comedy.
Over the course of one day (New Year’s Eve), the film follows a lovesick psychic, a dog-obsessed security guard, an ex-cult leader trying to avoid his old followers, a one-handed virgin, a filandering pizza delivery boy, a building super determined to dig his own father’s grave, and an assortment of pimps, prostitutes, street dudes, and partyers. Plus a mummy. These characters all try to get what they want before the clock strikes midnight and another year starts. It’s a dark, mystical adventure, as gritty as it is surreal.
Production on CRYSTAL BALL! began in March 2025 with a night of insert shots, cigarette smoking, and flashing LED hooker heels. Production has continued since, with days both big and small. These have ranged from groups of fifty or more actors at a pop-up roller rink we created ourselves, to derelict/abandoned bars that caught on fire while we were filming, to shoots at the old Georgetown Steam Plant, children’s ferris wheels right on Highway 99, leopard eels in smelly pet shops, and a room full of men in tuxedos. This is the funniest, wildest, and most surreal piece of art we’ve ever worked on.
CRYSTAL BALL! is the second feature film by Dr. Clean Productions. Our first film, cult sensation Fantasy A Gets a Mattress, continues to sell out cinemas around the world. Fantasy A Gets a Mattress was a micro budget feature with incredible results, a great script, characters, visuals, and music. Every scene was filmed on real-life locations guerrilla style, and with a meticulous eye for detail. Our goal now is to attain a larger budget to push those great qualities even further. CRYSTAL BALL! will feature animation, puppetry, dance, and roller skating sequences with wall-to-wall music. Mixing a guerrilla on-the-street style with a higher budget is guaranteed to create incredible results, a style that resembles delicious candy dropped on the sidewalk.
With your help, we are ready to make it a reality! CRYSTAL BALL! represents a step forward in Seattle film, showcasing a huge talent pool and incredible slew of locations. We want to make this movie a reality, and we invite you to help us make this dream come true.
With only 25% left of filming to complete in 2026, we’re ready to shoot some of our most dynamic and off-the-wall footage—dogs, silver body paint, vampiric hallucinations, and more. We are in the home stretch, so your contribution to the film makes all the difference. To help CRYSTAL BALL! become a full reality, please considering contributing to our CRYSTAL BALL! GoFundMe, or check out our selection of Dr. Clean Productions merchandize.
The Impact
With CRYSTAL BALL!, we aim to create a completely unique film that will captivate both comedy enthusiasts and art house fans alike. Our fast-paced, laugh-a-minute comedies feature stunning visuals and soundscapes. We want to take cinema into the future with this fun, freaky, and electric film!
Our track record demonstrates our ability to produce high-quality films on small budgets and effectively promote them to reach a wide audience, especially through live, in-person screenings. We've successfully hosted over 50 sold-out screenings using only posters and word-of-mouth promotion, proving we know how to generate excitement. CRYSTAL BALL! is set to create a significant buzz.
Notable days of filming thus far have included shooting crowded nightclub sequences, putting our core cast on a miraculously-repaired children’s Ferris Wheel on Highway 99, and co-director N. Zoltan Sofian being whipped with a belt in our actor’s stead.
Let it be known… CRYSTAL BALL! is neither a normal movie nor a normal production. The crew is built of two consistent players—co-director/co-writer/casting director/producer S. R. Senturk and co-director/co-writer/cinematographer N. Zoltan Sofian. With the help of volunteers pitching in when they have time, CRYSTAL BALL! is worlds more ambitious than your typical micro budget feature, with hundreds of cast members, hundreds of locations in some of Seattle’s most dicey areas, and over six musical numbers. Production has centered around Aurora Avenue, Seattle’s most infamous thoroughfare—a place where we’ve been met with enthusiasm, hysteria, and downright hostility, even being physically assaulted on the street after getting angrily accused of being wannabe gangbangers from Bellevue.
The last 25% of filming on CRYSTAL BALL! will continue into 2026. We anticipate by the end of principal photography we will have filmed for 175 non-consecutive days. Editing is an ongoing process we continue simultaneously as we film, with the goal to submit to film festivals this year.
If you want to help us reach the finish line and help us finance post-production expenses, please consider contributing to our GoFundMe campaign or buy a piece of our incredible merch on our website. Your contribution will help us pay for the sound mix, color correction, costume and prop fabrication, location rentals, and film festival submissions.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you’re unable to contribute financially to the campaign, we totally understand! A fantastic alternative is to get involved in production. If you have interest in helping to procure props or locations, providing production assistance, or appearing as an extra, we want to hear from you!
Another way to help us is by spreading the word. Share our campaign, tell your friends who love weird comedy, or anyone who might be interested in our movie or getting involved. Word-of-mouth is incredibly valuable to us, and we truly appreciate you supporting our work!
