http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thehundredsorrows/the-gate-of-the-hundred-sorrows-a-short-film My first short film,The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows. Written in 1888 by Rudyard Kipling, TGOTHS follows one man's descent into the ethereal world of a Calcutta opium den and explores the surreal and surprising interactions between its eclectic clientele. Fundamentally a tragedy, the protagonist's romantic vision of 'The Gate' and 'The Black Smoke' gives way to the harsh realities of life, death and addiction. Our adaptation brings Kipling's vision to light in a new setting, in a surreal take on contemporary austerity-ridden Britain.