Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues and Supporters of Chely Wright – Update!
| Posted by WishMeAway, January 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment » |
Dear Friends,
What can we say? This has been one of the most challenging and stressful times of this entire process, and we aren’t out of the woods yet. But our passion for our film has never been higher and the amount of support we are getting allows us to feel optimistic, and even excited.
So here goes. Over the last few months we have worked closely with our editor, Lisa Palattella, to craft the film. It is a painstaking process of finding the structure, laying it all out and then chipping away till you reach that perfect length. Some wonderful scenes have landed on the proverbial cutting room floor. All we can say is thank goodness for DVD Extras.
With the edit complete, the job of finishing the film – all the touches that bring out the magic – graphics, color correction, up-converting to high resolution video, mixing and sweetening the sound – lay before us. And, as many filmmakers before us have learned, it takes a lot of money to make magic.
So we are now in a full tilt buggy press to raise the funds we need to finish the film. The clock is ticking. We have applied to some great film festivals and are optimistic about our chances.
The good news is that we now have a fantastic film to show potential investors and donors. Also, we just completed a successful fund raising campaign on the Indie GoGo website – we raised $22,000 in four days – and have just launched a new one. Here’s the link:
This is where you can go to make a tax deductible donation of any amount to our growing team of supporters. With your help, this film will be seen and lives will be saved.
If you prefer a check to a credit card, you can make a tax deductible contribution directly to The San Francisco Film Society:
SFFS
Filmmaker Services
39 Mesa Street, Suite 110
San Francisco, CA 94129
…and be sure to write “Wish Me Away” on the bottom left hand corner of the check where it says MEMO.
Also, Heather O’Neill interviewed us for the AfterEllen website yesterday. They have been supporters of the film from the very beginning and we gave them an EXCLUSIVE clip from the film. We expect it to be posted next week so keep an eye out for it.
Thank you again for your continued support, encouragement and belief in this film.
Bobbie and Beverly
TVGals Media
