4/19/2019 UPDATE: THEY REACHED THEIR GOAL! THANK YOU ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM!!
I've written in several of my posts about how difficult it is to make independent films because the film makers have to raise the money on their own. The same goes for documentaries.
Very rarely will one rich person fund an entire independent film or a documentary. It takes a village of people contributing smaller amounts until they have enough for their projected budget.
One such upcoming documentary, "GODDESS: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls", is seeking funding right now.
If you're familiar with Showgirls, you already know how great it is.
If you're not familiar with it, Showgirls is a 1995 film starring Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Lin Tucci, Gina Ravera, William Shockley, Dewy Weber and Rena Riffel among others. The story is about a grifter named Nomi Malone who dreams of being a lead dancer in a Las Vegas show and does whatever she has to in order to make that happen.
Personally, I didn't understand why it was so hated. I saw it in the theater back then and loved it so much I went back and saw it in the theater a few more times. To this day I still watch that movie at least 3 or 4 times a year if not more.
In time, the movie has become a major cult classic with a huge following and Elizabeth Berkley has been working steady as an actor.
Now the producers of such fantastic award winning documentaries such as I Am Divine, Tab Hunter Confidential and The Fabulous Allan Carr want to bring the whole story of the fall and rise of Showgirls to life.
In order to do this film, they need your help. There is an active Kickstarter campaign seeking $50,000, which is very reasonable. As of this writing, there are 4 days left before the campaign expires and they still need a little over $16,000 to reach the goal. **UPDATE: 3 days to go and they still need about $14,000 to reach the goal.
As many of you know, Kickstarter is an "all or nothing" crowd funding site. If the goal isn't met, they don't get any of the money.
I made a donation, and I'm going to keep pushing for others who love that movie to help out in any way they can. Please, donate to the campaign and ask your friends to do the same. They have been offering some really unique and fun perks so be sure to check it out.
Donate today!!
Here are the links...
Kickstarter Fund Raising Campaign
GODDESS: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls Facebook Page
Showgirls Documentary Twitter Page
This might put you over the edge. The Tonya Harding Museum in New York is doing an art exhibit based on the movie. Maybe you can work something out.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for that. I'll forward your comment to the producers!
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