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A film about life with M.E., the most prevalent and devastating disease your doctor has never heard of.
by Jennifer Brea
Read more about this new ME film.
An interview with Brea will follow shortly on CFS Central.
by Jennifer Brea
The Title
Canary in a Coal Mine is, at its heart, a question: what does this illness signify about the world we live in and what do we all risk by ignoring the voices of the sick and the profoundly invisible? What could we all learn by paying attention to those voices?
Who is behind this film?
Jennifer Brea, Producer/Director
Jennifer is a doctoral student in the Department of Government at Harvard University on indefinite medical leave. Prior to that, she was a print journalist in Beijing and East Africa. She is a TED Fellow, and earned her AB in Politics from Princeton University.
Kiran Chitanvis, Creative Producer/ DP
Kiran is an independent filmmaker. She has worked on numerous short and feature films that have played at festivals around the world. A member of the inaugural class at the Tisch Asia Singapore campus, she holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She earned an AB in Politics from Princeton University.
In addition, we are supported by: Toni Bernard, Howard Bloom, Eva Hagberg, Sarah Allegra, and Elizabeth Tova Bailey.
How will the funds raised on Kickstarter help you to make this film?
The money we raise on Kickstarter will allow us to go into production next year and will fund the time, equipment rental, and travel expenses of our Director of Photography, an assistant camera person, and a sound mixer as they shoot on location in Canada, the UK, around the US and possible on or two additional international sites.
$50,000 will get us to the end of production. If that were all we raised, we could make a film we are quite proud of for release online. However, to make a film that we believe will change the face of this illness forever, that is just the beginning. Our ultimate goal is to raise at least $200,000 through a combination of online fundraising, grants, and the support of a small cadre of executive producers.
OK, I am psyched, how do I help make this film happen?
First, give and give generously, whatever that means for you. Every dollar counts.
Second, spread the word! Crowdfunding campaigns reach and exceed their goals when very large amounts of people donate small amounts of money. So click on this link and share our page on Twitter and Facebook. Email your friends and family.
Then, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook. Stay up to date with the latest on the campaign.
If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation or investing in the project in a deeper way, email jen@canaryinacoalminefilm.com. We'd love to have a conversation.
Rewards
We're offering a range of awards to say thank you for helping the world to #seeME!
Read more about this new ME film.
An interview with Brea will follow shortly on CFS Central.