Dear Friends,
My name is Aidan Mack, and I’m majoring in filmmaking at School of Visual Arts. I’m writing you to request a special favor, that you might consider making a contribution to a worthy cause, the production of a 25-minute dramatic film that I have planned for my thesis project. I hope to raise $30,000 to make this film.
The film, “I Sign and I Live,” is about an impassioned Deaf teacher, Daisy, facing a dreadful situation that deals with the prejudice that exists in the larger society toward Deaf people. She has to fight against the powers that be who are engaged in a misguided effort to try to “cure” Deaf children and eliminate sign language.
The film, “I Sign and I Live” will be submitted to various important film festivals, such as the Dusty Film Award Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Gallaudet University Film Festival, the Cannes International Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Toronto Film Festival.
If 1,500 people contribute $20 each, that would cover the budget and the film will be able to be made! Will you be one of 1,500 people to offer support and help make the dream of completing this film become a reality?
I’ll even add your name to the credits at the end of film and in the program book in recognition of your contribution, as a way of saying thank you from the bottom of my heart.
With your support, this film will build awareness of Deaf people’s struggles with the majority. Viewers of the film will likely compare the film to experiencing an “emotional roller coaster”–of a good kind, I trust, when all is said and done–which will bring out new perspectives on how Deaf people and the majority can work together in new and productive ways.
Contributions can be made through paypal or by money order or check. Please mail to Aidan Mack, 484 Albany Post Road #13, Croton, NY, 10520. Please feel free to contact me at isignilive@gmail.com for more information. Without your generosity and support, none of this would have been possible.
Cinematically,
Aidan Mack –Filmmaker
