Support Makes Dreams Come True

Happy New Year Friends!

Welcome to the year 2009. We are all looking forward, I’m sure, to what good things will come our way in 2009, such as, “I Sign and I Live,” my upcoming film. I’m very excited about producing this film. I intend to focus all the creative energies that I have in making this film to be the highest quality and the best professional, artistic-looking cinematic production possible. At the same time, we have to acknowledge that the current economic climate does create a challenge when requesting donations and sponsorships from individuals and corporations.

Let’s take a look at the big picture. The fact that there are financial institutions collapsing every day makes it all too easy to see the metaphorical glass as being half-empty. Fear can easily take over and we could choose to stop spending while waiting for the economy to rebound. But doing so would only lead us to limit our creative problem-solving skills and freeze the cycle of earning and spending. That kind of thinking would only lead to an unnecessary downward spiral being created. What we should do instead is bravely forge ahead together, knowing that the economy will eventually recover, by continuing to contribute to people who are ready and willing to work hard to make their productive dreams come true.

When I first saw that the economy was on the downturn, I thought, “Oh, no. Maybe I won’t be able to make the film! How will I be able to find people and companies to contribute to finance it?” Then I realized that I’m just happy to have a “glass,” no matter how empty or full it is. The key is not to lose hope. I’m not saying we should be Pollyannish about it, but that we should stay engaged with our work and our dreams. I chose to stay engaged. I chose optimism in knowing that there must be 1,500 people in the world who would be willing to contribute $20 to the financing of my film. We, as human beings, often find that giving can be an integral part of our being. Once we give to enable worthy projects to succeed, we feel good, right?

I would like to thank to those people who have already made contributions. Their names will be posted shortly as my way of thanking them.

To those of you who have a little extra to spare, I would appreciate your help very much. Every contribution helps! Your contribution will be very useful and worthwhile. Your contribution will allow my film to be released to the larger mainstream film festivals. Those festivals require high quality, professional-looking films, and that means we need to use higher-end equipment for filming, and that costs money. Your contribution will give me a chance to make my dream come true by being able to produce a film in the highest professional style that we can muster.

Please don’t feel bad if you can’t contribute due to the tough economic times. One thing everyone can do is help spread the word about this I Sign and I Live blogsite. Spread the word to your friends, colleagues, employees and your family through emails, word of mouth (or hand!), or by printing out the flyers to pass out to ASL students, or leaving them on tables where people can pick them up and read them.

Thank you for your support! And thank you for helping to make this the greatest community on the Internet!

Cinematically,

Aidan Mack