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TURKEY CREEK

Filmmaker Leah Mahan started documenting the Turkey Creek story in 2001. With limited resources, she worked to bear witness to events as they unfolded dramatically over the course of several years. The footage tells a compelling story about American democracy and the efforts of ordinary people to preserve their community, their culture and their natural resources. Seed funding for the project came from the Just Media Fund, LEF Foundation, Nu Lambda Trust, Winograd-Hutner Family Fund, Diana Patrick and Amelie Ratliff. In 2009, the project received funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. To support the documentary production and the development of The Bridge Project, please consider making a donation.

TO MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION, go to The Center for Independent Documentary.

SWEET OLD SONG Music Rights Fund

SWEET OLD SONG has been a labor of love with many rewards. These rewards have come in many forms, but few have come in a form that one could deposit in a bank. Now the continued distribution of the film is in jeopardy because several music licenses for songs performed in the film need to be renewed. Many of the songs Howard performed are in the public domain, but some (like “What’ll I Do” by Irving Berlin) require licensing. The filmmaker faces thousands of dollars in rights fees and the Center for Independent Documentary is collecting donations for a SWEET OLD SONG Music Rights Fund.

TO MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION, go to The Center for Independent Documentary.

HOLDING GROUND - SEQUEL

An update to HOLDING GROUND is in pre-production with funding from the Mabel Louise Riley Foundation and an anonymous donor. The filmmakers are currently fundraising for the production phase. We are documenting a number of the issues that are central to the film: the nurturing and training of the next generation of community leaders; the long-term challenge of economic development; the survival strategies of this community in a time of deep economic distress; and the redefinition of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative’s work as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

TO MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION, contact the Filmmakers Collaborative.