Belated Happy New Year!
Just a brief update on our project. Matt and I have been busy sending off grant proposals for finishing funds. We completed two in last week and will finish another before the end of this week.
We will submit a cut to the Cannes film festival by March 17th. Though not the most documentary friendly festival, having our film screened there would be incredible and give us fantastic international exposure.
In the meantime, we continue to look for financial sources for to fill out our post production budget.
Thank you for all your support and interest and we will update again soon.
David and Matt
Hello all,
Just wanted to let everyone know that we learned yesterday that our film was not accepted for Sundance 2010.
There were a record 9,800 entries for 200 spots (10 spots in our category) so as you can see the competition was fierce.
We understood the cut we submitted was not the best or as complete as it could be, which is one reason we didn’t publicly discuss our submission much, but we decided to rush in a cut because of the magnitude of the Sundance film festival, it’s documentary friendly atmosphere, and, most importantly, that spending another year before applying would just be too long, especially for all the people who have helped our project so much along the way.
We are still on course for submission to Cannes film festival in May, 2010 as we have stated here before. We are busy now trying to raise funds to be able to make the additions and changes to the film that we think will add so much to the end product. If anyone knows any philanthropic types who have the ability to consider a contribution please send them to us or our credit card donation page.
There is a lot of silver lining in this gray cloud and the day when we can announce where and when you can see our film on a screen is closer than it ever has been before.
Thank you for your interest.
David
Hello everybody,
The Savoie case continues to draw some long over due attention to the issue. Congressman Chris Smith from New Jersey will be coming to Japan this weekend and there is a new CNN video and ABC print piece just out:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/fighting-custody-abducted-children-japan/Story?id=8817579&page=1
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/10/13/lah.japan.custody.morrey.lg.cnn?iref=videosearch
Thanks so much for your time and support. We’d like to ask you to think about a donation if you have the means, click under “tags” on the right side of this page. To be blunt, we need your help. And money is the biggest challenge to making a film that will have the most impact. Thank you for your consideration.
There should be a another spike in the news coverage when the next step is taken with Chris Savoie. According to the law, he must be charged or released after a maximum of 23 days in police confinement. By our unofficial count that would make Oct. 20th, 2009 the last possible day the current conditions could extend to though something may happen at anytime.
More soon,
David
david@fromtheshadowsmovie.com
Hello again. Well for anyone who has been watching CNN or the Today Show recently you can easily see how the issue has become much more widely known with the arrest of Mr. Savoie in Fukuoka, Japan. As with all our cases it is our hope that the issue can be resolved peacefully and satisfactorally to all parties involved, especially the children.
Here is the CNN story:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2009/09/30/wynter.abductions.doc.cnn?iref=videosearch
Another one is posted at MSNBC. Go to this link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33068613#33086474
Then click “American jailed in Japan over custody battle” on the left side and it will come up in the player.
We have a rough cut of the film but have exhausted our resources in getting here. We are still looking for funds to make the final push, finish the film and get it out to the public. We humbly ask those who who have the means and shared interest to consider making a donation. Below is the link to our credit card donation page.
http://www.documentary.org/community/IDA-resources/fiscal_sponsorship_donate?film_id=2977
Thank you so much for your time and interest. We look forward to the day we can announce where and when you can see our film on the big screen. With all the recent attention that shouldn’t be too much further down the road.
Contact us at: david@fromtheshadowsmovie.com
Thank you,
David and Matt
Hello Everyone,
I’d like to announce that we have completed a rough cut and have started to approach those individuals and organizations that may provide the necessary finishing funds. We are still very much in need of any financial help you can provide. Please visit our “Get Involved” page: http://fromtheshadowsmovie.com/english/contact.html
For those who can consider a contribution of $10,000 or more we can arrange for “sneek peak” viewing of the current rough cut and would be glad to meet in person to explain more about the project. There are still challenges ahead but we keep January 10th, 2010 as our deadline for completion of the final cut.
Thanks so much for stopping by and checking in. Please contact: david@fromtheshadowsmovie.com if you have any questions or comments
David and Matt
