Yes We Did! -- GoGo Target Reached

Inspiration hit our $5000 IndieGoGo fundraising target last week. Thanks to everyone who helped us meet the challenge!

Of course, fundraising continues as we prepare for shooting this fall. To make a donation, visit the ISFilms website. Every dollar counts... and is appreciated.

And watch this space for details on upcoming fundraising activities and other Inspiration news.

The Finish Line Is In Sight...

Inspiration is closing in on $4000 in donations... but we have only three days left in our IndieGoGo fundraising challenge!

We need $1200 more. Help us reach the magic number of $5000 so we can bring a magical film to theaters and festivals across America and around the world!

Every dollar counts!! Please visit IndieGoGo today and make a donation to Inspiration.

If it's your first donation, make a big splash in the pool!

If you've already donated, that calls for an encore!

The price of gas has dropped 7 cents in the past week... pass those savings along to Inspiration!

Kodak and Panavision have provided major grants for Inspiration. They love us...

Show us some more love. Make your donation. By Friday. IndieGoGo.

As always, thanks for supporting independent film!

Panavision Comes Through!!

We received the exciting news last week that Inspiration has been granted a Panavision 35mm GOLD Film Equipment Grant! The package includes 10 prime-lenses, 6 super-speed lenses, 20 Filters and Flex Fills... and a $325,000 custom-made Panaflex Film Camera!!! That's a grand total of $500,000 of professional equipment to help make a beautiful film.

The Panavision grant program is extremely competitive. Kudos and stratospheric high-fives to our Executive Producer Martin for putting the grant application together and having the faith and fortitude to go for it. He truly is... Captain Inspiration!!!


We do need to pay shipping costs from LA to Boston for the equipment, so be sure to make a donation to IndieGoGo this week. We still have a long road ahead to the $5000 finish line on Friday. But luck and karma are on our side. Help make Inspiration a success and donate today!

$1500 and Counting...

Inspiration has reached the $1500 mark for our IndieGoGo fundraising challenge! It's an impressive milestone, but we have just over a week to go to hit our $5,000 target.

That's $3,500 in eight days.

Can we do it?

Yes we can!

PBS raises gobs of cash every quarter by airing endless reruns of Riverdance and breaking in every 15 minutes with celebrities who wax poetic about the joy of donating to public television.

Inspiration will spare you the step-dancing... but we do have our own celebrity super-hero endorser...

Captain Inspiration says..

"Make your donation now at IndieGoGo and keep the world safe for independent filmmaking!"

Every dollar counts! Donate to Inspiration today!

First $1000 in the GoGo Pot

Inspiration passed a crucial milestone this week as we crossed that $1000 barrier for our IndieGoGo fundraising challenge. Now we only need to raise another $4000... but we only have two weeks left!!

Click any IndieGoGo link or the widget at right and make your donation today! Our fat cat donors are waiting in the wings to help us make some big jumps toward our goal... but we still need your help! Every donation large and small moves us closer to the $5000 total and to making a great film. So...

1. Give up a few Frappucinos (It's bathing suit weather... Do you really need those extra calories?)

2. Empty out that change jar (There's gotta be 15 bucks in there, at least, right?)

3. Cash in those bottles and cans (That pile in the garage has been bugging you for weeks. You know it has.)

4. Skip the Volkswagen-size nacho platter at Applebee's next Friday. (For rationale, see #1 above.)

5. Shake down the Tooth Fairy (Honestly, the kids will just spend that money on candy and start rotting those fresh new molars.)

... and donate the extra cash to Inspiration. Every dollar counts and is appreciated!

Send along your inspired ideas for raking up loose dollars to support independent filmmaking. And watch for our first donor thank-you list this weekend. Make sure your name is on the next one!

Celebrate Independence by Supporting Independents

With barely three weeks to go until our July 24 deadline, Inspiration is poised to cross the $1000 mark for our IndieGoGo fundraising challenge. We have some very generous donations on deck, waiting to be confirmed... but we need your help to hit that magic $5000 tape at the finish line!

Click on the bold Inspiration in the widget below. On our IndieGoGo profile page, provide a username and email for a really quick and easy sign-up... then click Contribute Now and enter or type in an amount!



Every little donation adds up. So in the spirit of the Independence Day and all that's good and true about American creativity and ingenuity... make your donation to Inspiration today!! Help us cross the $1000 threshold this weekend. And make the world safe for democracy and independent film!!!

Film Stock? Check.

Inspiration has reached a major milestone as we get ready to move into production this fall.

We were one of the first projects this year to be awarded a Kodak grant of 5,000 ft of 35mm film stock. Thanks, Kodak, for helping us create "the times of our life" (for those of you who remember the old 70s jingle... sung by that cocktail crooner Paul Anka).

And our intrepid Executive Producer Martin negotiated a deal on the remaining stock. So now our complete stash of 18,000 ft of film is resting cozy and cool in a refrigerated vault in an undisclosed location somewhere in Massachusetts... ready to capture magic in October.

Next goal... the Panavision grant for a sweet camera package!

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Remember to make your donation to Inspiration at IndieGoGo... We need to raise $5000 by July 24! Skip that frozen latte, margarita or Fouth of July six-pack and put it to something that will bring lasting joy to millions around the world... Inspiration!!

And many thanks to those who have supported us so far! Spread the good word!