Supporting the Pankisi Women's Stories Project
The Film is Done! Even the Fiddly Bits!
The film is complete, and our fundraising was a complete success. Thanks to everyone who donated and made this project possible!
We raised the funds to bring the filmmakers to Pankisi, take care of them while they were there, supply local translators for the women's stories, and support the film's post-production phase. We received some crucial last minute donations for subtitling, recording the sound track, and sound and color correction (you've seen that on feature films, no?, at least if you've stayed in the theater through the credits). We've posting short clips on this website as signposts along the road to completion of the film. Now we're sending DVDs of the film to the women in Pankisi Gorge, and sending copies to our donors as well. Soon we'll post the entire film online.
We raised the funds to bring the filmmakers to Pankisi, take care of them while they were there, supply local translators for the women's stories, and support the film's post-production phase. We received some crucial last minute donations for subtitling, recording the sound track, and sound and color correction (you've seen that on feature films, no?, at least if you've stayed in the theater through the credits). We've posting short clips on this website as signposts along the road to completion of the film. Now we're sending DVDs of the film to the women in Pankisi Gorge, and sending copies to our donors as well. Soon we'll post the entire film online.
Host a Screening?
Now that the film is done, we'd like its message to spread. Maybe you or someone you know might want to host a screening of the film with friends, family, or even larger community. Just let us know (use the Contact page). And again, thank you for all your support.
The State of the Project
Current State of Fundraising Drive - Complete! We reached our initial goal of $5000 and purchased airline tickets for filmmakers Patricia Boiko and Miriam Ruth Black to travel to Pankisi Gorge in July to film women's lives there. Thanks to everyone who donated! We've been overwhelmed by your generosity, never thinking we'd meet our goal so quickly. Then we sought donations to cover other expenses to support the filmmakers while they were in Pankisi. The new goal for that phase was $2000, which we raised even faster. Thanks to IF for its fiscal sponsorship in that phase. A final fund-raiser gave us the almost $2500 we needed to hire two interns to help with the final film production, pay for post-production editing, DVD duplication, and mailing costs. Thank you to all who donated to any phase of the project!
Current State of the Film - Complete! The film is done. The DVDs are on their way to the women in Pankisi Gorge. We're sending copies to our donors, and have several venues lined up for showings. Clips from the film are available on our Story Clips page. Soon, we'll post the entire film online.
Current State of the Film - Complete! The film is done. The DVDs are on their way to the women in Pankisi Gorge. We're sending copies to our donors, and have several venues lined up for showings. Clips from the film are available on our Story Clips page. Soon, we'll post the entire film online.