Finishing Funds – Donate to “Our Side of Joy”

Thu, Aug 28, 2008

Greetings,

As many of you know, I am making Our Side of Joy, a film about the family dynamics of a large Cuban family through the eyes of identical twins, Michelle and Marlene Tamayo. Their story offers an in depth look into the unique bond between sisters, siblings, parents, kids, and significant others. Being two among eight children, Michelle and Marlene experienced a unique life of twinship. With a few minutes and/or a few dollars, you could help us finish this film.

View Both Trailers:

I am building an audience and raising $1100 to cover the costs of English transcriptions and subtitles and Spanish translations, transcriptions and subtitles during this first phase of fundraising. If you like what you see you can TAKE ACTION. You can contribute and get perks for your support. If you don’t have a few dollars, you can endorse and promote the project.

What you get for your contributions:

Your Donation:	Your Status:	Your VIP Perk:
$5	Second Cousin	Thank you for making my dreams come true!
$10	First Cousin	Thank you for making my dreams come true with sugar on top!
$25	Aunt or Uncle	Receive a website mention and writing Pen.
$50	Niece or Nephew	Receive a special thanks in the closing credits of the film, a website mention, and writing Pen.
$100	Significant Other	Receive a DVD of the completed film,a special thanks in the closing credits of the film, website mention, and Rosewood writing Pen.
$250	Sister or Brother	Receive a DVD of the completed film,a special thanks in the closing credits of the film, website mention, and Rosewood writing set and writing journal.
$500	Mother or Father	Receive a special edition DVD of the completed film,a special thanks in the closing credits of the film, website mention, and Rosewood writing set and writing journal.
$1,000	Daughter or Son	Receive a special edition DVD of the completed film,a special thanks in the closing credits of the film, website mention, Rosewood writing set, writing journal, and an invitation to attend the festival premiere.

Please take action for Our Side of Joy:

Also, please forward this announcement to all of your friends who are interested in identical twins. If everyone contributes a little bit, we can make Our Side of Joy happen!

Thanks!
Tressa Sanders
Director

This post was written by:

Tressa Sanders - who has written 107 posts on Three West.

Tressa Sanders, founder of Three West Creative Development, Asabi Publishing, and Ijaba Films, provides active learning, workshops for business Image, publishing, creative writing, graphics design, and filmmaking. In addition, she has authored the curriculum for the Big Bad Business Image, Concise Publishing, and Creative Writing workshops as well as several literary titles. Tressa also holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology and authored the introduction for a book titled “A Peek Inside the Goo: Depression & The Borderline Personality”. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Tressa was a well established Information Technology professional working with the largest IT, communication, utilities and financial companies in the country. Some of the companies Tressa has worked for include, the New York Independent System Operator, GE Capital Business Asset Funding, IBM Global Services, AT & T Wireless, Hewlett Packard, MCI/Worldcom, GTE, and Sprint. Her areas of expertise include: Publishing Startup & Planning, Business Image Planning, Creative Writing Development, Effective Graphics Design, Cost Conservative Filmmaking.

Contact the author