This documentary project follows the journey of a Southern family impacted by HIV as they move from trauma to healing.
AIDS is a top Killer of Black Women who live in the U.S. South.
Advocates battle against it. Families struggle to live with it. Beyond governments and institutions, AIDS is a story about personal choices and the bonds of love that bind us.
Wilhemina Dixon’s family has been tried by AIDS. Her daughter, Toni, and a cousin, Chamalla, died of the disease last summer. Her granddaughter Dayshal was born HIV positive. Her nephew Bobby also lives with the disease. Our film tells the story of their love and charts their struggles within the South Carolina medical system. It's a system that's under trial itself, with as many as 4000 patients per doctor in a state where one out of every four persons is eligible for Medicaid.
South Carolina's governor, Nikki Haley, resists health care reform. She says the state "has great health care. What we need are jobs."
But the jobs the Dixon family hold don't come with health insurance. Without employer insurance, access to medical care is difficult. Sometimes they don't have gas, and at other times the car's in the shop.
This film follows what happens to the Dixon family as their lives intersect with an advocacy group called the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council. It's the only group that goes into state prisons to work with heterosexual men; and the only one that runs a mobile testing van in outlying areas.
This story is untold and ignored. We have finished research, and want to begin primary production. Help us work to bring the story of this proud strong black family, battling the odds and winning, to screens by World AIDS Day: December 1, 2012.
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Funding Canceled Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on September 7, 2012.
Funding period
Aug 15, 2012 -
Sep 9, 2012
(25 days)
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One "Education is the Key" or "Public Health Private Pain" wristband and a Big Shout out from our Twitter account @PHPPfilm....along with our eternal gratitude!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $25 or more
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Get an eco-friendly cotton-blend t-shirt with the film's logo, the official film poster, 2 branded wristbands and the shoutouts above.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $30 or more
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Receive one DVD from June Cross' catalogue of films: Secret Daughter; The Old Man and the Storm; Confessions of Rosa Lee; The Far by Faith, or A Kid Kills. You still get the wristbands, the T-shirt, and the shoutouts.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $50 or more
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Join our Screening Club - see exclusive film scenes online before anyone else! Leave us feedback on what's working and what's not. We'll even send you an embossed journal to keep track of your impressions. And when we're done, you'll get a download of the film's original Hip-Hop music score by Detroit artist Men-Tal.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2012Pledge $100 or more
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See your name in the credits (and on our web site) as a "Kickstarter Producer." Become a member of our Rough Cut Club - give us feedback on early cuts of the film! PLUS everything above including music score download, branded t-shirt and wristbands.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $250 or more
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All of the above, and an invitation to early public screenings in New York City. You'll also get a promo package containing the film's poster and a DVD of the finished documentary. PLUS everything above including music score download, branded t-shirt and wristbands.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $500 or more
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Your choice of any two films' from June Cross' film catalogue. Choose from my Emmy Award Winning film, "Secret Daughter," "This Far by Faith," "The Old Man and the Storm," or "Confessions of Rosalee." You can also opt for a personalized copy of her memoir. PLUS, see your name in the credits as a "Kickstarter Producer" and receive our branded t-shirt!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
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See your name as Associate Producer. Become an official adviser of the project - give us feedback on our promotional efforts. Get your name in the film's credits - plus all of the above.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $2,500 or more
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Use me! June Cross will come to your organization and/or book club, do a reading, show exclusive clips.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $3,500 or more
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All of the above, and spend a day in the field with producers June Cross and Lisa Desai.
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
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All of the above, a free screening at your location with the producers (use this as a fund-raiser or organizing opportunity in your own town.)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $10,000 or more
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Spend three days learning from Emmy-Award winning Producer June Cross as she helps you develop your own film project. A great mentoring opportunity PLUS, receive everything listed above. (I'll cover airfare. You cover hotel and meals. Needs to be booked 6 weeks in advance.)
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013
