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Hello again!  Wanted to share some exciting news and give you guys a quick update on how the film is progressing ... so much has changed in a short few weeks.  I was very excited to find out that the film will be featured in Duke Magazine this month!  Keep an eye out for it.  Also, save the date because we are holding a screening in the DCTV Studio in Chinatown on January 25th at 5:30pm.  More details to come as the date approaches, but please mark your calendars as we would love to see you there. 

As for the film itself, we are getting closer to picture lock as we nail down the structure of our stories and finalize sequencing.  Right now, we are in the process of adding music.  Though the images are beautiful on their own, it is amazing how drastically a few notes can change your reaction to a scene.  Music has the power to frame our interpretation and heighten our reactions to even the smallest details.  If you have any thoughts or recommendations of composers or styles of music you'd like to hear in the film, please send us a message!  

I will leave you today with a few stills of another amazing woman featured in the film, Anupama Joshi.  Anupama was the first female air force pilot in the Indian army.  However, unlike her male counterparts, she was forced to retire from the army after only 15 years of service - less than the minimum # of years required to receive her pension.  She quickly became a champion for women's rights everywhere as she took her case to India's highest courts and won.  Though the army asked her to return to service with all her benefits in tact, she refused.  In her time away from the armed forces, she had discovered the power of microlending and was already hard at work bringing change to the rural areas of India where she grew up.  Once you meet her on camera, I hope you will all be as touched by Anu's story as I was - she is truly an inspiring woman. 

Lots more where this came from - talk to you again soon, hope you're having a fantastic weekend!

Just wanted to send a note to thank you all so much for getting us to our goal - and beyond! - yesterday afternoon.  We appreciate it so much!  We'll be sure to keep you posted regarding our progress with editing, festival submissions, and upcoming screenings!

Thanks again to all of you!  You make the world a better place!

Warmest Regards Ever,

Rachel

Hi Friends!

Thanks so much again for your support and general awesomeness. :)  Because of you, we've surpassed our goal  - and ahead of schedule!  We're overwhelmed with gratitude, and so excited that you have joined us in this final push to bring The Microlending Film Project to life.

We're going to continue reaching out to potentially interested pledgees to see if we can continue the great momentum we've got going through the end of our Kickstarter campaign on Thursday at 3:06 pm, Eastern Time.  If you'd like to join us in continuing to let anyone you know who may be interested about our work, we'd really appreciate it!

We'll leave you with a few stills from our India and Paraguay shoots (with special thanks to Director of Photography Steve Hiller for making these available).  

Thanks so much again for your help in bringing these important stories to the world!  We love you all, and we'll keep working hard to make you proud!

Warmest Regards,

Rachel and The Microlending Film Project Team

Hi Friends!  

Thanks so much for your support of The Microlending Film Project!  Because of you, we've managed to raise an additional $2K in the past 28 hours or so, and are getting closer to our goal.

If you don't mind, please spread the word to your networks so that we can be sure to make our goal before time runs out in 51 hours.  Again, if we fall short at 3pm on Thursday, December 1st, we get $0 of what's been pledged, and we won't be able to continue with the project.

I'll leave you with a few stills from our Detroit and Kenya shoots!  Thanks so much again - you make the world better!

Warmly,

Rachel and The Microlending Film Project Team