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Dear friends of An Unknown Country:

Since my last update, I’ve made progress on the documentary on several fronts. You may recall that this past spring I was getting ready to travel to Ecuador to shoot additional material. I did travel there and was able to shoot several compelling stories.

I have now edited a 20-minute video segment. The script is almost complete and the editing process continues. I am also gathering images to illustrate the stories: vintage and current photos, archival footage, and documents. If all goes well, I hope to have a complete but fairly rough cut by late October. 

It was very gratifying to achieve our Kickstarter fund-raising goal thanks to you. The funds helped pay for shoots in Ecuador and the US and editing costs. However, funds are still needed to cover the costs of footage/photo/music rights, graphics, post-production, DVDs, film festivals, shipping,  outreach, and other finishing expenses. I have continued to apply for foundation grants. This type of funding is uncertain, therefore, additional contributions are welcome. If you know anyone who might wish to make tax-deductible donations, they can be made through our fiscal sponsor: New York Women in Film and Television. Below are guidelines on how to donate through this organization.

Many thanks, again, for your continued interest in this project and your generous support. 

Eva

HOW TO SEND TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS:                                              

DONATING BY CHECK:

Make check out to: New York Women in Film and Television. Be sture to state: "Eva Zelig/An Unknown Country" on the check and accompanying note.
Send check to:
New York Women in Film and Television
Attn: Easmanie Michel, Fiscal Sponsorship Coordinator
6 East 39th Street, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10016-0112

DONATING BY CREDIT CARD:

Click or copy this link: http://www.nywift.org/article.aspx?ID=3591
This will lead you to the project's page on the website of NY Women in Film and Television. Under the title, AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY, you will see this: DONATE NOW. Select it and you will reach the registration/donation page.

If this doesn't work, another way to do it is:
Go to the website of New York Women in Film & Television: www.nywift.org
Under the MEMBERS tab select FISCAL SPONSORSHIP. Then select: FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS. Select: AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY. Select: DONATE NOW, and you will reach the registration/donation page.*

(*Note: New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) acts as a non-profit umbrella organization for film and video makers seeking to raise funds who require non-profit status to do so. NYWIFT accepts tax-deductible contributions on their behalf, and administers and disburses those funds back to them.)

Dear friends of AN UNKNOWN COUNTRY:

Thanks to your generous support we have begun to edit the documentary and will travel to Ecuador this week to shoot additional material. 

Some of the shoots include: 

*A segment about the impact several exiles had in many aspects of the country that granted them asylum. 

*A child of refugees visits the farm where his parents started their new life. Ecuador's visas stipulated refugees could only work in agriculture or certain industries.

*Interview widows and children of refugees who arrived in Ecuador as teenagers and returned to Europe during the war to fight with a Czech brigade.

*Colegio Alberto Einstein. This school began a study program of human rights, the holocaust, and genocide that is now taught in public schools in Ecuador. 

More updates after my return.

Eva Zelig

Here is my contact information in case you need to get in touch with me:

Email: evazelig@gmail.com.

Dear Friends of An Unknown Country:

This pledge drive will end in a few hours. Thanks to your generous support, we have raised $6,530 above the original goal. Proof of the power of crowd-funding--a worldwide community supporting a creative project.

The additional funds we've raised will be applied to the final stage of production. But we still need completion funds. We hope to raise those through foundation grants. However, individuals can also  make tax deductible donations.

If you know anyone who might wish to make tax deductible donations, note the guidelines below. This information will also be displayed on the project's Kickstarter page. We'll continue to post updates on the page from time to time.

Again, thanks for your support. I am most grateful.

Happy Holidays!

Eva

TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO:                                               New York Women in Film & Television
Attn: Easmanie Michel, Fiscal Sponsorship Coordinator
6 East 39th Street, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10016-0112
Checks are made out to New York Women in Film & Television*. State: Eva Zelig/An Unknown Country on the check and accompanying note. 

(*Note: New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) acts as a non-profit umbrella organization for film and video makers seeking to raise funds who require non-profit status to do so. NYWIFT accepts tax-deductible contributions on their behalf, and administers and disburses those funds back to them.)