A compelling documentary about men with breast cancer. The powerful brotherhood they form and the severe hardships they face.
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A compelling documentary about men with breast cancer. The powerful brotherhood they form and the severe hardships they face.
About this project
We are asking for your help to fund this feature length documentary film.
The New York Times, NPR, FOX, NBC, and The UK Guardian are among the dozens of media that have been sharing the story of these men's battles and our efforts to make this film.
The Story:
Bill and Bob were strangers before their diagnosis.
Once they met, they became brothers.
Bill was diagnosed one year earlier than Bob. He became Bob's mentor. Bill guided Bob through the maze of surgery, treatment, and recovery.
One year later, Bob is cancer free.
But Bill's cancer returns. This time it's Stage 4. Terminal.
Bill is plunged into a nightmare of failed treatments, denied clinical trials, and failing health.
Determined that no one experience what they have, Bill and Bob start a foundation: BREAST CANCER BROTHERS.
Their Mission: Raise Awareness, Fund Critical Research, and Save Lives.
We follow these men, their families, and fellow survivors around the world as they battle the disease, the stigma, and worst of all - the lack of research and funding for treatments to stay alive.
Thank You For Visiting Us
We appreciate you taking an interest in our project.
As we’ve come to know Bob and Bill, their families, doctors, and friends – we’ve developed a profound understanding of their lives and the exceptional challenges they face. We are so grateful that they've welcomed us into their lives in this profoundly honest manner.
We’re honored to have this opportunity to share this with you.
David and I have spent the last several months carefully researching, filming, and preparing this campaign.
We Need Your Help
Up to now, we’ve been able to film through the generosity of our team donating their time, talents, and equipment.
We need $80,000 to make this film.
We have thoughtfully researched the undertaking of this project to arrive at this budget.
If we don’t meet our funding goal, we get nothing.
Any contribution helps us and we are so extremely grateful.
Where Does Your Contribution Go?
Your contribution will fund our production costs to deliver a feature length film. We will then work to secure distribution on multiple platforms.
Kickstarter is an amazing opportunity for us to join together to share in creating this project.
What is Male Breast Cancer?
A breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that may grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.
But breast cancer is less common in men because their breast duct cells are less developed than those of women and because they normally have lower levels of female hormones that affect the growth of breast cells.
- Source American Cancer Society
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We’re continually posting updates, photos, and behind the scenes video.
We love hearing from you and engaging in this conversation!
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One the BEST WAYS to help us is to share our story.
Please post this link http://kck.st/1eoFnDR to your Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Linkedin, whatever is your favorite social media tool.
Let your friends and family know about the film and Bob and Bill’s mission.
Thank You!
We're deeply grateful for your time and support in helping us tell this story. This is a profoundly personal endeavor for us.
The Team:
Nick Sadler (Director/Producer)
As an actor, Nick has appeared in films such as True Grit, Scent of A Woman, Disclosure, Fair Game, and Mobsters. He’s participated in The Sundance Institute Filmmakers Lab and is a graduate of The Juilliard School.
His first short film, Jesus Tells A Joke, which he wrote, directed, and produced premiered at The Hamptons Film Festival and went on to screen at Slamdance and Film Festivals worldwide. The film was selected to be included in the Canal + Documentary The History of Jesus in Cinema.
He’s a Producer and Creative Consultant of the Ray Romano HBO documentary 95 Miles To Go. Nick is currently in preproduction with Todd Field (Academy Award Nominated Writer/Director/Producer of In The Bedroom and Little Children) on amateur fools, an original screenplay that Nick wrote and is directing. In addition, he's producing with Arcady Bay (Bridge To Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins) an adaptation of National Book and Caldecott Award Winning author Katherine Paterson's Angels & Other Strangers. To learn more about Nick, please visit www.barrelmakerfilms.com
David C. Didato (DP/Editor/Producer)
David has developed a reputation in both the creative and technical realms in the context of business communication. For 20 years, he has created a broad array of projects with powerful style, from features, narrative and docs, to TV to commercials - as a Producer, Director, Writer, DP, Editor and Colorist.
David was a Producer and Co-EP of Witches of Oz starring Christopher Lloyd and Billy Boyd. He recently produced, shot and edited The Elisha Stockwell Story and The Sybil Ludington Story, to air this fall on PBS. David was also a Producer on the award-winning, Searching for the 4th Nail, an insider's look at the secret life of an American Gypsy, (winner CTFF). He's currently producing and editing on the in-development project Honor Bound - the stories of US soldiers and the lives they save.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3460283/
Media Inquiries:
Please contact Nick Sadler at hello@barrelmakerfilms.com
Risks and Rewards:
We are telling the story of people with a life threatening disease, some who have entered the terminal stage.
It’s crucial we continue filming and tell their story in a timely manner.
FAQ
There is so much to learn and we appreciate anything we can do to help.
We would love to hear from you.
Please e-mail us at hello@barrelmakerfilms.com
Risks and challenges
This project is time sensitive. We are telling the story of people with a life threatening disease, some who have entered the terminal stage.
It’s crucial we are able to continue filming and tell their story in a timely manner.
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