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Dear Scenarios USA Supporter,
Have you ever wanted to be a film producer?
Well, here's your opportunity!
We're excited to announce our 2010 Production Campaign and we
invite you to be part of it.
We're excited
because we have received a generous challenge grant from Melissa Thomas
and David Koepp, who have pledged a dollar-for-dollar match towards
this campaign. This means that every dollar you contribute will be doubled!
We're excited because we can offer any contributor from $25 on up a credit on our upcoming films.
We're excited because anyone donating $250 or more will receive one ticket to our premiere. Contributions of $500 will
receive two tickets and contributions of $1000 will receive four tickets.
We're excited because we are always excited to begin a new filmmaking season and
to look forward to hearing from three new teen writers, who will share their stories
with us through the magic and hard-work of scriptwriting and filmmaking.
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The Fine Print:
$25 contributions will receive a "Thanks to"
credit on one of our three upcoming films.
$100 contributions will receive a
"Thanks to" credit on all three of our upcoming films.
$250 contributions will receive a
"Special Thanks to" credit on one of our three of our upcoming films and a ticket to one of our premieres.
$500 contributions will receive a
"Special Thanks to" credit on all three of our upcoming films and two tickets to one of our premieres.
$1000 contributions will receive a
"Special Thanks to" credit on all three of our upcoming films and four tickets to one of our premieres.
Our films will be shot during the summer and early fall of 2010. They
will premiere in New York City in the late fall of 2010, and in
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The Behind-the-Scenes:
Scenarios
USA is a national nonprofit that uses writing and filmmaking to foster
youth leadership, advocacy and self-expression in students across the
country with a focus on marginalized communities. Scenarios USA is
built on the belief that by valuing youth and listening to their
opinions, we can promote healthy relationships and empower a new
generation of engaged citizens.
The upcoming production of new films is the culmination of our "What's
the REAL DEAL about Masculinity?" program. Our revised and expanded
curriculum was published in the spring and distributed throughout the
summer and fall of 2009. Teacher workshops were held in New York City,
Cleveland, Ohio and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, with a dramatic
increase in participants this year, and our curriculum was then
incorporated into classroom work. Our writing contest, an
offshoot of the curriculum, is currently underway and we expect to
select three winning scripts, one from each region by the end of
February.
Thanks to the generosity of vendors who contribute in-kind goods and
services, and film professionals who work on our films pro bono or at
greatly reduced rates, we are able to keep our cost of each film to roughly 1/3 of
its actual cost. We are very grateful to everyone who makes our films
possible.
Thanks for your help and from all of us at Scenarios USA, have a joyful holiday
season of peace and good cheer!
With gratitude,
Maura Minsky
Co-Founder & Executive Director
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