Recently, I have been telling people that I am not just making a movie. Instead, I say I am making a great American film.
Sure, I want my project to be entertaining, but I am also trying very hard to tell an ambitious story about freedom, love, art, and courage – a rare but necessary story in these uncertain times.
However, I need your help to tell it.
Over the last year, family and friends have been very supportive. But in 2012, I will need their support and yours! I have had my script “broken down” which means I now have a schedule and a budget – in essence, a concrete plan to get the film made. In February, I hope to begin taking investors. And finally, I’d like to begin principal photography by the end of the year.
In order to do all of this, I need your financial support. Your gift will help me to complete the legal, accounting, and production tasks necessary to tell this story. It will convince investors that there is a movement behind this effort worth investing in. It will allow me to tell an American story about an African-American community that we rarely see but want to know.
Donate today! Help make Canopy a reality and help me to tell an important story about an American Dream.
Passionately,
Okorie Johnson
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