I awoke to find a delightful message from my good friend and former documentary coach this morning, detailing a project request she could not fulfill but one she hoped I could cover:
"I have a mini-documentary that I've been thinking about for awhile that I wanted to see if you're available and interested in doing? I am the Director of a nonprofit community based literacy council that works with illiterate adults. We have a gentleman that learned to read with us when he was 72 yrs old. He is now 76. He is our Ambassador, and does speaking engagements, telling his remarkable story, but I really would like to have it archived and captured on film. I thought you might be interested in the project, or might recommend someone who would? We aren't able to pay, but I think Perrin (the student) would be open to the piece being used for grad work, submissions for competition, etc. with the ultimate objective obviously being advocacy and outreach."
Personally, I think it's fascinating. Only financial issues stand in the way of me completing this, which I hope to overcome with some help from the Daily Tar Heel. Dunn sits an hour away from Chapel Hill, and I do not have the gas money to make that trek the several times it would take to make this a great story. I have to attend his speaking engagements, as well, and there is no telling where he will all travel in this time.
I'm crossing my fingers that the DTH will help with gas compensation. Their multimedia work thus far has been mainly limited to event coverage, which had its place in the field, but the true power of it all comes to play when you can tell personal stories of people like you and me.
This will be updated as soon as I hear the news of this project's fate. Even if I don't receive funding, I hope to somehow still do it.
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