My friend Maya Chupkov, a stuttering advocate who produces a podcast called Proud Stutter, and her team of filmmakers who stutter have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help make their documentary ROCK OF HOPE.
The film is about Jay Jordan, a person who stutters, spanning his journey from childhood bullying to 7 years in prison, and his path to rebirth. Jay dedicates his resiliency to his stutter and believes if it wasn’t for his speech disability, he would not have survived the many obstacles he faced while inside and after getting out.
✨ WATCH THE PREVIEW HERE ✨
Their campaign goal is $21,500 and they need to reach 80% of the goal by the end of the campaign on JUNE 16, 2024 or they get NOTHING. They’ve already got $15K pledged, so this is the home stretch to reach their goal!
If you want to get involved, you can even claim a cool reward. My personal preference is the $25 incentive:
$10 supporters receive a social media shout out
$25 supporters receive special access behind the scenes content on a private BACKER ONLY Tumblr page. Plus, you will receive a customized digital sticker.Â
$50 supporters receive a special shout out on Proud Stutter podcast
If you'd like to support them but just can't afford to support them monetarily, that's okay! (Really!) Here's what you can do instead:
"Follow" the campaign on Seed&Spark! Once they hit 250 "followers," regardless of how many people pledge, we'll start unlocking creator discounts for this and future projects
Share the following on your social media (they also have this cool toolkit):
Help @mayachupkov and a group of filmmakers who stutter by supporting their speech diversity project on stuttering #RockOfHopeFilm on @seedandspark! Join them here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/rock-of-hope-film#storyÂ
Check out their wish list - if you have access to one of the items or locations on our list, or want to make us lunch for one of our days of production, click the ‘loan’ button on that item and offer us in-kind support!
Forward this information to anyone you know that might enjoy their antics! Particularly any friends you suspect may be secret millionaires… we all have one.
This film needs to be made because it has the ability to change people’s lives and inspire hope for the estimated 70 million people who stutter worldwide and those who are formerly incarcerated.Â
Please donate today and share this campaign to help the filmmakers bring this story - and hope for a future where all with a stutter can thrive - to the world.
https://seedandspark.com/fund/rock-of-hope-film#storyÂ
Thanks so much!