THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

We've launched an online crowdfunding page on the site IndieGoGo. This effort is CRITICAL in helping us complete the film for Election Season 2012. This $11,000 goal on IndieGoGo is a crucial step in our goal to raise $50,000 to complete the film. With $8000 raised, we are well on our way!

Watch the extended trailer at the link: www.vimeo.com/32822328

IndieGoGo Fundraising page: www.indiegogo.com/christieherring

Heartbreaking and inspiring, THE CAMPAIGN is a human drama, following ordinary people compelled by passionate belief in equality to go far beyond their everyday selves. They are caught in the political firestorm of one of the largest social issue campaign the US has ever seen, the campaign to defeat California's Proposition 8 and to defend same-sex marriage. With exclusive access to the statewide headquarters of "No on 8," the story tracks activists on the inside through emotional battles to protect their families, their rights, and their dignity. They learn that growing social acceptance does not always translate into votes, but that participating in the political process transforms them, win or lose.

Why IndieGogo and Why Now?

IndieGoGo is a crowdfunding site and essentially, the idea is grassroots: if a lot of people donate a little to something they're moved by, it makes a BIG impact. All donations are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor the San Francisco Film Society.

The passage of Proposition 8 in what many considered our nation's most LGBT-friendly state was a wake up call to those who felt the LGBT rights movement was moving inevitably in one direction. It simply changed the conversation. With up to 5 more bans on ballots next year, our goal is to complete THE CAMPAIGN and begin community engagement screenings in 2012, rolling out distribution and outreach prior to the election season. To do that, we need your help to get back into the editing room immediately. Even before the film is completed, we're already part of the efforts of Working Films in North Carolina's ballot race through REEL EQUALITY. REEL EQUALITY: https://www.facebook.com/reelequality

About the Filmmaker

Christie Herring is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker with a strong interest in social justice movements and the human stories behind them. No stranger to politics, Christie grew up working on campaigns for public office in Mississippi. Her first film Waking in Mississippi focuses on a controversial political race in her home town, the 1994 election of the town's first black mayor a match that ended in the threat of a race riot. Her short films have shown at festivals around the world and have been featured by PBS regionally and online. In addition to her work as a director, Christie has produced, edited, and researched films with PBS, National Geographic, A&E, MBC1, and the History Channel. She works with nonprofit and corporate clients including SFMOMA, LEVIS, UC Berkeley, Breakthrough Collaborative, the New York Stem Cell Foundation, the New Media Advocacy Project, Michigan Forward, and the Mississippi Center for Justice. Christie's received her MA in Documentary Filmmaking from Stanford University.