This weekend is your last opportunity to donate to the Tyrell Biggs Kickstarter campaign and make a difference in a community that cannot afford to tell their own important story.
Here’s the message from the makers of the film and their appeal:
We need your help to complete the Feature Documentary, “Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs?” about the first ever Super Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist struggling to survive between fame and obscurity and a community that could save him.
As Filmmakers we felt moved to connect the dots from the classic tragic boxing tale of Tyrell Biggs to the hope of the West Philadelphia interfaith and multigenerational community and after school program that has adopted this fallen hero and, with him, begun writing a new chapter in boxing for a struggling neighborhood.
This is such an important project for the many that can be inspired by this incredible story.
I know many of you may be feeling a bit of Kickstarter fatigue- seems like everyone you know is fundraising for their creative projects using crowd funding these days. But we hope it’s important to you to support work you want to see made, especially in a political climate where there’s no funding for the arts in the US (or much else for that matter!)
Please take five minutes to donate 5,10 or whatever you can to complete this project. Then share the project with your social networks, your good friends and colleagues. The campaign ends in 2 days, on November 25th at noon. Kickstarter is an all or nothing crowdsourcing platform.
