AMERICA YOU KILL ME
A feature documentary about gay rights warrior Jeffrey Montgomery,
and the ongoing struggle for equality in the midwest.
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PROJECT UPDATE
Documentaries are never an overnight project and our documentary is no exception. It’s taken many years to create Jeffrey’s story, one that would be a fitting tribute to his life’s work. Along the way, we’ve never had the benefit of corporate funding but rather small donations from a variety of supporters.
Over a year ago we were honored by the FREEP Film Festival in Detroit who indicated that “America You Kill Me” would be their premiere film on opening night. By now most of you are aware that due to the COVID epidemic, the annual FREEP Film Festival was canceled.
The team always felt that there were things that would enhance and strengthen Jeffrey’s story, so in a way, although we were hoping the premiere would provide us with an ability to launch our documentary, we decided to remain positive. To that end our director, Daniel Land has continued enhancing “America You Kill Me”, making the documentary even more impactful and effective.
HERE IS WHERE YOU COME IN
Many of you have given in the past but we ask you to consider donating again to support “America You Kill Me” and to reach our final fundraising goal. An equally important request is to ask you to spread the word among your friends and social media networks. The holidays have always been a key time to raise money for worthy causes and December would be a great time to show your support. We are also excited to present a very special Facebook Live event “Where We Go From Here” featuring a panel of distinguished LGBTQ leaders as well as additional clips and updates from the documentary. It all airs on Tuesday, December 15 at 8 pm. EST.
To help our final fundraising push we now have a fiduciary sponsorship with DER (Documentary Educational Resources) der.org, donors to the project can now receive tax benefits associated with DER’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
To make your donation use our direct link to DER’s “America You Kill Me” donation page: https://www.der.org/programs/sponsored-projects/america-you-kill-me/
Alice Apley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Documentary Educational Resources has said this about our project: “DER is pleased to support AMERICA YOU KILL ME, a new documentary about Jeffrey Montgomery's work as an activist for gay rights. Montgomery's story is one of dedication and sacrifice, and important not only as a character study of a fearless activist but as an inquiry into what it takes for social change to occur. We believe it has all the makings of a compelling documentary”.
The following program now available on YouTube
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Special Event Announcement
We are proud to be a part of this year's Woodhull Foundation's Sexual Freedom Virtual Summit streaming event on Facebook Live. Stay tuned for more details on this important event.
View 7.18.20 Program
A great discussion about Jeffrey, his work and influences from those who worked with him as well as insight into the upcoming documentary "America You Kill Me"
Media Coverage of "America You Kill Me"
