FiPS Cares: Local Filmmakers Need Cashmoneyhos

A few years back, a Park Slope resident named Dan, who works for local grassroots organization ROOFTOP FILMS, had a strange run-in with a woman who jumped ship on a bill for some movie equipment that he rented to her. Dan attempted to track the felonious woman down, but she had seemingly vanished. If I were Dan, I probably would have cried and made some declarative statement about karma, and that would have been the end of it. But Dan did some research on this woman and learned that he was not the only one she had foiled. Other men and women have suffered heartache, broken promises and unpaid debt at the hands of the same thief. Dan unearthed some pretty wild stories about the conwoman, and eventually made a documentary about it. He was even able to interview the theiving woman who started it all.

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Battle For Brooklyn Needs Oscar Money

Battle For Brooklyn, the feature length documentary about the controversial Atlantic Yards project that's OHMYGOSHTHISCLOSE to being an Oscar contender, needs our help. The 8 year-long project has endured costs while qualifying for a golden statue, and filmmakers Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky are looking for outside support:

We need to make an expensive Digital Cinema Package ($6,000 for that alone!), advertise, travel, and hire publicists.  At a bare minimum, we need to raise 9K.  100% of the money raised will go towards our efforts to bring the film to as wide an audience as possible.  

As of this post, they've raised $3,478 of their $9,000 goal, with only 14 more days to go. If you'd like to donate, please do so HERE.