Campaign Update: We are More Than Halfway There!

September 11, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

Thanks to YOU, We Surpassed 50% of Our Campaign Goal!

As of last night, we reached 54% of our campaign goal for PRETTY UGLY! Thank you, incredibly generous contributors, for helping us get past the halfway point of our crowdfunding campaign!

We have raised $6,450 (AMAZING!), and now we have 12 days left to raise $3,000 or more in order to keep these contributions, by meeting our 80% minimum fundraising goal. We are SO close to successfully completing this campaign!

Please be sure to share this email with your friends and loved ones so they can learn about the film and partner with us, receive awesome thank you gifts and be history-makers just like YOU!

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Major Project Update!

August 20, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

We’re launching a crowdfunding campaign NEXT WEEK for PRETTY UGLY through the film crowdfunding platform Seed & Spark! We wanted to be sure to give you advanced notice before we go live next week since followers of our blog have been such a champion of the project.

We have an amazing campaign planned starting the very moment we launch on August 24th. We’re hosting a virtual, kick-off cocktail hour, going live on Instagram with cast members, showing behind-the-scenes clips of the film and so much more!

WHY WE’RE CROWDFUNDING
We’re conducting this campaign to raise our LAST ROUND of support, which will cover expenses to complete and release the film, known as finishing funds. This includes costs to edit the film footage and color correct it, as well as editing and mixing the audio. We’re also running the campaign to expand our audience so that we have a wide network of viewers excited and ready to watch the completed film when we premiere it in early 2021.

HOW YOU CAN PARTNER WITH US
We’re sharing this update about the campaign because: 1.) We wanted our fans and followers of our project to be the first to know! We’d love for you to follow the campaign directly on the Seed & Spark webpage when we share it next week and enjoy all of the awesome updates, activities and events taking place.

2.) Because of your support and interest in the film, we’re asking you to share about the campaign via email and social media. We’ll send you copy-and-paste materials to make sharing effortless. This will help multiply our reach and engage new fans early in the campaign, so they can learn about this important project and become a valued partner just as you have.

3.) Your past support has gotten us incredibly close to the finish line, and we could NOT have done it without you! From helping us fly across the country for shoots to hiring award-winning crew members we’ve maximized all generous gifts to date, and we know you’d be very proud of how far we’ve stretched every dollar. If you feel led to do so, would you please consider making a contribution during the campaign to help us ensure the film can be completed?

I can’t thank you enough for all of the generosity and support you have given to me personally and to the film. This is our final push to engage even more partners and do something incredible together! We both know audiences will learn SO MUCH about chemical safety when they see the finished film, and I believe we will even save lives by raising national awareness around toxic ingredients and helping people find healthier ways to beauty.

Until next week!
Andrea

Our Awesome Updates!

June 19, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

We hope you are staying healthy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re sending hugs, prayers and good vibes for a safe return to normalcy soon. During this time, we’ve stayed very busy making progress on the film. Here’s the latest:

Our Latest Filming News

We journeyed up to New York to spend a day filming with LOLI Beauty founder Tina Hedges, whose products are organic, vegan, food-grade, sustainable, and Made in a Free World, ensuring no one is trafficked or exploited in their supply chain. Tina’s products are so clean, you can actually eat them! We had a blast with her as she shared all about her journey from big beauty executive working at two of the leading conventional beauty companies to now being a clean beauty alchemist, mixing her own magical products and sharing her formulas with the world. Check out pictures of Tina mixing ingredients just below!

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We’re Out In the Field and On The Road to Completion!

April 29, 2019 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

Our all-female crew gathers footage of Dr. Patisaul in the lab.

Here’s the Scoop from the Field

We’ve been on the road in Raleigh and San Francisco meeting with incredible experts! We interviewed and spent a day in the lab with Dr. Heather Patisaul at NC State, who specializes in how endocrine disrupting chemicals affect the brain and behavioral. We then scooted over to Durham to interview Dr. Linda Birnbaum, the Director of both the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program at the National Institutes of Health to talk about the toxicity of ingredients like lead and formaldehyde.

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A Big Thank YOU and Happy Holidays!

December 20, 2018 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

The Season of Cheer is Already Here!

We hope you and your loved ones are celebrating a very special holiday season. We have so much to be thankful for as we reflect back on this year. We raised more than $15,000 in cash and in-kind donations in 2018, thanks to your immense generosity! From big-hearted, individual donors to thoughtful givers who attended the teaser release party in June, to contemplative contributors at our recent Yoga for A Cause class, we have been blessed with very generous supporters. We are absolutely honored to have you by our side and grateful for each and everyone of you. Thank you for your generous giving!

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