We Surpassed our Goal and Succeed with Flying Colors!

October 8, 2020 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

We Did It!!

We raised 113% of our crowdfunding goal, surpassing our target by more than $1500! We were so excited to reach our full goal almost two days before the campaign even ended, and we were incredibly grateful that you continued to support us up to the final hours! On Wednesday at 12:15pm, we finished the campaign ecstatic, (slightly exhausted) and simply elated.

To celebrate, we made this fun infographic sharing a final snapshot of the campaign. ? Feel free to share it on social media and tag @prettyuglythefilm so all of your friends know how awesome you are and that you helped make the campaign a success!

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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.

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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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The Film Trailer Is Live! The Teaser Party Was A Hit!

October 7, 2018 By Andrea Palombella Leave a Comment

PRETTY UGLY FILM TRAILER DEBUT

We are thrilled to unveil the Pretty Ugly film trailer, which is now publicly available! You can find this two-minute sneak peak on our website, Facebook and Vimeo too. Please share it with your friends, family and colleagues and help us get the word out about the film!

UPCOMING YOGA FOR A CAUSE CLASS AND TEASER SCREENING

Since the big teaser party this summer (details below), we’ve been busy at work planning additional screenings and fundraising opportunities, including an upcoming event on Saturday, October 27th! Mind the Mat in Del Ray, Alexandria is graciously hosting a “Yoga for a Cause” class (the film!) and will be led by the amazing yoga instructor Olivia Sheldon.

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