October - November 2022

Giant Void accepting donations; Lullaby short film in the can

Giant Void Now Accepting Donations

Giant Void is now live on Film Independent’s site. All accounts are set up and ready to receive donations! It’s the perfect time of year to turn your pledge into real money for Giant Void before the end of the tax year. As noted earlier, the full amount of your donation is tax deductible. Film Independent will issue you a receipt of donation once they’ve received funds.

Here’s how to do it:

Online

Follow this link and enter your information. Done! Keep in mind that your payment card will keep up to 3.5% for processing fees, so if your donation is a large sum (more than $1,000) I strongly encourage you to use one of the other methods below.

Check, Wire Transfer, ACH deposit, Matching Gift, Stock Donation

You may to send money in any amount via check, wire transfer, ACH deposit, matching gift or stock donation. No processing fees. To do this, please contact me directly at info@polyc.tv. I will provide you with specific instructions on your chosen payment method and notify Film Independent. They require I notify them of any incoming non-online donations.

I want to thank everyone who pledged their money to make Giant Void. This next step - turning pledges into cash in a production account - is huge one. What comes after that? Pre-production: hiring cast and crew, booking locations, and scheduling dates for the shoot. With every step this film becomes more and more real.

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Lullaby: Alina Lee x Michael Reisinger

In early October I co-directed a short film, Lullaby, with Alina Lee. We’ve worked together on past projects and have the telltale shorthand of good collaborators. She sent me her semi-autobiographical script back in March and it hit me hard. We spent the summer storyboarding and finding the right cast and crew, which culminated in an intense four-day shoot at locations all over LA.

It was a deeply satisfying experience, and as we enter post-production my only hope is the film lives up to its incredible promise. You, dear reader, will be among the first know if it does.