Dear friends who supported my storytelling all these years and by doing so kept my head above the water at times when I was wondering where my writing is gonna take me, if anywhere at all.

I'm always grateful to you, and I'm very pleased to say that the film I've been trying to make for more than 4 years is finally happening. We're shooting Ruth's late April, with non other than Tony and Emmy award nominee, Tovah Fedlshuh (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Walking Dead, Kissing Jessica Stein) in the lead role.

Ruth's is a "what might have been" tale, centered around a deep-seated family secret that finally comes to the surface (on Seder night of all times!)

The story touches on the subject of the Holocaust, of intolerance, memory, symbolism, and even the downside of fame.

We're only 6 days away from the end of our crowdfunding campaign, and I'd love to tell you a bit about where we're at, and how you can support us even if you can't make a financial contribution (which is understandable!)

1. We already raised over $16.5K! Which is mind blowing!

2. We only need $3500 more to get the "green light" which is at 80% of the general goal. If we get that, we get everything we raised to that point, and beyond!

3. How you can help for free - the way our platform works is - if we get to 500 page follows, we unlock some production related benefits that will really help us and cut costs, such as discounted equipment rental and so much more. We're currently at 407 followers!

4. If you do wanna make a pledge, we'll be very grateful of course, and appreciate any amount. We also offer some really cool incentives such as special thanks in the credits, items signed by Tovah, and even a box of home made Belgian Galettes, which my sister will make for you with the secret family recipe in my parent's kitchen in Israel :D

If you read up to this point, thanks so much! To see our campaign page for either a follow, a pledge, or just because you're curious, all you have to do is go to my website (link in my bio!) and press the "help us make a film!" button at the top :)

I love you all, even if we don't know each other personally. You're a big part of my life. Have a great weekend,

X

Chen