Movie Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Movie Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once

I didn't really pay much attention to the hype of this movie until I started hearing about its nominations for awards. It was playing at my nearby theater still, but somehow I missed it that week. As luck would have it, it came back just in time for me to check it out recently. I'm still trying to figure out whether this is technically a good movie or not. The answer to if I liked it is yes.

I became aware of Michelle Yeoh as people talked about her performance in Star Trek Discovery. Because I don't like the dark direction that show went, I have to confess I haven't watched it, but I was interested in seeing her in this movie. She plays Evelyn Wang, the daughter of the laundromat owner Gong Gong, played by James Hong.

We see her life in the beginning. She's facing another audit, which means bringing in receipts and explaining to the IRS agent why things are the way they are. IRS agent Deirdre Beaubeirdre is played ability by Jamie Lee Curtis. Evelyn's husband Waymond Wang, played by Ke Huy Quan, and Gong Gong, have to meet with the IRS agent once more. This is where things get crazy.

People have talked about this being the comeback movie for Quan. You may remember him way back as Short Round in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Let me tell you, he lives up to the hype in this movie. He shined brightly. On one level, he plays the person who travels through the multiverse to find the right version of Evelyn. He explains to her what's going on. On another level, he's her mild mannered husband, and their marriage isn't going so well.

Though it's not new territory for a movie, I am one of those people who is interested in the multiverse theory. The movie's premise is that Evelyn has made different decisions throughout her life. Every time she made one choice, another universe opened up. It didn't matter how small the choice was, another universe opened up. We find out that she's not really special at anything. However, her decisions not made worked out to where her alternate selves have various different abilities that will come in handy for her throughout the story.

One version of her came up with what they call verse jumping. That is to say she has figured out a way to link with other versions of herself and gain their abilities. I don't think I've ever seen this idea explored in a movie. Also interesting is the things people have to do for the ability to verse jump. It might involve her having to chug down a 2 liter bottle of soda in order for her to gain access to that version of herself from another reality. 

I will tell you that there is occasionally an adult joke in here that borders on the naughty. At the start of the movie, the IRS agent gleefully explains how she got the three awards behind her and how they don't give them to just anybody. If you look closely at the awards, they resemble butt plugs. That's funny in itself. I had a chuckle out of that joke. The award will come in handy later in the movie, but I won't spoil the joke.

In fact, I don't want to spoil too much of this movie. The story happens because another version of Evelyn figured out the ability to verse jump. She was so gifted in that ability that she took on a protege that she believed could go further than her. Turns out, that protege did exceed her expectations. We find out that the version of her who first learned how to verse jump ultimately got murdered, but her protege lives on and is wreaking havoc.

I "feel" what they're saying in this movie. It is said that the world doesn't quite feel right. Things feel a little bit off. That rings true to me in our reality. I can't quite put my finger on this negative energy we live in. I'm not suggesting what I feel leads to this multiverse thing happening in our reality. However, it's interesting that they chose this as a way to tell that things weren't quite right. Our prime version of Evelyn has no clue what's going on. She has to slowly get used to the idea before she starts to learn her true potential and become the hero of this movie.

Sometimes the movie is going so quickly as it shows so many different things to highlight what's really happening, and I think some people might get confused. I was able to keep up with it, but at times I wondered, is it just too busy? Was this creative direction really the right way to convey what they were trying to tell us? I was asking myself, did they really do a good job here, and I'll debate that in my mind for a while. I did like the movie, and I followed it well enough.

One of the things that grounds this movie is family. Although it has this science fiction element to it, the heart of this movie is family. The mother and daughter have a strained relationship. The mother seems to be a disappointment in her father's eyes. Though the husband loves her dearly, he feels like their marriage may not be salvageable. How does all of this play into the story? You'll have to watch, but I think they did a good job with it.

Some of the performances in this movie were quite exceptional. Stephanie Hsu did a good job in her role as Joy Wang. You need characters you care about for a good movie, and I did care about Evelyn, Waymond and Joy. Evelyn makes the right choice as the movie comes into its final act, and I thought she performed it well. Hsu was also exceptional in the final act as Joy.

I also know that these days people talk about "woke" messages in entertainment. It's a way for them to say they don't like something, and it translates into what they call woke. Because there is an LGBT element in this movie, some people are going to say it's woke. 

 

In this case, there is a relationship happening, and it felt very necessary for the story. There's more in the various different universes, but again, I didn't mind it at all. Like it or not, people in the LGBT community exist, so they will show up in stories.

If you like a science fiction type of movie that will make you think, this movie does it. It will have moments where it feels busy in explaining what's going on, but if you're paying attention, it's not hard to keep up. 

 

Visually, it's stunning. It looks like they're using a version of the "Bullet Time" technique made famous in The Matrix. Sometimes it gets silly, but that's all right. It's a movie that's not necessarily taking itself too seriously but is still presenting a message worth hearing. 

As I said, I like this movie and I'm glad I went to see it. I don't know where I'd rate it on a scale of 1 to 10. I'm still debating whether what I saw was a good movie or not. Then again, part of what makes a movie good to the viewer is that they liked it. I happened to like this movie, so there you have it.

Moore And Feeney Give Again Again Indiegogo Project Update

Moore And Feeney Give Again Again Indiegogo Project Update

The Indiegogo campaign to raise $80,000 to make Again Again has 40 days complete and 20 remaining as of this writing. Thus far, they've had just under 700 backers pledge just over $38,000 into the campaign.

Recently, Writer/Director/Actress Mia Moore and co-Director Alexa Feeney did an update video to let us know how the effort was going. In this update, they revealed that there's an additional $10,000 being pledged by others who just want this campaign to go, meaning they are just shy of $50,000 now.

Again Again is being billed as a sci-fi, time loop, love story in which Agatha, played by Moore, and Tess, played by Bugs Maytrix, are trapped in a time loop for 10 years, reliving the same day over and over. They pledge that they'll never forget what they are going through in the loop.

However, Agatha breaks free of the loop 10 years later, only to find out that Tess doesn't remember. She has a lot of soul searching to do. Tess and Agatha are childhood friends and soulmates, but how could Tess forget? How did they end up in that time loop to begin with, and why did it take so long to get out?

It's a very interesting story that takes the idea of reliving the day over and over again that was made famous in the movie Groundhog Day and asks some thought provoking questions. This movie stars trans femme queer performers, but it's not about their gender. It's just people having life experiences.

In the update, Moore and Feeney informed us that they have Laffrey Witbrod on board as Director of Photography, which will make this even better. Moore has been meeting with the people of Aberdeen, Washington, where she grew up. This movie will be filmed there. She has met with the Aberdeen City Council and has been speaking with small businesses about getting extras for the film, props and even locations to shoot the film.

With 20 days to go as of this writing, Moore in Feeney have a big day planned for the final day of fundraising, which coincides with Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st. They'll be playing the game Life is Strange and will have several special guests during the broadcast. This will also serve as the final day of fundraising, and it should be an exciting day all around.

All different levels of backing are available at the Indiegogo campaign page. You can go as low as behind the scenes pictures and video for $5 and as high as an Executive Producer credit at $30,000 with lots of options in between. If you want to support independent film making, this is a great opportunity to do so. Check out the Again Again Indiegogo fundraising page at https://igg.me/at/AgainAgainFilm/x#/

Producer Credits Are Available For Again Again On Indiegogo

Producer Credits Are Available For Again Again On Indiegogo

 

The Indiergogo campaign for Again Again, a queer sci-fi love story, written by Mia Moore Marchant and directed by Marchant and Alexa Feeney, is hitting its stretch run. Mia has indicated that she'll be doing a special roundup show on the final day of the campaign. So far, they've raised nearly 50% of their $80,000 goal.

This is a time loop tale similar to that of the movie Groundhog Day, which starred Bill Murray. However, this movie deviates from the path of Groundhog Day when it asks some serious questions. How did she end up in this time loop? Why did it take so long to break out? Can she put her life back together after she's been in that loop for years?

Moore, who is originally from Aberdeen, Washington, is excited about creating a movie that has transgender and queer creators and performers, but it's not about them being trans or queer. It's just people having experiences and how they deal with them. She's hoping to push for more of this kind of thing.

This is where I come in as an interested fan who is not affiliated with this movie. Admittedly, I'd like to be a part of developing something like this in the future, but what Mia and Alexa are doing is happening now. They're attempting to raise $80,000 in order to be able to pay for the camera equipment, lighting, any sets and props, room and board for performers and the other costs that might come up. This film will be shot in Washington.

Mia isn't the first person to go the independent route on Idiegogo. Her choice is merely one of creative control. With a studio, you'll have executives telling you to change this or that in the script or alter your story to a point where it might not even resemble what you've written. This way here, Moore can tell the story she envisions.

It was about a decade ago when Kerri Cecil started creating content with Brittany Blackmon. The two trans women were trying to get something started, which even involved trans adult entertainer Vaniity. Unfortunately, Cecil faced some backlash when she tried to raise money on Indiegogo for her movie, The Wi-Fi Murders.

It's unfortunate that people turned on Kerri as support at that time might have meant that she could continue doing what she loved doing. With Again Again, the trans community and people who are supportive of them are able to put something really special together. Pledge levels are available for many different amounts. The average person may only put $5 or $10 in for the cause, but even that helps.

There is an Executive Producer level. Obviously, $30,000 is a little bit steep for most people, and even the $5,000 Signed Script level might be a bit much for most people. However, there are people who have the ability to fund a project like this and make it happen. An Executive Producer credit means that you're stepping in and giving Mia and Alexa the funds they need to tell the story that they want to tell.

In fact, if all three Executive Producer credits get claimed, they would have enough money to even go a little bit above what they had planned. Furthermore, it would be supporting the trans community and one of their own as they tell stories where trans performers, writers and directors are heavily involved.

The reality of the trans community is that we do get marginalized. We get overlooked and ignored, and even doing things like what Mia is doing can be a challenge. She's giving it a really good effort, and the fact that she has raised $36,000 is quite impressive. It may very well be the best supported trans movie project ever put on Indiegogo so far, though I haven't verified that.

If two people were willing to step in for Executive Producer credits, that would take the movie over its $80,000 goal, and it then becomes about stretch goals. Mia has already indicated that she has other ideas in mind. After putting her vision to the screen and entertaining people with the story that she has here, there could be more good things to come from her. I, for one, would love to see that happen.

If you're interested in supporting this movie at Executive Producer level or any level, click this link https://igg.me/at/AgainAgainFilm/x#/

Kansas: In the Spirit Of Things (1988)

Kansas: In the Spirit Of Things (1988)
From an old and lost blog, posted July 16, 2014

The last album Kansas did that had any support at all from the record label was 1988's In the Spirit Of Things. This album is special to me because it inspired me to rediscover a band I loved as a kid. I happened to see this tape at K Mart and bought it.

The violin of Robby Steinhardt was what drew me to Kansas, and little did I know that he had been long gone from the band by then. As a kid, I had the album Point Of Know Return, so I bought that tape next and then proceeded to get all of their tapes for my collection.

One of the themes on this album was a flood that wiped out a town. The song Ghosts speaks to a person walking through the halls of an abandoned school and feeling the past within those walls. This song should have been the single lead single rather than Stand Beside Me.

Because of video play on MTV at the time, Stand Beside Me charted in the top twenty on the mainstream rock charts. It was the last song that charted by the band.

Fans of the band generally don't regard this album very highly because it sounds so different for them. I can still hear the Kansas sound on it and some great guitar work by Steve Morse and Rich Williams, especially on songs like The Preacher and Rainmaker.

Under One Big Sky is another great song off of this album. It speaks to the gang violence that goes on in some of the cities. Once In A Lifetime is a song about the regret of a man who left a woman who loved him. The Bells Of St. James is about a man who's woman leaves him while he's serving in the military.

But, one of the most profound lines on the album comes from the song, I Counted On Love. Steve Walsh sings, "Why do memories have to be, like a lock without a key?"

Steve's voice is still solid on this album. When it comes to this era of Kansas, I'd probably suggest a new listener get Power instead of this album. However, In the Spirit Of Things still has its moments.

We never got a third Kansas album with MCA, because the label threw its support behind acts like Tiffany. It's a shame, because Walsh and Morse collaborated on some good songs, and the playing of Phil Ehard (drums) , Billy Greer (bass), Williams (guitars), Morse (guitars) and Walsh (keyboard/vocals) was solid.

It would have been interesting to hear what a third album would have sounded like. It may not compare to Kansas of the 1970's, but there were still some good musical moments with this lineup.

Beware Of The Word Eradicate When Associated With Trans People

Beware Of The Word Eradicate When Associated With Trans People

Our world is messed up. Can you feel it? The world itself almost feels sick right now, but the people too. We don't even talk to each other if we're not in full agreement. We pick camps and stick closely with people who agree with everything. Differing opinions are a threat, and an attempt to understand each other is seen as a bad thing.

Everybody feels how the world is right now unless they're not in tune with the energy. I think hate, greed and selfishness are at the heart of it. The gap between the haves and have nots is widening. Fewer people are hoarding more of the resources and the dream of owning your own place and a little land seems far from reality these days.

Quick, we need somebody to blame for this.

 

The answer is simple. It's transgender people who are causing it. It's people who are diagnosing and treating the trans youth. You see, it used to be that we just beat those kids into submission and they learned how to obey what their parents told them they were. The problem was, a good portion of those kids ended up on drugs, working the streets and ultimately dying at somebody else's hands or by suicide.

Somehow, people have it in their heads that this is the way it needs to be again. We were starting to make progress. There was more understanding about what it was to be trans and more of an effort to help them. By my way of thinking, a well adjusted and loved trans child can become a well adjusted and loved adult. They can be more productive in society versus those who are left on the bottom rung of society. They are marginalized, under employed and face things like homelessness and drug addiction.

They are not threats to society. These people are basically just trying to hold on, and yet people are scapegoating them. I will not blame this all on religion. I think what happens is people associate God with punishing something they don't agree with, and that's when the real trouble starts.

 

The powers that be have gotten it into their heads that the trans community is the real threat to the world, and that means they've been passing laws in states throughout the country and even around the world. They want to stop this thing that they call transgenderism. As a member of the trans community, I find this trend to be alarming.

The very word transgenderism needs to be a red flag for people. When they put ism on something, it's often seen as a bad thing. The next thing they want to do is fix it, and some politicians have reasoned that they need to stop people from transitioning. They need to tell this person to "act normal" as defined by the person telling them how to act. It doesn't matter how you feel or who you know you are inside, you need to conform to what somebody else tells you to be.

The states are starting to push laws that prohibit people from transitioning. They prohibit people from being anything but a cisgender, straight person. I know some people who are cisgender are somehow threatened by the term cis, but it's merely a term to say that you were happy with the gender you were born with and nothing more. It's not a slur, but some people who are anti-trans are taking it that way. It adds to the anger they direct towards the community.

The problem with the people pushing these laws is they're not stopping there. Now we're starting down the road of a famous leader of 1930s Germany. We are now starting to hear them say that they want to "eradicate" transgender people. What they're saying is they don't want them breathe, although some apologists say they merely want to give them "conversion therapy" to fix them. Here's a newsflash, if you're forcing them to conform to the way you want them to be, you're eradicating them. You're participating in a form of genocide. 

Let me be clear, if you're standing against transgender people to the point where you want to push laws against them, and your troubled by being compared to that leader in Germany or the fact that you're participating in a form of genocide, think long and hard. What else do you call eliminating a group of people? Some people will say it's okay because they're not trans and duck the issue entirely, but where will it stop? Some gay people are throwing transgender people under the bus, but do they think they're going to be spared once transgender people are eliminated? This is a slippery slope.

When you hear the term eradicate associated with transgender people and how to deal with them, be disturbed. Be alarmed. They are coming out against the community, and most people within the trans community just want to live and have a fair chance like anybody else. They want that job, they want that house and they have the ability to do good things if given the chance. When they're marginalized and underemployed, all they're really doing is fighting for their lives and their ability to exist. Therefore, they're not offering the full potential of what they can do to be productive in society.

Being transgender is not the real problem in this world. A person who is transgender didn't look to become this and go through so many things that make their life difficult. Transitioning is their way forward because it's the closest thing to making them feel normal in the body they have. When people throw hate at them and blame them for society's ills, they're also adding to their anxiety and depression. Then, you have those transgender people who become statistics when it becomes too much, or they suffer at the hands of somebody who blames them for society's ills.

It's not hard to see what's going on here. When they talk about transgenderism and then use the term eradicate, they're talking about eliminating a group of people. They're talking about genocide. I don't use this term lightly. If what I write here is something you find disturbing, you should be disturbed. You're watching it begin to play out right in front of your eyes, but now's the time to call it for what it is and stand up against it. You don't have to be transgender to know that trying to hurt or eradicate them is not a good thing. It is act of hate.

The Music Industry Needs To Go Back To The Past To Move Into The Future

I have a friend who says that things from the past cycle back and become popular again. I'm a fan of music, and of course I love my 70s and 80s music. I was just enjoying the new Dennis DeYoung single called Isle of Misanthrope. It's a good song. 

 

Dennis is in his '70s, and he can still bring it. It feels very much like a song that would have fit in on the Styx album The Grand Illusion or maybe even Equinox. It has a Suite Madame Blue quality to it. Fans of Styx and Dennis will know what I mean.

I am not a snob when it comes to music. I do believe those older bands are popular today and are touring heavily for a reason. Their music was good, and they were good musicians. However, I don't think that necessarily means that today's music sucks. I don't believe there isn't good music being made today. I'm not just talking about the popular music, because there are bands out there making extraordinary music that people have never heard before.

For decades, people heard their music on the radio. We have radio today. The industry has completely changed. It's more focus tested. There's a lot of good music that gets focused tested off of the radio entirely, and that's a shame. They play the music based on focus testing, but back in the old days, you had DJs who could pick out the music they wanted to play. 

 

People could call in and make requests, and the local DJ would play that song. If it was a rock station, the DJ could pick out music in that genre that they liked. In that way, there are many stories in which a DJ helped create a hit because they liked that song. That's gone. For a good reference to what I'm talking about, listen to The Last DJ by Tom Petty.

The other thing that made a big difference in music was MTV. I know people are going to talk about the negative of the music network. There's that element of them picking people that looked good versus people who could play their music well. However, to completely dismiss MTV as just visual and no style completely misses the mark. 

 

The network had a big impact on the music industry, and there was plenty of positive to go with the negative. People could still get discovered and become popular after being played on MTV. MTV exposure helped to sell records.

Technology affected the music industry. By the time it went to CD, the technology was there to allow the music buyer to rip the music right off of the CD and share it on the internet. The industry didn't realize that they were creating their own demise. 

 

People stopped buying the music and would just get it for free on the internet. Another component to that was that with every new music medium, the cost to get it went up. From records to cassettes, it became more expensive. From cassettes to CDs, they gouged us even more. 

To explain what really changed the music industry for the worst would take more than I went to get into in this column. People didn't want to pay $18 for a CD of new music that only had the one song they wanted to hear. MTV stopped playing music and became a Reality TV channel. Radio stations became corporatized and formulaic. 

The popular bands of my day didn't make records for the same reason anymore. They would make a record to tour behind back in the day. The record sold the more they got radio play and toured. It's to a point where they record new music to sell to their hardcore fans, and the band made that record just because they wanted to create new music. They know they won't sell many copies or make much money, which further reduces their desire to make new music.

I think the music industry needs to cycle back. Somehow we have to get back to the radio playing all sorts of music in whatever genre is being represented, not just the material that's been focused tested. I also understand that the internet is a part of things now. Satellite radio is a thing, and there are also streaming music sites.
 

There has to be a way to make that more organic. A person walking down the street with their cell phone could tap into a streaming station that has a DJ playing whatever music they choose. This would be a vehicle for other bands to get discovered.

If MTV isn't going to play music anymore, a new music television network needs to be created that will. At the very least, a music show should become a thing, even if it's 2 hours a day of the VJ playing whatever selected videos. 

 

Music needs to be put back into pop culture in a way that it was for years. Developing bands out there need to be seen so that they are encouraged to keep creating. Those bands need to evolve in the way that the older bands did. 

I also think that the industry needs to figure out a way to get new music singles out to the people again. There has to be a way. Vinyl is making a comeback, so why not the 45 record? Obviously, they need to distribute the music with technology compatible with the times, but the idea is to encourage people to buy new music and give new songs a chance. 

 

All of these things are factors. There's no reason why a person couldn't buy a new single for $3 at a kiosk at the store. In this way, the artists get something for their creativity, and they are encouraged to create. 

Maybe you can't put the genie back in the bottle. Technology has not helped the music industry, because people have gotten used to the fact that they can get on sites like YouTube and get the new songs for free. That will probably still be a factor, but there's no reason why the industry can't evolve and bring things around to the way they were done in the past. 

 

Those same ways of the past are why the older bands with musicians in their late 60s or early '70s are still relevant today. Repetition of their music made them popular. Will people remember the artists of today 40 years from now in the way that those older artists are remembered now?

Again Again Indiegogo Campaign Approaching 50% Of Fundraising Goal

Again Again Indiegogo Campaign Approaching 50% Of Fundraising Goal

I've made no secret of the fact that I am excited about the independently created movie, Again Again. There are multiple reasons for my excitement. I like the idea of independent created content by people who are fans of good entertainment. I'm also partial to the idea of the trans community getting opportunities to create and perform in legitimate acting roles. This movie has both.

Because of the way technology is, the average movie buff can create some entertaining things on a limited budget. Whether you are educated in the ways of movie making or are learning on the fly, quite a bit can be done by somebody who has some determination and know-how and a little bit of backing. In this case, Again Again is being created by people with some experience in creating content.

I've watched through the years as transgender performers don't get an opportunity beyond the adult entertainment industry. I've known some who wanted that chance and didn't get it. Or, you'll see a movie with a transgender character being played by a cisgender person. There are transgender performers. They just don't get the opportunities they should.

Again Again is being created by trans queer women, but it's not about being transgender. This intrigues me even more. This movie is about people who happen to be trans having life experiences, and that's as it should be. We need to get to the day where people are people, and some happen to be transgender. We need to get to a place where It's no big deal, and movies like this help the cause.

Mia Moore wrote the script and will star in this movie along with Bugs Matrix. She and Alexa Feeney are co-directing and producing it. It is billed as a SciFi time-loop love story, and it takes a familiar premise and goes in a more interesting direction, in my opinion.

Most people are familiar with the movie Groundhog Day, which was directed by Harold Ramis and starred Bill Murray, among others. Bill was trapped in the same day. I heard that he was trapped in that day for over a year, but it was never really made clear in the movie. The movie was played for laughs as he got so tired of being in the loop that he tried to kill himself, only to wake up to restart the day.

The movie ended with him getting the girl and getting out of the time loop, but they never got to ask any interesting questions. How was Bill's character affected by the fact that he kept living the same day over and over again? Groundhog Day served its purpose, and it really is a good movie by all accounts.

Again Again has two childhood friends, who have become soulmates, living out the same day in a time loop. In this case, they were living the same day over and over again for over 10 years. Can you imagine going through something like that? What comforts the two lovers is the fact that they have each other, and they vow to never forget each other when the day starts over. Of course, there's a monkey wrench in this plan.

Mia's character, Agatha, breaks free of the time loop, but Tess, played by Bugs Maytrix, is not the same person she remembers from the loop. How could she forget going through this experience with the one she loves? Agatha has some soul searching to do. Can they recapture the spark in their relationship? Why did this happen? How did this happen? I like the fact that this movie is attacking this from a different angle and asking thought-provoking questions.

The Indiegogo campaign launched with an ambitious goal of $80,000, and as of this writing, $35,000 has been raised from just under 600 total pledges. They have a ways to go. I know some people will ask why the budget is what it is. I recall about a decade or so ago when Kerri Cecil and Brittany Blackmon were creating content starring trans performers. Kerri had next to no budget, and when she tried to do an Indiegogo campaign (For The Wi-Fi Murders), she suffered backlash from people who thought she was doing it all about the money.

The fact is, it's going to cost Mia and Alexa quite a bit of money to get multiple cameras, lighting, props and other things required for this movie. They also have to relocate the cast to Washington State, not far from where Mia grew up. This is going to be the setting for the story. They'd like to pay their performers a little bit for their time and provide them food and housing while the movie is being made. It isn't free to do this.

$80,000 isn't much compared to some of the entertainment products I've seen raise funds, but in the hands of somebody who has an idea what they're doing, it can get the job done. The one nice thing about what Alexa and Mia are doing here is once they've gotten this movie filmed and edited, they're still going to have the equipment to use on any future projects. They will have a head start, and any funds raised for the next project can go towards adding to their equipment list.

This is the way these independent projects go. You build your wardrobe and your arsenal of equipment little by little, and you use what you have to tell the best story possible. Good movie making doesn't necessarily require a big budget with loads of special effects. All that it really requires is a good story that engages the people to suspend their disbelief and enjoy the story being told.

Thus far, they're not getting the big backing as everything $5,000 and up has yet to be claimed. There are six people who have signed up for $500 for the Zoom call, and nine people have signed up at $300 for the special thanks - worldwide credit. Another 21 people have claimed the $300 special thanks credit in The States, while 56 people have signed up for the $100 mini poster and 92 people have signed up for the $50 digital download - plus extras.

Those are some of the perks. This is what you do with an Indiegogo campaign. You create different tiers to get the support that backers can afford. For instance, 55 people have just put in money to essentially get the movie made and see a few photos of the process. Should a bigger investor come, $5,000 is being offered for a signed script, while $30,000 is being offered to three potential investors for executive producer credits.

My main objective in writing these articles and spreading the word on Twitter is to see that this movie gets made. I am not affiliated with Mia, but I am keen on the idea of creating something with other trans performers in the future. I'd like to try my writing skills among others who are of like mind and see what we can create. There are plenty of places to release content on the internet, and my mind starts turning. While I think about it, I want this movie to become a reality.

I've watched Mia on Twitter, and she's a likable person who posts things that will make you think or even laugh. If you can find the video of her reading of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you might find that amusing as well. I think when Mia, Alexa, Bugs and everybody get to work on this movie, they're going to make something that will resonate with at least some viewers. That's what movie making is all about. Tell a good story and get people to think. Here's to the success of Again Again.

If you wish to contribute, go to the Indiegogo campaign, click this link https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/again-again-a-time-loop-feature-film#/