The Transgender Human Rights Institute’s (THRI) Creative Director, Jennell Jaquays professional background involves an extensive career making art and writing content for games of all sorts. In 2003 she co-founded a graduate level program to train students to make digital games. She became involved in advocacy in through PressXY.com a speakers group that explores the relationship between gaming and transgender issues. In 2012, the Huffington Post included her in their list of 50 Transgender Icons. She began working with THRI as a supporter and eventually steering committee member of the Transgender Violence Tracking Portal. She currently splits her time between her “day job” as Chief Creative Officer for Olde Sküül, in Seattle, Washington, and her efforts on the board of trustees for THRI.
Hi Jennell, I was trying to reach you via facebook in response to your message but the system would not allow.
The following are some details about our film project in development. The campaign for Lady Bangkok Buddha Boy is about the lives of a handful of Kathoeys (also known as ladyboys). If we can serve to help save the lives of trans-gendered youth as in the case with Leelah whose story was heart breaking, we will have served our purpose through the medium of film. We felt Leelah’s staunch Christian value system needed to be revised which is why the setting for this film is in Bangkok where Bhuddism is practiced widely.
We see you as an advocate for the LGBT community and your words have helped to clarify misconceptions regarding the transgender community as well as to raise social awareness particularly in areas where freedom of expression is still suppressed.
At this time, we would love to invite you to our next film fundraising event. It will take place at a rather awesome Thai restaurant we have discovered and we will have some eats, drinks and performances that evening.
While producer credits are based on financial contribution towards our fundraising campaign launched with IndieGoGo we also encourage social advocacy wherever possible to help communicate the campaign.
This is a preview link to the campaign:
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/3320b57f
Here are some key titles:
Executive Producer, $ 5,000
Producer, $ 2,500
Co-Producer, $ 1,000
Our last film Miss D premiered at the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 and went on to screen in over twenty countries worldwide. The intention for this picture apart from the International FIlm Festival circuit is a theatrical release followed by a network placement.
Feel free to reach out should you have any questions about the project. I truly hope you can collaborate in some way with us. Here is our website for your perusal. http://www.idafilms.net
Again, it was great talking to you today! All the best and see you soon.
Kojenwa Moitt
Board of Directors
IDAFILMS
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http://www.idafilms.net