Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Filmwerk :: Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Feature Documentary (Development Fundraiser)

Here it is folks! The feature documentary that we've waited decades for! But wait, it's not done yet. The project is actually about 25% percent complete but still needs $50,000 more dollars to get the film shot and edited. With Ossie & Ruby's achievements in love (sustained marriage for 57 years), art (pioneers in black theater) and activism (always using their influence to impact change in America for nearly a century), this a fundraiser we can all be proud of.

Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee, a documentary style film about love, art and activism, tells the story of one of the most enduring couples of our times, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee and told through the eyes and lens of their grandson, filmmaker Muta'Ali.

Based on candid questions, revealing conversations, and never-before-seen family archival material, Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee shares the wisdom of the ages with this present generation and carries the legacy of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee forward in history for the first time in feature documentary form.

With this story being told through the lens of their grandson, an innate hunger to learn everything possible about Ossie & Ruby's lives and apply it to today's fight to preserve love, art and activism is always present.

View the amazing trailer below and Visit Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis Documentary Kickstarter page for more info and to pledge a donation.

*At the time of this blog post there were 37 days left to fund the project via Kickstarter.

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