‘Take The Reins,’ Film About Facebook Users’ Suicide, Looks To Complete Funding Via Indiegogo
The good news for Australian actress Emma Barrett is that the Kickstarter campaign to fund Take the Reins -- her film based on the true story of a woman who took her own life in 2010, posting on Facebook, “Took all my pills be dead soon so bye bye every one,” and having her post face ridicule from her friends -- reached its funding goal. The bad news is that the movie is still a little short due to failed credit-card transactions, so Barrett is trying to make up a $6,300 deficit with another fundraising campaign, this time on Indiegogo.
The good news for Australian actress Emma Barrett is that the Kickstarter campaign to fund Take the Reins — her film based on the true story of a woman who took her own life in 2010, posting on Facebook, “Took all my pills be dead soon so bye bye every one,” and having her post face ridicule from her friends — reached its funding goal. The bad news is that the movie is still a little short due to failed credit-card transactions, so Barrett is trying to make up a $6,300 deficit with another fundraising campaign, this time on Indiegogo.
Barrett described the idea behind Take the Reins:
With this (redesigned) campaign, I really hope to inspire people to take those scary risks when it comes to vulnerability.
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