Will Kickstarter Users ‘Take The Reins’ And Fund Film About Facebook User’s Suicide?

Australian actress Emma Barrett has turned to Kickstarter in an effort to crowd-fund Take the Reins, a 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,” resulting in ridicule from her friends.

Australian actress Emma Barrett has turned to Kickstarter in an effort to crowd-fund Take the Reins, a 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,” resulting in ridicule from her friends.

At the time of this post, Take the Reins had raised $5,867 of its $15,500 goal, and the Kickstarter campaign was set to expire Dec.

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