Now introducing Lost in America – a groundbreaking documentary that takes viewers deep into the struggles faced every day by homeless youth across the country. Their stories are real and they are only a small sample of those that live on the streets, scraping by any way they can. The Lost in America campaign is now live on IndieGoGo, and the team needs your help to make this incredible project a reality.
For the past 9 months, Rotimi Rainwater and the entire Lost in America team have traveled the country talking to homeless youth about their pasts and their present situations. We’ve interviewed members of the House of Representatives, the US Senate, and leaders of local and national organizations dedicated to changing the lives for homeless youth. But it all started here. This past spring we did our first IndieGoGo campaign and it was a great success. Not only did we meet our goal, but we got the attention of a few key investors that have allowed us to go on many of the trips we’ve taken. With the help of the masses, we’ve been able to do great work.
So why are we back? Well we need more help. We have interest from studios and other investors but we need to keep shooting. We’re very close to being finished with production and at this point we can’t stop. Why can’t we stop, well because these youth are still on the streets; struggling and dying every single day. So we’re coming back to ask you, humbly and from the bottom of our hearts, for more help.
The entire budget we need to finish production is $35,000. But we are not asking for that much, well kind of. What we’re asking for, right now, is to shoot the next leg of production which is $18,000. We’re asking for this because we can’t wait for Hollywood to discover what we’re doing, and because quite honestly the youth we’re talking to are still on the streets, still trying to survive, and they need people like you, to stand up for them and make people realize that they need help. So we’re making this film piece by piece.
Please take a moment to share our campaign with friends and family to help us reach our goal. Thank you!
