About The Felix Organization &
Working Pictures
We are lucky, as the principals of NY production company Working Pictures, to meet some amazing people through our work. Sheila Jaffe and Darryl McDaniels are two of our favorites. While we produce everything from commercials to scripted features, many of our passion projects involve documentaries about the arts, healthcare and causes. When we crossed paths with The Felix Organization's Co-founder, casting great Sheila Jaffe, and heard about her passion project, we knew this was an organization we had to commit to help. When we heard the adoption story of co-founder Darryl McDaniels, DMC of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap group Run DMC, we were moved to tears.
Darryl & Sheila bonded over their adoptive pasts to create this amazing organization. The Felix Organization/Adoptees For Children provides inspiring opportunities and new experiences to enrich the lives of children who are growing up in the foster care system. As Sheila states, "As adoptees we were 'taken home'. We want to give back to those children who didn't get 'taken home'."
Our involvement was sealed when we met some of the kids the organization sends to summer camp every year, and the remarkable people who volunteer within the organization. It was love, plain and simple.
Our Project:
Now we had a sense of urgency - how could we help this collection of people who are constantly giving to the foster kids they could have been? We decided that what The Felix Organization needed was a powerful piece of communication - something that could be shown, broadcast and distributed to a worldwide audience, so other people could be moved to help and get involved.
We have already begun filming our documentary film entitled "Sky High". While we have and will continue to donate our goods and services there are still some hard costs involved with making this film. That is where you come in! We are asking you to donate what you can and help us all spread the word. Plant your own seed, and watch it soar Sky High!
What We Need & What You Get
We are asking for $100,000 to go towards to cost of making this film. While we are donating our time and services there are some things we still need a budget to support.
Where the money is going:
- We plan to give small handheld cameras to some of the kids and
volunteers involved with this organization so we may see this world
through their eyes. Those stories will be incorporated into the
interviews, visits and archival footage we have already begun to film
and accumulate.
- Equipment rentals: Cameras, Mics, Lighting, etc.
- Completion costs, such as color correction and audio mixing. We will be acquiring an original score composed for the finished film as well.
What You Get:
The Impact
The kids look forward to returning to Camp Felix all year. Some of these children will "age out" of the foster system without ever finding permanent homes, others will be sheltered by the foster care system until their families get back on their feet. When they arrive at Camp Felix they are allowed to be kids and forget all the complications that come with their lives at home. It is truly a life changing experience. Please help us, help them!
We plan to have our film shown, distributed and sold, with all proceeds going to The Felix Organization. We also hope to use the film to engage corporations to donate. We know that when enough people see how important it is to support outreach programs such as The Felix Organization, they will understand that communication is key to engaging sustainable funding for this worthy program.
Other Ways You Can Help
Any donation at all is helpful! But if you can't donate, or if you already have and want to do more, PLEASE share us with your friends! Spread awareness of this campaign and the Felix Organization anyway you can! The more support we get, the more we can give back!