What We Need & What You Get

We've been able to cover years of shooting, writing, and editing to get this far. We just help getting over the finish line!

Your contributions will go towards: 

• Archival Footage and Stills / Rights - This is our biggest expense. We've found some incredible footage to help tell these stories, but some cost as much as $45/second to use! We've been diligent about using as much public domain footage as we can from our National Archives, but even that footage we must pay a lab to copy off the old film reels & tapes. 
• Online / Finish Editing - Includes conforming, color grading, graphics, etc.
• Sound Edit and Mix - Here is where the footage comes to life!
• Music - We've found some beautiful music as another voice in our film.
• Legal & Insurance - Expensive and needed!

We're offering some great PERKS to thank you for your support. They include:

• VIP Tickets to the world premiere screening
• A signed copy of the script and official VFC Movie poster
• Credits in the film
   

Other Ways You Can Help

Whether you are able to contribute financially or not, there are other ways that you can help:

• Spread the Word- Please share the URL link to this campaign with your family, friends and social networks to help spread the word. You can use the Indiegogo share tools above!
   
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• Write to us - Comments or emails of support empower us to keep working! What is your personal immigration / exile story? Why is this film important to you? Why should we share it with others who may not know these stories?
  
  THANK YOU!

More info

Some of our team includes:

Thomas Miller - Producer / Director

Tom was born and raised in Miami, and witnessed the migration of Cubans to South Florida first-hand. After working on a Steven Spielberg project called Survivors of the Shoah, Tom began to truly appreciate the value of personal testimonies as a documentary story-telling device. He went back to his Cuban friends and family and started asking the questions he never asked growing up. Their astounding stories led to more stories and more research, and eventually to this documentary.

Tom has been in documentary film and television production since he graduated from University of Florida’s School of Journalism in 1988. His first project was the 13-part PBS documentary series On the Waterways with Jason Robards. Since then, Tom has worked on many award-winning productions for National Geographic, Discovery, ESPN, HBO Sports, Dateline NBC, and others. He's also produced projects for non-profits, NGO's, and businesses of all sizes. Tom is the founder and producer at Big Pictures Media. He lives with his family near Denver, Colorado.

Andy Garcia - Narrator

Andy Garcia was born Andrés Arturo Garcia Menéndez in Havana, Cuba. At age five, he and his family fled in exile to Miami Beach, Florida as a result of Fidel Castro's takeover of his homeland. He has established himself as one of today's most talented and versatile actors - working in films such as The Untouchables, Ocean's Eleven, and Godfather III, where he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Garcia received an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for his starring role as the legendary Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandovol in HBO's biopic For Love of Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story. 

Robin Schmachtenberger – Post Production Supervisor
Robin brings over 20 years of television experience with positions from cameraman, director and editor before moving into project management.  Robin is partner in idolum, a Denver based post production company. Prior to forming idolum  he was General Manager of Crosspoint and Vice President of Network Affiliates.  In addition, Robin was also a partner in Carbon42, a company developed to focus on new methods of media delivery.  

Bob Maple – Editor/Colorist/Animator
Since 1995, Bob has been creating design and effects solutions for advertising agencies, networks and corporations across the country.  He is known for creating dynamic visual imagery and animations in both 2D and 3D environments.  Bob also excels at solving problems associated with complex effects and layering projects that yield substantial results to the clients.  Bob has worked on a variety of projects for local, regional and national clientele including Hewlett-Packard, Dish Network, Food Network, Ford, Waterpik, Atkins, Curves, Colorado Lottery, Boston Market, McDonalds, Time Warner, and many more.

María Cristina García - Consultant
María Cristina García is a first generation Cuban American who came to the United States with her family in 1961. She received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in the American Studies Program. She is currently a Professor of History at Cornell University and a 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow who studies refugees, immigrants, and exiles. Her first book, Havana USA, examined the migration of Cubans to the United States after the Castro revolution.  The book explores how these Cold war migrants-became a powerful economic and political presence in the United States, influencing foreign policy and electoral outcomes, reshaping the cultural landscape of the South, and ultimately reinterpreting what it means to assimilate. Professor García has been a Fulbright Lecturer in the United Kingdom. She has also lectured in the Netherlands, Spain, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Cuba. 

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