When women discover their history and learn their
connectedness to the past and to the human social enterprise, their
consciousness is inevitably and dramatically transformed. This experience is
for them transcendent, in that it enables them to perceive what they share and
always have shared with other women.
Gerda Lerner 1997
TO FINISH WHY WOMEN
NEED TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS (FORMER WORKING TITLE LIVING HISTORY) IN 2015, WE ARE RAISING 48,000 EUROS/$62,000 FOR POST-PRODUCTION. WE NEED AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT!
Dr. Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American pioneer of women’s
history, social activist, and writer, demanded that women not be victims, but rather
strive for their highest potentials and become co-creators of history themselves. She herself
had a unique ability to make the political personal and the personal political.
Her heroic attitude to overcoming obstacles symbolizes the strength and power
that lies within each woman.
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This film invites you on a journey that explores her
courageous life, work, and vision for why women need to know their own history,
and why they need to climb mountains. It asks: what will it take for women to
be self-authorized human beings at the forefront of creating history today?
We are very excited that after 2 years of research, filming,
scriptwriting, and fundraising we’re now able to enter post-production. We’ll
be filming a few final scenes this fall, and then plan to begin work with an
editor during the winter. Our goal is to bring the story to the screen for you
in 2015.
Here is a short trailer we put together for this campaign:
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Our goal with this film is to open a dialogue that deepens
and expands an inquiry into what it means for men and women to truly think for
themselves, and to discover and initiate changes that better our world.
This film project has come so far because of the support and
encouragement from many friends and colleagues throughout the world, and we believe
that all your heartfelt support will
help us finish it.
Distribution of post-production costs:
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Contributions of any amount will be a tremendous help in
completing the film. We thank you in advance for taking the time to read this
and for your generous contribution.
Here you can find more information on our film team, partners and our advisory board: www.livinghistorymovie.com