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. 

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:

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:

Here you can find more information on our film team, partners and our advisory board: www.livinghistorymovie.com