WoodSongs Front Porch Association, Inc

OUR DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FRANK HAMILTON IS COMPLETE!

The Project:

FRANK HAMILTON AND THE FOLK REVIVAL: FROM WOODY GUTHRIE TO WE SHALL OVERCOME is a one-hour public television documentary chronicling the contributions and the compelling perspectives of this under-recognized but seminal figure in America’s modern folk music movement. This landmark film will soon premiere on Georgia Public Broadcasting and will then be offered to all PBS stations in the U.S.

Thanks so much to all our contributors through the GoFundMe campaign and other means! We will be sending promised premiums very soon.

Brief Bio:

As a young folksinger Frank jammed with Woody Guthrie, recorded with the Pete Seeger, and was even in the Weavers’ famous Carnegie Hall reunion recording after Seeger had left the group. Frank played on albums and toured with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. His guitar students included Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff, Michael Martin Murphey, Roger McGuinn, Odetta and Lowell George.

We Shall Overcome became the spiritual anthem of one of the most passionate, important and powerful movements in American history.

It took three folksingers to shape this song as we know it today and bring it to the attention of Martin Luther King Jr., who unleashed this powerful, emotional poem to the world: Guy Carawan, Pete Seeger ... and a humble music teacher named Frank Hamilton.

In the early 1960s Frank co-founded Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, which is still thriving over a half a century later. He co-founded the Frank Hamilton School in Atlanta in 2015. At the age of 85, Frank remains a revered leader of Atlanta’s folk music community.

Production:

THE FRANK HAMILTON AND THE FOLK REVIVAL was produced by a consortium of Atlanta-based filmmakers – Redwine Productions, Image Digital Media and Bert Elliott Productions – in cooperation with Woodsongs Front Porch Association Inc., the non-profit extension of the nationally syndicated WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour.

The CANEY CREEK Motion Picture presents the rustic, wonderful, positive nature of the mountain people. Appalachia is the most romantic, mysterious, stunningly beautiful and misunderstood region in America … and the story of Alice Lloyd is one of the most incredible legends of the mountains. Appalachia needs champions, Alice Lloyd needs champions, the Caney Creek movie needs champions that will make this motion picture a reality.

DONATE:

Here are several levels you can participate in. For EXECUTIVE PRODUCER levels, scroll to the bottom of this page. IMPORTANT: WATCH the 11-minute video on the homepage FIRST. Then, select the level you can participate in and RETURN TO THE CHAMPION PAGE to send. Thank you for believing!

$25,001-$250,000 PREMIUM Your NAME included on the MOVIE CREDITS, 6 Tickets to an ADVANCE PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING AND CATERED DINNER attended by principles of the motion picture , a LIFETIME WoodSongs couples Partnership, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$10,001-$25,000 PREMIUM 6 Tickets to an ADVANCE PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING AND CATERED DINNER attended by principles of the motion picture , a LIFETIME WoodSongs couples Partnership, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$5,000-$10,000 PREMIUM 4 Tickets to the 1st movie premier night attended by principles of the motion picture planned for the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, KY , a LIFETIME WoodSongs couples Partnership, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$2,500-$4,999 PREMIUM 2 Tickets to the 2nd movie premier night attended by principles of the motion picture planned for the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, KY , a LIFETIME WoodSongs couples Partnership, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$1000-$2,499 PREMIUM 2 Tickets to the 3rd movie premier night attended by principles of the motion picture planned for the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, KY , a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$500-$999 PREMIUM 2 Tickets to the 4th movie premier night, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$20-$499 PREMIUM a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LEVELS:

$250,000-$500,000 PREMIUM Your NAME as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit included on the film, an invitation to attend a filming production day, 8 Tickets to an ADVANCE PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING AND CATERED DINNER attended by principles of the motion picture , a LIFETIME WoodSongs couples Partnership, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

$500,001-$2M PREMIUM Your NAME as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit included on the film, YOUR CHOICE to have reimbursement plus interest by arrangement or to donate, an invitation to attend a filming production day, 20 Tickets to an ADVANCE PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING AND CATERED DINNER attended by principles of the motion picture , a LIFETIME WoodSongs couples Partnership, a copy of the 176-page WoodSongs 5 Book & Cd with stories of incredible artists from Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, John Denver, Pete Seeger and more.

CORPORATION OR FOUNDATION GRANT:

$5M-$10M PREMIUM “PRESENTED BY” Screen and Marketing credit for the Caney Creek Film (exclusive and unchallenged at the $10M level), “PRESENTED BY: credit on all school lesson plans and marketing platforms, Your NAME as EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit included on the film, an invitation to attend a filming production day, 30 Tickets to an ADVANCE PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING AND CATERED DINNER attended by principles of the motion picture

GENERAL PRODUCTION SCHEDULE OUTLINE:

When 25% of the goal is met:

a) Producer, Director and Cinematographer chosen and secured for the film

b) Location scouting begins

When 50% of the goal is reached:

a) main actors chosen

b) filming schedule outlined

c) table read

d) film locations and permits secured

WHEN 75% of the goal is reached

a) filming begins

b) music recording begins

c) post production editing begins

d) Movie distributor(s) are contracted and release date secured

e) Marketing plan is outlined

f) Alice Lloyd Fund is created

WHEN 100% of the goal is reached:

a) Movie is released

b) Streaming is released

c) School and college lesson plans are attached for distribution

d) MOVIE PREMIERS are scheduled and organized