Hi, my name is Amy
Kenney, I'm a stay-at-home mother of nine and a student in the University
of Utah's Bachelor of Social Work program. I am also a film maker.
Through the gift of
writing, I was increasingly inspired to turn my essays to a more powerful medium
of film. Film is the medium of our time. The messages I've
been inspired to share are stories of hope, faith, forgiveness and
healing. Another inspiration was to create films that unite Christians of
all faiths. The film projects feature
the cooperation and collaboration of shared gifts and talents of people of numerous
denominational and non-denominational backgrounds united in a common goal, that
of leading others to Christ.
In 2009, I wrote and directed my first feature
film, Stand Strong. www.standstrongmovie.com
Talented actors, musicians, and technical crew contributed their gifts and
talents to the making of the film. It
was released in October 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzn4ESrnlus
It is now endorsed by Dave Ramsey.
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Here is the Synopsis for Stand Strong:
“If
you lose it all, will you stand or fall?"
Matt Webster measures his success by his
possessions. Though he appears to have it all, pride of ownership does little
to fill the void of a purposeless life. Broken relationships, isolation and
pain for himself and his family, are the result of his pride and selfishness.
Through
a series of financial and family crises, Matt and his family are stripped of
all they own and are humbled enough to learn what success is really all about.
On the first day of
filming Stand Strong, I was inspired with the story for the second film, Uphill
Battle, which was filmed in 2011. It
will soon be released on DVD. View the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW3blu8nwbY
It is the story of a single mother
raising two teens after a divorce due to her husband’s pornography addiction
and infidelity.
True to form, I was
inspired with the story for the third film on the first day of filming. The third film may be the most important one
yet as it has the potential to actually save physical lives in addition to
spiritual lives. It is called “The Gift
of Grace.” It is the story of a nineteen
year old college athlete who becomes pregnant.
Faced with a problem that could destroy her future, she decides to have
an abortion. Through a series of moving
experiences, she places her baby for adoption.
The script is ready and
it is nearly cast. Filming is scheduled
for Monday, May 20-Saturday, June 1. It’s
coming up fast! I am writing to ask for
your help in making it happen. The first
movie was completely self-funded. The
second was partially self-funded and funded by private donations. The third film will need to rely on the
generosity of private donations. We need
your help.
If your life or someone
close to you has been affected by such issues as abortion or adoption, please
help. If you want to see more beautiful
and inspiring media available, please help.
If you want to make a tax deductible donation to offset your taxes,
please help! Our production company,
Illumin8ed Productions is a not for profit entity. We need to raise $25,000 in the next ten
days. We can do it with your help.
To donate to The Gift of
Grace, please utilize Paypal. All
donations go directly and entirely to the project by donating to illumin8ed@msn.com We are aware of Kickstarter as a potential
donation site, but with so few days until filming, and the format of all or
nothing funding (the full amount requested has to be reached to get any of the
donations), it won’t be feasible at this time.
Every dollar counts. Please
contribute!
For donations of $50, we
will include a free Stand Strong DVD.
For donations of $100, we will include a DVD of Stand Strong and Uphill
Battle. For donations over $1,000, you
can come spend a day on set as well as receive both DVDs! For donations over $5,000, we can find you a
part in the film!
Like the Facebook page
for The Gift of Grace for updates. https://www.facebook.com/thegiftofgracemovie?fref=ts
You can like Stand
Strong, Uphill Battle, and Illumin8ed Productions as well!
Thanks so much for your
time and consideration,. I hope to see you on set!
Sincerely,Amy Kenney
