Having recently completed a three-city summer tour of filming in the fine cities of Chicago, Cleveland and San Francisco, the Starr and Stanberry families became official members of the beating the chalk player family, having given the filmmakers the privilege of entering and documenting their lives through the lens of a camera. We can only hope they got as much from the experience as we did. The artists are now in post-production for its 11-minute fundraising trailer to assist in acquiring the necessary funds to complete the feature length film. Completion of the trailer is on schedule for end of October '07.



Given the moving stories of these young people's lives considerable interest has already been expressed in NYC and Chicago to host fundraising events. If you or someone you know wants to contribute to the completion of the feature length film by hosting a screening of the trailer in your home or another venue, please email: filmmakers@beatingthechalkplayer.com. To find out about other ways to contribute to the project please click HELP BEAT THE CHALK PLAYER in the menu at the top of this page. Thank you in advance for helping bring the stories of these inspiring young people's resiliency and courage to the public eye.