This is how we're rollin'
The earliest ideas for THE INVOICE came in the Spring of 2020, during the pandemic, when Dave joined a group of his daughter's friends for a weekly Zoom conference about 'Whiteness.'
Troy joined Dave in December 2023 and Trudy came on board in February 2024.
The team meets weekly.
Month of January 2025 – Pre-production and production of key interviews for the tralier. Anne Price (Maven Collaborative) and Tracie McMillan (The White Bonus).
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Month of Dec 2024 – Slogging through the business details
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Month of November – Wrote expanded treatment. Got Fiscal Sponsor on board for foundation grants and other tax-deductibe donations. Finished the business paperwork. Working on script and elements for the Trailer. Erin Lee on board as editor.
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Month of October - IndieGoGo campaign goes live
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Month of September 2024 – Prepping for social media and fundraiser to go live. Began outreach to engage a celebrity spokesperson / narrator.
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Month of August 2024 - Troy and Dave shot half a dozen "man-on-the-street" interviews, asking "What will you do with your first reparations check?" The responses will be made into social media sound bites to inspire viewers to support our Indiegogo campaign
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Month of July 2024 - Setting up a business bank account for TRU DAT (the name of our partnership is an acronym for Trudy, Dave, and Troy). Brainstorming ideas for crowdfunding perks, and preparing for a September 4th launch of our Indiegogo campaign.
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Month of June 2024 - Troy takes on setting up the IndieGogo crowdfunding site.
STAY TUNED for the opportunity to invest in this soon-to-be controversial series. Ongoing research; set up TRUDAT business agreements and accounts.
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Month of May 2024 - Completing endless details for completion of treatment, fiscal sponsor, crowdfunding site, bank account, business license, lists of possible grants, etc.
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