Our friends at the Sundance Documentary Film Program – Cara Mertes, Rahdi Taylor and others – have been so good to us. They sponsored the project for Hot Docs Forum, then invited me to the Sundance Film Festival for five days of events and meetings with funders, buyers, social media and more. Cara set up an introduction to an important foundation, and my old friend Peter Belsito introduced me to a couple of private backers.

It was funny how it happened. Peter and his wife Sydney pitched them over breakfast. Later that day at a reception, someone asked me to take their picture - it turned out to be them. Lights went off when we discovered who each other was. It’s all very exciting. I feel like key people are getting behind the film, recognizing its importance and value. The way to the end is opening.