Save Blue Like Jazz | The movie based on the bestselling book by Donald Miller

WHAT WE’RE DOING.

Simply put, we’re raising money! Blue Like Jazz, the successful bestselling book by Donald Miller was to become a film. On September 16th, Don posted on his blog that despite a strong screenplay, a stellar cast, and rave reviews, the film would be put on hold indefinitely - because there was not enough funding. We thought, that since the book itself is so unique, why should the funding come traditionally? We submit that the funds for this movie should come from the people who the book actually impacted. It should come from the more than a million people who bought the book. It should come from the fans. We are raising $125,000 in time for the film to enter into production on October 25th.

WHY WE’RE DOING IT.

We are just a couple of normal guys who decided to take a chance. When we heard the news about the film being halted, we thought to ourselves; “There’s got to be another way.” We dreamed big and now here we are. We know this is possible. Blue Like Jazz has reached a massive amount of people, and if it were to become a film, it would reach even more. Most importantly, we believe that this is going to be an incredible story. Think about it… investors back out, the movies put on hold and the fans step up and say; “No, we will fund this movie.” That is a story we want to be a part of. Will you join us?

NEWS AND UPDATES

Official: $345,992 raised to Save Blue Like Jazz October 26, 2010

Thank you. 30 days ago, we started a movement. An effort to collectively tell a better story. An effort to give back. An effort that, for the first time in history, funded a movie with donations from thousands of people. We started out with a goal of $125,000. The minimum amount to continue production of … READ MORE

The best pre-Thanksgiving sale EVER! October 19, 2010

With less than one week to go in the Save Blue Like Jazz campaign we are pushing hard to be the biggest crowd-sourced project in American history. If we raise more than $200,641 not only will we make history, but we will have such a better movie. There is still a large specific need in … READ MORE

his·to·ry October 18, 2010

Blue Like Jazz could be the largest crowd-sourced film in American history… Let’s finish this story. http://vimeo.com/15941757

Official: $345,992 raised to Save Blue Like Jazz.