You've Never Heard Of Her, But She's Basically One Of The Most Important Women In Movie History
Alice Guy-Blaché was a woman of firsts. She did so many awesome things for movies and as you'll see, just about no one has heard of her. That's a travesty. The fact that this woman who made history was completely forgotten made me emotional for a full 8 minutes, much to the consternation of everyone around me.
Please help them by donating to their Kickstarter by Aug. 27, 2013, Share this so everyone will know about it!
UPDATE (8/25): I'm happy to report that the goal was met! Late Sunday evening, Pamela and Jarik crossed the $200,000 threshold and established a stretch goal of $240,000, which will help with fees and licensing of stock materials. How fantastic is it that we helped this story be told? Very fantastic.
We all have until 11:59 p.m. PST to donate in this last push. Share this so that we can get as much for Alice as we can!
UPDATE (8/29): The final Kickstarter total came in at a whopping $219,263, about $20,000 better than they had hoped. Donations from people who watched this video here on Upworthy totaled about $80,000. And frankly, I'm never going to get over how wonderful that is. Upworthy visitors donated more than any other source, and that makes you the cat's pajamas.
If you're reading this after the fundraiser closed, but still wanted to help this wonderful woman re-enter history where she belongs, don't fret. Go to the official "Be Natural" website, and click on the PayPal donation icon on the right side.
(Oh, and keep sharing this video, too.)