STYLE TRIBEZ FASHION PARTY/SILENT AUCTION TO BENEFIT SAVE A LIFE/DENIED MINISERIES

Hi Everyone! The film has been moving forward and we have been getting a lot done with it as of lately. We would like to take this time to revamp our blog and start bringing you more information on the production and the campaign. ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2010, SAVE A LIFE/DENIED MINISERIES will have a fundraiser event in Rhode Island. This event will help to promote the production and the cause that we are fighting for. We have a Silent Auction with several great items as well as a fashion show with that is being put on by Style Tribez. We are honored they are putting this event on for us at Rosinha's Restaurant in Pawtucket. We hope that you can attend. Tickets are $20s to help benefit the film and photo campaign. Looking Forward to seeing you there.

WEBSITE HAS BEEN DOING GREAT IN THE STATS!

AFTER LAUNCHING OUR WEBSITE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO, WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON HOW THE NEWS IS SPREADING ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY. WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS OF TODAY, APRIL 9TH, 2010. WE HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN NOTICED IN 32 STATES AND HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTICED IN 4 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD! WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE SITE VERY SOON AS WE WILL BE LAUNCHING THE PHOTO CAMPAIGN PAGE THIS COMING WEEK! STAY TUNED FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



ALSO, WE HAVE OFFICIALLY SIGNED UP AS A VENDOR AT "SUNDAY OUT" EQUALITY FORUM IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA THIS YEAR ON SUNDAY, MAY 2ND, 2010. WE'LL USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE GLBT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNVEIL OUR NEW T-SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR, & WRISTBANDS!!! IF YOU'RE IN THE PHILLY AREA, STOP BY...ADMISSION IS ONLY $5.00 A PERSON FOR THE DAY AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN HAPPENINGS. COME AND FIND OUT BOOTH!

MORE NEWS TO COME SOOOOONNNNN! STAY TUNED.

3rdWARD PHOTO SHOOT 3/13/2010

The Photo Shoot as you may know, was amazing and everything went really well. We were able to capture 30 models through the duration of the day and despite the horrifying weather people seemed to have a blast. Here's a little clip to show you how it all went.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR SPONSORS!

The other night we rashly posted images of the delivered items from our sponsors and we wanted to really thank them the proper way. So we wanted to say thanks by showing off the products they donated to us the proper way.

AMAZING SPONSORS!

I Just wanted to take the time to show you all how wonderful our sponsors have been to us. We had left for our photo shoot on Friday evening and were getting prepared for the photo shoot when we realized that we had not received our donation from CHI. We had began to worry a little bit due to the fact that we would have to add purchasing products to our immense list of things to do the day of the shoot, when I received a phone call. THE SHIPMENT HAD COME IN...However....We had already left for the shoot and had no way of getting to them.

With Celebrities coming to be photographed and over 30 people showing up to the shoot, we didn't know what to do. Thankfully, I checked my email to find a message from P & G Salon Professionals. My contact there had told me that he wanted to ship product to our shoot and it would arrive at the studio, and it did, a half hour before our scheduled time. The shoot went on and was in fact a success thanks to the products, but the story doesn't stop there.

We are already in the midst of planning a second shoot upon wrapping up the first, and upon arriving back to the office, we find a few boxes with Birdtank Productions written on them.

The boxes contain amazing amounts of hair products, nail kits, brushes, hair dryers, curlers and straighteners for all of our needs with our upcoming shoots in New York City and Los Angeles. All totaling in a value of approximately $3100.00 We are honored by their donation and belief in our project and we are so thankful for their more than generous donation to our cause.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO P&G FOR SAVING US AND YOUR DONATION. AND THANK YOU CHI FOR MAKING SURE WE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD SHOOTS OVER THE COMING MONTHS. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BOTH ON BOARD.

NEW PETITION UP! PLEASE SIGN IT!

So we now have our petition online at the link below and are in the process of updating the website. But until then, I wanted to give the link to start getting signatures. Thank you, and please sign for our cause. This petition is submitted to political officials that we are urging to advocate for our cause.

SAVE A LIFE PETITION

THANKS!

(ps. the photo shoot this weekend was amazing. Expect updates throughout the week)

VIDEO BLOG ENTRY #1 : WELCOME & PHOTOSHOOT!

Welcome to the Film! We wanted to give you a brief breakdown of what we've been slaving over for the past week, and will hopefully have a lot to tell you as the weeks go by. We are more than ecstatic to have an upcoming photo shoot with the great Alan Cumming making an appearance. We are so honored he can take the time out of his schedule to be apart of our cause. We also will have a lot more to report in the near future so stay tuned!

LOOKING FOR SPONSORS!

Hi everyone. Just a quick update to everyone who's been supporting us. We've been working hard to get things out to possible interview subjects and are trying to get as much ground covered as possible. The committee for the Silent Auction Benefit is going to be meeting this week to discuss the event and set some serious dates. We are also happy that Geffrey Yabes has offered to help us with his PR magic and we are hoping to put together a club event very soon. Stay tuned for more information regarding more updates!

BUSY AT WORK!

NEWS UPDATE!

Currently we very busy with working to put together a large scale fundraising event in the coming months. An auction committee has been assembled and we are working with Rhode Island International Film Festival for the fundraiser. They have generously offered to help us by hosting the event. We are working with them now to solidify everything.

At the moment we are looking at a Silent Auction Benefit to be held in Providence, Rhode Island in early May 2010. This event is something that we are all very excited for at Birdtank Productions. We have been receiving a lot of support with the cause and we couldn't be more grateful to everyone who has helped us along the way. Since we've started, we've been able to generate enough funds to purchase equipment that was helpful to being able to conduct upcoming interviews, began negotiating with contacts to work with scheduling interviews, and begin shooting more. We are also in the process of collecting stock footage to work with. Lots more to come. We'll keep you posted as things unravel. Hope to post more soon!

Documentary/Photo Campaign Shoot MARCH 13th, 2010!

We will be conducting a photo shoot on Saturday, MARCH 13th, 2010, at 3RD WARD in Brooklyn (195 Morgan Ave.) This shoot will be part of a Public Service Announcement and Photo Campaign to help us spread the word about the 1983 MSM Blood Ban and help to get people involved to take a stand. We are calling all models, actors, and followers to get in contact with us to help make this event a great success. We already have media coverage from therainbowcollective.com, who will be at the shoot. Fashion Photographer, Sean Siegel will be conducting the event (www.seansiegel.com) making a masterpiece out of all of our models for the event. We will also be conducting interviews with subject and will be continuously updating our blog about the event.

Please feel free to email us with any inquiries regarding the shoot or if you would like to volunteer your time. We appreciate all of your interest and support.

Website/Teaser Are Now Up and Operational!

WELCOME TO THE NEW WEBSITE! We have just launched the site today to support our efforts in the documentary. We'd like to acknowledge all the hard work Adrienne DeTraglia has done to make it such a success. Along with the site, we also have the opportunity to debut our new Teaser for the project. Thanks to the combined efforts of Tara Jacobson, Marc Christoforidis, and Jess Mireau, we now have a very strong representation.

We look forward to keeping you all informed with the blog and let you know where we are at with all stages of production. Birdtank Productions is proud to present its new documentary SAVE A LIFE, that will work towards bringing about equality for homosexual men in good health to be allowed to donate blood and vital organs to anyone in need. We hope to help bring about change and allow for the FDA and other countries' medical associations to allow for any person in outstanding health to help people in need.

So take a look around the site, and feel free to let us know what you think!