January 08 Update

Well folks, I have some sad news to relate.

First and most importantly: one of our supporters, William Haflett, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2008. He fell in front of his home and hit his head, and surgeons were unable to stop the bleeding in his brain. This is especially sad for me because he was my uncle. Uncle Bill and his wife Dee were both happy to support this film, and when it is finally completed, I will dedicate the film to his memory. He was a generous, wonderful man who walked the talk and always had a cheerful countenance and a joke to share. He was good to me and my husband, and I miss him very much.

Secondly, the footage that was transferred onto DVD is unusable. Something happened in the transfer process (I have no idea what and neither does the person who did the work), and the DVDs either come up blank or with incomplete footage with skips and pops. Luckily, Chang has come to the rescue and will redub these DVDs on his professional equipmment.

I am pleased to announce that Chang is also assisting with getting grant support for the travel expenses. This reimbursement is much later than I had expected, but it is coming, and that's the important thing.

I am behind schedule with reviewing and logging footage, but it won't be long now before I will be able to get into that first stage of post production.
Despite the sad beginning to the year, I am as excited and enthusiastic as ever for this project. The tragic, untimely loss of Uncle Bill motivates me to honor his memory and make my Aunt Dee proud with their support of this film.