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 Hi, this is Sidney Madden. I'm an award-winning music journalist, cultural critic, producer and now, a first time filmmaker. <strong>I'm raising post-production funds for my independent documentary, And Counting, the film about Black women being pushed out of the workforce.</strong>
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 Since the beginning of 2025, about 700,000 Black women have been pushed out of America's workforce. It's not a coincidence, it's a correlation. <strong><em>And Counting hands the mic to four Black women across industries and generations who </em>share the effect on their morale, the career and their communities. </strong>This film bears witness to this calculated attack on Black women – the historical backbone of American labor – and shows how this creating a shift in our society in ways that will reverberate out for decades.
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 My film is a completely independent project, has already been shot and currently exists as a proof-of-concept mini doc. The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sid_madden/reel/DdMBlFvRst2/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">trailer for the doc went viral</a> on social media, proving how much this story resonates with so many. <strong>100% of funds from this fundraiser will go toward bringing the full script to screen: editing, color grading and original song composition. </strong>
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 Thank you for supporting this project, independent filmmaking and a story of Black womanhood that can't be erased!
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 Follow @andcountingdoc on Instagram to stay up to date!
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