<div>Hi, I'm Marie Alarcon and I am a professor of Film and Digital Arts in New Mexico and a lifelong queerdo. And I want to tell you about a movie I am making that needs your support.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>For the past 18 years I have dedicated my life to documentary filmmaking and community media. I have supported countless people telling their stories on their own terms. From immigrants facing detention, to neighbors resisting gentrification, to autobiographical pieces about environmental racism, and identity. I am so lucky to have spent my career documenting and pushing the boundaries of realness.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Which brings me to my newest project, my first ever narrative short film!
</div>
<div>For the first time I will be bringing a story that I dreamed up to the screen with actors, and costumes and sets. Please welcome, "Escape from Flat Earth."
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Let me tell you a little bit about the project.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In Escape from Flat Earth, three adult siblings in the desert face adversity with grace and wry hilarity. This 8-minute film features experiences that are rarely seen on screen but highly relatable: Queer siblings raising each other, a rich array of genuine Blerds, and an unfortunate encounter with a Hotep. All of this set in the pastel sun-drenched background of Northern New Mexico and laden with original artwork and sculpture.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>In order to make this film I have received an immense amount of generosity with talented Chichi Castillo volunteering as Assistant Director and my genius brother Manny Alarcon agreeing to direct photography pro bono. I have locations secured cost free, and a host of friends donating their time. But the one thing I do not have enough of is MONEY.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>At the very least i need to insure said equipment and lights, to feed and transport cast and crew, for art direction, editing and color correction and to pay the amazing actors.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>That adds up to $25,000.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>That's alot of money! But not too much if everyone who watched this video donated $5 to $500, or passed it along to a friend with more. Maybe even to a patron of Black arts?
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>If you can make a contribution I will feature your name as a producer in the film's credits.
</div>
<div>If you can contribute $1,000 or more I will list you as executive producer.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I believe that this film is needed. At film festivals and basement screenings around the world. In college classrooms and queer study groups. For its laughs, its craft, and its intimate look at belonging and siblinghood in our (certainly round) world.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80524931_1723061648585299_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80524931_1723061873617371_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80524931_1723061899442304_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80524931_1723061916413818_r.jpeg" width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/80524931_1723061936715866_r.jpeg" width="100%" />

Esteban Kelly

Liana Morales

Joseph Bonnell

Rea Tajiri

Morgan Andrews

Rebecca Alvarez

Anonymous

Michael Madrigal

Emilie McDonald

Barbara Wyckoff

Irit Reinheimer

Erin Grant

Amanda LoVerde

Bonnie Fluckinger

Deborah Fort

Katie Boyle

Trevor Bos

Anthony Bowers

Ashley Arnwine

Help Marie's 'Escape from Flat Earth' Black Queerdo Comedy

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

be_supporter_comments_enabled_supported_funds

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Help Marie's 'Escape from Flat Earth' Black Queerdo Comedy

Still $4,045 to go. Help us build momentum.