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Help get Danielle to TIFF

Hi, I'm Danielle Solzman and I'm a film critic currently approved for press credentials to cover the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this September.  I'm a transgender woman and on the Tomatometer.  I'm one of those underrepresented film journalists that you've been hearing about since the Rotten Tomatoes study in June.

I've covered Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, and Tribeca this year in addition to local festivals in Chicago.  Covering TIFF is a dream but without the financing, I won't be able to attend.  I'm going to work on finding outlets interested in my TIFF coverage otherwise all my reviews will run on Solzy at the Movies.

I'm going to revise the $650 fee as needed but at minimum, I need to raise $258 to cover the flight to and from plus another $25 each way to take care of checking my suitcase..  I'm looking at staying September 6-14 with my returning to Chicago on Friday afternoon--likely AirBNB and I've found places under $40 a night.

EDIT: Thanks to a generous promo code from AirBNB, my lodging is booked for TIFF.  It's within walking distance of everything so no Ubers or public transit required on this end aside from the $25 CAD roundtrip for the express train from the airport to Union Station and back.

The biggest question is spending money for food given the USD/CAD exchange rate

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Danielle Solzman
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Chicago, IL

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