Movie Star

Jean Seberg Documentary Film: You can Still Contribute

The end of the year is near, but there is still time to make a tax-deductible contribution toward the completion of Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg.

Learn more about the documentary film here: www.JeanSebergMovie.com

Tax-deductible contributions can be made via our fiscal sponsor the Historical Society of Marshall County.  Make your check payable to "Historical Society of Marshall County-Seberg Film" and mail it to:

Fourth Wall Films
P.O. Box 702
Moline, IL 61265

We forward your check to the historical society along with a request for reimbursement.  The society will forward a receipt for your contribution by mail.

Non tax-deductible contributions can be made directly to Fourth Wall Films via check to the above address.  We can also forward a PayPal invoice via email if you wish to make a non tax-deductible contribution via your credit card.

Please email FourthWallFilms@aol.com to request a PayPal invoice.

Visit our blogsite for more information on the film and how to contribute: http://docublogger.typepad.com/seberg/how-to-contribute.html

Thank you in advance for your support.  Your contributions will help make this important civil rights and cinema history film a reality.

We wish you a very happy holiday season!

Kind regards,

Kelly Rundle, Tammy Rundle, Garry McGee
Producers

Emmy®-Nominated Filmmaker Garry McGee awarded Grant from Iowa Arts Council for Film on Iowa Actress Jean Seberg

Documentary filmmaker Garry McGee captures sound as Kelly Rundle shoots footage in Jean Seberg's
hometown of Marshalltown, Iowa.

Emmy-nominated writer/filmmaker Garry McGee has been awarded a grant from the Iowa Arts Council for his new documentary feature film on actress and native Iowan Jean Seberg.  The grant will partially fund post-production work on Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg.

“I am very grateful to the Iowa Arts Council for its support of this important project,” said McGee.  “The grant will help bring Jean’s unique and compelling story to the screen.”

Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg is the first film to examine actress Jean Seberg’s American and international film career.  The Marshalltown, Iowa native made her acting debut in Otto Preminger’s Saint Joan and starred in Hollywood films Lilith, Paint Your Wagon, and Airport, among others.  She is best known for her performance in director Jean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking French New Wave film Breathless, recently rereleased on its 50-year anniversary to rave reviews and a new generation of Jean Seberg fans.

 McGee, author of “Jean Seberg: Breathless” and co-author of “Neutralized: The FBI vs Jean Seberg,” received a Midwest Regional Emmy® nomination for writing on The Last Wright, a documentary he co-produced with Lucille Carra.   He has joined forces with husband and wife team Kelly and Tammy Rundle, producers of the award-winning documentaries Lost Nation: The Ioway, Country School: One Room – One Nation and Villisca: Living with a Mystery, to complete Movie Star.

“She is a fascinating person and still has a huge following all around the world.  The documentary will dispel many of the myths surrounding Jean’s life, work and untimely death,” said McGee.  “The film will contain a treasure trove of exclusive interviews and archival materials from Jean’s family and other members of her personal circle.”

Movie Star is slated for release in 2013. 

The Iowa Arts Council is a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and works to enrich the quality of life for Iowans through support of the arts. Funding for the Iowa Arts Council and its programs is provided by the state of Iowa and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Your Contributions Will Help Bring Jean Seberg's Story to the Screen

Jean Seberg in a production still from Bonjour Tristesse. (1958-Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

Happy Holidays from JeanSebergMovie.com!

Wishing you and yours a happy and safe holiday season.

Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg has been years in the making and the film has experienced a surge in the past twelve months with a generous contribution from Humanities Iowa, which allowed more on-camera interviews to take place.  In addition, a number of private contributions have come in, all of which helped move the film decisively forward.

We now possess a wealth of information from Marshalltown, Iowa and other areas in the United States and Europe from Jean's family, friends, and colleagues who worked with her both in the film industry and with various causes.

Consider the contributions Jean Seberg made to society during her short but productive life:

• an innovative and successful career in film
• a timeless and unique sense of style
• a lifelong commitment to civil rights and social justice issues

Jean's status as an iconic figure and her cinematic legacy continues to be felt.  Consider the success of the world-wide re-release of Breathless on its 50th anniversary, and the adoption of her signature style by today's young women.

Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg will tell the truth about Jean's life in the midst of other sources that continue to repeat rumors and misinformation.  Movie Star has the potential to take Jean from her current cult following to a mainstream audience.

We can not do this without your help.

Our goal is to complete this long-awaited documentary film on Jean in 2011.  Can you help?  U.S. donations can be tax-deductible, and there are levels of support listed in our "How to Contribute" sidebar.  Our fiscal sponsor, The Historical Society of Marshall County (202 East Church Street, Marshalltown IA 50158), will accept any monetary donation to the film, regardless of size.

http://docublogger.typepad.com/seberg/how-to-contribute.html

Every bit helps, from one dollar, pound, euro, etc. upwards, all contributions will be accepted with sincere appreciation.  Please mention this opportunity to your friends and family and help us make Movie Star a reality in the coming year.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Happy New Year from JeanSebergMovie.com!