Thank you Jelly Fest! We're honored to have been selected as a semi-finalist!
We're extremely excited to announce that the Ginger - Cypress, TX Screening and Fundraiser officially has a non-profit partner, and they are awesome! Learn more about them at Survivingbreastcancer.org!
Ginger has been selected as one of the top 20 films for the Roy W. Dean Grant which funds independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films with budgets of $500,000 or less that are unique and make a contribution to society! Thank you so much to the entire Roy W. Dean Grant committee for this honor! Once their website is updated with additional details, we'll share a link, but we couldn't wait to share the exciting news! The final grant winners will be selected in the coming months.
Have you heard? Ginger is heading to Cypress, Texas home town of our co-star Meghan Flood who plays Bree! Tickets are officially on sale so be sure to get yours early right here on facebook or through eventbrite.com. We're also excited to have Ginger directors, Melissa and Jimmy Boratyn heading to Cypress for a post-screening Q&A!!!
The screening will be on January 12. Doors open at 5pm and screening starts at 5:30pm at Cinemark 12 Cypress. As always, a portion of all profits will be donated to breast cancer non-profits. Let's make cancer suck...just a little less with another sold out screening!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ginger-cypress-tx-screening-and-fundra…
We know what we're thankful for this Thanksgiving! Ginger is an official selection at the 2019 Flathead Lake International Cinemafest! Ginger is also nominated for Best Feature, Best Director(s), and Best Female Actor (Susan Gordon)! Thank you so much #FLIC, we can't wait for the festival.
A big #gingerstrong thank you to everyone who came out Saturday to support Ginger and the American Cancer Society AND to Cinemark for being incredible hosts! We're thrilled to announce that our sold out screenings have raised over $1800 for the American Cancer Society!
Photo courtesy of Ginger's director of photography Jeff Harder
Thank you so very much to ReelChicago.com for writing this incredible article!
From Melissa:
I guess a little update never hurt because most of my last communication with people was "I'm in the hospital," and that's not a nice way to leave someone hanging. I've done 5 different types of chemo, 3 different hormonal therapies, and radiation therapy to my breast and sacrum, a double mastectomy and personally, y90 is THE most grueling and shitty treatment yet. I made it through almost a week before the side effects of uncontrollably 🤮🤮🤮 and not eating and intense organ pain landed me a 2 night stay at chez #prenticewomenshospital. Thankfully I'm home. And resting. Sort of. Because you can plan for 2 surgical procedures and a wake and a funeral (that is a whole different heartbreaking story), but sometimes life just hits you with more unexpected shit. At least I have an amazing support system and access to some incredible care. Here's to this week being better. And if you have a partner or friend or parent (I hate the word care taker) in your life, @stp_jimjam , squeeze 'em tight because they are the real mvps! 🤟
Our director, Melissa, wrote a post for Northwestern Memorial Hospital about her "new normal" after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. A lot of these themes were inspirations for Ginger. Follow the link below to read the full post!
https://www.cancer.northwestern.edu/…/…/beck-new-normal.html
A big thank you to Judy Bross at Classic Chicago Magazine who wrote a wonderful article about Ginger! Check it out at https://www.classicchicagomagazine.com/gingers-story/
Today our incredible director is getting the first stage of Y90 treatment (a targeted radiation for liver tumors). She's in great spirits though she hates the 7am call time and 6 hours spent at Northwestern Memorial... especially without her morning coffee. Just another day with metastatic breast cancer. Send the #gingerstrong love her way!
Update: Melissa is back home and doing great!
Our directors are excited to be going to this amazing event run by a true friend and supporter of Ginger. Mark your calendars!
Humor Beats Cancer Celebration of Beauty
With #October being #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, Humor Beats Cancer has partnered with Essa Dora Salon & Spa to celebrate your inner and outer beauty. It's also Humor Beats Cancer's inaugural event and guys and gals alike are invited! The evening will include cocktails, appetizers, mini beauty treatments, free swag bags, giveaways and shopping with miscellaneous items available for sale. So, bring those spending dollars. Cash donations will also be accepted for Humor Beats Cancer with all money going to expand programming for our community.
Artist Carly Martin of Clementine Studio, known for her art appearing in such places as Birchbox, Rebecca Minkoff and Bloomingdales, among others, will sell an exclusive print for the event, with all money going to Humor Beats Cancer.
Humor Beats Cancer is an online community for those who have experienced cancer to share humorous, poignant stories from their journey. All proceeds go to Humor Beats Cancer to provide additional services to this community.
A special thank you to Essa Dora, Clementine Studio, Aveda, RevitaLash, Kerastase, Dermalogica and more for their donations to this special evening!
RSVP to Essa Dora at either (312) 943-6565 or contact@essadora.com.
Ginger is heading back to sunny California in 2019! We're thrilled to be an Official Selection at the first ever Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival!
This festival became special to our directors when they read on the festival submission page: "The proceeds from the Film Festival will go directly to Charities which include those working to overcome life challenges including: Pediatric Cancer, Autism, Pancreatic Cancer and Cerebral Palsy."
THAT! That sounds #GingerStrong to us! Thank you Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival! We can't wait to meet you in 2019.
Another great day for Ginger! This afternoon our director, Melissa Boratyn, and producer, Ryan Grundtisch, were interviewed by WGN's Dean Richards WGN for the Emmy award winning "Stories of Hope: Facing Breast Cancer". #StoriesofHope will air on WGN TV Monday, October 15 at 8:30pm. Be sure to tune in to hear what Melissa and Ryan have to say!
What a way to kick off our film festival run AND Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Last night, surrounded by so many inspiring lady filmmakers and in competition with over 100 films, Ginger took home Best of Fest! Thank you again to Lady Filmmaker’s Festival for this incredible honor! We couldn't have asked for a better World Premiere.
We're so excited to have not one, not two, but THREE of our amazing actors nominated for awards at our World Premiere at Lady Filmmakers Film Festival! Congratulations to them for all their hard work and amazing performances. Check out the feature film acting award nominations below:
Best Actress Feature
- Lucy Punch - You, Me and Him
- Evelyne Brochu - Past Imperfect
- *** Susan FoxyBob Gordon - Susan Gordon - Ginger
- Heather Matarazzo - Stuck
Best Actor Feature
- *** Frankie Weschler- Ginger
- Barry Corbin - Farmer of the Year
- Eriq Ebovaney - Past Imperfect
Best Supporting Actress Feature
- Faye Marsay - You, Me and Him
- Lola Alvarez - The Golden Ball
- *** Meghan Flood - Ginger
- Mackinlee Waddell - Farmer of the Year
Friends of Ginger!!! Mark your calendars because we have officially booked our first Chicago screening date! October 13 at the The Logan Theatre at 5pm. Additional details to come soon, but we hope to see you all there! AND since we love all of you amazing people so much, here is the first official extended trailer for Ginger!
We're thrilled to announce the first #OfficialSelection for Ginger at the 10th annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival! We are all so honored, and we feel this is the perfect film festival to help us launch Ginger. The screening will be held in late September in Beverly Hills, CA! Learn more about this amazing festival and their schedule at: http://www.ladyfilmmakers.com/2018officialselection.html