I'm not really sure what the plan is. I'd probably do a press release and see if the media picks it up first.

Crowdfunding is when someone pitches a project, and people can contribute at different levels to get different perks. It's almost like a PBS drive. It's a popular and legitimate way to fund different projects or product development.

I'm still working on this. Thanks for those who messaged me with support and those who openly lent support in this thread.

Cheers!

Why did you think to do a documentary here in The Villages? Did you study journalism or sociology or business or demographics or anthropology or go to cooking school?

More importantly, watch out for those who call a different opinion "hate".

Fortunately those who throw that grenade are a minority here.

No cooking school... I've been in the marketing field for the past 20 year or more, and spent six years in education and training video and films. Being in marketing, video production has always been on my plate, and my interest in film and video has been with me since a kid. My father was in broadcasting for RCA, which fueled the interest.

The history bug hit me a few years back while living in Chattanooga, TN. That started a project to crowdsource historic photos of the Chattanooga area, which spawned into a greater effort than I anticipated and a partnership with the Chattanooga History Center. I've done some writing about Chattanooga history, been able to grow a following on Facebook of nearly 20,000 likes and the project has been an overall success and a well-known local brand.

In 2001 I moved to Clermont, FL from Orlando. At that time, Clermont was a blip in the orange groves. My mom and her husband moved to The Villages in 2003 and since, I've alway have been interested in its seemingly magical appeal. Like many, they spent a weekend with friends and wound up putting an offer on a house. I moved to Chattanooga in 2005 and found myself back to help mom in 2012.

A major pharmaceutical company did a video shoot with my mother last month, and that inspired me to do something a little different and expand upon their idea by telling several stories of the people who live here. I have met many Villagers over the past 12 years, and most have and interesting and unique perspective on their life here.