Filmmakers seeking funding for Daruma, featuring cast members with disabilities

The filmmakers behind Daruma, a film about the adventures of two real-life persons with disabilities, have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help produce the film, which is not about disability, and make the project a reality.

Daruma follows Patrick (30s, bitter paraplegic) who discovers he has a four-year-old daughter from a one-night stand years ago. He agrees to take her and becomes the beneficiary of her mother’s life insurance policy, but soon discovers that she would do better living with her maternal grandparents on the East Coast. Patrick enlists the help of his cantankerous neighbor Robert (60s, double-arm amputee) to drive them across America and to her grandparents. Along the way, the trio discovers the meaning of self-sacrifice, forgiveness and what it truly means to be a family.

They are fundraising in three stages: Round One starts October 15 and lasts through November 30 and is solely to generate the funds needed to pay the cast and crew. All contributions are tax-deductible via From the Heart Productions. For more information about the film and crowdfunding campaign, watch the pitch video. The film has already garnered support from organizations including the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, The Ruderman Foundation, RespectAbility, and the Media Access Awards.

You can contribute to the campaign here and there are some great perks for your thoughtful participation in this process.