Peace and love,

Elle

Children are the greatest casualties of war.

Hi! I’m Elle de Champagne and I’m the producer/writer/director of BOY. This is a story that is extremely close to my heart.

Since an early age, I was traumatized by my father’s stories and childhood memories as a victim of war. He was one of the many child-victims that lived and witnessed so much atrocity.

Unfortunately, the stories continue to this day. According to UNICEF, in the past decade over 2,000,000 children have died as a direct result of armed conflict!

We have got to band together to bring an end to these atrocities.

There have been many inspiring people over the years who have been extremely outspoken against war and who have helped to transform the outlook of many.

Two in particular are Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa once said that she would never participate in any anti-war demonstration but would always be willing to go to a pro-peace rally. What she meant was that…

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in order to end war you need to focus on creating peace.
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Similarly, Martin Luther King Jr. believed that…

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the only way to end hatred was with love.
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We need to stoke the fires that Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr. and countless others have built and BOY will do this for us.

Boy is the inspiring story of an 8 year-old boy who gains the insight to bring peace to his world in spite of struggling to survive war and the wrath of a heartless soldier. This story inspires us all to take a step towards creating peace in our lives thus moving the world towards peace.

We need your help to produce this film. This will be our way to help to end the pain that MILLIONS of children suffer.

Here’s how YOU can help make a difference NOW!

(1) Make sure you ‘Like’ this page in order to raise the awareness of BOY. Together we can help BOY deliver it’s message…

IT’S TIME TO MAKE A GIANT LEAP TOWARDS PEACE.

(2) Be sure to sign-up for our mailing list on the left beside the BOY logo to keep up to date on the production of BOY and to keep stoking the fire of this project and it’s message (this is also available on the BOY website – see below).

(3) If you can, please make a donation to the production. Go to http://wwwindiegogo.com/boy.

Together we WILL make a difference.

Peace and love

ps – We invite you to find out more by visiting the BOY website at http://www.boy-themovie.com

First thing first, how is your theme manifesting this year?  I’d love to hear about it.

My  theme,”It’s Happening!“, has been manifesting in a few, sometimes surprising, ways and I’m sure there are a few more ways that I haven’t even noticed yet only because they’re happening right now.  So have faith that your theme is manifesting itself in the most glorious of ways and at the end of the year we can look back together  and be grateful for all the wonderful things that have come our way.  :)

But there is one thing that I do want to tell you about.  I had one of my best “It’s Happening!”‘s  just a few days ago!  (It was a HUGE step for me!)

As you may already know, I’ve been working on a short film project for the past 2 years.  This is something that is very close to my heart and I’ve been working very hard at developing the script and getting the story just right.

BOY is about an 8 year old boy who, in spite of having to struggle through war and the wrath of a heartless soldier, gains the insight to lead the world to peace.  It’s a story that could potentially touch millions of people and perhaps inspire us to take that monumental step towards peace.  So that’s why it’s taken me so long to get the story just right?

But just right it is and this project is ready for the next step (that huge “It’s Happening!” step that I just took a few days ago).

You see, the story of BOY is now ready for production.  Production is a very complex machine that involves a lot of talent, equipment and materials.  This is something I definitely can’t do alone.  I need a lot of help.

… But more importantly I need your help.

The HUGE step that I took a few days ago is I began my campaign to raise the funds to produce Boy.  As you can imagine, it requires a lot of resources to get production machine going and to take care and of all of the talented people.

So you might be thinking that my request is a financial one. Well, you’re partially right and here’s why I say that.  I know what it’s like to be asked for money.  I also know what it’s like to not be in a position to give money.  So, my request for help is not just financial.

If you want to help out financially, please visit the fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo (http://www.indiegogo.com/boy).

Alternatively, you can help me spread the word by doing the following:

1. ‘LIKE’ the BOY page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/BOY/117480124999261).
2. Invite your friends to “Like” BOY as well.
3. Pass this email on to friends you think would like to make a difference.

There is a lot of interesting up to date information about the project on both the IndieGoGo website and the Facebook Page.  So, regardless of your involvement, please visit these pages.

BOY is definitely a story that we could all relate to.  We’ve all experienced unbelievable pain in our lives and this story will show us that no matter what you experience in life, there is always a way to find peace.

If you’ve ever wanted to make a difference now’s your chance.  All you have to do is make a pledge by clicking a few buttons and/or telling a few friends and you will be making a HUGE difference.  Together we’ll make BOY the little movie that made a big difference.

Thank you very much for your help.

Peace and love,

Elle de Champagne

p.s.   If you have any fundraising ideas, I would love to hear from you.

Visit http://www.boy-themovie.com for more information.

See what I mean!