| From Beth in CANADA February 3, 2005 Our favorite HEROINE JUNKIE!!!! We love you, Beth! It is honestly a pleasure for me to help out some talented, artsy gals do what makes them happy. I hope that when your movie comes out, there will be some way for me to check it out! I'm very flattered...I've never been in movie credits before! I feel like I should have some exotic name like....Sasafrazz or Les. B. Inn!!! But, I think I'll just go with plain old Beth M., if you don't mind. Thank you, thank you, and a thousand blessings on your important work. May you have more fun than you ever dreamed doing your film, and may you make many people as happy as you have made me! Beth M. "heroine junkie"!!! |
| From Andy in LA February 3, 2005 (we love you andy...would love to shake your hand) Dear Heroine Films I wanted to say, I think it's terrible that you're meeting with such resistance. I am a straight male with many close gay friends and have heard so many stories about their persecution and their ongoing battles with the restrictive, obsolete puritanical values that still rule the minds of those in power. I do my part to battle it too. Even here in Los Angeles people are so incredibly ignorant. I was sitting on the bus going to work one morning and a 40's-ish "righteous man" type in a rumpled suit sitting next to me saw two men walking down the street holding hands. he turned to me and said, "god, look at that, isn't it disgusting? how can people live with having an unnatural sexual preference?" (i HATE that phrase.) i don't know that he expected me to confront him; I am 23 but i look like i'm about 15 (i'm a quarter filipino - we age well till we're 50 and then we look like we're 150)... and i said "oh, yeah. totally. so, why don't you tell me exactly when you made your *conscious decision* to prefer women?" he looked at me, so puzzled, and said "that's completely different." i got off the bus in disgust, long before my stop. i just couldn't sit next to that ignorant, foolish man any longer. there's such a long road ahead before such lofty ideals as unity, acceptance, and equality become the standard for humanity; i see so much squandered potential everywhere i look... but i know that the world is capable of putting peoples' differences behind it. throughout the course of my life i intend to fight ignorance where i see it and where i can be of help. as for now it seems small victories will have to suffice. let me just say that i hope you achieve your victory and I wish you the best of luck. sincerely yours, andy a. |
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| From Jesse in Michigan February 4, 2005 |
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| From Kathleen in Virginia February 4, 2005 |
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| Kathleen's "Junkie" babe! |
| The first snail mail we've received. These two heroines touched us immensely!!! Thanks so much Jesse & Kathleen! |
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| From Lucas in Seattle February 11, 2005 |
| Lucas, your gesture really touched us and sorta came out of the blue...Thanks for thinking of us and taking the time to give your support. |
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| credit to you independant films are so hard to get seen not to mention made so the added prejudice your facing is unfair. Im currently studying film and as i also want to be an independant film maker (hopefully working for amber films which is local to me) but i have encountered problems with my work in college. I made a film about college student finishing their education but not being ready to face the big real world. The film was set within a house party not unlike many i have been too. No one objected to the drug taking scenes, a very grafic asault scean and a belly churning vomitting scene. how ever the college asked me to cut out a conversation where one charicter explains to another his mum is gay and has a girlfriend who has helped raise him from birth. It looked to them like i was makeing too strong a political point for a college film in my first year. if it offened examiners i might not pass but the really sad thing was is that the young lad asked me if he could say it because his mums really are gay and really did a very good job of bringing him up. He was really hurt when i told him i had been asked to cut it. I hope you all get the recognition you diserve and ill tell adam and his mums about you. |
| From our heroine films LIVEJOURNAL - kiki a.k.a. pinkladyshoes replied to a post So sad...we're touched Kiki. Thanks for sharing this with us! xoxo the gals at heroine films |
| Responses from our Live Journal: myfigurefemale: done and done. don't have enough money for books or anything, so i only gave a dollar, but i hope it helps! i meant books for classes...that wasn't clear...i'm tired. real_bethy:Girlfriend, you rock my world! Thank you so much for everything. I will be sending you payment through paypal and you will definitely get a picture of me in your cool-as-heck clothes! Subject: You go Girlzz i Give all the power too you and i will try to make a donation. becasue i belive in what u are doing. as soon as i get more money comeing my way, i will send my dollar twords your great cause.. Alisha "The Butch" magicmarmot: I hope it works well for you. Best of luck! smilingcheshire: I neeeed a tank top. Once I get some cash in my hand, consider it yours :) I will pass this along to my college's gsa and we'll see what we can do to help you guys out! We're all up for supporting others when in time of need! ~*Roxie* lilmamadiva: I reposted to a groups on myspace.com that I belong to. I hope you guys get something good going. I've worked on 2 films over the past 3 years...horror films. It was pretty fun to see how it all comes together. Where in NC are you guys from? And please continue to post your progress here. amathegreat: ..i told people in my journal to come here and read that. lesbianbutch04: Hey i did Something cool Hey i Hung up posters and stuff about you, in my school. so hopefully they will donate and if not i can just start posting out in the streets. =D psykokandy: i just want to send you a big, huge congrats on this!! that is so fucking awesome. i'm using school computers at the moment which won't let me view the trailer, so i can't comment on that.. i held off comments for awhile just for that reason, but still, this is soooo fantastic and i'm so glad you're happy with it :) :) Hey amanda, I'm so glad that you, Mel, and Alex are making so much progress on the film after all the crap that you went through with it this time last year. I wish you all the best. Let me know if i can help ;) Eric contessa_maggie: That's so great! Congratulations on everything, there's nothing like working on some fulfilling creative endeavor, is there? ;-) iowalesbian: Subject: Awesome! Wow, that trailer was really great. I already want to watch the movie. I know you guys are trying to do this independently now, but you might send the trailer out and see if it gets any bites. Fine Line might be a good place to try. real_bethy : (upon getting her gear) Everything is wonderful! Thank you! I'm VERY happy! And you will get photos as soon as I can find some sucka willing to take a picture or two of me in my underwear! bluegoddess: lol, yeah im from good old mass...but stuck going to school in maine until i can grad this may. where in NH is she from. i used to go to school in nH. thats so friggin bogus to loose funding because of the main character being a lesbian. people, get over it. pull the stick from your ass. sorry just my personal feelings on it. you def have my support on the movie, and whenever it comes out i def would love to see it. do you mind if i add you as a friend to keep in contact about the film and other random things in this world flashing_spanna: (in reference to Amanda’s Junkie pics)you’re dead gorgeous. Cherrae-checking in Hey!! The site is great! I am going to paper UNCG with flyers this weekend! *Sigh* I hate it here. ladyvivien:*blushes* You guys rock, though. I'm so impressed with what you're doing! rawkinit from livejournal I think it's so cool what you all are doing! keep up the good work! xo Sara hanachanworld from livejournal this is just fabulous of you girls to be doing and i read everything on your homepage (which i bookedmarked) and here i am now...i added you gals to my friend's list, will be donating, buying a couple of beaters, and so spreading the word~!! XD i'm behind you, whole heartedly 100% as a bi-chick still finding herself...i can't wait to see this happen & good luck~!! *hugs* xoxo e*v*a lesbianbutch04 from livejournal No your the amazing people, not me. i just help. u have the Strength and the will to get people to help god bless in everything that up do and I hope we can remain good friends. ladyvivian from livejournal The new layout rocks. We're holding a bake sae next week to raise money, and I'm hoping to do something at our gig on March 15th too, and on National Women's Day too. Rock on! *snugs* You guys kick so much ass. I have total faith in you! If I have time, there's an article for Diva, a UK magazine, that I want to write, all about the women's group and my experiences - so I'll plug your film! *blushes* You guys rock, though. I'm so impressed with what you're doing! propheticpoet from livejournal i've been kinda silently following ur progress and i just wanna say dont let ass holes bother you!! you guys rawk! you have my support.. even tho u have no clue who i am, hehe omg, wow, i just watched the trailer it looks so effing bad ass! congrats!! and i can wait to see this film! im making all my buddies watch it now! s1l3ntscr3ams from livejournal I'll write something and see if I can get it put into Express (the gay newspaper in New Zealand)... might get ya a bit more traffic on the site. Looking forward to seeing the trailer jessaustin from livejournal Congratulations! You girls are amazing! It must be nice to see all your hard work start to pay off. :) My mum would love a t-shirt, and she said that if you girls end up in Concord at all she's be happy to put you up, or at least feed you. |