Fund Raising for the film BUSINESS OF
MERCY.
Anyone want to help these kids open a
restaurant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia? And help me make a
film about it?
They have been practicing by catering boxed
lunches for their church. Even the littlest girl has a job to do!
This restaurant will give each of them another hedge against the
sex trade. (please watch REMEMBER NHU in the video portfolio
section of this site)
BUSINESS OF MERCY is the documenting of the
life of two of the girls. They live on the edge of disaster,
because they are poor, female and an ethnic minority. They have
little hope of what our children take for granted, like human
rights, or finishing elementary school. We'll document their
transition into little entrepreneurs, in the midst of a culture
very different from our own.
Centuries of tradition have determined that
their value is rooted in the ability to support family members,
even to the sacrifice of their bodies. No one can change this for
them. But with some wealth from the west, we can put them in
business for themselves.
If we help them earn, we can keep them from
the sex trade.
The yet un-named restaurant will cost
$10,000.00 to open. It'll give work to scores of young girls so
they can have value in their culture, without entering the sex
trade. It will truly be a Business of Mercy.
Think about helping to fund this film, and the
restaurant. Your donation will be tax deductible through my
non-profit corp, Essential Story Inc. The first $10,000.00 will be
given to Remember Nhu for the restaurant. Their web site is
beautiful, donated by a marvelous photographer Stephen Piscura. www.remembernhu.org
Together we'll open a restaurant for the kids,
AND make sure their story gets told to the public. How cool is
that?
