Some friends of mine made a short film called "Gayby" about a straight woman (played by Jenn Harris) who wants to have a baby with her gay best friend (played by her real life gay best friend Matthew Wilkas) and she wants to procreate it the 'old fashioned' way.  It was so successful that the writer, director, and producer, Jonathan Lisecki, decided to make it into a full length feature.

I could go on and on about how funny this film is...will be...if it gets the funding it needs to be finished.  But I'll let Jonathan's own words speak for the film and then, maybe, you will click on the Kickstarter page and contribute a dollar or two or more so that we can get to see this wonderful production on the big screen.

Jonathan's Blog on the Kickstarter page:

We filmed Gayby in 16 1/2 crazy, amazing days in the heat of August (2011)in NYC. The cast and crew consisted of the nicest, most talented bunch of people ever. Someone who worked on the last full day of shooting said that she could not believe we were still having so much fun that far into a shoot, but we were.



Our immensely talented cast was led by the superb combination of Jenn Harris and Matthew Wilkas. These two are just perfection together and were also surrounded by actors of the highest caliber. Our glorious supporting cast deserves serious alphabetical accolades. So a big thank you and congrats to: Charlie Barnett, Louis Cancelmi, Sarita Choudhury, Christian Coulson, Alycia Delmore, Mike Doyle, Adam Driver, Bridget Everett, Jack Ferver, Randy Harrison, Tommy Heleringer, Dulé Hill, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Alex Karpovsky, Ryan McGinnis, Kenny Mellman, Zach Shaffer, Joanne Tucker, and even little old JL.
 We were very lucky to have great actors and friends pop in for cameo roles, and we must give a shout out to all of them because they were awesome. So thank you to: Samantha Buck, Victoire Charles, Corinne Colon, Jeff Hiller, Lawrence Michael Levine, Maria McConville, Sherwin Parikh, Sophia Takal, Emily Wachtel, and an extra special thank you to eight-year-old Satchel Shure and six-month-old Zoe Leathers for choosing our film for their debut.


Now we wish we could explain some of the out-of-this-world amazing things that happened, but you might not believe us. Did we film a musical sequence where Kenny Mellman performed a fantastic original song he wrote for the film on piano while Bridget Everett scatted about Babydaddies? Did Matt Wilkas and Louis Cancelmi go-go dance behind her shirtless while Randy Harrison twirled in an exact replica of a mid-90s rave moment? On a different day did Jack Ferver and Jenn Harris work stripper poles in perfect unison and create a movement piece for the ages? Did Dulé Hill take us all to school with a little slice of his Broadway tap-dancing perfection? I don’t know. I thought I wrote a straight up (well gay up) narrative feature. But if all these little touches really happened then this film is going to be the most fun thing to come out in 2012 before the world ends.


We really do have so much good stuff to share. But we want you to be surprised. None of it would have been possible without a seriously dedicated crew of talented perfectionists. These people need a shout out right now. Thank you to: Producers Amy Hobby and Anne Hubbell, Executive Producers Zeke Farrow and Laura Heberton, DP Clay Liford, Production Designer Cat Navarro, Costume Designer David Tabbert, Hair and Make Up Artist Liz Coakley, Editor Ann Husaini, AC Marie Travis, Gaffer Lauren Wolkstein, Script Supervisor Christopher Radcliff, Sound Mixer Micah Bloomberg, 2nd AD Laura Terruso, Coordinator Alex Curran, the hardest working PA’s ever Mandy Lawrence and Chernoh Sesay, Wardrobe Dept Doug Hiller, Art Dept Sage Bartow, Asst. Editor Dave Miller, everyone else who came and helped on the days we needed it, and my personal best boy and husband Alex Ross.


We can’t wait to share with you all what we have come up with. To those of you who have donated thank you so much. To those of you who are considering it, thank you for pulling the trigger as soon as you read this, cause you know want to. We need these funds to complete this film. And trust us you want to see Gayby finished.


Sincerely


Jonathan Lisecki and the whole Gayby Crew.


9/2/11

We need just a little over $4,000 to raise the funds needed to finish this film.  No amount is too small (nor too big!).  Just click on the Kickstarter Page and kick in a few bucks.  You will be rewarded with a KickAss Film that will make you feel good and laugh at the same time....BONUS!

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