2020 Collapse & Reboot for Norma's Sun, The Film

2020 Collapse & Reboot for Norma's Sun, The Film

International Award Winning Screenplay

Attn: EP - Investor, Fan & Friends - 3 years ago...

Hello, 

I am writing this letter as a Gentleman to introduce myself and the project of Norma’s Sun. I am CEO & Producer for Ability Films, llc. Registered in Atlanta Georgia. This is a True Story based upon my life and the imposing consequences that developed. I am defining a point of Clarity, Vision & Rigorous Honesty to a purpose Greater than the sum of the parts for a project that will change peoples’ lives. I am seeking a Partnership & Investor of Courage! 

I was born with multiple amputations, birth defects, deformities and required twenty ‘plus surgeries by age 10 to walk and function. God made a mistake! Or so I thought for the majority of my early life. I could prove it by looking in the mirror. In the path of my journey, I always knew that my life and that of my family was both unique and impactful. At the age of 12, I wrote the first page to my original memoir, Norma Jean’s Sun. That book was published in 2009 and I have since wrote the award winning screenplay associated. As you are fully aware of the struggle that our current economy and social structures offer to the entertainment industry as a whole, this has altered our project status. 

In the Spring & Summer of 2019, I put together a powerful Team and Production Business Plan that initially was scheduled for a Fall schedule shoot. All of which was based on the probability of securing Executive Funding and Principle Executive Producer attachment. This scheduled date was missed and in February 2020, as you are fully aware, the world of entertainment came to a halt 4 weeks later. As well did any advancement or production assistance from a failed Service organization that proved to be of no value or quality of character to the content. So, I am thrust back in time to the summer of 2019 stage of being prep with location, cast LOI attachment, crew LOI & attachment, charitable agreements, volunteers & service, production schedule and additional items that are all waiting for my ability to turn on Camera 1. 

This story is not about Sin but forgiveness. Not about greed but Benevolence. Not about what a person or company can “Get Out of It” but rather about what people can bring to it and contribute! Not a Cartoon, Not a story about Disability, but Triumph over adversity! Not about Race, but Humanity, Not about loss but Sacrifice for the Greater good of Family & Love! When people read and learn about the project, they are stirred emotionally and then afraid of it… It IS That Powerful. They take a position of fear because of the taboo content that is as old and original Sin as the Bible in Genesis. I am seeking a Partnership of Courage! 

This story addresses the Humanity of what Faith, Courage, Forgiveness and rising above can provide! A theme of traveling in a period piece from the 1930’s to current date to show how a family secret, courage and strength of Matriarch & Patriarch family who rise & fall from Grace. 

But more than this, this story has a ‘Built-In’ Audience already! See, we all know about how the children of disability appear on TV. But we have never seen the story of Norma, told from the inside out! Many have attempted but never at a level known from first-hand experience! There are a Million plus families who have adult children of Men & Women with disabilities, secrets and penalty who never find the Grace and Forgiveness that has been granted into my life. Our stories are more alike than different! They share the similar path of strife and have watched the elimination of dreams with a single phone call, single birth, choice or death. In this difficult time of 2020, we are All more alike to a shared message of sacrifice and consequences. It is this reason that I have aligned with multiple charitable organizations that I wish to channel portioned resources and provide an interactive platform of hope through production and release. This has Always been the Goal and remains the Focus! 

The preliminary film location has been established in Paducah Kentucky. Not only do I have many resources available to me in this community from previously having an Art Studio & Gallery, I also have a production facility building secured with some very key people engaged. Paducah is a perfect location for the Period Architecture backdrop shots but more so, the people are incredible! The cost of production is minimal compared to what it would take in Atlanta or other places to create similar scenes. Which in turn, based upon available Executive Funding, frees up for Powerful Talent attachment & solicitation. My Line Producer is already prepared and staged for running full steam upon “Green Light”. I have a local resource to the community who is prepared to join Team as Community Asset fulltime! Local Advertising agencies, regional organizations and the 1-2 hour drive from Nashville, St. Louis and within reach of Memphis, Louisville and Indianapolis. 

This production carries a theme of Benevolence and Altruistic awareness to the Millions of Families and Individuals who share this Powerful example of life, whether it by genetic, military, accidental, physical, emotional or otherwise recognized challenges. It will be this combined effort through Premier, Film Festival and Distribution that will create an Economic Engine for the production and a Non Profit avenue for Humanity at a core level currently unrecognized! 

The story-line will take the audience from a dramatic opening through the nostalgic times of the 50’s into the 70’s and ultimately to an ending that will touch your core! It will challenge your understanding of right from wrong and how the perseverance of an individual can capture your heart and then leave it weeping. With Hope woven through each level, this Award Winning Screenplay is ready to be produced with Courage! I have the resources ready, in place. People are eager to help, volunteer and serve. I can turn this around tentatively in 8 weeks plus a 26 day shoot – 4 weeks post. This schedule is still possible for 2021 with your Investment, Wisdom, Skill, and Executive Administration + Funding for a Powerful Cinematic Release! 

As you will read from the information online and in print, the original budget was geared at 3.5m with a base equity of 1.5m, Gap, Product Placement plus Tax Incentives. The initial budget, being trimmed down to compensate for investment, our Ideal target is 5m. I have spent 20 years of my life moving in this direction and I am not going to quit, I am All In! 

I am a Gentleman of 60+ year’s age now and I have spent everything I have on this project from page 1 to where you see it today over the last 20 years. I am asking for your help to green light Norma’s Sun into production. Our previous Crowd Funding Campaigns have not yielded the required equity but have assisted in our administration costs to get this far. Although every amount has been a critical support, it has not been enough in either size or impact. Our average donations only equate to less than $100. As you will read in our Prospectus, we seek Associate Producer at $10,000 and Executive 100k. Our true Goal is to establish a partnership with a person or organization to stand as singular Equity. In doing so, become Executive Partner and share the same vision of providing a Benevolent Vehicle for those who deserve Their Story, Their Family and the struggle they have endured to become witnessed in a way that generates the business model outlined. Money is meant to be a Benevolent Tool, Not a Weapon… 

I look forward to your phone call and our mutual success, 

Kris Courtney, 

CEO Ability Films, llc. 

Norma’s Sun: www.abilityfilm.com

Norma Jean's Sun, Memoir by Kris Courtney

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Norma Jean's Sun, Memoir by Kris Courtney

Norma Jean's Sun, Memoir by Kris Courtney

I Survived a Full-Term Abortion

Perhaps this story should begin where my book and screenplay start in 1930 and follow the path it took to get to 1959. However with attention span and wisdom of most readers in today’s instant gratification society, I will summarize the decades to highlight the impact.


My Generational penalty has little to do with the topic mentioned other than to say that I was considered to become an aborted fetus at time of birth. And no different than the recent political and moral battles ongoing, my immediate family at the time had similar debate with a much heated and violent reaction to the moment that I was born with multiple amputations, birth defects & deformities along with malformed heart and organ challenges that Medical Science of the 1950’s were very incompetent to correct, rather than to simply avoid and eliminate at time of discovery. And in some cases as in mine, the argument may very well have held valid points in both areas of discussion.

As it were by the example that I am typing this letter, my abilities have grown past the restricted potential once outlined for my life. However in every case of the lifelong self imposed opinion “God Made a Mistake” I am very much aware of the imposing cost my Mother and Father took on with the choice of Life. I know that it took every Matriarch and Patriarch in our Family, plus those of multiple organizations to raise a child with special needs. And although that term “Special Needs” was not coined in our household, or the imagery of my extensive disabilities in surgical view ever to be caught on film. I can assure you that the penalty of life was not easy. I am sure that although never spoken, there had to of been thoughts of “wish we had, or what if”. I know those same questions of fate have haunted me too…

I am not writing this to highlight or argue either side of the issue other than to tell you that I survived to see a better day as the result of it not being a part of My Family Story! And not to any surprise, people seem to be ignorant to the hidden facts that fetus termination is not a new thing, at any stage of birth! It is only becoming visible and challenged because of what I perhaps would call lack of education and 50 years of exploited freedom! We have raised 3 generations of people who are no longer able to understand the cost of sacrifice to have the freedom in this world we enjoy. It is that very freedom that I consider precious and will tell you first hand, I am grateful to be alive & able to be living a full life!

As perhaps many will begin to debate this letter or its value, I can tell you that I made many mistakes with this Gift of Life given and every choice was guided by selfish means in so many ways. I would struggle on so many levels that our social conceptions either failed to recognize or simply had no time in a plastic community seeking a replacement for the last throw away. A throw away I am not and as years would go by, the destructive behaviors of others towards people with disabilities seemed to continue to grow more and more vacant of structure that retained humanity. The words Cripple and Freak or the ultimate question: “What Happen to You?” would surface in almost every introduction. And as time evolved into adulthood these terms never ceased, even to this day…

As my life now ebbs into elder years, there is the question of facility care, special needs, disability support and accessibility limits rather than potential. And each step along the way is in preparation for the time when isolation and death arrives inside a facility. A life ending condition that I came to accept many years ago. As in the previous 100 years, almost all disabled children were at some point in time, swept off to a facility where the “medication” was administered to a point of escape and a quiet death. And many will argue perhaps also that why spend all that time and money, why not terminate at birth and save the community public the expense? Save the family the grief or the medical drain on social programs… Give the “Healthy People” a better value for money spent!

I am not sure where this letter will go or how it will be received after speaking in such plain and transparent terms. But I will tell you that I have had one heck of a life and continue to reach for more that is inside my abilities. Some of you may have read my Children’s Book and inside there is a phrase “Ability Is, As Ability Does” and the summary is, It’s Ok to be yourself! And that is ultimately the position I will take on this, it is Ok for me to be Me! And in doing so the respect and admiration I have for the entire Village it took to raise me as a child, to pay the 100’s of thousands of Medical Bills, to resign from all of their own dreams and hopes of a life lived different to care for an imposing consequence that was a choice! To realize the rewards will far out weight the cost and take responsibility.

Finally, I will close this letter in true “One Finger” fashion and tell you that my Artistry gives me Joy. And in that, my goals are to one day allow that platform to serve as a Benevolent Energy that gives witness not to the disabilities, but rather the Matriarch and Patriarch’s who made a choice of Life and Sacrificed their agendas for that Gift Presented! I wish for all who read this to find Gift in my Art, Inspiration in my Writings and please look forward to the production of my Award Winning Screenplay - Norma’s Sun, a True Story Full Feature Leading Lady Film. As a self funded artist, I am actively seeking Executive & Equity Funding for Production.

Read More: Norma's Sun - www.normasun.com

"Never in our silent moments of illusion do we sense the dark parallel that lives beside us. Nor do we suspect the carrier."

Blessings,

American Artist Kris Courtney

Faith in Your Own Dream

Update on Status and Current Project for Norma's Sun.

I am in the Development/Pre-Production stage of Investment & Solicitation for Production Schedule of Norma's Sun. I am actively seeking "Product Placement" Sponsorship, Brand, and Contribution & Investment Partnerships that include Equity / Executive Production Team Members.

This Award Winning Screenplay begins in the 1930’s and winds its way through generational reveals to current day. The scenes revolve around a Matriarch & Patriarch family in the Midwest who are presented with imposing challenges.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Please find additional information at: www.normasun.com

MENTALITY - 2018 (Political & Social Expression)

Mentality

2018 - Acrylic on Canvas (30x40)

Original Available:  $1,200  obo

Exit Painting

By:

American Artist Kris Courtney

Which Position do You Take ??

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Ability Films, llc. - Intro for Norma's Sun

An Introduction of Ability Films, llc. for the Production of Norma's Sun. A True Story with imposing consequences...

An Award Winning Screenplay with an Award Winning Crew & Cast that includes Oscar & Emmy Winners alike! 

Schedule for 2019 Release!

Read More:  www.normasun.com  &  www.abilityfilm.com

Norma Jean's Sun, Memoir by Kris Courtney

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Script Competition 2018

Norma's Sun has been made an OFFICIAL SELECTION in  The Golden Script Competition 2018 for Best Feature Screenplay!  This now makes 5 Award Selections over the short 6 months that we have been soliciting for Recognition & Production.

Our Oscar & Emmy Award winning Team is ready for Production as we seek to find Executive Production Funds & Private Equity. If you are seeking an Award Based, Qualified Powerful, Unique & Inspiring Project to become an Award Winning Producer, We are eager to Speak with You!

Read More: www.normasun.com

Feature Film - Business Plan & Prospectus "ROI"

Norma's Sun - Feature Film

This Full Feature, True Story & Female Driven Narrative Film is about the life of Norma and her family history of struggle to become the Parent of a child with needs beyond any comprehension, only to find in the end an ending that will touch your core!

"Never in our silent moments of illusion do we sense the dark parallel that lives beside us. Nor do we suspect the carrier."

"A Wonderful commentary on the very things that make us all human" "Brave honesty of confession, makes the book unique" "Touching story, full of hope" The story is not only convincingly true, but will rivet the reader with its genuine and unassuming pathos.

ROI - Equity Investment / Investor

Ability Films, llc. is seeking an Executive Equity Partner.  

Norma’s Sun is looking to bring on an equity investor(s) to cover the budget of $3.5M. The investor(s) will receive 100% plus 10% interest after the cost of production and distribution fees have been paid out.

Furthermore, he or she will receive 50% of the producer’s net profits for five years. An investor can expect to recoup money invested from a combination of the distribution advance, domestic sales, tax incentives and intl sales.

"Ability Films, LLC” is offering Individual “units” for $25,000 each and is also looking to supplement the budget with the Kentucky and Georgia tax rebate program’s, corporate product integration, and a donation campaign.

As you will read in the Prospectus, our goals are realistic, achievable and profitable! More so, this film also offers a unique path of inclusion and exposure for other organizations who share not only in the core value of the story itself, but the mission of participation through awareness.

Norma's Sun

BUSINESS PLAN - PROSPECTUS

We look forward to hearing from Quantified Investors

Thank You,
Kris
www.normasun.com

Literally, An Art Book by Kris Courtney

American Artist Kris Courtney Releases his 5th Book in a Series of Art and Literal Expression from Memoir to Film, Children's Book and Screenplay.

Now Available, an Art Book - Literally !!

Courtney has spent the last Decade of creative expression and traveling.  With his first Studio & Gallery in Southwest Ohio, his journey has taken him to open new art studios across America that include, Santa Fe New Mexico, Paducah Kentucky, Venice & Port Charlotte Florida and currently in Middle Georgia & Atlanta.


Contained inside this Art Book is an array of Images of Fine Art that spans from elementary to complex examples of Abstract Expressionism, Conceptual and a self defines "Primitive Literal-ism" that displays a wide range of Color & Thought provoking genre.  With noted achievements in International and National collections, Courtney's work also includes Award Winning Originals that have been recognized by the Music Group Cold Play, US Speaker of the House John Boehner, US Maritime Collection and more.  His 2 years in Florida also reigned in an accomplishment of instructional awards at the SW Florida 2014 Holiday Show in Abstract at the North Port Gallery where 4 of Courtney's Students took all Top Honors!

All of these Images inside this book are from the above experiences and more!  As a Blessed Artist, His Canvas presentations often sell wet right off the Easel and all of these original works are in either private collections, galleries, museums or in some cases, location unknown.  Courtney's Fan's have grown in anticipation for his next creation and will marvel at these high quality pages available in this book. All of which will make for a great conversation or coffee table display.

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Literally, An Art Book by American Artist Kris Courtney