HELP PATRIK IAN POLK FINISH HIS MOVIE THE SKINNY

Over the summer when I heard Patrik Ian Polk (Punks, Noah's Arc) was directing a new movie, I was beyond excited because I enjoy his work. Then when I saw the trailer, I got even more excited because it was rumored that the movie would be hitting theaters on Labor Day. Well Labor Day came and went, and still no movie. So what's the skinny on The Skinny? Let Patrik Ian give you de-ga-ga below...

I know a lot of you have asked when is THE SKINNY coming out. The short answer: I'm not sure...yet. As u know, films cost money. I was able to scrape together the money to shoot it- from my own shallow pockets & a handful of investors...But the harsh reality is- I do not have the money to finish the film- post-production, music, sound mixing, etc. So more money-raising must be done. Unfortunately, money-raising is the part of this process that I hate the most. I'm bad at it and I hate doing it, always have, always will. But I'm figuring it out. Just takes time.
Meanwhile, I'm editing the film myself (no money to hire editors & I know I'll work for free lol). And I'm writing music for the film's soundtrack with the help of some talented musician friends who've donated their time & talents. So the train's forward momentum has not been lost. It's just slow-going until I get the money I need. I have personally sacrificed to get this film in the can- but I have no problem suffering and sacrificing for my art in the hope & belief that it will pay off in the end. But the money is not the main reason I'm in this business. I do what I do because I believe in the importance of telling our stories. These are the stories I want to see. And I decided a long time ago, if no one else is telling our stories, then I'll tell them myself.

If you want to support my efforts, then email me at TSBBPRODUCTIONS@GMAIL.COM & I'll gladly tell you how you can do so. But for now, I do not know when THE SKINNY will be released. I'm dancing as fast as i can- but the jukebox needs more coins.

Thank you, Patrik-Ian

The Skinny TRAILER has been viewed 30,000 times. If I got just $1 per view, I could finish this movie. #justsayin 

I really hope Patrik can get the financing he needs to finish, because we really need the stories of the urban LGBT community told and shown in theaters. So just in case you haven't seen it, check out the trailer below...