We Need Heroes

Thank you, supporters, SO MUCH. Please watch–YOU will make a difference to our democracy by supporting the release of this film. We need heroes. Joseph Kennedy III succeeded Barney Frank in the 4th District in Massachusetts. Joe’s homage to Barney on election night provokes a stirring generational memory. Thank you. Sheila & Mike & the COMPARED TO WHAT?...

Only 14 Days Left!!

ONLY 14 DAYS LEFT!!  Great film by great filmmakers! I saw this at a festival in San Francisco and the audience was loving it and cheering!— from an Indiegogo Contributor We have an amazing film here–one that people are hungry for–BUT NO ONE WILL SEE IT unless you help. If we don’t reach our goal, we can’t play in theaters, on TV, or even on DVD. That’s what this campaign is for. You’ve been generous with your support. NOW we’re asking you to invite your friends and family to lend their voices to our campaign. Been putting off that Facebook post or email shout-out to your nearest and dearest about Compared to What? What are you waiting for? NOW is the time.  If each one of us got 2 people to donate $50 each, we’d raise $5000 dollars! And then those people could do the same! COMFORTABLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA?  Put out the word on Facebook and Twitter STRICTLY OLD SCHOOL? Send a friend an email or call someone you know. SHARE THIS ARTICLE: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/02/04/barney-franks-improbable-journey/ ASK them to help bring Barney’s story to life. Please. We can’t do it without YOU. Thank you. Sheila & Mike & the COMPARED TO WHAT?...

A Lot Like High School

“The story of Barney Frank is an important one to be told. Please join me in contributing what you can to ensure that this important film is completed and made available…” The above quote comes from one of the many COMPARED TO WHAT? supporters who have written us since our Indiegogo campaign began. 16 Days Left! Please continue to spread the word! And don’t forget—thanks to the generosity of Producer Julie Thompson, Indiegogo contributors can own a copy of the timeless documentary “Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein” —the single best film on political organizing we’ve ever seen. Barney gave an interview for the film in 1982. Here’s a funny outtake, as the interview gets interrupted by a Congressional Roll Call: Do you have a Barney Frank fan in your circle? Tweet at them or send them a Facebook message. Steal these examples: Tweet: Watch Barney Frank riff on Congress 1982! http://youtu.be/LEp69UrQjyI Want more? Join the Indiegogo for @BarneyFrankFilm http://igg.me/at/barneyfrankfilm Facebook: Hey, Barney Frank fans. Check out Barney in 1982 riffing on Congress. Back the amazing Indiegogo campaign COMPARED TO WHAT? The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank http://igg.me/at/barneyfrankfilm THANK YOU for supporting COMPARED TO WHAT? and we’ll be back with more soon! –Sheila & Michael and the Compared to What?...

Wedding Serenade

Let’s Raise a Toast to our backers, supporters, and friends from our Indiegogo campaign! Geoff Browning serenades Barney Frank and Jim Ready with a song he wrote for their historic same-sex wedding. Please join us on Indiegogo, Facebook, and at our website to be a part of the journey. Most important, spread the word, post to your Facebook pages and Tweet about our campaign to friends, family and colleagues so that this important conversation can continue. THANK YOU for supporting us and we’ll be back with more soon! –Sheila & Michael and the Compared to What?...

Barney Being Barney

Hello backers, supporters, and friends from our Indiegogo campaign! Someone said to me, “You’re wearing an ill-fitting suit.” I said, “No, it’s not an ill-fitting suit. It’s a very well fitting suit. I just don’t happen to be the person it fits.” –Barney Frank As one of our rewards we’re offering THE FAMOUS “NEATNESS ISN’T EVERYTHING POSTER.” Barney Frank launched an early political campaign with this slogan, and he kept a copy of the poster hanging prominently in his Congressional Office. This is a limited 18×24″ reproduction—SIGNED by Barney Frank. Sneak Peek–Watch Mike Barnicle, Lance Black, and Mike Oxley talk about “Barney being Barney” Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the everyman. Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer and LGBT rights activist–and Academy Award winner for the 2008 film Milk. Mike Oxley is the former head of the House Financial Services Committee and a Barney Frank colleague. Keep in touch with us on Indiegogo, Facebook, and on our website to be a part of the journey. Most importantly, please spread the word, post to your Facebook pages and Tweet about our campaign to friends, family and colleagues so that this important conversation can continue. THANK YOU for supporting COMPARED TO WHAT? and we’ll be back with more soon! – Sheila & Michael and the Compared to What?...

The Play

Hello backers, supporters, and friends from our Indiegogo campaign! THANK YOU to everyone! PLEASE keep spreading the word about the campaign to finish COMPARED TO WHAT? The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank and bring it to the world.  We’re thrilled to announce a NEW REWARD: Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for his screenplay Milk, the story Harvey Milk. Mr. Black was interviewed for Compared to What? and now will autograph FOR YOU a copy of his historic play “8.” The play uses actual courtroom transcripts to dramatize the California marriage equality lawsuit that went to the Supreme Court and led to the overturn of Proposition 8—an amendment eliminating rights of same-sex couples to marry in California.       WATCH our footage of Mr. Frank reading the play just a few minutes before he marries husband Jim Ready and join him and Jim as they watch a performance of “8” in Salt Lake City: Keep in touch with us on Indiegogo, Facebook, and our website to be a part of the journey. Most important, please spread the word, post to your Facebook pages and Tweet about our campaign to friends, family and colleagues so that this important conversation can continue. THANK YOU for supporting COMPARED TO WHAT? and we’ll be back with more soon! –Sheila & Michael and the Compared to What?...