Seattle, WA, USA (September 11, 2013) -- In many ways, Hollywood's culturer esembles the 1950s more than today's reality. Pendragon Pictures is independently producing 10 Days in a Madhouse despite such limitations in Hollywood to bring the real life story of Nellie Bly, the first feminist, to the big screen.
Brooke Kroeger briefly summed Nellie's life-work up well when she said in her book Nellie Bly, Daredevil, Reporter, Feminisit, "In the 1880s, she pioneered the development of "detective" or "stunt" journalism, the acknowledged forerunner of full-scale investigative reporting. While she was still in her early twenties, the example of her fearless success helped open the profession tocoming generations of women journalists clamoring to write hard news. Bly performed feats for the record books. She feigned insanity and engineered her own commitment to a mental asylum, then exposed its horrid conditions. She circled the globe faster than any living or fictional soul. She was the first woman to report from the Eastern Front in World War I."
In an era where women were fighting for their rights, Nellie Bly bypassed the argument and claimed them for herself, leaving the door open for other women to follow in her footsteps. "I wanted to tell Nellie Bly's story because she embodies the ideals of the suffragette movement, which was equality." said director Timothy Hines. "As a living example, she knocked down doors for millions of women to come. And she did it in a way that men could not argue against. She simply proved what the women's movement was trying to say, 'That women can do what men can do and deserve equal consideration,'".
The movie 10 Days in a Madhouse focuses on the launch of Bly's career working for Joseph Pulitzer. Having failed to find a man willing to feign insanity to infiltrate the infamous Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum, Pultizer gave the job to Nellie thinking she'd make international headlines when she died while on the assignment. Instead, her investigative journalism led to the asylum being closed down and the exposure of the systemic abuses withinthe American mental health industry.
"Nellie Bly constantly worked in what was called 'A man's world,' alongside men and in virtually every instance, did the job better than them," expounded 10 Days In A Madhouse producer Susan Goforth, "Joseph Pulitzer was many things to many people, but one thing he was not, was a fool. He saw the real thing when he saw it and as Nellie Bly pursued her causes of injustice against society's most vulnerable, she made a fortune for his newspaper".
Although the movie focuses on this specific triumph, Nellie wore many hats throughout her career. She invented and patented the 50 gallon oil drum still in use today, brought international poverty to the forefront of public consciousness, and worked as a humanitarian, donating most of her money to charities serving orphans throughout her life. With her courage, passion and proven-track record, Nellie simultaneously paved the path forward for women holding important roles within public industries while being a powerful agent of change.
The movie is being partially funded independently by the award winning crew producing it, but their Indiegogo campaign allows everyone to help bring the first feminists story to the big screen. Their campaign entitled 10 Days in a Madhouse provides numerous gifts for donators as well asmore information about Nellie Bly and the award-winning team bringing her story to life. You can contribute to 10 Days In A Madhouse here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/10-days-in-a-madhouse-suspense-thriller-dramatic-feature-film.
Company Name:Pendragon Pictures
Contact Person: Susan Goforth
Email:news@pendragonpictures.com
Phone: 206-639-3198
Address:1700 7th Ave, Suite 116#170 Seattle, WA, 98101
City: Seattle
State: Washington
Country: United States
Website: http://www.pendragonpictures.com
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