But like others involved in creative endeavors across the globe waiting to see when and how we will emerge from the present crisis, our Green Box team is not idle. We continue with research by reaching out to additional experts, looking for more family stories, and continuing to identify possible grants.
While we don’t know when we will be able to go in the field again, into the field we WILL go. We have re-enactments to film that will bring Robert Kurtz’s heroic, tragic and inspiring story to life. We will interview historians - military, and medical experts - who will provide both historical and contemporary context. We have WWII footage and
still photographs t
o find, a score to create, a script to write, and a film to edit.
Fundraising is tough at the moment, and since we have not been paying ourselves salaries, we can’t take advantage of the Small Business Administration’s PPP program. So like most people during this pandemic, we are adjusting our time-table. Although our film will take longer to produce, we still hope to raise enough funding in the next 6 months to film the action packed re-enactments that tell the story of Robert Kurtz’s last flight and imprisonment. As for re-creating and filming the winter march - one of the most desperate and least remembered events of WWII - we will film that late in the year or early in 2021 when we find snow!
It is our privilege to tell the story of The Green Box - to share the courage and complexity that it raises. On reflection this seems an appropriate time to be making this film. It is an imperfect parallel, but there are thematic similarities between the acts of bravery being lived out today by people working to keep us safe (directly and indirectly), and those who did so 75 years ago. If you would like to support our efforts, you can securely donate here:
https://www.greenboxfilm.com/support
