What happened to Steve Taylor’s Blue Like Jazz movie based on the mega-popular book by Donald Miller? Timid investors apparently killed the project, but a fan-generated campaign seeks funds to resurrect movie by Oct. 25.
Two fans of Miller’s famous Blue Like Jazz book, Zach Prichard and Jonathan Frazier, created a grassroots-style effort to save the film with the launch of SaveBlueLikeJazz.com. One of the movie’s investors committed to matching the amount raised if their campaign reaches $125,000. Click here to see the original video post from Prichard and Frazier.
“Blue Like Jazz was a huge book for us,” explains Prichard. “One could say that it is our generation’s Mere Christianity. It comes at faith, religion and Christianity in such a unique light…one we weren’t accustomed to seeing. We believe this story is important, and we believe that if this film is made, it could change things in way’s unthought of. We want to see this come to fruition, and if $125,000 is all that stands in the way, then we say, ‘Let’s do this.’
“We have seen incredible response in less than a week’s time. People from all over the world have stepped in to become a part of this story, including donors from Sweden, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom. Early on, it was evident to us that we were merely a small piece of a much greater story, and we haven’t looked back since.”
