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Copyright © 2005 Marissa Shroeder Machiavelli Hangman <a href="http://www.hangmanmovie.com" target="_blank">http://www.hangmanmovie.com</a> It had been decided, and it seemed a long time coming, that would need to find a nine to five job and leave behind his aspirations to become a film director. With barely enough in his checking account to pay for rent, or even to buy a movie ticket, instead of giving in and joining societys work force, he tightened his belt and gave it another go. This would mark the first step of one of those great Cinderella stories that only come out of Hollywood. Everyone knows the story of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as they rose to the top by writing one Good Will Hunting that was directed by Gus Van Sant with an award-winning performance by Robin Williams. Everyone knows the story of Billy-Bob Thornton and how he stepped into the spotlight after he gathered all his resources to make the low-budget Sling Blade, which also got him an Oscar for best original screenplay. And who could forget Jim Carrey and how he wrote himself a check for one million dollars before he even had one hundred in his account. Every once in a while, we hear about such an artist with a strong will and unbreakable drive that he manages to break through the egg shell and step on the other side of fame and success. Its amazing how a persons world can be flipped upside down and around and over and out over night. It just takes one person and one person alone in high places to notice you and to see that talent, whether raw or not, and will to take you under his wing. This happened to Ben, Matt, Billy-Bob and Jim but it was certainly a different scenario with the filmmaker of the acclaimed . He tried to knock on a lot of doors but they were too busy to open. He knocked harder and they shut off their ears before even listening. Youssefian realized that he was caught in a loop looking for agents and managers to represent him, so he decided to become his own agent. He take the first step on a journey of self-promotion, and only hope for the best. His first ingenious idea came when he put up a website encouraging his community to take part in what he called the one-dollar motion picture event. There are 200,000 residents in the city of Glendale and he said that if each of those residents put in a single dollar, then he would have enough money to make his film. The idea amused some, it intrigued others, but most of all, it inspired. Within five months, the website raised 85,000 dollars and after another two, the whole money was ready to be used and Youssefian was finally on his way to success. When asked about it, Youssefian has often said that the answer is usually in front of our eyes but we choose not to see it. In this case, the answer was the community and it certainly came through to show how far people can go when they come together to achieve a single goal.
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