Obsession Has Gotten a Bad Rap – Let’s Change That

For clarity, I’m NOT attempting to whitewash what is commonly referred to as, “boil the bunny” criminal-level obsessive behavior.

Let’s open the windows to allow a fresh breeze to fall upon OBSESSION. Specifically, an obsession that has the potential to save thousands of lives and could change a generation or two for the better.

Our original series, MY GOLDEN BLOOD, is named for an extremely rare anomaly in human blood. Whereas almost all blood types (A, B, AB, or O) have either positive or negative antigens, people who are born with golden blood are simply Type A, or  B, or AB or O without the positive or negative. As one of an estimated 100 people in the world with this incredibly rare and valuable blood type (hence the word Golden), try to imagine how difficult it would be to feel safe.

Let’s go back to the beginning: LA at night, my LYFT driver, Noah Bewley, shared that he was writing a script and bravely asked if I would read the first pages to provide honest feedback.

What a pleasant surprise! I found his work riveting with characters that were brilliantly flawed and determined and the storyline was something we’d never read nor had I seen on screen. The lead character is an abused boy who, unbeknownst to him, has the blessing and the curse of Golden blood flowing through his veins. I was hooked.

Show business experts are primarily concerned with exciting scripts that feature highly recognizable talent. After returning home, I recognized the commercial potential of MGB and could not get over the impact we could have on a crisis that must be solved. WIN-WIN.

Taking a chance, I sent a text to Noah and offered that we go into business together to produce MY GOLDEN BLOOD because of the potential in several ways. While I waited for a reply, the “…” in the iMessage bubble seemed to wage a war with my nerves.

**Sidenote: If anyone cannot decide TO DO or NOT TO DO something…I advise them to flip a coin. Heads YES. Tails NO. While that coin is floating through the air, we’ll know HOW we want that coin to land and we have our answer. Go with your gut. Don’t even bother to read the coin!**

Noah’s confident response, “I’ll take that opportunity” was brave and generous, and we’ve never stopped. We are convinced that by doing GOOD, we will do WELL.

Fast forward through COVID shutdowns, writing our book series, our producers informing us that our project is the perfect material for an episodic series THINK: STRANGER THINGS (with a purpose), we produced R4CH43L, an award-winning, (unrelated) short film to establish our production company and so much more.

OUR MISSION: Entertain. Inspire. Save lives.

On September 11, 2023, the American Red Cross declared an emergency and predicted that to supply blood products for illness, accident, and surgical patients, the US will need to recruit 10,000 NEW donors a week to meet current needs.

We know where we can find 10,000 new donors a week and we must, because…

• Eight billion people on Earth regardless of gender, culture, religion, financial status, or ideology, are alive because of the blood flowing through our veins.
• With every blood donation I can save the lives of three people that I’ll never meet and any one of them could save mine. And my Mom. And my daughter.
• Three percent (3%) of the US population are blood donors.

We’ll be marketing our exciting and extensive IP to an international Young Adult/New Adult audience (12 to 35-year-olds). The ancillary benefit to at-risk generations who tend to lack self-esteem is that we’ll promote that they are #genuineheroes when they become donors. Oh! And our audience will love the wickedly cool SWAG we plan to deliver to our community.

Let’s inspire a generation of GIVERS.