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Hello!

So we've been hard at work getting our newest film off the ground.  The documentary feature "Good Game" is about halfway through filming, and it's been a great ride so far.  We've shot across the country and at a variety of events.

I'm thrilled with the footage that we're bringing back, and I'm excited to see the finished film already!

We've invested a lot of time and money into this project because we believe in it fully.  But now we need a little bit of help to keep our momentum going. We've begun a Kickstarter campaign to help us raise some of the funds we need to help finish out the year.  If everybody gives a little, then this will be a huge success.  But we've also got amazing perks going for any donors.  You can get a DVD of the film for $25, but there are all kinds of great things to be had at the upper levels too, including Starcraft 2 coaching sessions, signed mousepads, and even cases of Monster Energy!

Please check out the website for the campaign, and donate.  Then share the link with as many people as you can on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.  We need as many eyes on this as possible!

Thanks so much everyone,

Mary Ratliff

Director

I first made a website for my films here at ninehourfilms.com back in 2001.  I don't think I even want to mention what that site looked like, though I still like some of the ideas I had back then.  The menu was a clock, and the hands turned to point to the section you were hovering over.

I took down the whole thing a few years ago, before I started working on my MFA, because I thought I wanted to redesign it.  Then, of course, that fell completely to the wayside.

So for several years the site was basically nothing but a logo and some iteration of "under construction."  I can't tell you how happy I am that this particular era is over.

The new ninehourfilms.com was designed and implemented by the wonderful Saffron Scott of <a href="http://www.creastra.ca">Creastra</a>.  I've known Saffron for many years, and I knew I could trust her with this project.  With minimal input from me (since I was losing my mind getting my latest film project together) she created a wonderful new home for my film work.  Not only that, but she made sure that the back end was something that I was capable of using and updating myself, which is more than I can say for SOME site designs I've tried recently.

I also have to give a huge shout-out to my husband, Phillip Ratliff, for designing my new logo.  I still love the old designs that I had a decade ago (I can't believe it's been that long) but I wanted something with a cleaner and simpler look to represent the changes that have occurred in my own work.

So, please check out the site and let me know what you think!  I'll be trying to update frequently on our progress with various projects.  And if you're in need of script supervisor, an editor, a writer, or a director, well, now you know where to find one.