# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001934804
**File Stem:** 0001934804-23-000001
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001934804-23-000001.hdr.sgml**: 20230331

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001934804-23-000001

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: C

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230331

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230331

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Frankie's Story LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001934804
- **IRS NUMBER:** 850496839
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** C
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 020-32100
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23786920

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2550 SANDY PLAINS RD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 225-263
- **CITY:** MARIETTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30066
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 213-437-3276

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2550 SANDY PLAINS RD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 225-263
- **CITY:** MARIETTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30066

### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `Form_C.pdf`

# **UNITED STATES**
**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

# **FORM C**

# **UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

Name of issuer: **Frankie's Story, LLC**

Legal status of issuer

Form: **Limited Liability Company**

Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization: **Georgia**

Date of organization: March 9, 2020

Physical address of issuer:

2550 Sandy Plains Rd. Suite 225-263

Marietta, GA 30066

Website of issuer: https://www.pharmathemovie.com

Is there a co-issuer? **No**

Name of intermediary through which the Offering will be conducted: VAS Portal, LLC

CIK number of intermediary: 0001749383

SEC file number of intermediary: 007-00165

CRD number, if applicable, of intermediary: 298941

Amount of compensation to be paid to the intermediary, whether as a dollar amount or a percentage of the Offering amount, or a good faith estimate if the exact amount is not available at the time of the filing, for conducting the Offering, including the amount of referral and any other fees associated with the Offering:

5% of the amount actually raised to be paid in cash, and reimbursement for any expenses incurred by the portal by third-service providers in connection with the offering.

Any other direct or indirect interest in the issuer held by the intermediary, or any arrangement for the intermediary to acquire such an interest:

None

Type of security offered: **Preferred Equity (Class D)**

Target number of securities to be offered: 250,000

Price (or method for determining price): $1

Target offering amount: $250,000

Oversubscriptions accepted:

☐ Yes

☐ No

Oversubscriptions will be allocated:

☐ Pro-rata basis

• First-come, first-served basis

☐ Other - provide a description:

Maximum offering amount (if different from target offering amount): $5,000,000

Deadline to reach the target offering amount: April 28, 2023

**NOTE: If the sum of the investment commitments does not equal or exceed the target offering amount at the offering deadline, no securities will be sold in the offering, investment commitments will be cancelled and committed funds will be returned.**

Current number of employees: 2

|  | Fiscal year-end | Prior Fiscal year-end |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Total Assets | $21,687 | $135,204 |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | $21,687.69 | $102,454 |
| Accounts Receivable | $0 | $0 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 |
| Revenues/Sales | $0 | $0 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $404 | $0 |
| Taxes Paid | $0 | $0 |
| Net Income | $-80,247.51 | $-18,425 |

The jurisdictions in which the issuer intends to offer the Securities:

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY.

## OFFERING STATEMENT

Respond to each question in each paragraph of this part. Set forth each question and any notes, but not any instructions thereto, in their entirety. If disclosure in response to any question is responsive to one or more other questions, it is not necessary to repeat the disclosure. If a question or series of questions is inapplicable or the response is available elsewhere in the Form, either state that it is inapplicable, include a cross-reference to the responsive disclosure, or omit the question or series of questions.

Be very careful and precise in answering all questions. Give full and complete answers so that they are not misleading under the circumstances involved. Do not discuss any future performance or other anticipated event unless you have a reasonable basis to believe that it will actually occur within the foreseeable future. If any answer requiring significant information is materially inaccurate, incomplete or misleading, the Company, its management, and principal shareholders may be liable to investors based on that information.

## THE COMPANY

1. Name of issuer: Frankie's Story, LLC

## ELIGIBILITY

2. ☑ Check this box to certify that all of the following statements are true for the issuer:

- Organized under, and subject to, the laws of a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Not subject to the requirement to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
- Not an investment company registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- Not ineligible to rely on this exemption under Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act as a result of a disqualification specified in Rule 503(a) of Regulation Crowdfunding. (For more information about these disqualifications, see Question 30 of this Question and Answer format).
- Has filed with the Commission and provided to investors, to the extent required, the ongoing annual reports required by Regulation Crowdfunding during the two years immediately preceding the filing of this offering statement (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports).
- Not a development stage company that (a) has no specific business plan or (b) has indicated that its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies.

3. Has the issuer or any of its predecessors previously failed to comply with the ongoing reporting requirements of Rule 202 of Regulation Crowdfunding? Yes ☐ No ☑

## DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

4. Provide the following information about each director (and any persons occupying a similar status or performing a similar function) of the issuer:

| Director: | Principal Occupation: | Main Employer: | Dates of Service: |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashley Bratcher | See Below for Employment Information |  |  |
| Dori Zavala | See Below for |  |  |

# Employment Information

## OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

5. Provide the following information about each officer and director (and any persons occupying a similar status or performing a similar function) of the issuer:

| Officer: | Position: | Dates of Service: | Responsibilities: |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ashley Bratcher | Manager | 3/9/2020 to present | Producing the feature film “Pharma” |

List any other employers, titles and dates of positions held during the past three years with an indication of job responsibilities:

**Employer:** Simple Jane Films, Inc.

**Employer’s Principal Business:** Film and Video Production

**Title:** Producer/Writer

**Dates of Service:** January 2020 to Present

**Responsibilities:** Producing, writing, acquiring and developing creative content including feature films and television series.

**Employer:** Self Employed

**Employer’s Principal Business:** Film and Television Entertainment

**Title:** Actress

**Dates of Service:** January 2012 to Present

**Responsibilities:** Acting in feature films and television series.

| Officer: | Position: | Dates of Service: | Responsibilities: |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dori Zavala | Producer | 3/9/2020 to present | Producing the feature film “Pharma” |

List any other employers, titles and dates of positions held during the past three years with an indication of job responsibilities:

**Employer:** Athena Ink, LLC

**Employer’s Principal Business:** Film and Video Production

**Title:** Producer/Writer

**Dates of Service:** January 2020 to Present

**Responsibilities:** Producing, writing, and developing creative content for feature films.

**Employer:** Zavala Law Offices, LLC

**Employer’s Principal Business:** Lawyer/Legal Services

**Title:** Attorney

Dates of Service: September 2002 to Present

Responsibilities: Act as legal counsel for clients across multiple industries and fields.

## PRINCIPAL SECURITY HOLDERS

6. Provide the name and ownership level of each person, as of the most recent practicable date, who is the beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the issuer’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power.

| Name of Holder | No. and Class of Securities Now Held | % of Voting Power Prior to Offering |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashley Bratcher | 5.75 Million Common Units | 55% |
| Dori Zavala | 4.75 Million Common Units | 45% |

## BUSINESS AND ANTICIPATED BUSINESS PLAN

7. Describe in detail the business of the issuer and the anticipated business plan of the issuer.

Pharma is based on the true story of Dr. Frances “Frankie” Kelsey, one of the first female doctors at the FDA, and her fight to keep a dangerous drug from being approved for the US market. Dr. Kelsey is instructed by her supervisors to quickly approve a new sedative targeted at pregnant women. Everything changes when Frankie meets a young mother who delivered a baby without arms. After some sleuthing, Frankie realizes: this drug causes birth defects. Frankie resists intense pressure and threats from inside the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry as she continues her investigation, refusing to approve the drug until she is sure it is safe. When Frankie discovers pregnant women are being given the experimental drug without their consent, she risks her career and family to expose the biggest unmonitored drug trial in US history. In the early 1960s, the drug thalidomide killed and maimed thousands of babies worldwide. Dr. Kelsey’s heroic efforts saved countless American lives and changed the face of global drug regulation. In 1962, she was the second woman in history to receive the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service from U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Due to their ability to bring amazing true stories to life as well as teach the audience about a historical event or person, biographies or “biopics” tend to appeal to a broad range of adults across both age and gender. We cannot guarantee Pharma will perform as well as these, but as an example of how well the genre can perform, films such as *The Dallas Buyers’ Club* and *Jackie* were made for relatively modest budgets of less than $10 million and realized enormous profits at the box office and later in DVD and video sales. *The Imitation Game* had a reported budget of $14 million and reported worldwide gross revenues of over $233 million, *The Dallas Buyers Club* had a reported budget of $5 million and reported worldwide gross revenues of over $60 million, and *Jackie* had a reported budget of $9 million and reported worldwide gross revenues of over $24 million.

With the increase of the cable television market, video on demand, streamers, and the advent of digital platforms like the Internet as a source for movie industry information as well as distribution outlets, there is greater opportunity for producers or filmed entertainment products to find financially viable outlets for their films. Revenues from foreign markets, pay and cable broadcasts, video on demand, and streaming subscriptions has steadily increased over the last several years.

Our plan is for a theatrical release for PHARMA. To that end, we have partnered with Angel Studios, the distributors of The Chosen, to seek the best theatrical placement for PHARMA. In agreement with Angel Studios, we have also not ruled out reaching out to known, successful film distributors like Pinnacle Peak Pictures and Mission Pictures International, along with major distributors like Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. While there is no guarantee of success, we believe there are many different avenues for exhibition that are open to us, both foreign and domestic.

As part of our distribution plan, we will also be utilizing Angel Studios’s aggregator and relationships with other studios and retail outlets to achieve placement in streaming, Streaming Video on Demand (“SVOD”), and physical sales, as well as merchandising opportunities. Our intent is to not only utilize traditional channels and methods, but also to explore new opportunities with audience driven platforms in the movie and television space like Angel Studios.

On the creative end, we have already begun to assemble a team that will ensure PHARMA is a high quality production. Ashley Bratcher, an award-winning actress, and star of the box office hit, *Unplanned*, is our Lead Producer. Dori Zavala, our co-producer, is also an attorney with over 20 years experience practicing business law and litigation. Nicole Weider has signed on as an Executive Producer to consult on the project. Her previous work includes Switched, starring Denise Richards and John Schneider which was bought and released through Vertical Entertainment. Nicole also executive produced Catching Faith 2 starring Bill Engvall which was bought and released by RLJ Entertainment, an AMC subsidiary.

This is our first crowdfunding campaign. We have been in contact with private investors and other distributors. The feedback we have received from script analysts, industry executives, and screenplay competitions regarding the script has indicated that it has the potential for great commercial appeal. It makes sense then for us to pursue name actors to increase the film’s potential in the marketplace (where a film’s fortunes rise and fall on the recognizability of its actors). Bringing on actors of that caliber requires a larger budget, and that increase brings us to the attention of various actor and crew unions. In order to operate at the level we believe will be of the right quality and bring the greatest monetary return, we are seeking a total $10.5 million operating budget.

We already raised $250k with additional verbal commitments from private investors to match our crowdfund dollar for dollar. Because they are just verbal commitments, we cannot guarantee that this additional investment will be made. We are seeking to raise $5 million through crowdfunding and another $5.50 million via private investors.

This offering is limited to $5 million. We know that every dollar gained puts us in a much stronger position to attract financing via private investors for the remaining $5.5 million of the budget.

We have set our minimum fundraising goal at $250,000 to help us further our efforts to fund and make the film. However, should we raise the full $5 million we hope for, we would immediately enter pre-production and go out to name actors, which would increase our chances of acquiring financing for the remainder of the film’s budget.

In addition, we will be seeking tax credits and trying to determine the best location to shoot the film to maximize talents and funds. Under primary consideration is the State of Georgia and its incredible tax break and we have an established relationship with the city of Columbus, Georgia, where we have previously filmed and they are intent on helping us make shooting the film there possible. We have no debt currently and it is our goal to end production without any debt.

At the time of this offering, the hope is to begin production in Winter 2023. Films are typically released 12-18 months after the start of production, but it should be noted that these are estimates only and actual shoot and release dates may vary depending on a variety of factors, including actor availability and market conditions.

PHARMA is a chance to put something good into the world. It’s a chance to share a thought-provoking, true story of a woman who quietly, and with integrity, changed the world.

## RISK FACTORS

A crowdfunding investment involves risk. You should not invest any funds in this offering unless you can afford to lose your entire investment.

In making an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the issuer and the terms of the offering, including the merits and risks involved. These securities have not been recommended or approved by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, these authorities have not passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this document.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of any securities offered or the terms of the offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any offering document or literature.

These securities are offered under an exemption from registration; however, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not made an independent determination that these securities are exempt from registration.

8. Discuss the material factors that make an investment in the issuer speculative or risky:

*The Company’s assumptions concerning future operations may not be realized.*

The Company’s goal is to produce a commercially profitable movie using a production budget as set forth in the table below. The Company’s projected results are dependent on the successful implementation

of the Company’s business plan and strategies and are based on hypothetical assumptions and events over which the Company has only partial or no control.

Furthermore, as a biopic film, the potential market may be smaller than your average blockbuster. The Company desires to obtain a theatrical release (among its other methods of distribution), but we cannot guarantee this for *Pharma*.

While management believes that its goals and objectives are reasonable and achievable, no assurance can be given that they will be realized. The revenue we could generate will vary greatly based on factors that we cannot quantify, including things such as ultimate cost of production, methods of distribution later negotiated, audience interest, general economic outlook, etc.

# ***Management will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds from the offering.***

The Company’s management will have broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from the Offering for the purpose of producing *Pharma*. Investors will be relying on the judgment of the Company’s management regarding the use of the proceeds for the purpose of producing *Pharma*.

# ***The Company is a newly formed company and has no history upon which investors can evaluate the Company.***

The Company was recently formed for the purpose of developing, producing and distributing *Pharma*. Accordingly, the Company has no operating history on which prospective investors may evaluate the Company’s business and prospects. The Company has no revenues and requires the net proceeds from the sale of Preferred Units to fund development and production of *Pharma*. If and when production of the film commences, no assurance can be given that *Pharma* will receive market acceptance when produced. The Company faces all of the risks inherent in a new business, including the expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with the formation and commencement of operations, the production and distribution of a movie, and the competitive environment in which the Company intends to operate. The Company may not successfully address any of these risks. If the Company does not successfully address these risks, the Company’s business will be seriously harmed.

# ***The Company's success depends on the successful production and distribution of a single movie and the Company is unable to diversify its investment to reduce its risk of failure.***

*Pharma* will be the only movie that the Company produces. No assurance can be given that the Company’s management team will be able to successfully develop, produce and make arrangements for the distribution of *Pharma*. Because the Company will have only one asset (*Pharma*), the Company is more vulnerable to unanticipated occurrences than a more diversified business. The development, production, completion and distribution of *Pharma* is subject to numerous uncertainties, including financing requirements, personnel availability and the release schedule of competing films. There may be additional problems which could adversely affect the Company’s profitability, including (without limitation) public taste, which is unpredictable and susceptible to change; competition with other films and/or shows, motion pictures and other leisure activities; advertising costs; uncertainty with respect to release dates; and the failure of other parties to fulfill their contractual obligations and other contingencies. No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to successfully develop, produce, distribute, or realize any revenue from *Pharma*. Failure to develop, produce, distribute or realize any such revenues will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results and financial condition.

*Because the film business is highly speculative, the Company may never achieve profitability.*

The film industry is highly speculative and involves a substantial degree of risk. No assurance can be given of the economic success of any film since the revenues derived from the production and distribution of a film primarily depend on its acceptance by the public, which cannot be predicted. The commercial success of a film also depends on the quality and acceptance of competing films and shows released into the marketplace at or near the same time, the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and leisure time activities, general economic conditions, and other tangible and intangible factors, all of which can change and cannot be predicted with certainty. We have no control over what other films or shows or content is released at the same time as our content and thus we cannot know, but it is always possible, that another company's content may be more desirable than our own and we are unsuccessful in competing in the marketing. No assurance can be given that *Pharma* will appeal to the public or that other shows and films may not be more appealing and therefore reduce the demand to view *Pharma*. Accordingly, there is a substantial risk that *Pharma* will not be commercially successful, in which case the Company may be unable to recoup costs associated with the production of *Pharma* or realize revenues or profits from the sale of *Pharma*.

*Technological advances may reduce demand for films.*

The entertainment industry in general, and the motion picture and TV industry in particular, are continuing to undergo significant changes, primarily due to technological developments. Because of this rapid growth of technology, shifting consumer tastes and the popularity and availability of other forms of entertainment, it is impossible to predict the overall effect these factors will have on the potential revenue from and profitability of a film.

*Pharma will be subject to the risks associated with the production and distribution of a motion picture.*

Although the production of a proof of concept of *Pharma* was completed, the Company cannot guarantee that production of the full feature motion picture will be successfully completed. Production costs are currently just an estimate and may significantly increase over time depending on many unknown outside influences, or those that may be known as related to the specific costs of currently expected expenditures for items still not under contract at a fixed price.

It is also possible that COVID-19 or any other number of unexpected situations may arise that prevent the completion of the production of *Pharma*.

*Pharma* has entered into an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Angel Studio. The Company's goal, while not guaranteed, is for the film to be distributed theatrically as well as through online video streaming services, television and home video. Distribution channels and methods can also fall out of grace with users/viewers and we may not be able to adapt quickly enough to keep momentum for the adoption of viewers of our content.

*Pharma may not succeed if it receives unfavorable reviews.*

The financial success of a motion picture, in large measure, depends on the reaction of the public, which is often influenced by professional reviewers or critics for newspapers, television and other media. It is impossible to judge in advance what the reaction of these reviewers and critics will be to *Pharma*. To the extent that *Pharma* receives unfavorable reviews from these reviewers and critics, its chances of success may be substantially diminished.

*The Company will have to rely on the services of professionals and other key personnel who may be difficult to replace and the loss of any such persons could adversely affect the Company’s business.*

If the Company is not able to retain the services of key personnel retained by management, there will be a material adverse effect on the Company. If any one of these individuals becomes incapacitated or otherwise becomes unavailable, a qualified successor would have to be engaged. The Company may elect to offer membership units in the Company to key production personnel (such as producers, writers, actors, stunt coordinators and unit production managers) as a means of obtaining the best possible crew at the lowest up-front cost. *Pharma’s* production and completion may be adversely affected if new personnel must be engaged, or if such personnel demand more favorable compensation. No assurance can be given that a qualified successor could be engaged. These professionals and key personnel also may be involved in other projects that may take them away from the production of *Pharma* and cause delays, all of which may increase the cost of production of *Pharma* and decrease the likelihood of being able to complete *Pharma*, which would have an adverse effect on the Company’s business and prospects.

*Most of our competitors, which include large and small studios and production companies, have significantly greater financial and marketing resources, as well as experience, than we do.*

We are a very small and unproven entity as compared to our competitors. We will compete with film studios, both large and small, production companies, independent producers, and agencies. Most of the major U.S. studios are part of large diversified corporate groups with a variety of other operations, including television networks and cable channels, that can provide both the means of distributing their products and stable sources of earnings that may allow them better to offset fluctuations in the financial performance of their operations. The major studios have more resources with which to compete for ideas, storylines and scripts. This may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, established smaller studios, production companies and agencies have significantly greater financial and marketing resources than do we. Many have sophisticated websites and the ability to advertise in a wide variety of media. We will principally depend on the business contacts of our executive officers. There are no assurances that our approach will be successful.

*The Company could potentially be found to have not complied with securities law in connection with this Offering related to “Testing the Waters.”*

Prior to filing this Form C, the Company engaged in “testing the waters” permitted under Regulation Crowdfunding (17 CFR 227.206), which allows issuers to communicate to determine whether there is interest in the offering. All communication sent is deemed to be an offer of securities for purposes of the antifraud provisions of federal securities laws. Any investor who expressed interest prior to the date of this Offering should read this Form C thoroughly and rely only on the information provided herein and not on any statement made prior to the Offering. The communications sent to investors prior to the Offering are attached hereto. Some of these communications may not have included proper disclaimers required for “testing the waters.” the waters.'

*We may not generate sufficient cash flow to make distributions to you.*

There is no assurance that we will ever have income sufficient to cover our expenses and have sufficient cash flow to make distributions to you. Even if we make distributions, there can be no assurance concerning the timing or amounts of the distributions. You may be required to bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time. Ultimately, each investor’s risk with respect to this offering includes the potential for a complete loss of their investment.

*The Company issued Preferred Units to Nicole Weider.*

The Company issued 575,000 Preferred Units to Nicole Weider as consideration for development and production costs previously incurred by Frankie's Story, LLC in connection with the creation and production of the *Pharma* proof of concept and other script development. Nicole Weider will be entitled to distributions of profits (to the extent the Company has generated sufficient cash flow) on equal footing with investors purchasing the Preferred Units in this Offering.

## Risks Related to the Securities and the Offering

*Investors will own non-voting preferred units and will have no ability to control or influence the business decisions of the Company.*

Investors in the offering will obtain non-voting preferred units. As a result, current management will continue to have control of the business decisions and operations of the Company. It is possible that management will not make successful management decisions in all cases.

*We will be required to raise additional capital to fully fund our business plan and expand our operations.*

Currently, we have no revenue-generating activities. The purpose of this offering is to raise an initial $5 million towards a total production budget of $10.5 million. We intend to raise the balance via 506(c) equity financing rounds. Part of this budget will be allocated to ongoing script and story development, with the balance allocated towards production. Even after taking account of the funds raised in this offering, we will need to raise additional funds to finalize the full production of *Pharma*. We may seek to sell common or preferred equity or convertible debt securities, enter into a credit facility or another form of third-party funding, or seek other debt financing in order to fund the development of *Pharma*. We may also consider raising additional capital in the future to expand our business, to pursue strategic investments, to take advantage of financing opportunities or for other reasons.

Additional capital may not be available at such times or in amounts as needed by us. Even if capital is available, it might be available only on unfavorable terms. Any additional equity or convertible debt financing into which we enter could be dilutive to our then existing members. Any future debt financing into which we enter may impose covenants upon us that restrict our operations, including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase our equity, make certain investments and engage in certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions. Any debt financing or additional equity that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our members. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our scripts and manuscripts, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. If access to sufficient capital is not available as and when needed, our business will be materially impaired and we may be required to cease operations, curtail the acquisition, recycling or marketing of scripts and manuscripts, or we may be required to significantly reduce expenses, sell assets, seek a merger or joint venture partner, file for protection from creditors or liquidate all our assets.

*There is no public market for the Preferred Units and such are subject to certain restrictions on transfer.*

Investors should regard the Preferred Units as an illiquid investment. No public market for the Preferred Units exists or is likely to develop in the near future. Any resale of the Preferred Units may require the transferor to register the transferred Preferred Units under applicable state securities laws, or find an exemption therefrom.

The Preferred Units may not be transferred by any purchaser of such securities except under very specific and limited circumstances and/or with the consent of the Manager of the Company. *There is no guarantee of return on investment.*

There is no assurance that a purchaser will realize a return on its investment or that it will not lose its entire investment. For this reason, each investor should read the Form C and all Exhibits carefully and should consult with its own attorney and business advisor prior to making any investment decision.

## THE OFFERING

9. What is the purpose of this offering?

To fund the production and distribution of *Pharma*, a feature film about Dr. Frances “Frankie” Kelsey, one of the first female doctors at the FDA, and her fight to keep a dangerous drug from being approved for the US market.

10. How does the issuer intend to use the proceeds of this offering?

| Use of Funds: | If Target Offering Amount Sold: | If Maximum Offering Amount Sold: |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Portal Intermediary Fees: | $12,500 | $250,000 |
| Escrow Agent Fees | $2,000 | $15,000 |
| Cost to seek private funding | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Advertising/Marketing | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Hold Until $500,000 is raised, then start approaching actors | $170,500 | $1,016,780 |
| Above the Line (Producers, Director, Cast, Travel & Living Expenses) | $0.00 | $1,749,905 |
| Below the Line (Production Staff, Extras & Standins, Set Design/Dec, Property, Wardrobe, Makeup & Hair, Special Effects, Camera, Production Sound, Transportation, Locations, Travel & Living Expenses, etc.) | $0.00 | $1,903,315 |
| Post-Production (Visual Effects, Editorial, Post Sound, Music, | $0.00 | $0.00 |

| Deliverables, etc.) |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Publicity |  |  |
| Union Bond - Finance Fees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Completion Bond | $0.00 | $0.00 |
|  | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Totals | $250,000 | $5,000,000 |

The above figures represent only estimated costs. This expected use of proceeds from this Offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly depending on numerous factors. As a result, our management will have broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this Offering. We may find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds from this Offering for other purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application of net proceeds from this Offering. **In other words, we reserve the right to change the above use of proceeds if management believes it is in the best interests of the Company.**

11. (a) Did the issuer make use of any written communication or broadcast script for testing the waters either (i) under the authorization of Rule 241 within 30 days of the initial filing of the offering statement, or (ii) under the authorization of Rule 206? If so, provide copies of the materials used.

Yes, please see the exhibits to the Form C.

(b) How will the issuer complete the transaction and deliver securities to the investors?

If the offering reaches the target offering amount prior to the deadline, we may elect to do an initial closing of the offering and then continue to raise funds up to the maximum amount up to the deadline or until the maximum is raised. Upon closing, a notice will be sent to each investor confirming the amount of securities purchased. The Preferred Units will not be certificated. Investors may access their investments in their applicable VAS Portal, LLC (Angel Funding) user account, but the official record will be tracked and kept on a spreadsheet by the issuer or in the future by a transfer agent.

12. How can an investor cancel an investment commitment?

**NOTE: Investors may cancel an investment commitment until 48 hours prior to the deadline identified in these offering materials.**

**The intermediary will notify investors when the target offering amount has been met.**

**If the issuer reaches the target offering amount prior to the deadline identified in the offering materials, it may close the offering early if it provides notice about the new offering deadline at least five (5) business days prior to such new offering deadline (absent a material change that would require an extension of the offering and reconfirmation of the investment commitment).**

**If an investor does not cancel an investment commitment before the 48-hour period prior to the offering deadline, the funds will be released to the issuer upon closing of the offering and the investor will receive securities in exchange for his or her investment.**

**If an investor does not reconfirm his or her investment commitment after a material change is made to the offering, the investor's investment commitment will be canceled, and the committed funds will be returned.**

You may cancel your investment with the above restrictions directly in your VAS Portal, LLC (Angel Funding) account by clicking on the cancel commitment button under the investment in your My Investments page.

## **OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE**

### **The Offering**

13. Describe the terms of the securities being offered:

**The securities being sold are Class D Preferred Units of Frankie's Story, LLC and carry with it a preferred distribution of 120% of the investor's investment before the Common Unit holders receive any profit payment.**

14. Do the securities offered have voting rights? ☐ Yes ☑ No

15. Are there any limitations on any voting or other rights identified above? ☑ Yes ☐ No

Explain: Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the investors holding Preferred Units have limitations on their ability to transfer their interest and will not be able to vote on the decisions of the Company.

16. How may the terms of the securities being offered be modified?

The Manager has been given the right to raise funds through equity crowdfunding. Any adjustments to this or any other Offering may be made by the Manager.

### **Restrictions on Transfer of the Securities Being Offered**

The securities being offered may not be transferred by any purchaser of such securities during the one-year period beginning when the securities were issued unless such securities are transferred:

- (1) to the issuer;
- (2) to an accredited investor;
- (3) as part of an offering registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; or
- (4) to a member of the family of the purchaser or the equivalent, to a trust controlled by the purchaser, to a trust created for the benefit of a member of the family of the purchaser or the equivalent, or in connection with the death or divorce of the purchaser or other similar circumstance.

**NOTE: The term "accredited investor" means any person who comes within any of the categories set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, or who the seller reasonably believes comes within any of such categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person.**

**The term "member of the family of the purchaser or the equivalent" includes a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse or spousal equivalent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of the purchaser, and**

includes adoptive relationships. The term “spousal equivalent” means a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to that of a spouse.

### Description of Issuer’s Securities

17. What other securities or classes of securities of the issuer are outstanding? Describe the material terms of any other outstanding securities or classes of securities of the issuer.

| Class of Security | Securities (or Amount) Authorized | Securities (or Amount) Outstanding | Voting Rights | Other Rights |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Common Units | 10,500,000 | 10,500,000 | Yes |  |
| Preferred Units | 575,000 (Class B) | 575,000 (Class B) | No | Preferred return of 120% before Class C & D Preferred Units and Common Unit distributions |
|  | 4,925,000 (Class C) | 0 (Class C) | No | Preferred return of 120% before Common Unit distributions |
|  | 5,000,000(Class D) | 0 (Class D) | No | Preferred return of 120% before Common Unit distributions |

18. How may the rights of the securities being offered be materially limited, diluted or qualified by the rights of any other class of security identified above?

The securities could be diluted by future offerings. The holders of Preferred Units do not have voting rights.

19. Are there any differences not reflected above between the securities being offered and each other class of security of the issuer? ☑ Yes ☐

Class B holders will receive an Executive Producer credit. Class C and Class D holders who hold between One Hundred Thousand (100,000) and Two Hundred Forty Nine Thousand (249,000) shares will receive an Associate Producer credit. Class C and Class D holders who hold Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250,000) or more shares will receive an Executive Producer credit.

20. How could the exercise of rights held by the principal shareholders identified in Question 6 above affect the purchasers of the securities being offered?

Because the investors in this Offering do not control the day-to-day operations of the Company, the Manager of the Company may make decisions that the investors do not approve of or that harm the interests of the investors.

21. How are the securities being offered being valued? Include examples of methods for how such securities may be valued by the issuer in the future, including during subsequent corporate actions.

The price of the Preferred Units being offered in this Offering were determined based on an industry standard practice of granting investors of a project roughly fifty percent of the company, except here, merchandising is part of the deal where that is normally not the case.

In the future, after production, there are several ways we may value the company. None of them is perfect and all of them involve a certain amount of guesswork. The same method can produce a different valuation if used by a different person.

*Liquidation Value* - the amount for which the assets of the company can be sold, minus the liabilities owed. The value for most startups lies in their potential, as many early stage companies do not have many assets.

*Book Value* - this is based on an analysis of the company’s financial statements, usually looking at the company’s balance sheet as prepared by its accountants. However, the balance sheet only looks at costs (i.e., what was paid for the asset), and does not consider whether the asset has increased in value over time. In addition, some intangible assets, such as patents, trademarks or tradenames, are very valuable but are not usually represented at their market value on the balance sheet.

*Earnings Approach* - this is based on what the investor will pay (the present value) for what the investor expects to obtain in the future (the future return), taking into account inflation, the lost opportunity to participate in other investments, the risk of not receiving the return, and so on. However, predictions of the future are not certain and valuation of future returns is a best guess.

Different methods of valuation produce a different answer as to what your investment is worth. Future investors (including people seeking to acquire the Company) may value the Company differently. They may use a different valuation method, or different assumptions about the Company’s business and its market. Different valuations may mean that the value assigned to your investment changes. It frequently happens that when a large institutional investor such as a venture capitalist or private equity firm makes an investment in a company, it values the company at a lower price than the initial investors did. If this happens, the value of the investment will go down.

22. What are the risks to purchasers of the securities relating to minority ownership in the issuer?

As a minority interest holder, the investors in this offering cannot control any day-to-day decisions of the Company that might affect the value of their interest. As an investor in the Preferred Units, you will not have any rights in regard to the actions of the Company, including additional issuances of securities, company repurchases of securities, a sale of the Company or its significant assets, or company transactions with related parties. Investors in this Offering will hold minority, non-voting interests.

23. What are the risks to purchasers associated with corporation actions including:

- Additional issuances of securities;

If additional issuances are made, the investors in this Offering may become diluted.

- Issuer repurchases of securities;

The Company does not have the right to repurchase the securities unless the investor is attempting to transfer them.

- A sale of the issuer or of assets of the issuer; or

Because holders of Preferred Units do not have the right to vote, the Common Unit holders may vote to sell without the investor's approval. The investors in this Offering have the right to receive a preferred return before the Common Unit holders receive any return.

- Transactions with related parties?

As an investor in the Preferred Units, you will not have any rights in regard to the actions of the Company, including company transactions with related parties.

24. Describe the material terms of any indebtedness of the issuer:

Issuer has entered into a Campaign Loan Agreement with Angel Studios to provide funds for advertising expenses. The maximum amount of the loan allowed under the Agreement is $1,000,000. At the time of filing, the loan is not in repayment. The current balance of that loan is $34,718.

25. What other exempt offerings has the issuer conducted within the past three years?

Raised $250,000 via Regulation D in August 2020.

26. Was or is the issuer of any entities controlled by or under common control with the issuer party to any transaction since the beginning of the issuer's last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, where the amount involved exceeds five percent of the aggregate amount of capital raised by the issuer in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act during the preceding 12-month period, including the amount the issuer seeks to raise in the current offering, in which any of the following persons had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest:

(1) any director or officer of the issuer;
(2) any person who is, as of the most recent practicable date, the beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the issuer's outstanding voting securities, calculated on the basis of voting power;
(3) if the issuer was incorporated or organized within the past three years, any promoter of the issuer; or
(4) any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons.

☑ Yes. If yes, for each such transaction, disclose the following:

In the event that the project is fully funded and the anticipated budget is met, the following individuals may receive producer salaries in the proposed amounts:

Ashley Bratcher: $200,000

Dori Zavala: $150,000

## FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE ISSUER

27. Does the issuer have an operating history? ☐ Yes ☒ No

28. Describe the financial condition of the issuer, including, to the extent material, liquidity, capital resources and historical results of operations.

**The Company has no real operating history. Up to this point, we have received investment funds of $250,000 which has been spent towards development of the project. We currently have a loan balance of $34,718, which will be repaid from the proceeds of this offering, but we are still in the funding stage of this project, so no significant new expenses are expected to be made, except as they relate to this offering.**

Please see the attached Reviewed Financial Statements for the Company for the financials of the Company and the notes on those statements.

## FINANCIAL INFORMATION

29. Include the financial information specified below covering the two most recently completed fiscal years or the period(s) since inception, if shorter:

Please see disclosed Reviewed Financial Statements.

30. With respect to the issuer, any predecessor of the issuer, any affiliated issuer, any director, officer, general partner or managing member of the issuer, any beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the issuer's outstanding voting equity securities, calculated in the same form as described in Question 6 of this Question and Answer format, any promoter connected with the issuer in any capacity at the time of such sale, any person that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with such sale of securities, or any general partner, director, officer or managing member of any such solicitor, prior to May 16, 2016:

(1) Has any such person been convicted, within 10 years (or five years, in the case of issuers, their predecessors and affiliated issuers) before the filing of this offering statement, of any felony or misdemeanor:

i. in connection with the purchase or sale of any security? ☐ Yes ☒ No
ii. involving the making of any false filing with the Commission? ☐ Yes ☒ No
iii. arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer,

municipal securities dealer, investment adviser, funding portal or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(2) Is any such person subject to any order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, entered within five years before the filing of the information required by Section 4A(b) of the Securities Act that, at the time of filing of this offering statement, restrains or enjoins such person from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice:

i. in connection with the purchase or sale of any security? ☐ Yes ☒ No
ii. involving the making of any false filing with the Commission? ☐ Yes ☒ No
iii. arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer,

municipal securities dealer, investment adviser, funding portal or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(3) Is any such person subject to a final order of a state securities commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); a state authority that supervises or examines banks, savings associations or credit unions; a state insurance commission (or an agency or officer of a state performing like functions); an appropriate federal banking agency; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; or the National Credit Union Administration that:

i. at the time of the filing of this offering statement bars the person from:
(A) association with an entity regulated by such commission, authority, agency or officer? ☐ Yes ☒ No
(B) engaging in the business of securities, insurance or banking? ☐ Yes ☒ No
(C) engaging in savings association or credit union activities? ☐ Yes ☒ No
ii. constitutes a final order based on a violation of law or regulation that prohibits fraudulent, manipulative or deceptive conduct and for which the order was entered within the 10-year period ending on the date of the filing of this offering statement? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(4) Is any such person subject to an order of the Commission entered pursuant to Section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Exchange Act or Section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that, at the time of the filing of this offering statement:

i. suspends or revokes such person's registration as a broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or funding portal? ☐ Yes ☒ No
ii. places limitations on the activities, functions or operations of such person? ☐ Yes ☒ No
iii. bars such person from being associated with any entity or from participating in the offering of any penny stock? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(5) Is any such person subject to any order of the Commission entered within five years before the filing of this offering statement that, at the time of the filing of this offering statement, orders the person to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of:

i. any scienter-based anti-fraud provision of the federal securities laws, including without limitation Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, Section 15(c)(1) of the Exchange Act and Section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or any other rule or regulation thereunder? ☐ Yes ☒ No
ii. Section 5 of the Securities Act? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(6) Is any such person suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered national or affiliated securities association for any act or omission to act constituting conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(7) Has any such person filed (as a registrant or issuer), or was any such person or was any such person named as an underwriter in, any registration statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the Commission that, within five years before the filing of this offering statement, was the subject of a refusal order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or is any such person, at the time of such filing, the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order or suspension order should be issued? ☐ Yes ☒ No

(8) Is any such person subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered within five years before the filing of the information required by Section 4A(b) of the Securities Act, or is any such person, at the time of filing of this offering statement, subject to a temporary restraining order or

preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or property through the mail by means of false representations?
☐ Yes ☒ No

## OTHER MATERIAL INFORMATION

31. In addition to the information expressly required to be included in this Form, include:

(1) any other material information presented to investors; and
(2) such further material information, if any, as may be necessary to make the required statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

The Founders have entered into a Unit Retirement Agreement (attached as Exhibit B to its Amended and Restated Operating Agreement dated March 28, 2023) wherein the Founders have agreed to retire any extra units they have in the event that the final locked budget of the project as of the first day of principal photography is less than the projected $10.5 Million.

Producer/Actress Ashley Bratcher's experience with playing the lead role in the hit feature film *Unplanned* encouraged her to pursue stories that matter. As a woman who has fought hard to stand up for what she feels is right, she is uniquely qualified to tell the story of a woman who finds herself in a David and Goliath sized fight against her superiors and the billionaire pharmaceutical industry to keep the public safe.

There is a short proof of concept video on the portal's page for this offering. The short film is the concept video for the project contemplated by this offering. If the offering successfully closes with over $1,000,000 in funds (after accounting for the offering expenses and including any private offering funds raised outside of this Regulation CF offering), the Company intends to raise the rest of the funds through private investment and then produce a full-length film based on the short film.

There are livestreams and a placeholder for additional live-stream videos in which Ashley Bratcher, Shelby Thomas, Dori Zavala, and Nicole Weider will discuss the short film and the reasons for creating it, the message it is intended to portray, the production process, etc. Any questions asked during the livestream will use the portal's built-in Q&A forum for the offering to allow investors to ask questions and get answers for the offeror that are offering specific. Once filmed, these livestreams are recorded and stay on the portal's page for this offering.

Additional videos and messaging may become available as the campaign progresses.

The PHARMA offering will include investor perks that are not directly related to the interest but a bonus for participating in the round. The level of investment required and the bonus provided for such amount is included here:

Perks

Invest $100 or more

Regular Newsletter Updates

Get regular, periodic, behind the scenes updates from the Pharma team to your inbox.

# **Invest \$500 or more**

Video Updates

Receive quarterly video updates from the directors and producers of Pharma. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$1,000 or more**

Full Credit Roll Mention

Your name listed in the Cinema version credit roll. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$5,000 or more**

Director's Cut of Trailer

Receive exclusive digital access to the Director's Cut of Pharma's trailer prior to the film's release and other bonus video content. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$10,000 or more**

Signed Film Poster

Receive a signed copy of the Pharma film poster. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$20,000 or more**

Signed Script

Receive a signed copy of a shooting script. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$50,000 or more**

Limited Edition NFT

Receive a one of a kind, limited edition NFT from the film. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$100,000 or more**

Associate Producer Credit

Receive an associate producer credit that will be included in listings on IMDB. Plus all previous perks.

# **Invest \$250,000 or more**

Executive Producer Credit

Receive an executive producer credit that will be included in listings on IMDB. Plus all previous perks (except the associate producer credit).

# **Invest \$500,000 or more**

Invitation to World Premiere

Receive an invitation to the World Premiere of Pharma (travel and lodging not included). Plus all previous perks (except the associate producer credit).

## **ONGOING REPORTING**

32. The issuer will file a report electronically with the Securities & Exchange Commission annually and post the report on its website, no later than:

120 days after the end of each fiscal year covered by the report.

33. Once posted, the annual report may be found on the issuer's website at:

https://www.pharmathemovie.com, then navigate to the offering tab

The issuer must continue to comply with the ongoing reporting requirements until:

(1) the issuer is required to file reports under Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(2) The issuer has filed, since its most recent sale of securities pursuant to this part, at least one annual report pursuant to this section and has fewer than 300 holders of record;
(3) The issuer has filed, since its most recent sale of securities pursuant to this part, the annual reports required pursuant to this section for at least the three most recent years and has total assets that do not exceed $10,000,000;
(4) the issuer or another party repurchases all of the securities issued in reliance on Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act, including any payment in full of debt securities or any complete redemption of redeemable securities; or
(5) the issuer liquidates or dissolves its business in accordance with state law.

**Attachment 2:** `Exhibit_A.pdf`

## EXHIBIT A

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simplejanefilms.com Mail - Pharma the movie wants to feature YOU!

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Ashley Bratcher <ashley@simplejanefilms.com></ashley@simplejanefilms.com>

### Pharma the movie wants to feature YOU!

1 message

The Pharma Producers <pharmathemovie@gmail.com></pharmathemovie@gmail.com>

Reply-To: pharmathemovie@gmail.com

To: ashley@simplejanefilms.com

Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 11:28 AM

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### PHARMA THE MOVIE WANTS TO FEATURE YOU!

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*Enter to win a featured role in the movie!*

Happy New Year! The Pharma producers, along with our team at Angel Studios are so grateful for your support! **To date over $1.7M dollars in interest has been expressed in making our movie a reality!** Thank you to every single one of you for supporting our vision to bring the incredible true story of Dr. Frances Kelsey to the big screen!

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simplejanefilms.com Mail - Pharma the movie wants to feature YOU!

Each day we get a little closer to moving into production. Right now, a benchmark goal for us is to get 5000 people to express interest in our project. Will you help us do that? One of the best ways to spread the word is on social media. We'd love to feature you as a part of our #WhyPharmatheMovie social media challenge!

**By participating, you'll be entered to win the ultimate prize of a featured role in the movie!** All you have to do is post a video on social media telling us (and the world) why Pharma the movie should be made? 15 to 30 seconds would be great! No more than 1 minute. Use the #WhyPharmatheMovie when you post or you can send your videos directly to us here: pharmathemovie@gmail.com We can't wait to share your videos throughout the campaign.

Thank you again for your continued support! We look forward to seeing your videos!

Sincerely,

**The Pharma Team**
**Ashley Bratcher, Shelby Thomas, & Dori Zavala**

*p.s. please forward this email to any friends you think would love this project too!!*

angel.com/Pharma

### **Pharma the Movie**

Att: Simple Jane Films, 2550 Sandy Plains Road Ste. 225-263, Marietta, GA 30006

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ANGEL
STUDIOS

Hey Angel fans,

We've recently partnered with a project which has a message that I am really passionate about. Pharma will be a new feature film about the true story of Dr. Frances Kelsey and her fight to keep a dangerous drug from being approved for the US market. Right now, you can EXPRESS INTEREST in Pharma!

EXPRESS INTEREST

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Dr. Frances Kelsey was an employee of the FDA in the 1960s. When she found out how dangerous thalidomide was to its users, she risked her career to stop it from being approved in the US. This story is still relevant today. When companies meddle with regulations, you end up in a situation where profits are prioritized over people. I'm excited for this real-life example to be brought to the big screen. By expressing interest, you will join the journey and help Pharma determine if they open an investment round to the crowd.

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Join the Pharma Producers, and Screenwriters LIVE as they share the "why" of Pharma and how you can help this story come to your screen!

WATCH LIVESTREAM

Sincerely,

Jordan Harmon
Co-Founder & President
Angel Studios

ANGEL
STUDIOS

## LIVESTREAMS

2 livestreams that you won't want to miss. Check out the details below.

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**Join us tomorrow, September 13th @ 9:00 am MT**

Come swing through the jungle with Munki and Trunk as we gather together for an exciting Season 7 watch party! See what Rocky, Talbert, and all our other jungle friends have been up to. Kick back and grab a snack! It's time for a Jungle Beat Party!

Download the app now to watch Season 4-7 for free

SET A REMINDER

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**Join us tomorrow, September 13th @ 11:00 am MT**

The DAVID Movie will bring one of your favorite biblical heroes to life. So we decided to bring on a hero who is as skilled on the football field as David is with a sling, Tim Tebow! Join us live with DAVID's newest Executive Producer and former NFL Quarterback, Tim Tebow, to hear all about sharing stories that matter. Express interest in David Round 2 at http://angel.com/david

SET A REMINDER

## IN CASE YOU MISSED

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A couple of weeks ago we had an amazing conversation with special guest Allan Gaw MD, PhD and author of Born in Scandal - Frances Oldham Kelsey & the Development of Pharmaceutical Regulation. We dove into the fight of one woman versus big Pharma.

Dr. Frances "Frankie" Kelsey put not only her career but family in danger in her fight to prevent the distribution of a dangerous drug being distributed in the US Market.

Watch the full episode here.

ANGEL
STUDIOS

We have some BIG announcements happening this week during our livestreams. Mark your calendars and get ready for an exciting week.

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# THE CHOSEN

Join us today @ 6:30 pm MT

Let's celebrate our last week of Season 3 filming (yes!) with a big livestream Tuesday night, September 20 at 8:30 ET. Join us for:

- Special guest Jonathan Roumie (Jesus)
- A NEW scene featuring Jesus
- Follow-up and update with our Gen Z folks
- Two new gift items you've been asking for

See you there!

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

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# THE SHIFT

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

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## TESTAMENT

Join us tomorrow, September 21st @ 2:00 pm MT

We started our journey with a limited crew, equipment and a very small budget... but still we made a film! The skills of high-production value with low-budgets is how we plan to bring the Testament Series to life!

Join us this Livestream as we reveal some the Testament Series progress along with an MAJOR announcement.

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

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## PHARMA

Join us tomorrow, September 21st @ 5:00 pm MT

REWIND to sounds of the 60's! Join us as we turn back the clock and experience music from the era of Pharma. Joining us is composer, actor, and influencer Aaron Fullan.

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

# ANGEL

# STUDIOS

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# PHARMA

Join us today @ 5:00 pm MT

REWIND to sounds of the 60's! Join us as we turn back the clock and experience music from the era of Pharma. Joining us is composer, actor, and influencer Aaron Fullan.

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

You can express interest in Pharma here.

**ANGEL**  
STUDIOS

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How much courage does it take for one woman to stand up against big pharma? Find out live right now on YouTube or Facebook.

We’ll sit down with special guest Allan Gaw MD, PhD, author of *Born in Scandal - Frances Oldham Kelsey & the Development of Pharmaceutical Regulation.*

You won’t want to miss hearing about this legendary woman!

See you shortly,

Angel Studios

Watch The Livestream Now

ANGEL
STUDIOS

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# David

October 25th @ 10:00am PT

David's Psalms have inspired countless people to draw closer to God. What about today? Who is creating the Psalms of today? We are excited to bring on two modern-day Psalmists, Michael W Smith and Rita Springer! Both are leaders in contemporary Christian music creating music that draws people closer to God just like David.

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

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## *Testament*

**October 26th @ 1:00pm PT**

Wow! We can't believe the response we've gotten since releasing the movie. We've been overwhelmed with the love and support from you all. We're excited now to show you the vision of where we are going! Joining Testament LIVE as writer and director Paul Syrstad shares his vision of turning the modern-day retelling of the Book of Acts into a multi-season series.

You can watch the full length feature film FREE at
https://www.angel.com/watch/testament

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

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## *Pharma*

# October 26th @ 4:00pm PT

Ever wonder how to start making a movie? Well, it always starts with a great script!

Coming to you LIVE is another exciting Pharma Livestream. We will have a few special guests for an exclusive table read. Along with updates, games and a lot more, this is one LIVE event you don't want to miss!

JOIN THE LIVESTREAM

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# Truth & Conviction

# October 27th @ 5:00pm PT

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October 26th @ 4:00pm PT

Ever wonder how to start making a movie? Well, it always starts with a great script!

Coming to you LIVE is another exciting Pharma Livestream. We will have a few special guests for an exclusive table read. Along with updates, games and a lot more, this is one LIVE event you don't want to miss!

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## Pharma - The Movie

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GAUGING INTEREST. We are creating a movie called "Pharma" and the plan is to partner with Angel Studios for distribution, the same studio that brought you "The Chosen."

We are not accepting funds at this time but are gauging interest to see who would be interested in investing in "Pharma" if we launched a crowdfunding investment.

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Pharma is based on the incredible true story of Dr. Frances "Frankie" Kelsey and her fight to keep a dangerous drug from being approved for the US market. Risking her career and family along the way, Frankie wages war against big Pharma in 1960, resisting intense pressure and threats from inside the FDA to expose the biggest unmonitored drug trial in US history.

Audiences hunger for compelling true stories that amplify light. Pharma is an important and critically relevant story for this moment in history. As we emerge from a global pandemic and new information comes to light each day, Frankie's story highlights the risk of placing trust in huge corporations and government entities without proper oversight.

Dr. Kelsey's heroic efforts are an example of what one person can do to prevent disaster and change the course of history.

Frankie's story will inspire audiences for years to come and shine a light on the overlooked tragedy that has impacted tens of thousands of people around the world. Her battle was one of David and Goliath proportions: One woman taking on the billion-dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose corruption and prevent a national tragedy.

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The ramifications of this historical event still linger today. Though Dr. Kelsey's efforts prevented a US disaster, many around the world suffered. To date, survivors of thalidomide have not received full restitution. Our goal is to highlight the courage of Dr. Kelsey and shine a light on one of history's hidden stories. We hope to encourage survivors, by showing them that their story has not gone unnoticed, and impact audiences to take action in the face of injustice.

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*Ashley Bratcher, most recognized for her breakout role as the star of Unplanned, will take on the supporting role of Dr. Barbara Moulton, who worked at the FDA around the same time as Kelsey. She became one of the first whistleblowers in the U.S.

Our total production budget is $12 million dollars for the development, production, postproduction, and attachment of key talent. Casting the perfect actress to play Dr. Kelsey will be critical and the power of a larger budget allows us to attach a household name talent to take on the monumental role. Our goal is to raise a significant portion of our budget through crowdfunding, in addition to commitments from private investors. Part of this budget will be allocated to ongoing development, with the balance allocated towards production and distribution. By expressing interest, you'll be raising awareness that this story should be seen on screens around the world.

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## Other Projects We've Been Involved With

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Ashley Bratcher, award winning actress and the star of the box office hit *Unplanned*, is the lead producer of the project. *Unplanned* premiered at number 4 its opening weekend in the box office among major Hollywood Studio competition including *Captain Marvel*, *Us* and *Dumbo*. According to Box Office Mojo, the film took in an estimated $6,110,000 at the end of the weekend, with a cumulative per-screen average of $5,770 on just 1,059.

To date, it has grossed over $21 million dollars off of a modest $6 million dollar budget. Ashley's heart for telling true stories that encourage positive change has been the driving force for bringing *Pharma* to the screen.

In 2020, Ashley founded her own production company, Simple Jane Films, to focus on creating content about ordinary women with extraordinary stories. She is backed by an executive team with a combined 15 years' experience in filmmaking and movies. Their areas of expertise include screenwriting, production, public relations, acting, marketing, business law, and distribution.

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### Ashley Bratcher

*Producer*

Ashley is CEO of Simple Jane Films, an award-winning actress, producer, and star of the box office hit, *Unplanned*. With nearly a decade of on set experience serving in multiple departments, she brings a breadth of knowledge to each project. In addition to her work on screen, Ashley is dedicated to using her platform to encourage positive change. Following the success of *Unplanned*, Ashley joined forces with Heartbeat International to establish the *Unplanned* Movie Scholarship, a fund that serves mothers seeking to further their education.

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### Shelby Thomas

*Producer*

Shelby is a publicist and branding strategist. She holds a bachelor's degree in Professional Business Studies. As the personal manager of Ashley Bratcher during the press tour for *Unplanned*, she has built a global network, working with major international media outlets including NBC, Fox, and more.

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### Dori Zavala

*Co-Producer*

Dori is a producer, screenwriter, and an attorney. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Political Science/International Studies and from the University of Arizona College of Law cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree. Dori has over 20 years' experience practicing business law and litigation. She also holds a Series 65 investment license and has acted as an Investment Adviser Representative. She is also the CEO of Athena Ink, a production company dedicated to telling the untold stories of strong women heroes throughout history.

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# Nicole Weider

Executive Producer

Nicole is an executive producer, actress, and owner of Weider Entertainment. Her previous work includes Switched, starring Denise Richards and John Schneider, which was bought and released through Vertical Entertainment. Nicole also executive produced Catching Faith 2, starring Bill Engvall, which was bought and released by RLJ Entertainment, an AMC subsidiary. One of her missions is to highlight strong women's stories through film.

I immediately knew that

# THIS WAS A STORY THAT NEEDED TO BE TOLD

so I got to work on the script.

The more I learned, the more I wanted to share it with the world.

-Dori Zavala (Screenwriter)

# The Angel Studios Model

Though investing in movies is incredibly risky, and a return on investment can never be guaranteed, we feel that the profitability of biopics has remained consistent over the years. Films such as Hidden Figures, Erin Brockovich and The Imitation Game have realized enormous profits at the box office. These kinds of movies often become classics, proving the test of time, and creating more downstream revenue for years to come. If a crowdfund offering for Pharma goes live, we will bring this historical biopic to life in a way that traditional Hollywood has never done before, utilizing the innovative model of Angel Studios.

# COMPARABLES

# THE IMITATION GAME

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BUDGET

$14 MILLION

US GROSS

$91.1 MILLION

GLOBAL GROSS

$233.6 MILLION

# HIDDEN FIGURES

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BUDGET

$25 MILLION

US GROSS

$169.6 MILLION

GLOBAL GROSS

$236 MILLION

# ERIN BROCKOVICH

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BUDGET

$52 MILLION

US GROSS

$28.1 MILLION

GLOBAL GROSS

$256.3 MILLION

*Success in other projects does not guarantee success in Pharma. There can be no assurance that the projected results will be obtained, and actual results may vary significantly from the projections.

Pharma is a story of investigative action, emotional drama, high stakes, and courage. This is your chance to be a part of movie history, creating a legacy with a movie that explores history while entertaining, engaging, and inspiring its audience.

Unlike other crowdfunding campaigns, we're not looking for donations, we're gauging interest to sell equity in the project. That means if the movie succeeds in earning enough revenue, our investors could earn a share of the profits.*

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*Success in other projects does not guarantee success in Pharma. There can be no assurance that the projected results will be obtained, and actual results may vary significantly from the projections.*

*Pharma* is a story of investigative action, emotional drama, high stakes, and courage. This is your chance to be a part of movie history, creating a legacy with a movie that explores history while entertaining, engaging, and inspiring its audience.

Unlike other crowdfunding campaigns, we're not looking for donations, we're gauging interest to sell equity in the project. That means if the movie succeeds in earning enough revenue, our investors could earn a share of the profits. *

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With the Angel model and the success of *The Chosen*, we've learned that when projects are done right, they can reach millions of people... and we don't have to make them at the mercy of Hollywood. We share our profits with you, instead of lining the pockets of Studio Executives. *

*Success of The Chosen is determined on views and revenue, not on profit. There is no guarantee of any return. The success of other projects does not guarantee the success of this project.*

**Attachment 3:** `Exhibit_B.pdf`

# **Livestream Transcript**  
**Music of the 60s with Composer,**  
**Aaron Fullan: Sep 21, 2022**

Thanks, everybody.

I am so happy to be here.

We have another live stream for you tonight, and we want to say thank you to everyone who has joined in, who has supported us.

We have reached a new milestone.

We have over $1 million in interest expressed to invest in Pharma.

We're at $1,017,000.

That is incredible.

That's our first big milestone.

We really appreciate you guys, and thank you to everyone who has shared.

It's going to be a fun live stream tonight.

We have a couple of announcements for you.

We have a really special guest.

His name is Aaron Fullan.

You may know him as an actor, as a comedian of sorts, as an influencer, and he is going to be a wonderful guest.

We're also going to be talking about music from the 60s, so we'll have some little fun there.

And I'd love for Dory and Shelby to chime in and just say hello from wherever you are and catch us up on how your week's done.

Hi, Dory.

Yes, I am in Scottsdale, Arizona, where it is still hot.

I know that, Shelby, you said it's getting cold there in Nebraska, but over here, we're still feeling like it's the middle of summer, so hopefully it'll cool down soon.

But, yeah, super excited about the show today and excited to be here with you guys.

I am located in Nebraska, and I'm so excited to have Aaron on the call because he's from Iowa.

So it's like, hello, Midwest represents

So I'm super excited for it. Yeah.

One thing that people ask us all the time is, how do you work outside of being in Hollywood?

I think everyone just assumes that you're in Hollywood.

You have to be in La. To make it.

And that's another great thing about Aaron talking tonight.

People ask Shelby and I all the time, why do we call our company Simple Jane Films?

And the reason is because we feel like we're simple, plain Janes from the middle of nowhere.

I grew up in rural North Carolina, shelby's from Nebraska, and somehow we have started making a name for ourselves in this industry.

And we want to remember every time we sign something, we're just Simple James.

We're nobody from nowhere, and we're just trying to make our way.

So anyway, okay, we're going to go ahead and invite Aaron on in just a second.

Dori, Shelby, I'll have you back in just a little bit.

So for those of you who don't know who Aaron is, he's an actor, composer, social media influencer, and he is from Clinton, Iowa.

Despite his distance from the heart of Hollywood, he is breaking through and making a name for himself. He has over 260,000 followers.

That's a lot of you.

And he has some really funny, self produced videos that have garnered millions of views from loyal fans all over the world.

And most important, and above all, aaron seeks to honor Jesus Christ with his gifts and talents that he's been given.

I love his heart.

So let's watch a little reel that some of you may have seen on his page, and then we'll have him on. Let's play that reel.

Oh, okay.

What do we have here?

What do we that can be true.

That cannot be true.

Know who you voted for?

Mr that check false.

These are tricky mavericks.

How do we handle the ones again where it was true last year, but it's not true this year?

But the people who said it wasn't true last year are now, like I told you, misinformation.

That's what I thought.

I thought we still labeled those that way.

The only way to fight misinformation is intimidation. Yet I love that one.

This person used science to back their claim.

I got to get my manual out.

How to disprove science with science.

Where did I put those extremism warning labels?

This guy makes a pretty good case.

Too bad he's in the wrong party.

Misinformation saving the world sure doesn't get old.

Man, that one has me crying.

I mean, everyone's seen the fact checkers, right?

Okay, Aaron, let's invite you on and start

checking out what you're doing right now.

Hi, everybody.

Great to be here.

Thanks for joining us from Iowa. From Iowa. Yes.

I'm here in my studio, which you can see behind me.

Love it.

This is my space.

This is my second home, and I think

I have a fly in the room.

So if you see a black thing, it's the fly.

Okay.

So, Aaron, you have a really wonderful studio.

By the way.

I'm very impressed by the way it looks.

Soon I will be moving, and I will try

to one up you, because right now, I just

have this beautiful wall, and it's super interesting.

I'm going to up my game, though.

Now that I've seen yours, Aaron, we just want to

jump in and get to know you a little bit

because you've been attached to compose on Pharma, and people who don't know what a composer does, they're really the one who puts that score behind the movie.

The music is really driving the scene.

Sometimes it sets the mood.

It can help push a scene along.

And it's a really interesting field in the industry

that I didn't really know that much about until

I started producing and working directly with you.

So I'm curious.

Has music always been a passion of yours, and

how did it lead into working in film television?

Yeah.

So similar to your story.

And Shelby's, being from small town America

with big dreams is always an interesting

it always leads to an interesting journey.

So, for me, I was that nerd who, while all my

puppy were collecting, every time they had enough money,

out and buy the newest Britney Spears album or In Sync

or Backstreet Boys or those kind of things.

I was saving up and buying the special edition star

Wars, Return of the Jedi soundtrack, those kind of things.

So I knew very early on, I'm a little different as

far as what I'm interested in, what I want to do.

But I took piano lessons, started when I

was in second grade, took them through college

and graduated with a music ministry major, but

loved composing, loved film scoring. John Williams.

If you haven't heard that name, think

Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Jaws.

Tons of incredible film scores.

He was like, yeah, I want to mention something.

Just because you're talking about those

movies, I want to mention something.

I have seen somewhere that in a film class,

they had played Star Wars without the score, and

people suddenly realized, oh, my gosh, this makes all

the difference in the world, this music.

Same thing with jaws.

I think for me, as a kid, one thing that we did

when I was young is we would turn out all the lights

and we would play hide and seek with the Jaws theme, the

theme song and the soundtrack playing in the background.

And it just really made it so much fun,

because the music, it just sets the tone, and

most people don't realize when you're watching movies how

much of a difference it makes.

So if you're watching right now, I'd love

for you guys to drop in the comments

and tell us what your favorite score, your

soundtrack is in the movies that you've seen.

I'd love to know some of that.

Okay, Aaron, back to you.

You're talking about this composer and the work

he's done and how it inspired you. Yes.

So, John Williams, when I was 18 years old,

this was a super special gift that my dad

gave me when I graduated from high school.

He paid for very good seats to the

Chicago Symphony Hall to see John Williams live.

And we were, like, in row ten,

in the middle of the row.

And I remember hearing the first song as

an 18 year old and literally tearing up

and thinking, I cannot believe I'm here.

And also determining in my mind at that

moment, this is what I'm going to do.

I don't know how I'm going to do it or when I'm going

to do it, but this is exactly what I need to be doing.

And that set me on a journey, what, 15 years

in the making of making that dream become real?

We're all doing the math.

We're doing the math over here to figure out how.

I'm 32, everyone.

Okay, do the math.

The mystery.

So it's been a long journey trying to network.

Ashley, I'm sure you can relate to this.

Networking with people on the West Coast is not

always the easiest thing to do from middle America.  
But connected with a music supervisor, the music  
supervisor, actually, for The Chronicles of Narnia Films.  
He worked for a company called Walden Media.  
They partnered with Disney all the time, and I  
sent him a cold LinkedIn message and basically was  
like, Listen, his name is Lindsay Fellows.  
Shout out Lindsay Fellows.  
I said, I don't want to waste my time.  
If you think I have talent, tell me you've heard  
A list composers and if I'm terrible, tell me.  
If I'm not wasting my time, please do tell me.  
So he responded right away. I was shocked.  
He said, Aaron, I think you do have talent.  
I love working with young composers.  
Let's stay in touch. And boom.  
Ever since then, he's been in touch with me.  
He's referred me for work.  
I've been out to La to meet with him and  
other composers that he's arranged meetings with on my  
And he's also offered to represent me  
for any business dealings as an agent.  
So he's been an invaluable resource.  
And anyway, long story short, it's networking.  
It is building relationships and as  
well as just improving your craft.  
And so I've been practicing and  
meeting a lot of people.  
Yeah, I totally agree with you.  
That's a great story, just going for it.  
Sometimes I think people ask, how  
do you become an actor?  
Or how do you get into the movie industry?  
How do you become a composer?  
And a lot of times the answer is just go for it.  
You got to start somewhere and reach out to people  
that you admire or at least follow them on social  
media and maybe figure out how they did it.  
In that case, sending a LinkedIn message, that's pretty  
bold to someone that up in the industry.  
And to get that feedback is incredible.  
But sometimes you have to go for it.  
And I think if God puts that desire in your  
heart, that we're wise to seek his wisdom and go  
for it and make sure that we're doing it in  
a way that honors him for sure.  
And I think you've done that.  
So kudos to you for breaking out like that.  
By the way, I just want to mention to everyone  
while we're here talking to Aaron Fulton, he's a composer.  
He worked with us on the Pharma Proof of Concept  
and will be joining us for the feature film.

We're going to have some  
more great conversation with him.  
I just want to let everyone know that if  
we get ten people during this live stream by  
the way, Aaron, if we get ten people during  
this live stream to express interest in Pharma by  
going to angel.com Pharma, there might be an embarrassing  
music clip of me singing that will get revealed.  
And Aaron, I'll let you guys later what that song  
is what my go to song is when I perform.  
Anyway, so ten people to  
express interest, angel.com Pharma.  
We will show that video.  
Also, take a second right now, text  
your friends, tell them you're listening to  
a great conversation with Aaron Fulton.  
Tag them in the comments, say, Come watch,  
we're going to have a fun time.  
We're also going to do a trivia show  
later, and you don't want to miss it.  
Okay, aaron, another question for you.  
Living and working in a small town, how do  
you feel like your neighbors and your friends around  
you kind of handle what you do?  
Do you get weird questions?  
Are they kind of like, oh, yeah,  
right, you don't really do that?  
Do you have a lot of support?  
What's that been like?  
Yeah, well, it's a mixed bag, that's for sure.  
You do get a lot of most people  
are just incredulous, like, you do what?  
From where?  
And how on earth do you do that?  
And then I think some people, which is those are my  
thems the incredulous where I just get this vision that  
kind of in the back of their mind thinking, he has  
to be doing something underground to be supplementing his  
provide for his because I'm married with four children, so I  
think a lot of people just really are curious and don't  
quite know how to peg me.  
But then also, you would be surprised how many  
people are cheerleaders, like, in the community and in  
my circle of friends, I have so many people  
who are cheering me on and rooting for me.  
And that kind of support is absolutely essential.  
You need to surround yourself, and this is  
for anybody who's looking to dive into an  
industry that they want to be part of.  
You need to find your crew.  
You need to find a supportive group of people who are going  
to because it's going to be full of ups and downs.

I tell you what, day by day, you have peaks, you have valleys, extreme highs and lows. And if you don't have that support, I think there's been so many talented people who have probably you've never heard of because they just didn't have that kind of support system in place to help them get through burnout. I think you said there are so many highs and lows and it's an industry of rejection. I think that for every 100 no's, maybe you'll hear one. Yes. And you have to know that if you want to do this, you have to be strong in your conviction to do it. Another piece of advice I give to anyone in this industry that asks how to get started, I think first and foremost, know who you are. And I don't mean as an actor, as a composer, as a producer. Know who you are. And I tell people, know who you are in Christ because that's never going to change. Your work is going to change. It's going to fluctuate throughout the years. But to really sustain yourself in this industry and not lose hope, you just have to know that you know that you know who you are. So I commend you on that as well and really committing to that. It looks like we michael just expressed interest. He has said $300 he is willing to invest in Pharma. So. Thank you, Michael. If anyone else wants to jump in, Michael's our first one. We're hoping to get to ten people during this live stream so that we can release a never before seen video of yours truly singing my hit song. And you can go to angel.com pharma angel. Comfarma to express interest. We have one out of ten so far. We're making our way to it. Okay, aaron, aside from composing, you're also a talented actor. I'd love to talk about some of the roles that you've had. You're also a very funny influencer. I was crying, laughing at that reel that we played at the beginning. So if you're watching and you missed Aaron's reel about fact checkers, go back and watch it. That had me cracking up. So, okay, tell me more about acting. Aside from the musical inspiration, why did you

want to get into acting and then how did that lead into influencing and making reels? Yeah, so it actually was the other way around. Influencing led to acting for me. I did acting in high school, but again, it wasn't one of those things that I thought was going to pan out in any way as a career. So thankful that it has, because I did love it and I had some encouragement from my drama teacher and some people in this area that were involved in the arts who really said, aaron, you should go for it. I think you have the talent. And I did consider, at 18 years old, after graduating, moving out to the West Coast and doing the whole audition by day, work at night. And my parents I'm so thankful for my parents just advised that I put on the brakes and think that through a bit more. So I did. Anyway, so music took off first and I was like, then I got married, started a family, and I'm like, I don't foresee the acting thing happening. Well, I started just on social media because of my music. I wanted to promote my music on social media. Then I started making videos. People were like, this kid's kind of funny. So that kind of gained momentum and I grew my page that way. And then I was looking around for a music agent, and one of the agents I had reached out to, I knew what didn't represent composers, but I was like, you know. Maybe she's ready to branch out. Who knows? She said, no, don't recommend, or I don't, but feel free to keep in touch. Then a few months later, this was in the summer of 2020. Remember that summer? That horrible. Rest of the summer? Yeah. So such an unlikely time. But she reached out to me, the agent, and said, I've been watching your videos and I think you have some acting potential. Would you want to audition to be on my roster? I'm like, yes, I would, please and thank you. So I did, and she said, yes, I'll sign you if you want to do this. And I signed literally. Probably the next week I had my first audition for a Samaritan's purse operation christmas Child national spot. And I landed it. So it was such a big confidence booster

to be like, my first audition with my  
first role, and the whole experience was amazing. Yeah.  
Went out to North Carolina, to their  
headquarters in Boone, and it was amazing.  
And that was my first taste.  
And I'm like yes, please.  
I want to do more of this.  
What a cool experience to be able  
to do that for your commercial.  
I've been out there and visited Franklin Graham, and  
it was really cool to be able to see  
their headquarters, and it's such a great cause.  
So what an awesome first opportunity.  
Good for you.  
My first role a lot of people don't know  
was in a movie that Gary Wheeler directed.  
I don't know if you know Gary.  
You guys can look it up.  
I thought you might. Okay.  
So Gary directed this movie called The Perfect Summer,  
and it's a surfing movie, and I auditioned for  
a role that I was way too old for.  
I'll be real with you.  
And he liked me, and his wife is from the  
same hometown as me, and I ended up booking a  
role, one of my very first speaking roles.  
I was so excited, and I got the  
script, didn't really know what it was.  
And my role name was Surfer.  
I didn't even have a name.  
I was just surfer.  
And so I'm looking through the  
script, and I'm so excited.  
I'm like, oh, my gosh, look at my first  
role, and I can't find my role anywhere.  
And finally I get to Surfer.  
And then I realized I only had one  
line, and my one line was, she's inside.  
That was so convincing.  
I was obviously going to be a star.  
I love it.  
Humble beginnings, though.  
I mean, you got to start somewhere.  
I think it's really cool, though, that your agent noticed  
that you were doing some fun things on social media.  
People ask a lot about social media, and I think  
that when you use it in the right way, it  
really can be beneficial to the aspirations that you have.  
So that's also really cool.  
I'm curious how you get your ideas.  
Where do you get these ideas for these funny videos?  
That is a great question.

Most of it is literally just  
observing life and a huge part.  
I just got asked today, actually, to  
present Toastmasters Berkeley out in California.  
What is toastmasters.  
I'm not familiar. Okay.  
Toastmasters is like they help people  
improve their public speaking skills, basically.  
Okay, because when you said that, I  
thought Toasters no, little different, similar.  
But they just asked me to present to their  
particular club and present on infusing humor into their  
public speaking because they struggle with that.  
And so my advice always is when people ask me,  
how do you naturally bring humor into your world?  
Or your videos is just observe life.  
There is so much humor in life that is  
just hiding under the surface that people don't necessarily  
think of a situation as funny until you really  
peel it back and be like, you know what?  
That is funny.  
So I encourage people who want to be funnier, look at  
life, observe life, and find the humor in it, and you'll  
be surprised how many ideas you can come up with.  
I think you'll also be happier, I think when we  
can laugh at ourselves or just laugh at life in  
general, it can bring you a lot of happiness and  
joy and not take yourself so seriously.  
Do you think maybe there's stand  
up comedy in your future?  
Are we going to see an Erin?  
That is a great question.  
Ashley and I have done one stand up comedy event at my  
alma mater, and it was so much fun, and I loved it.  
And I recently was encouraged to do a comedy club in  
Des Moines, which is the nearest big city to us.  
So just recently, I'm thinking about getting my  
feet wet in that realm because there's nothing  
like performing in front of a live audience.  
But it's new to me, and it's a brutal world.  
It is a brutal industry.  
Comedy is hard.  
Stand up comedy specifically.  
Well, it's so subjective.  
Not everybody thinks the same thing as funny.  
So you just kind of have to find your audience.  
I think you already have one, and I'd love to see  
you over at Dry Bar, because angel has dry bar comedy.  
So maybe I could put in a good word  
for you, Jordan, if you're watching this, by the  
way, we might have our next stand up comedian.  
I think that would be really awesome. Aaron.

It's on my bucket list to take a stand up class.
Not nearly as funny as you, but I try.
Yeah, I have some really awful jokes that
are just I think I have anti humor,
like the jokes that are funny because they're
not funny, and so people just laugh courtesy.
That's nice. Check.
I'll open for you, and then everyone
will laugh hysterically at your joke. Perfect.
That'll be very helpful.
Thank you, Ashley.
Okay, before we get into the Torch, specifically
for Pharma and your work on Pharma, I
want to throw this out there.
Kim has expressed interest.
She has committed to $150 to invest in
Pharma as well as Deborah for $300.
Thank you guys so much.
That is amazing.
I think we've gotten three people now.
That's three people out of ten.
If we get ten people, we're going to
release that embarrassing video of me singing.
It's quite impressive.
I'm a little nervous. I'm, like, sweating.
If we get that many people that we have to show it.
Okay.
So, yeah, tell your friends,
everyone to express interest@angel.com.
Pharma we really appreciate your help.
We appreciate you sharing.
We would also love if you
tag your friends in the comments.
That's a good way to get them on here.
All right, Aaron, let's take a
look at the Pharma Torch specifically.
A lot of people watching have already seen it.
It's our proof of concept for
the film, the feature links film.
Obviously, we dive way more into these characters
when we're going to be filming the feature.
But I want to talk a little bit about the music
in this proof of conceptorch, and I think you have some
blessed stamped moments in the Torch that we want to talk.
So I'm going to let you take over and
let's just lead with whatever clip it is you
want, and then we'll talk about it.
Yeah, I bet the easiest way probably is to play the
clip, if that's ready, and then I can talk about it.
The first one.
Let's go ahead and play that first clip.
Not a problem.

Okay, Aaron, first, I just want to say that
I saw that for the first time when you
sent it, and I thought it was beautiful.
I mean, we gave you very
limited information about this specificity.
Is that the word? Is that how you say it? That is right.
We'll see.
Anyway, somebody correct me.
The grammar, please, are in the comments somewhere.
Nevertheless, we didn't really give you a
ton of details about what we wanted.
We gave you some free reign there
and what you came back with.
We just gave you words and we were like, we
want to build I am struggling over here today.
You ever have brain fog on Sundays?
And you're just like, I can't
say words, they'll come out.
We wanted to build suspense, and you did
a great job of that, but also maintaining
the tone of what we were going for.
So tell me, what was your inspiration?
How do you kind of work through this when
you're just looking at something that has no music?
How do you figure that out in the
way that you want it to come forward?
Yeah, well, for people who are not familiar with
the entire process, so typically, which the Pharma team
did was have just some basic idea for tone.
So they put in what they call temp music.
And temp music can be very hard for
a composer and very helpful for a composer.
It can be very hard in the sense
that depending on who the director is, they
can get very attached to the temp music.
And so temp, meaning temporary,
it's not supposed to stay.
And then that happens, you end up as a composer
composing almost exactly the same thing as the temp music,
as a creative, it can be very draining to just be
like, oh, so you want me to just copy this? Exactly.
But a lot of times, it's used purely as
an emotional and mood guidepost it's basically like, this
is kind of what we're going for, but we
trust you to do what you want with it.
So this particular scene had a temp track in there, and
I feel like the key elements of this entire scene.
So basically, she's looking through I
forget what they call those machines.
Ashley, what do they call those machines?
Oh, sorry.
Are you there?

It was Microfich, or microfilm is what it's called.
And that's a whole other story about how we
got that machine we'll have to talk about someday. Okay.
Yeah, that's what she's looking through. Thank you.
So she's going through that.
It's basically an investigative scene.
So I wanted to have the drama of
this girl is discovering some really horrendous things
about the creators of this drug and the
people who are pushing Thalidomide to be approved.
So basically, I guess, an inspiration, composer wise.
James Newton Howard, if you haven't heard
of him, he's an incredible composer.
He's one of my, I would say, top five film composers.
And the tone of the piece kind of reminds
me of the type of music he writes.
And basically all I wanted to convey was
what are some movies that he's worked on?
Okay, so like King Kong the 6th sense and sign.
He works a lot with M. Night.
I forget how to say his name.
Shyamalan.
He's done some of the Harry
Potter the newer Harry Potter films.
It's a little bit whimsical, honestly.
Yes, exactly.
And it's melodic.
It was still very melodic.
I think sometimes when you have a scene like
that, the temptation is sometimes just to be very
subtle to the point, to a fault, I guess
you could say, where there's potential here, especially when
music is taking the lead here.
There's no dialogue.
It's purely visuals.
You don't have to hold back as much.
It's a composer's dream to have
a scene where there's no distractions.
You, as a composer, get to shine.
So that scene was very fun for me to score.
And the gradual build.
I feel like it's probably a lot of pressure, too,
though, because there's nothing I mean, you're really driving
scene with music, and I think you did a great
job of kind of toeing that line where it could
be used to be overly dramatic and then that wouldn't have
or it could have been too subtle.
And I think that you really found
the middle ground where it was beautiful.
It matched the tone, and you did a great job.
So kudos to you on that one.
In particular, by the way, before we go into the next

clip, which is one of my favorite stories, I want to
express everyone, angel.com Pharma is where you can go to
interest in making sure this movie gets made.
It has been an uphill battle from the very beginning.
Wow.
I literally just said that.
And someone, an anonymous person, just expressed
interest with $500 for an investment.
That brings us up to a total of is
it four people that we have so far now?
Okay, four people out of ten.
Once we get to ten people who have expressed
interest, you guys get to see a funny video.
But like I was saying, Aaron, so by the time we're
hopefully filming this early next year, given everyone rallies
it will have been three years that I have been working
on this project to bring it to life.
Our screenwriters started working on it in 2016.
Most people don't realize how difficult
it is to make movies happen.
And this one in particular goes up
against the FDA and Big Pharma.
I mean, we're telling a true story, but
it's still a really difficult story to tell.
And we need people to get on board and show
us that they want this movie to be made.
So if you haven't yet,
please consider expressing interest@angel.com.
Pharma, four people out of ten have
expressed interest during this live stream. Thank you.
Keep it up, please. Tag people.
And we'd love to see more people express interest.
Okay, Aaron, we have one more clip from The Torch.
People are going to love this story, I think.
So let's play the clip and then talk about it.
New War, you okay, that is what,
like 10 seconds of music, right? If even that.
I'm not even sure it was 10 seconds.
And that little tiny bit of music gave us
the biggest, I guess, most complicated headache to try
and work through because of the Temp music.
You were talking about how Temp music
can either help or hurt a composer.
And we had this like, bow chicka wow music to begin with
that we did really like, and we couldn't figure out how to
get it right for the tone and for the 60s.
Because a lot of people don't realize also
that they did have very subtle differences.
I mean, even in the early sixty s to the late
60s, there was a big difference in that time period.
And we had to make sure we were
nailing the early sixty s or at least

being ambiguous enough that it would work.  
And so you and I went back and forth a lot.  
Let's look at some of those text messages, those exchanges  
that we had while we were working through this.  
I have some shots of those text messages.  
Yeah.  
Music file is on the way.  
Thank you.  
By the way, you guys, while we're looking at  
this, we gave Aaron, I think it was like  
three days to turn around this music.  
Was it three days, even, something like that?  
I don't even know if it was a full  
three days, but it was close to that. Yeah.  
So this is a very quick turnaround, just so you know.  
So we've got some great little gift action there  
from the office that was totally the move. Okay.  
But we said okay, we love it.  
Phenomenal job, but if you look at the bottom, the  
only thing we need to really change is the ending.  
Let's go to that.  
Next screenshot.  
We're wrapping up sound mix in 20 minutes.  
Don't know how close you are, but  
yeah, we're going to need that fast. Oh, wow.  
Didn't know you were wrapping it up so soon.  
Okay, I'll send it.  
So then we're in the studio trying  
to make this happen so fast.  
Aaron is sending me stuff.  
He's like having to record it and send it back to me.  
He sends me a couple of samples.  
This will help me narrow it down.  
Go to the next screenshot.  
We're still talking about it.  
This is like back and forth,  
back and forth, back and forth.  
I say, no, I want it to  
be almost identical to the 10th. Okay.  
And then he says, I think we're getting closer.  
I say, I feel like we're getting farther away.  
This is how it's going.  
But Aaron, being the optimist that  
he is, says, fear not.  
Fear not.  
I was definitely fearing.  
I was like, we're never going to get this ending.  
I have to get this done.  
Our deadline is looming.  
Try calling him.  
We're talking about drums.  
I didn't even know, like, you could worry

so much about drums or bass or whatever.  
Next screenshot.  
We're getting to a point where  
I'm hoping it's going to work.  
What is it?  
I said, let's pull down the horns.  
I'm going to ask the  
other producers for their feedback.  
And you say you like bombastic brass, which is  
something I didn't even know what that was.  
All I knew was that the horns  
sounded like this gift in my mind. Yeah. Okay.  
We're getting closer. We're getting closer.  
Next screenshot.  
We're getting closer.  
Another version.  
He sends it without piano.  
We've got piano.  
How dare you?  
Did you lower the horns?  
We're really concerned about these horns. Almost there.  
Next screenshot.  
Okay, we have talked a lot at this point. Okay.  
Finally, we get to a point at the bottom  
of this where I say, if you want to  
just throw something completely new and your own and  
just scratch everything else, let's do that.  
Let's do that. Okay.  
In the meantime, I want to show something else because  
in the meantime, I think I had to go to  
sleep at some point, and I am stressing out about  
getting this music right because we still don't have it  
nailed down and it's so important.  
And I go to bed.  
Oh, there's this, too.  
This is my face.  
That gift is me freaking out.  
This is how our conversation is going.  
So have you go to sleep at some point.  
So let's play this real and let me explain. Okay.  
Let's play this real.  
That was my life's.  
Okay, so the reason that is so funny, first of  
all, that's Jesse James Decker, it's not my real.  
But the reason that is so funny to me is because  
we have been going back and forth about this ending music  
so much that when my alarm went off in the morning,  
I thought that my alarm was the music that you sent  
me for the real or for the Torch.  
I was freaking out.  
I was like, in my dream.  
I was like, oh, my gosh, no,

this sounds like an iPhone alarm.  
And I was dreaming that the alarm was the music you were trying to put into our torch.  
Yeah, we were steering.  
There's severe trauma here.  
Yeah.  
If you guys can imagine watching a movie and then just hearing an alarm as the sound.  
And so we can go on to the next screenshot.  
I think we finally, at this point, had gotten the answer.  
Your internet had gone out, but we were starting to narrow it down.  
You're losing your mind, we're losing the horns.  
All of these things are happening.  
And anyway, we finally landed on the ending, which let's play that clip. It's so short.  
Let's play the ending of the torch one more time so everybody can see what we're talking about.  
New War takeaway is that music matters a lot, first of all, but second of all, you really did a great job of **everything** this kind of mischief, but staying true to that we had already done in the torch.  
And so after all of that, after all of that, the Internet outage, the horns, the piano, the three day turnaround, you pulled it off. So.  
Thank you, Erin.  
I would love to hear what you take was on it.  
We can slide those screenshots out of the way.  
Seriously, though, Aaron, how was that experience for you?  
How did you finally make a decision?  
Were you relieved when I said, just do whatever you want to do, or were you like, I'm going to kill this woman?  
No, that was not entering my mind.  
You touched on this.  
But what was so funny is that was on the first run through of the entire thing, musically, that was the queue that I probably was the least worried about.  
It was the shortest.  
It didn't take me very long, I'll just put it that way.  
The rest of them, very full orchestra.  
Anyway, I focused way more on those other ones.  
So when you said you loved it all except this one little piece, I'm like, oh, well, this will be easy.  
We'll just fix that little teeny section and we'll be good.  
And then it was as if we were writing a screenplay of this whole situation, because everything that could have gone wrong absolutely did go wrong.  
And you were the middle person between

me and the post production facility.  
And so you were getting my feedback and their feedback, and you had your own feedback.  
And even at the post production facility, there were multiple people with feedback.  
And because it was so immediate, literally, it was real time, I would send an email.  
I love that you said you were the least worried about this clip, though.  
The least worried about this clip is the one that almost drove us insane. Yes.  
And it was that whole discussion of, okay, is it too seventy s?  
Is it too funky?  
Because we don't want it to sound seventy s?  
The seventy s weren't there yet.  
But also, is that drumbeat sixty s is the sound of that sneer drum 60?  
It was just go.  
And then eventually yeah, you start to overthink and overanalyze.  
And so I actually was thrilled when you said, go with your gut.  
Try a version.  
Go with your gut.  
And so my mind, when I think of 60s music, especially in film, I thought of, like, The Incredibles, for example, if you listen to that and **the** listen to The Incredibles soundtrack, there's some overlap as far as very simple, like vibraphone and just very light instrumentation, but goes a long way.  
So that's what I felt and went with my gut.  
And you guys just had slight adjustments to make from there. Yeah.  
Voila.  
It was that easy.  
Of course.  
Okay, well, thanks for sharing that.  
**Everyone** who's watching, please make sure you tag your in the comments because we're about to play a fun little game, and our producers are going to join.  
Aaron is going to test us on our 60s music knowledge.  
And I would love for people to play along with us, because what's going to happen here is the first person who can guess right.  
Aaron's going to play us a short clip of the song, and the first person who can guess right on every platform is going to get an invite to our private, exclusive Facebook page for our VIPs.  
We are building up that page.  
You will be with some of the first people that gain access.

You'll get behind the scenes footage.
If we don't reach our goal, which I hope
we do tonight, and we get ten people to
express interest, we're going to release that wonderful clip
of me singing for you all.

So ten people, I think we have
four out of the ten express interest@angel.com.

Pharma.

Ten people will get access for everyone
to that clip of me singing.

So if you want to see me sing, go express
interest and tell your friends to express interest and

Okay, so the way this game is going to work, we're
going to bring our producers back on, and Aaron is going
to play a couple of some music from the dory and
Shelby are going to go head to head while I win.

And the first person to get it right on
each platform is going to win that exclusive access.

I was getting a note in my ear here.

What was the note someone was just giving me?

Oh, we have a little twist for the game.

I didn't realize this.

Also, thank you to the anonymous person who just
came in and expressed interest to invest $150.

We're halfway there.

All right, so I just heard a little twist to the game.

Aaron is going to make this more fun,
and he's going to hum the song. Correct.

Okay, that'll make it a little bit more interesting.

If you're playing along, aaron is going to hum
a song, be the first person to guess it
on Facebook or YouTube or wherever you're watching, and
the first person who guesses each one is going
to be invited to our exclusive VIP group.

I'm going to bring Shelby and Dory back on,
and we're going to get this game started.

Hey, ladies, are you ready to lose it's on?

For those of you who don't know, I'm
super competitive, so let's see what happens. No?

All right. I'm ready.

Aaron, whenever you're ready.

Okay, just to confirm, should I hum or should
I do, like, whatever you feel more comfortable.

Yeah.

All right, composer. All right.

Maybe I will try humming and see how it
goes, and if it fails epically, then we'll do.

Okay, ready?

Falling in love with you no.

Try do. Yes.

I'll do the famous this should
give it away for you guys. Do it. Do it.

How do I do it without do?

Dory, if you know it, sing it.

I don't know it.

Is this the same one that you hummed, right?

Yeah, same one.

Different part of the song.

Okay.

I don't remember the name.

Oh, yeah, that song.

You're right on. That's it. That's it.

I'm Jane Melody.

Let's go.

Wow. Okay. Dory. Well, fine.

You sang, so fine.

All right, go to the next all right.

Different genre here.

Different mood.

It say it.

We'll say it.

Yes.

What?

Got it.

Oh, my goodness.

I didn't know that was dori probably
has her Alexa and it's like Shazam.

Oh, my wow. Great song. Wow. It is.

The next one is one of my personal favorites.

It is a theme of mine, and I'll explain the

interesting after more people choose to express

So ready for this? Yes.

This one's going to be tricky because
there's a lot of repeated notes.

Somebody tell me in the chat.

I'm going to dory.

Go for it.

It's my way, isn't it?

By Frank Sinatra.

I did it my way.

Okay.

I'm just, like, really disappointed because when you
play the song, I'm like, oh, yeah, duh.

And I hear it then.

But when you're humming it, I
just think it's so hilarious.

A game of focus.

Yeah.

It's not quite the same when there's, like, no
instruments, no words, no nothing I'm salty about anyway.

Okay, so Dory is one, but we're going to keep playing
anyway so that the crowd can continue to enjoy this.

I don't if you don't want me to.

If you know it, you do it.

But I would like to get one right.

Don't dare.

Let them win.

All right, here we go.

Bonnie love.

There you go.

I feel like okay, so the reason, though, I'm not gonna lie, the reason that I know that song so well is because I have been learning to play on guitar the last couple of weeks, and it's one of my favorite guitar progress.

I haven't posted that one.

But also, I just watched the Elvis movie, and if you love music in movies, I highly recommend it.

That guy who played Elvis is amazing.

Anyway, side note, we can move along.

Okay, last one.

I'll give you a hint.

Do you want a hint?

I'll give you a hint.

There's no lyrics.

There's no lyrics. Okay.

Pink Panther.

There you go.

Doria was coming for you.

What a great theme. Gosh. So good.

It's iconic.

It really is iconic.

That's so cool. Okay.

Interesting, right?

So good.

Okay, well, Aaron, thanks for being here.

Thanks for playing with us and planning all that out.

It was awesome.

Thank you to everyone who's been playing along.

Remember, if you were the first person to get the answer right on every platform, then you are going to be invited to the exclusive group.

We're building up that group where you're going to get behind the scenes footage.

You're going to get to talk with us one on one.

You're going to get a lot of benefits that you're not getting in just the general public.

So make sure you join and get those special rewards for being part of our group.

Thank you, Aaron, for joining us.

I'm going to let you go and get back to your night, and we look forward to working with you more and more and more.

Thank you so much.

It was an honor to be here and look forward to keeping in touch.

Awesome.

Okay, so we were just talking to Aaron Fulton, who is a composer that we've been working with, and he's also an actor and an influencer.

If you don't know who he is, make sure that you look him up on social media and follow him.

Aaron Fullen, wonderful guy, has a heart for Jesus and honoring the Lord with everything that he does, in addition to just being a super talented person all around.

It was really fun to hang out with him tonight.

We have had five people express interest in helping us make Pharma.

This movie has been an incredible uphill battle to get made.

Dory wrote this back in 2016.

Come January, I will have been working on it for three years, and it is just a really tough story to get most studios on board with.

We found angel.

They got behind us, and they wanted to extend the opportunity to you guys to help us make it, and that's what it's going to take.

We really need the help of every single person watching so that we can make this movie.

That is what it's going to take to make this movie about the FDA Big Pharma.

And tell Francis Kelsey's story of how she changed the face of global drug regulation.

Very timely story, very important.

If you want to help us make this movie, go to angel.com Pharma.

So Shelby is going to share a little announcement because we have something fun coming up on social media in the next couple of weeks.

So, Shelby, can you share what this first challenge is going to be? Yeah.

So what we're going to do is we are going to have an audition challenge via social media, like having a

So we are going to choose a scene and then anyone who is interested can make a duet via real.

And then we will pick the best one.

And have you have the opportunity to possibly land a spot in our movie who wants to compete with it?

Yes.

And you don't have to be an actor.

Maybe you've just always dreamed of being on a set.

And if you do a great job at this social media challenge, you could win the opportunity to be considered for a role in the movie.

It's super exciting.

So anyone who has aspirations of getting on a movie set, we really encourage you to participate.

The details of this social media challenge  
will go out in the coming week.  
This is your first opportunity  
to be auditioning for Pharma.  
So if you're an actor, utilize this  
opportunity to get seen by the producers.  
And we will be sharing those  
reels all over our platform.  
So it's an opportunity to gain some exposure  
for us to consider you for a role.  
And again, you don't have to be an actor.  
If you just want to be on  
set with us, feel free to participate.  
We will post a video that you will  
then use to create this audition reel.  
And we will be choosing the top ones to  
share and picking a winner from that bunch. Okay.  
And Next live Stream is going to be really  
cool, too, and focused on acting and the script.  
We are going to choose a  
scene from our feature film script.  
And we are going to host a live table  
read where our audience will be able to hear  
actors perform a scene from the script.  
Dory is going to go into more about her  
writing process, what the inspiration was, what it was  
like to research the life of Francis Kelsey, and  
how it all turned into a feature film script  
that we will be bringing to the big screen.  
So don't miss that next live stream.  
Make sure that you're looking for our social media challenge  
the coming week and we will see you next time.  
We needed five more people to express  
interest and we didn't quite get there.  
So we are going to release that  
video in our private VIP group.  
So make sure that you it says, by the  
way, congrats to Dwight and I can't read it. Let's see.  
Dwight, Andrew Tyler.  
Dwight David, Andrew Tyler for  
guessing the songs right.  
You'll be getting the invite to the group, where you  
will get to see that wonderful video of me singing.  
So remember, exclusive access for our VIPs.  
There'll be certain contests and different ways  
that you can join our ambassador program  
and be invited to that group.  
You want to be an ambassador?  
Go to pharmabassador.com and you can find out everything  
you need to know about joining our team and  
winning the ultimate prize of joining us on set.  
It'll be a really cool opportunity for one

lucky person who participates in this program.  
Okay, that's it for me. Dory.  
Shelby, anything to add before we sign off tonight? No.  
That was so much fun.  
I enjoyed being here.  
Ashley, wow.  
You had to go there.  
I'm sorry.  
I didn't know any of them.  
Wow, you got me there, dory, you did.  
I'm super competitive.  
I am not going to be happy about that.  
Yeah.  
Thanks, everyone who joined in who played along.  
We always love getting to meet with you  
guys and see you on our live stream.  
So we'll catch you next time.  
In the meantime, make sure you're  
following us on social media.  
Farm of the movie, everywhere.  
You're on social media.  
And we'll see you next time.  
Have a great night.  
Bye.  
I had a job at the FDA.  
They didn't like the questions I was asking.  
You heard that I fired Barbara Moulton.  
Don't make me do the same to you.  
The FDA is corrupt.  
Trying to change the drug laws is a political landmine.  
Bribery, off the books consulting fees.  
National statistic.  
Iceberg.  
Merrill pharmaceuticals is working  
with convicted Nazis.  
They're approving unsafe drugs. It has to stop.  
I need proof.  
I want to start a new war.  
You've just watched a short proof of  
concept for pharma, a feature film that  
chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.  
Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her  
family as she waged war against big pharma.  
She resisted intense opposition from inside the  
FDA in order to expose the biggest  
unmonitored drug trial in US. History.  
If you want to help us tell this important,  
inspiring, true story, visit angel.com pharma to express  
Now, this is a David and goliath type story.  
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the  
billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much  
resistance within her own government agency.

I can't imagine what it would be like to work within the FDA and try to fight this corruption and then betrayal by big pharma risk her career and her family.

JFK went on to award her

a presidential medal for her work.

In the 1960s, in the US.

Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.

Doctors were allowed to give out samples

of medication to patients without their knowledge

that it was an experimental drug.

I was shocked to learn that even pregnant

women were given experimental drugs without their consent.

Frankie learned that thalidomide, a drug sold

all over the world, second only to

aspirin, was linked to birth defects.

When she raised these concerns with

the FDA and Big Pharma.

She was threatened to be fired to be deported.

Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal Thalidomide's

employed more Nazi war criminals than any

other company in the world.

Working with the right distributor is crucial

for the success of any project.

You need someone who shares your creative vision, and

we have an award winning script and an incredible

true story that needs to be told.

We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we

really love what angel is doing.

Angel has a proven track record.

With the success of their hit series The Chosen.

It has generated hundreds of millions of views and tens of millions of dollars.

With their unique model and this powerful true

story, we believe this movie can reach and

inspire people all over the world.

The stories of the 1960s and that

Pharma will tell are happening today.

When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA

and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits

are prioritized over people, and that should never happen.

If you think so too, express your

interest in investing in this film.

Click the link below or go to angel.com.

Slash pharma to show your support for this project.

Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.

I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion.

In 2019, I started in the movie Unplanned.

I knew taking on the role of Abby would

come with consequences, but I was prepared for it.

I think that doing that

movie really shifted my perspective.

I wanted to be a part of things that

had impact in a positive way on people.

We just want to shed a light on a hidden

story in American medical history, because we know that

people don't know history, they're doomed to repeat it.

We need your help to bring

this amazing true story to life.

Click or visit angel.com Pharma to show your support.

We just need to gauge how many of you want to

be a part of bringing this story to the world.

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## **Livestream Transcript**
**Dr. Scott T. Greene: Sneak Peek,**

I had a job at the FDA.
They didn't like the questions I was asking.
You heard that I fired Barbara Molden.
Don't make me do the same to you.
The FDA is corrupt.
Trying to change a drug laws is a political land mine.
Bribery, off the books consulting
fees, national statistical iceberg.
Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working
with convicted Nazis.
They're approving unsafe drugs. It has to stop.
I need proof.
I want to start a new war.
You've just watched a short proof of
concept for Pharma, a feature film that
chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.
Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her
family as she waged war against big Pharma.
She resisted intense opposition from inside the
FDA in order to expose the biggest
unmonitored drug trial in US. History.
If you want to help us tell this important,
incorrect, true story, visit angel.com Pharma to express
Now this is a David and Goliath type story.
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the
billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much
resistance within her own government agency.
I can't imagine what it would be like to work within
the FDA and try to fight this corruption and then, betrayed
by big Pharma, risk her career and her family.
JFK went on to award her a presidential
medal for her work in the 1960s. In the US.
Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.
Doctors were allowed to give out samples
of medication to patients without their knowledge
that it was an experimental drug.
I was shocked to learn that even pregnant
women were given experimental drugs without their consent.
Frankie learned that Thalidomide, a drug sold
all over the world, second only to
aspirin, was linked to birth defects.
When she raised these concerns with the FDA and Big
Pharma, she was threatened to be fired to be deported.
Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal Thalidomide's
employed more Nazi war criminals than any
other company in the world.
Working with the right distributor is crucial
for the success of any project.

You need someone who shares your creative vision, and
we have an award winning script and an incredible
true story that needs to be told.
We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we
really love what angel is doing.
Angel has a proven track record.
With the success of their hit series The Chosen.
It has generated hundreds of millions of
views and tens of millions of dollars.
With their unique model and this powerful true
story, we believe this movie can reach and
inspire people all over the world.
The stories of the 1960s and that
Pharma will tell are happening today.
When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA
and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits
are prioritized over people, and that should never happen.
If you think so too, express your
interest in investing in this film.
Click the link below or go to angel.com
pharma to show your support for this project.
Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.
I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion.
In 2019, I starred in the movie Unplanned.
I knew taking on the role of Abby would
come with consequences, but I was prepared for it.
I think that doing that
movie really shifted my perspective.
I wanted to be a part of things that
had impact in a positive way on people.
We just want to shed a light on a hidden
when in American medical history because we know that
people don't know history, they're doomed to repeat it.
We need your help to bring
this amazing true story to life.
Click or visit angel.com Pharma to show your support.
We just need to gauge how many of you want to
be a part of bringing this story to the world.
Hey, everybody.
Welcome to another fun, pharma livestream.
Every day we get a little closer to making this movie
and bringing it to life, and that is thanks to you.
We're so glad that you're here tonight.
We're special guests.
You're going to meet our executive producer,
Nicole Weeder, and we're going to have
a table read with some awesome actors.
If you don't know what a table read
is, let me explain it to you.
A table read is where a group of actors and the
producers get together with the script, and we basically just

all of it so we can hear the lines roll off
of the actor's tongue, and we get to hear how things
are playing out for the first time.

A lot of changes happen during that period.

We get a lot of feedback, and we look
at the script analysis and the breakdown of everything.

It's a fun process.

It's very interactive.

And we wanted to include you tonight and talk
about a couple of the scenes from our script.

Right now, I'm going to bring on our producers
that you already know, doris and Shelby Thomas.

Come on, ladies. Hi, guys. Hello.

Hi.

Tonight.

We love doing these live streams.

Dory, you are the star of the show tonight.

I know how much you love that.

My favorite.

I'm not, but it is exciting.

Yeah.

Seeing the line come to life is going to be amazing.

That's the writer's dream is to

hear everything come to life.

And you're so brilliant and very modest, and
we're just excited to make this story and
get it on the big screen.

And we have some great actors tonight, and we're
going to look at a couple of scenes before
we get started, I just want to have Shelby
remind everybody that we have an ambassador program.

Shelby, can you explain what that is to join? Yeah.

Okay.

Like Ashley said, we have an ambassador program.

If you don't know about that already, we do

have some information on it on our social media.

But what you can get there's different levels of being
an ambassador, and you get access to our private Facebook
page and just behind the scenes, some first clips and
trailers and whatnot, just so that you can help us
support this movie and share things.

I think they're showing all

the different levels and whatnot.

So if you're interested in helping us
out in that way, that'd be huge.

Yeah.

And every time that you're on a live stream,

if you participate in our game, you have the

chance to automatically qualify for a Silver level ambassador.

And that means that you access

to that they'll be talking about.

As we move along in this process, that group is going

to become more and more exclusive, and there's going to be
a lot more content there as we move along.

And there will be the grand

opportunity to be in the movie.

You have to reach that level to get that opportunity.

So easy just to show up and play a game.

And we have fun games.

We love having fun games during our livestream.

All right, without further ado, let's introduce

Nicole Leader, who is our executive producer.

Can we get Nicole on?

Hello.

Hi, Nicole.

You guys, we are so happy that you're here.

We have been waiting to introduce you to all of our fans
and let them see your face and hear a little bit about
how you came on board, why you came on board.

We love that we have this powerhouse group of women, and
you were one of the first women to get on board
and say, yeah, I want to see this new beginning.

So can you just tell everybody why
you think this is one story?

What made you back this team?

I get a lot of people sending me
scripts and things like that, and I'm usually
very reluctant to even read things.

But, Ashley, I was already familiar with you and
your work and unplanned, and I loved it.

And so I talked about it with my husband and
I read the synopsis, and then immediately I was interested
because I love true story movies and I love that
it's a female driven story as well.

And I was just blown away by Frankie's story, and
I couldn't believe that I had never heard it before.

And I'm like, Why wasn't this
taught in class or in history?

And as we know, Pharma just wants
to sweep it under the rug.

And I was like, this is just crazy.

It's such a powerful story.

More people need to know about this.

And thanks to her, many babies lives were saved.

And I'm very pro life.

So that element really attracted me
to the project as well.

And I read the script and I was really
blown away at how well it was written.

It was a smart script.

The characters were really interesting, and
it just was really engaging.

And I think the story has a worldwide appeal.

It doesn't just appeal to one market or one niche.

And, yeah, I just loved it and I liked the team.  
And so, yeah, I'm honored to be a small part of it.  
Nicole, you're a pretty accomplished businesswoman.  
You have a great business sense about you.  
And like you said, you get a lot of submissions.  
And I was really happy that we  
had the chance to work together.  
And as you know, it's been a challenge.  
I mean, this hasn't been, wow, we got a great script.  
Let's go make it challenging.  
It's taken some time.  
People told us that sometimes it takes  
ten years to make a movie.  
And we were like, no way that can't happen.  
But we're here and going on almost three years.  
I think it will be in January.  
So we're just grateful for you and your heart to  
see it through and be with us so much.  
And it's challenging.  
So here we are.  
We need the help of everyone watching to support us.  
And you can own a piece of the movie.  
It's not a destination, an opportunity for you  
to be a part of owning this movie  
and helping us get it into the world.  
And you can learn more about that@angel.com. Pharma.  
Let us know you're interested in making this movie.  
Nicole is not only a producer, but she's she  
is going to have a role in the film.  
We'll be getting to her scene later.  
But first up, we are going to go  
ahead and jump right into the script.  
The character that I am playing. Her name is Dr.  
Barbara Moulton.  
And the first scene that we're going to be tackling  
is when we meet Barbara for the first time.  
Dory, can you give us a little  
synopsis of what the scene is about?  
And we'll jump right into the table  
read between the three of us? Sure.  
I will try to keep it brief because when I  
start talking about the script, I say a lot.  
But in this scene, we have Frankie, who is Francis. Dr.  
Kelsey is one of our main characters,  
and she starts working at the FDA.  
And she's in there, and she's just trying  
to get the lay of the land.  
It's her first day.  
And then Nancy is a secretary who's coming  
in and kind of dealing with her because  
Nancy is a little grumpy, we'll say.  
And then Barbara Moulton, who's another doctor who

works at the FDA, comes in and takes over,  
and she shows Frankie the delay of the land.  
So this is where we first meet.  
Barb awesome.  
Well, let's jump into it.  
Shelby will be our wonderful narrator this evening.  
Those of you who don't know, in a table  
read, you do have someone narrate and read the  
stage direction so that we're hearing it out loud.  
And those of us that are listening can get  
a sense of where this scene is taking place.  
So, Shelby, go ahead and take it  
away, and we'll jump right in. Okay.  
Interior, FDA office hallway, day.  
As they exit the office, dr.  
Barbara Moulton, brassy and ballsy,  
perfectly coiffed hair approaches.  
She wears a vibrantly colored dress suit.  
Underneath, a white lab coat.  
Acrimony between Barb and Nancy hangs in the air.  
Nancy, dear, I'll take it from here.  
Nancy eyes her fine need a new lucky anyway.  
As she stalks off, Barb calls out behind her.  
I didn't get a coffee today.  
Nancy scoffs.  
Barb starts Frankie's tour of the busy office.  
I had to come save you.  
I wish Nancy on anyone.  
Frankie struggles to keep up with Barb's quick  
pace, juggling the files and her bag.  
Barb notices and takes two files.  
Thank you.  
By the way, I'm Dr. Barbara Wilson.  
You can call me Barb.  
Dr.  
Francis kelsey.  
Frankie, listen, I didn't bring my lab coat.  
Are we supposed to oh, it's not required. I swear.  
It to remind them I'm a doctor.  
Insane.  
All right.  
We have not cast our perfect Frankie yet, and  
so we gave Doria honor of reading Frankie's lines.  
Tonight, her heroine talk about quickly.  
Now, this is the first time that Barb is introduced  
to our audience, and the description of her when I  
read this, I just loved her so much already.  
The first words that are used to  
describe her are brassy and bald.  
And on top of that, she's got perfectly clear  
contrast in the mix of all those things.  
Immediately just loved her character.

Dory, what does it mean to introduce a character in a script, how important it is to set that up?

What's that look like for

a writer, thinking about that? Yeah.

I mean, it's really a challenge because you want to try to show who they are with everything about them.

It's not just the words out of their

mouth, but it's also the actions that they're

taking and how they carry themselves.

And you want to make sure that you describe them

in a certain way in the script so that it's

immediately clear to the actor of who this character is

and what they're going to embody in the script and

who they're embodying in this character.

Yeah.

Nicole, when you read the script, it's been

through a couple of different variations since you

bought it, but with this one in particular,

what were your thoughts, Barb?

Because we know Frank is very

straight laced, and we introduced Barb.

What were your thoughts reading

that for the first time?

Well, I thought she was a refined person.

I mean, I think she was really written in

a feisty way, but she also was refined, and

I thought it was really well done.

And I think that Ashley, you would make a perfect Barb,

and I just could picture you in that role really well.

And I just loved her sassy character, and

she was smart and strong, as well, so

I thought it was a great character. Yeah.

Shelby, what were your thoughts?

My thoughts about it at first, we thought maybe Ashley would

play Frankie, and over time, when we Dory had did a

little bit of some rewrites as Barb went on, and we

made some tweaks, I'm like, oh, Ashley's Barb.

And so when she called me one day and said, you

know, it's just been on my heart, I think I'm Barb.

And I'm like, yeah, I wouldn't make a great friend.

Exactly.

But, you know, it's so funny because our heart has

always been to make the best movie we can, right?

And that means casting the right

actors in the right roles.

And it felt to me like reading over this

through the year we were doing the rewrite, there

was someone else that was meant to play Dr.

Francis Kelsey.

I wasn't the right person, and I wanted to be

honest and make sure that we found the right person.

And I do feel very drawn to Barb, so I'm very happy.

We are moving to the next scene.

This next scene deals with the mothers who have been affected by this scandal, have been given solidomide.

Some of them and their babies

have been born with birth defects.

So, Dory, can you set this up and explain a

little bit what's going on in this next scene? Sure.

Yeah.

So one of the characters that we have in the

script that a lot of people don't know about because

we haven't really disclosed this a lot before, but we

do have a character who's very prominent in the script.

Who is a single mother and she's the mother

who has she's a victim of thalidomide and she

has a child who has some birth defects.

And so her child is also a victim of thalidomide.

So in the movie, she's struggling, obviously, to deal

with this, especially as a young single mother.

And she decides to go to this grief support group

that was suggested to her where she meets other mothers

who also have children that were not necessarily victims of

thalidomide, but who have some other issues and things that

they're struggling with with their children.

And so this is just showing that her

interaction with the other mothers and the children

in this group for the first time.

All right, well, let's go ahead and jump into it.

Nicole has a wonderful role in this scene

and she will recur throughout the movie.

Nicole will be playing the role of Marcia.

And we have a couple of actresses

joining us to pop into the scene.

Can we get those actresses on?

All right.

Thank you, ladies, for joining us here.

We have Gigi or Sillo. Is that how you say it?

Does that say it right? Yes.

I've never had to say her name out loud.

She recently come out called Family

Camp, and it is super cute.

Check her out and what?

Yes.

Okay.

When you guys look up, we're happy to have her tonight.

Lauren is also joining us tonight.

Lauren might recognize Lauren or you might not because

in to help us during our torch and she has the

wig on, and she plays the very mysterious Dr.

Francis Kelsey in Our Torch.

Obviously, we haven't cast Dr.

Francis Kelsey yet, so Lauren jumped into that very big

role to take on that part in The Torch.

So lauren for being here.  
Thank you.  
And last but not least, we have Liesel.  
And Lisa and I actually met on the set of Unspan.  
So Lisa had a part in that movie, and  
we became friends and have stayed in touch.  
And Lies, a very talented  
actress who now live Nashville.  
Do I have that right? Yes.  
Resident plays out.  
Follow them on social media, look up  
their names, and obviously you have medical.  
They all have great, pleasant social  
media and lots of good movies.  
All right, ladies, jump into this.  
I'm actually going to be reading  
for the role of Kathy again.  
We'll be hearing Shelby.  
All right.  
Interior.  
Church basement. Night.  
Maggie hesitantly enters a support group meeting  
carrying her now three month old Danny.  
A half dozen women, all white, sit in a  
carrying with their beautiful children, who have disabilities  
from down syndrome, muscular dystrophy to amputations.  
Judy, forty, s, the group  
moderator, is clearly the leader.  
She waves Maggie in. Welcome. Come on in.  
We're just getting started.  
Hushed murmuring as Maggie sits in an empty chair  
next to Kathy, a young mother holding a baby  
girl about Danny's age with shortened arms.  
Juliet, another mother, sits in the chair next to  
Kathy, holding a baby boy with only one leg.  
Now, who wants to begin today?  
Marcia, one of the mothers in the group, holds  
her two year old with down syndrome close to  
her body and peers uncomfortably at Maggie.  
Her displeased expression isn't lost  
on Maggie or the others.  
Am I the one who has to say it?  
We can't have a Negro in our group.  
No other mom says anything.  
Fine.  
Well, I'm leaving.  
Marcia abruptly gets up from her chair  
and picks up her purse, holds her  
daughter by the hand, and starts walking.  
The group tensely watches as she heads for the exit.  
After a moment of awkward silence, Judy speaks up.  
We're all here to feel less alone in

our struggles, to make sure that our babies  
are treated like every other human being, right?  
The women take each other in, each child  
distinctly different, no matter what they look like.  
Marcia kicks her head and storms out.  
Judy gives Maggie a reassuring smile.  
Kathy clears her throat.  
I'll go first.  
Yesterday was really difficult.  
Every time I'm out in  
public with Rebecca, people stare.  
She's not old enough to notice.  
Someday she will be.  
Maggie looks down, comparing Danny with Kathy's baby.  
As she speaks, she studies the  
similarities between the two infants.  
Kathy finishes talking, and the group murmurs sympathy.  
Another mother begins talking, and her  
voice fades into the background.  
Maggie whispers to Kathy, do you ever feel guilty?  
At first?  
It's normal.  
Kathy touches Maggie's arm, reading  
the pain on her face.  
Juliet leans over, joining the conversation.  
Believe me, I've wondered plenty what I did wrong.  
My doctor said it could have been caused by  
something I ate or drank or medicine I took.  
We can't blame ourselves.  
It's supposed to be rare, what my Danny has,  
but it looks like your babies have it too.  
Kathy and Juliet, they told me it was weird, too.  
Maggie Singh comes up with an idea.  
What if we each made a list of unusual  
themselves? A member drinking or eating during our  
Anything different than normal from normal.  
Kathy and Juliet don't really want to relive this.  
I don't see this.  
What's the harm?  
Just to see if we have anything in common, right?  
Maggie nods.  
Kathy and Juliet nod back.  
It's decided.  
The three women turn back to  
listen to the group speakers.  
This is really a heart rushing intro for Maggie also.  
Ladies, thank you so much for being here and I'd  
love to just keep you on for a second longer.  
This also deals with some of the racial tension.  
Not only are these ladies struggling being mothers  
of disabled children, and we're talking about the  
60s here, the late 50s, early 60s.

So people stare.

I mean, that was just the way it
was and it wasn't normal, so to speak.

I think there were homes that children
were sent to, things like that.

And on top of that, Maggie is coming
in to this with some racial tension.

She's the only black woman in this group.

And I think it's just tugs on
my heart as a mom as well.

And just to imagine having to overcome that.

I think all of you are moms.

That's the mom, right?

So, yeah.

Thank you guys so much for being a part of it.

I'm going to let you go because I know you're
busy and I'm grateful that you gave us your time.

And producers, we're just going to discuss a little bit more
about it and we look forward to seeing you again.

Thanks, ladies, for being here.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

We'll keep Nicole on too, dory we?

Originally did not have Maggie written as a
black woman, and it was something we thought
really about and one day we were just
like, yeah, this should be her character.

We should explore that relationship and the
way that it looks and kind of
those cultural differences during the time period.

What was that like for you, making that big
of an adjustment with scripts and trying to go
back in and rework that thought process?

I think especially during that period of time in the early
60s, there are just so many racial issues that were at
play in addition to all of the gender issues that were
at play and then the issues with pharma.

It's just a really interesting time in US.

History, but a really terrible time
in certain ways as well.

So I think that as a team, we have done what we can.

But I'm really looking forward to also having the role of

Maggie Cast so that we can have some additional feedback
really be able to talk to more African American people and
perhaps some who are even alive at that time, to really
make sure that we're making it as accurate as possible,
that's been one of our goals. I know.

For the whole thing is we really want to try
to make this as historically accurate as possible and really
try to help people at least get a glimpse into
what were the struggles of the individual people dealing with
these things in the early 1960s. Yeah.

And Dory, not only do you have the
pressure of telling a real life person's story,
but also portraying these things accurately in history.

And I really commend you on that because you're
such a research driven person that I think you've
done a really excellent job of keeping it accurate.

Nicole, that was also a change that you witnessed
as a producer, because in the beginning, like I
was saying, maggie was not cast or being looked
at as a black woman in the script.

And so when that changed, what were your thoughts?

Were you like, oh, yeah, it's a no brainer, or, how
did you feel about it when you heard that change?

I mean, for me, it was a no brainer. It just made sense.
It was like, well, of

course Maggie is African American.

I think it's a really smart choice because

it brings in that racist element that was
going on, unfortunately, in that time period.

And it's great that she's one of the main characters
because it just shows more of her struggle as a
mom who's overcoming also racism at the same time.

So it was really smart to write her like that.

I think it's great.

Yeah.

Shelby, that was something you had before,
was making sure that the mother struggle
was shown and telling that story.

Can you talk a little bit
more about your thoughts on that?

Yeah.

In the original script, I was looking back on it, and there
wasn't a lot of diversity, and so I was glad that the
team had an open mind with that and accepted that.

And so we made Maggie to be a black
woman and just showing that the mothers were struggling
and that there was different people from all different
backgrounds could come together with their children.

It just adds another layer.

I really like it, and it's women

in different stages of their lives.

I feel like we have a young mom, Frankie.

She's beginning this career at the FDA that
she's established, and she's doing a job that
she's not necessarily supposed to be doing as
a woman working in this field.

And then we have doesn't have children.

Why we don't dig into that.

But she's a single woman, and so we have these
three kind of contrasting women that are all on this
journey and that are deeply affected by this tragedy that
works the way that these women were affected.

Or kudos to you.

Anything else you want to add about the scene
before we move on to the next one?

No, I just think it's a great time to meet
everybody and speaking on the diversity of the script, I'm
so happy to have some diversity as well.

It's always challenging to
make things historically correct.

And early 60s, all of the CEOs were men.

This kind of leads into our next scenes.

It was older white men who were
the head of all of the corporations.

And so it was really a challenge to not make
the script be like, here's another older white man.

Any diversity that we could add
in it I think was great.

And so I'm glad that we were able to do that.

Not that the men aren't great because I am
super excited to see these ones coming up as
well character for men to be in this script.

Because I feel like a lot of times when there
are villains when there are villains in a script or
a movie, they don't believe that they're the bad guy.

I mean, villains think that they're doing usually.

And so these are complex for these men.

A lot of them either had a change of
heart or they really didn't see the problem or
they thought they were doing something good.

I think time to explore how that works out
and how that plays once we film the movie.

So you're going to go ahead and jump into scene three.

This scene is at a marital board meeting
and it actually comes earlier in the script.

We're introduced to the team at the pharmaceutical company
some of the team members at the FDA come in
later and dory if you'll give us a brief overview,
we'll get the guys on to go through this scene. Sure.
So one of our main male characters recurring is Dr.
Murray.

And he's a brand new

CEO at Merrill Pharmaceutical companies.

So he's there to prove himself. They've brought him in.

He's a salesman and they brought him in
to raise their sales and help them out.

And so in this scene, he's
presenting to their board of directors.

And the board of directors is skeptical, but he's
letting them know that he has this new idea
for this miracle drug that he's found that's going
to make them all a lot of money.

So that's what this scene is doing.

He's selling the board of directors on his great idea.

Awesome.

Let's bring on the guy.

Hey, guys.

Thanks so much for joining us tonight.

Happy to have you on.

So Todd Terry is here.

Give us a little wave.

Can I hear?

Can Joe hear us?

Okay.

So introducing Todd first.

We met a while back and we
worked on a show called Vindications together.

Actually stars as the lead in that show.

It's a great.

Actor.

Can you hear us, Todd?

We might be having some technical difficulties.

This is the world we live in with
being live now and working on Zooms.

Let's see.

Todd, are you able to hear us?

I think we're waiting on Todd intro.

I can hear you fine.

Okay, perfect.

Well, as long as you can hear us and we can hear
you, then we'll keep you on and do the table read.

You're looking better now.

So anyway, Todd out on the show.

Vindication, though, he and I shared a couple
of episodes, and he's really fantastic in that
show, Joe, and that'll give everybody away.

Joe and I have actually a couple of months,
so that's how we got to know each other.

I'm happy to have you here.

It's really technically our first
time kind of working together.

That's fun.

Happy to have you.

And then we have Josh over here.

Josh when I met years ago through, I think, mutual
friends, and we're kind of in the same space.

You have a lot of things going on right now.

What is it that you're working on most recently?

Well, I've got a Christmas film that

I just did that's coming out on.

What's that?

I didn't know if you were allowed to say.

I'm like a max boiling secret.

I just did a Christmas film for

Fox, and then I'm currently doing another
true story thriller about corporate fraud.

All right, well, awesome.  
Everybody check out these guys.  
And we're going to go ahead and get into the scene.  
Shelby, I'm going to leave you to narrate  
because you're doing such a fantastic job.  
And Shelby will narrate.  
All right.  
Interior, Merrill's headquarters, fancy  
conference room, day.  
We join a presentation already in progress led by Dr.  
Joseph Murray.  
He is smartly dressed.  
He commands attention at the front of the room.  
Doctor, can you hear me? Yes, go ahead.  
Shelby his right hand man.  
A projection screen stands behind him.  
All right. Have we lost Todd?  
I might just hop on for him.  
Okay, I'm going to hop on. Yeah. All right.  
Technical difficulties. That's what we do. Improv.  
All right, so everybody, this will be a man voice.  
Just pretend.  
As you can see, I brought our  
profits up over 20% last quarter.  
And as you know, the public loves sedatives.  
But most barbiturates can cause death  
if taken in excessive quantity.  
People seem to like to do he speaks  
to twelve board members, all older white men  
who sit around a marble conference table.  
Framed prints of ads for the company's  
products, including vaporab lined the walls.  
I scoured the globe and found a miracle drug.  
I call it caffeine.  
He nods to Ruth, strikingly pretty,  
who operates a 35 millimeter slide  
projection while also trying to disappear.  
Murray points dramatically to a slide of thousands of  
boxes stacked to the ceiling in a warehouse.  
The labels say Chemi, Gruenthal and Thalidomide  
sold over the counter all over Europe.  
In Germany, it's called conturgent in Britain.  
Generic name Thalidomide.  
So Safe even puts children to sleep.  
We have exclusive rights to sell in the US and Canada.  
The board members are paying attention now.  
Board member number one looks  
more closely at the slide.  
Is that our warehouse?  
We've already purchased millions of fills,  
so there's no worry about supply.  
Already purchased?

Why wasn't this run through the board?  
You hired me to turn Arrow around, and  
that is exactly what I'm doing right now.  
15 million of these pills are  
selling every month in Germany.  
Second only to aspirin.  
Marie pulls a bottle of Kevin from his pocket  
and tosses it to board member number one.  
He opens the bottle and takes out a tiny pill.  
The board looks worried.  
An old timer pipes up.  
Those pills are going to be sitting there costing  
us money until we have approval from the FDA.  
Murray nods to Pug still standing next to him.  
Applications have been submitted here and in Canada.  
With our connections, we expect swift approval.  
You've taken quite a gamble with our money, Murray.  
It better pay off.  
Murray smiles.  
Gentlemen, we're all about to  
have a very merry Christmas.  
A few board members chuckle, impressed.  
Others talk quietly amongst themselves.  
Board member number one puts the bottle  
and pill on the marble table.  
Close on looking at the pill.  
All right, pull that off.  
Todd, I obviously nailed your part there.  
It's okay. We worked through it.  
I'm glad that you're here.  
If we can hear you for the  
next scene, we'll keep it rolling.  
If not, we'll just have either Joe jump  
in or someone else to fill that.  
Ryan, you'll have to keep me posted.  
I call him Oz.  
So those of you who are watching, you  
don't hear this voice that I hear.  
It's like being on set and having  
this little voice in your ear.  
And his name is Ryan.  
He's our behind eye, and he  
keeps me posted when things happen.  
So if I look like a crazy person  
talking to an invisible man, I am.  
And that would be Ryan behind the scenes.  
So, guys, thank you for being here  
a little bit with our actors.  
I want to know what you thought, because  
you guys read for the first time.  
You haven't even seen the script, the full script.  
So, Josh, I'll throw this question to you first,

but just this little snippet that you got.  
What were your thoughts immediately coming into scene?  
Well, I've been kind of immersed in this  
world for a bit now, so it just  
kind of feels like par for the course.  
Unfortunately, this has been going on in reality in  
the industry for decades and continues to be.  
So it's sad that it feels sort of,  
like, familiar, but it is way too commonplace.  
But it's amazing that people can be so  
seemingly normal and so calloused and disconnected from  
the effect they're having on people's lives.  
I think Stalin had a great mind that when  
someone dies is a tragedy, a death is a  
tragedy, and 10,000 deaths is a statistic.  
Wow, I have not heard that quote before.  
That's really interesting.  
Josh, you brought up something that I was touching  
on right before you guys came on, and that  
was the fact that a lot of our villains  
don't believe that they're bad guys.  
Either they have their own motives for  
doing what they're doing, or they think  
that they're really doing something good.  
So it's an interesting thing that  
you just brought to light there.  
Joe, did you have anything to add to that,  
having seen the scene for the first time yesterday?  
Well, it reminds me of what then happened some 20  
odd years after this in the with all these attractive  
young drug reps with a trunk full of Big Bertha  
golf drivers pushing Oxy through all their channels to all  
these doctors offices, and obviously, we didn't learn from  
and it's still happening, so here we are.  
Yeah, I think you're right.  
So this is just one of those cautionary  
tells that we hope will get out the  
public and really thinking about it, especially since  
a lot of people haven't heard this story.  
We have lost Todd for sure.  
So, Jeff, I would like to have  
you stick around, if that's okay.  
We're going to throw you into the role of Murray.  
Do you happen to have a copy of that scene?  
No, for the next one.  
All right, so like I said, we're going to improv really  
quick, and Joe, I am going to send you that.  
So while I send you that scene, we are  
going to hop off and let Rory, Shelby, and  
Nicole discuss that scene and what's coming next.  
And Joe, check your email.  
I'm going to hop off and send you this email.

Sorry I was muted.  
All right, in this scene, we have  
three of our characters, so we have  
Murray, his assistant, and their lab supervisor.  
And so the pharmaceutical company has been running their  
own animal studies on these pills on Thalidomide, but  
what was interesting at the time, because of the  
way the laws were, they didn't have to actually  
provide those tests to the FDA.  
The pharmaceutical companies were just given  
leeway on what they wanted.  
So in this scene, we have some surprising results  
from one of the tests on the animals.  
And so the lab supervisor has realized that there's a  
problem, and he's called Murray and his right hand man  
in to show him what are the issues that they're  
seeing with this animal testing, and then we see how  
Murray decides to deal with this.  
Awesome.  
Well, do we have our guys on standby?  
Did I get that email sent off to Joe quickly enough?  
Okay, well, is Nicole still hanging out,  
by the way, our executive producer?  
Okay, while we are waiting for those guys to get back,  
while we're waiting for the guys to get back, we are  
going to tease a little bit of a game coming.  
So if you're still hanging around, make sure  
that you use the grounds after the scene.  
We're going to put a trivia game, and it's  
a super fun one that deals with movie quotes.  
The script is so critical to the success of every  
film that is those lines stuck in your head.  
And we're going to talk about some of them and  
see who can guess what the quote is from.  
Stick around because it's coming  
right after this scene.  
We are going to throw the scene up on screen  
so we'll be able to bring Joe back on now.  
And if he doesn't have it in his email,  
he's going to improv because he's a great actor  
and we're going to jump into it.  
Hey, Brian.  
Brian is also here.  
Brian, happy to have you join us tonight.  
Thanks for hopping on. Yeah.  
A lot of you know Brian from his many different roles.  
What do you think most known for Brian,  
what do people recognize you from the most?  
I think Kurt from big bang theory is what I'll go  
down in history as being known as at least, right?  
It actually really depends.  
It's because it plays on six different

networks in, like, five hour blocks.  
It's everywhere.  
Yeah.  
Penny's boyfriend.  
So I guess if I'm going to be  
remembered for something that's an all right one  
to be remembered for is a great show.  
It is.  
All right, Joe, give me a thumbs up.  
Are you ready to go?  
I'll be reading it on the screen.  
Okay, perfect.  
Then we'll throw it up for you to  
read, Joe, and we'll hop right into it. Go ahead.  
I'm reading a jury, right? Yes.  
Interior Merrill's Headquarters Laboratory.  
Moments later, Murray, Pogg and Williams stand in  
front of the cage of dead rats.  
Williams is nervous.  
We've been dosing the rats with Kevin this morning.  
When we came in, we found them like this.  
We don't know the drug caused this.  
To confirm the problem was the drug,  
we decided to dose a dog.  
We gave him an adjusted dose.  
At this rate of deterioration,  
he'll be dead by midnight.  
All drugs are lethal if consumed at high enough levels.  
Of course.  
But we told the FDA, no  
side effects, no overdose possible.  
It's not your concern what we told the FDA.  
Murray pauses for a moment to think for a moment.  
Quit testing and dispose of the animals.  
No record of this. Understood?  
Yes, sir.  
Murray and Pog exit.  
Interior, Merrill headquarters, men's bathroom, day.  
Murray's in a stall.  
Pog waits by the sink.  
We don't have to give the results to the  
FDA, but Kimmy said it was suicide proof.  
How could it be making animals sick?  
Could be something else we haven't considered.  
By the way, the Canadians are loving it.  
Flesh.  
Murray exits, washes his hands, ramp things up  
and put more pressure on the FDA.  
I'm done playing nice.  
You make a good bad guy.  
Yeah, Josh, you too, is very ominous.  
That's great.

This is interesting because I'm curious if guys in  
bathrooms is that common and you carry on a  
conversation, or do I need to rewrite this?  
That's actually how we got our  
first investor for our film.  
Honest to God.  
Just bathroom talk.  
Yeah, we nailed it in the men's bathroom.  
Obviously, we're in lab first, and  
then we're heading into the bathroom.  
But I just had to ask you guys before we let  
you go, I think that everything in the last scene applies  
to this as well, though I really feel like Williams is  
kind of the one with the conscience here.  
He's the one who has this realization he's not sure  
if they should not disclose his information, but he's got  
a report to his superior in a tough situation.  
And so, Brian, I thought you played that well in  
regards to the kind of conflict that he's facing there.  
All right, guys, I'm just so grateful that you  
came on, and thank you for your time.  
I'm going to let you go because  
I know everybody's busy working actors.  
So thanks again for being on tonight.  
We'll see you soon. Yeah. Best of luck. Thank you. Bye.  
Something I mentioned, what a lot of people don't know  
when you're writing is that you have to consider where  
your characters are going to be because we don't want  
to be in a cubicle the whole movie. Right.  
There are some movies where you're in one location  
the whole time, but that's not our movie.  
And so when you're thinking about are we going to be  
in the FDA building the entire time, or, like, the Merrill  
boardroom, how did you come up with this idea that all  
of a sudden they're going to be in a bathroom?  
I know that's so strange to ask, but you're trying  
to switch up locations and keep it visually interesting.  
So what made you think, oh, the bathroom  
is a good place to have a conversation?  
Well, I mean, there's only so many  
places in an office building, right?  
We have one in the lobby.  
We have the conference room, we have  
the lab, we have individual offices. So what was left?  
The bathroom.  
The guys have confirmed that bathroom happens.  
I'm so glad because I wasn't sure  
because I don't think women read.  
I mean, maybe occasionally, but I wouldn't  
say that's really a thing we do.  
So I'm really glad to know that that's accurate.  
That's really funny.

Okay, well, we're going to kind of wrap up this chat about the script. But if you're still hanging around, we're about to play our trivia game. But we have a little surprise before I get to the surprise, where he's like, what's the surprise? Watching still looking and watching now, whether you're now or later, what I want you to know is that we need your help, and we need you to share. Share? This is a project that we need general public to get behind. We need your support. If you go to angel.com Pharma, share that with your friends and family, because we need the support of the public to make this movie. We're getting closer and closer every single day, but we haven't crossed that finish line yet. This is not a donation. This is an opportunity to own a piece of the movie. And if you want to see the movie get made, you go to angel.com Pharma to learn more there. All right, that's enough of that. We have a big surprise because Dory is not a screenwriter and a producer, but what you might not know is she made her acting debut in the Pharma because, like all great actors, sometimes we get left on the cutting room floor. Dory Steve did not make the final cut. But tonight I have a special treat for you because there is footage that we have for you. Dory's acting debut. I did not know this was coming. I would not have been okay with it. I was so happy when it was cut. I was like, no, the world's going to see it right now. Here we go. Nine delta, take one. Mark. Add these up. Set and goody. Thank you. We're going to get this focused. Everyone knows that is a totally raw copy of the footage. So the sound is not matched, it's not been sound mixed, it's not been color corrected. We just had to show you that because of Dory making her acting debut, honestly, you nailed that librarian role. I think if we have more of that, you nailed it. You looked amazing. Thank you. That's very kind of torch.

We would have kept it, but like I said, all great actors get left on the cutting room floor from time to time. We want you to have that gym to save forever and to live off time for a little more fun. All right, this is going out to everyone who's watching right now. This is going to be a tricky game about movie quotes. And what's going to happen is the person who's watching and gets the most quotes right. If you're the first person to guess and get it right, whoever gets the most right will automatically qualify for our Silver level ambassador program. You'll get silver level status. You'll get added to our private, exclusive Facebook group. You will be leveled up for a chance to be in the movie. So it's a really cool, exclusive prize, and there will be some goodies coming your way. All right, so here we go. Let's take it away with some movie quotes and you guys playing along live. Guess what it is. Total. I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. If you know what it is, type it in the comments. The quote is down at the bottom of the screen, and if you're watching, throw it in the comments. If you can remember, we got a winner. Anybody? I see somebody. And Ryan, we'll let you call out the winner. I'm seeing a blake, you are the first person that we have to get that one right. So tally that one for you. Let's come to the next movie quote. April, you need to get some more so that you can be the winner. All right, let's go. Next quote. All right, who's got it? This is a pretty iconic one. You know what? I feel like I would guess wrong, honestly, I have a feeling. Who is the winner? Who got OOH, I see I see a couple of people coming through now, but answer. Yeah, this is funny because it's actually one of my acting coaches favorite movies, I just realized. All right, we're checking both Facebook and YouTube to sure we got the first person somebody to to. Be quiet.

Do I hear a toto in the background?  
Shelby has a what is it?  
A golden doodle?  
A labradoodle.  
It's a golden doodle.  
And there's someone at my door  
and he is losing his mind.  
So we have white down the bottom.  
White is the winner for that one. Good job.  
It is rocky. Well done.  
That was a very quick little snippet.  
So good job getting that one.  
All right, moving on.  
We have three more three more quotes. All right.  
What's the next one?  
You're going to need a bigger boat.  
I know exactly what that one is.  
These are so fun.  
I could play this game all night.  
Like, I wish this was a game that  
you could go to the restaurant and play.  
They have trivia nights.  
I wish it was just strictly movie clips.  
Movie clips, for sure.  
And is it Universal Studios that has this ride?  
Terrifying.  
Oh, do they?  
They did at some point.  
There's another hint.  
I saw one of the answers, and  
that was Lauren is not right.  
I saw Lauren's answer.  
Anybody else?  
I feel like it's a dead giveaway.  
Like I didn't look at the  
answers before we played the game.  
And that one I did know immediately.  
Oh, actually, I think that Lauren got it.  
Was Lauren the first one that we had?  
I saw her answer.  
Oh, no, april got it. 1st April.  
Beat you two at April, everyone on YouTube.  
Good job, April. It is.  
It's Jaws.  
She said boat.  
The actor said, you're going to  
need a bigger boat, Lauren.  
That's not Jurassic Park. Okay.  
All right. Moving on.  
We have more.  
This one is one of my favorite movies, actually.  
On Wednesdays, we wear pink.

It's so cute.  
I feel like that is to be an iconic movie.  
Yeah, that's so what are some  
other moments in that movie?  
I feel like, oh, I see answers coming in.  
She doesn't even go here.  
Wasn't a movie.  
Tina Fey, I think, wrote it.  
Did Tina Fey write it or was she just a producer?  
I can't remember. Did she write it? Wrote it.  
Lindsay, for anybody who's still trying to figure  
it out, I've seen some people answer.  
We're just comparing Facebook and YouTube.  
That's what's given us a little bit of a delay here.  
And our winner is a sense of who  
it we have one more after this.  
Andrew dipsy is very good.  
Andrew dipsy one right.  
It was mean girls. Yes.  
That is a fun movie.  
All right, last one.  
Another one of my favorite movies.  
Totally iconic.  
You got into Harvard Law. What?  
Like, it's hard, man.  
What a role gosh, I feel like as  
an actress, what a fun role to play.  
And I didn't know.  
Go ahead, Shelby.  
Did you hear the buzz?  
Are they, like, teasing that  
there's another one coming?  
You can't say the title yet.  
I see a lot of answers on  
Facebook, but we have to compare. Yes, I did.  
Not what they're making. Okay.  
But also, I'm not quite sure  
they're always that good, the sequels. All right.  
Who won? Who is that?  
Who's that name? Grace.  
Okay.  
I can't see good.  
My screen is little.  
So, Race, you are the one who got that right.  
So we're going to tally it up.  
I think that April got the  
most right out of our viewers.  
Is that right, April Blake?  
She got two of the five. Correct.  
So, April, we're going to get you some goodies.  
How about that?  
And we're going to add you to our exclusive group

and make sure that you get all that content.  
We post different things there tonight.  
I'll make sure that you guys all get that video of  
Dory, and we'll add some of the scenes from the script.  
If you want to take a look at them and  
read them, you'll be able to see them there.  
Anyway, that kind of wraps it up tonight.  
We hope that you enjoyed our table read.  
We will be having some  
social media challenges coming up.  
So if you would like to be in a  
movie, you don't have to be an actor.  
Maybe you just always wanted to be in a movie.  
Then you should play our games, because that is  
one of the ways that you can qualify for  
the ultimate prize of being in Pharma.  
When we go into production, keep  
an eye on our social media.  
We are at Pharma, the movie, pretty much everywhere  
you look, and you will be able to see  
information about our ambassador program and how you  
qualify for that and all kinds of other goodies.  
So thanks again for being here.  
Dori shelby, any final words  
before you sign off tonight?  
Thank you for the continued support.  
We appreciate it.  
Yes, we so appreciate everybody's support.  
We're over a million dollars now, which is so exciting.  
And hearing it all tonight was just really a neat  
way to start to bring the story to life.  
And so we're just really looking forward to continuing  
to develop the script and cast and move on  
to all of these other exciting things.  
So we're excited for everybody to  
be on the journey with us.  
Yes, thank you.  
Like Dori said, over a million dollars.  
I think we're at \$1.2 million  
right now of interest express.  
And that's a huge commitment.  
Thank you so much. Keep sharing it.  
That's the way that we get more  
people interested is by spreading the word.  
That's one of the best things that you can do for us.  
Hope everyone has a wonderful night.  
We'll see you in a couple  
of weeks for another live stream.  
Until then, follow us on social  
media, and we're happy to connect. Bye.  
I had a job at the FDA.  
They didn't like the questions I was asking.

You heard that I fired Barbara Molden.  
Don't make me do the same to you.  
The FDA is corrupt.  
Trying to change a drug laws is a political landmine.  
Bribery, off the books.  
Consulting fees, national statistics.  
Merrill pharmaceuticals is working  
with convicted Nazis.  
They're approving unsafe drugs. This has to stop.  
A new proof.  
I want to start a new war.  
You've just watched a short proof of  
concept for pharma, a feature film that  
chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.  
Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her  
family as she waged war against big pharma.  
She resisted intense opposition from inside the  
FDA in order to expose the biggest  
unmonitored drug trial in US. History.  
If you want to help us tell this important,  
interesting, true story, visit angel.com pharma to express  
Now this is a David and Goliath type story.  
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the  
billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much  
resistance within her own government agency.  
I can't imagine what it would be like to work within  
the FDA and try to fight this corruption and then betrayaled  
by big pharma, risk her career and her family.  
JFK went on to award her  
a presidential medal for her work.  
In the 1960s, in the US.  
Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.  
Doctors were allowed to give out samples  
of medication to patients without their knowledge  
that it was an experimental drug.  
I was shocked to learn that even pregnant  
women were given experimental drugs without their consent.  
Frankie learned that thalidomide, a drug sold  
all over the world, second only to  
aspirin, was linked to birth defects.  
When she raised these concerns with the FDA and big  
pharma, she was threatened to be fired to be deported.  
Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal thalidomide's  
employed more Nazi war criminals than any  
other company in the world.  
Working with the right distributor is crucial  
for the success of any project.  
You need someone who shares your creative vision, and  
we have an award winning script and an incredible  
true story that needs to be told.  
We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we  
really love what angel is doing.

Angel has a proven track record with the success of their hit series the chosen. It has generated hundreds of millions of views and tens of millions of dollars. With their unique model and this powerful true story, we believe this movie can reach and inspire people all over the world. The stories of the 1960s and that Pharma will tell are happening today. When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits are prioritized over people and that should never happen. If you think so too, express your interest in investing in this film. Click the link below or go to angel.com Pharma to show your support for this project. Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.

I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion. In 2019 I starred in the movie Unplanned. I knew taking on the role of Abby would come with consequences, but I was prepared for it. I think that doing that movie really shifted my perspective. I wanted to be a part of things that had impact in a positive way on people. We just want to shed a light on a hidden story in American medical history because we know that people don't know history, they're him to repeat it. We need your help to bring this amazing true story to life. Click or visit angel.com Pharma to show your support. We just need to gauge how many of you want to be a part of bringing this story to the world.

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# **Livestream Transcript:**
**The Fight for Truth, July 21, 2022**

Hello, this is Dr. Kelsey. It's Dr. Smith.
I'm reviewing the drug applications you approved.
I don't see Kevin on here.
Can't approve that one yet.
There's too much missing information.
Like what?
Human clinical studies?
There are none.
Just a bunch of testimonials from doctors saying
how great they think the drug is.
You realize how many applications we need to get
out the door by the end of the month? 70.
You heard that?
I fired Barbara Moulton.
Don't make me do the same to you.
The, you can go on in.
Thank you. Bar.
Molten.
How is your daddy doing?
Oh, you know daddy.
Ornery as ever.
He was always drumming up trouble.
This is some fine Tennessee whiskey.
It's all I serve in my office.
Never met a whiskey I didn't like.
So to what do I owe this pleasure?
I saw in the paper that your
committee is investigating the FDA drug pricing.
I had a job at the FDA reviewing new drug applications.
They didn't like the questions I was asking.
Is that so?
Senator, I'm the type of person, if
something needs saying, I say it.
The FDA is corrupt.
This goes far beyond drug pricing.
Bribery, off the books, consulting fees that's
just the tip of the iceberg.
So you like drumming up trouble too?
So what, do you want me to expand my investigation?
I want the drug laws completely overhauled.
Is that all?
Our drug laws are the real problem.
Loopholes.
Big Pharma has paid the FDA head of
antibiotics over $250,000 to endorse their drugs.
Listen, Jonah Bark trying to change the

drug laws is a political landmine no
one's touched in the past two decades.
And with Kennedy newly elected
dog, that dog won't hunt.
That's because the drug companies have all the power.
Corporations are selling bottled water
as cures for cancer.
They're approving unsafe drugs.
This has to stop.
And I suppose you want me to be
the one to introduce this new legislation?
You ran for vice president because
you wanted to leave a legacy.
Well, this is your chance.
I need proof.
Not a problem.
You you fight in World War II?
I took a bullet in France. Why?
Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working with convicted
Nazis pushing a drug called Tevadon.
The generic name is Thalidomide.
They likely tested it on
prisoners in concentration camps.
Is that enough to merit a little more attention?
So what do you want me to do with all this?
I want to start a new war.
Hey, everybody.
I am so excited to be here with you tonight and
talk a little bit about our upcoming future film Pharma.
You have just seen a short clip that
is our proof of concept of what we
plan to do with the feature linked film.
My name is Ashley Bratcher.
I am an actress and producer and
the lead producer on this project.
A lot of you probably know
me from my role in Unplanned.
I played Abby Johnson and coming out of that
movie, I knew that I was going to face
a lot of challenges moving forward in my career.
So I decided to start looking for content.
And as I began looking, I knew that I
wanted to tell stories that matter, stories that are
going to impact the world in a positive way.
And after reading tons and tons
of scripts, I came across Pharma.
And Pharma is the incredible true story of Dr.
Francis Kelsey and her fight to keep a
dangerous drug from being approved for the US. Market.
That drug is thalidomide.

If you're not familiar with thalidomide, it was a drug that was being prescribed in the 1960s as a sedative, and to prevent morning sickness, it was given to pregnant women. And Francis Kelsey was the one who was supposed to approve this drug for the FDA. And as it came across her desk, she realized that there wasn't enough research to prove that it was safe. So asking for the research to back it, the FDA kept telling her, rubber stamp it, move it forward. The pharmaceutical company was not giving her the information that she needed, so she decided to fight back and keep pushing. And in her research, she came to find that thalidomide was causing birth defects. Babies were being born without arms and legs. And this movie chronicles her battle going up against her own government agency and fighting the corruption within the FDA and Big Pharma. So that is why I'm here and I'm making this movie. I think it's incredibly important and coming again out of unplanned, I had to make a way, and learning about this project was such a cool opportunity. I would love for you guys to help us make this movie because we have partnered with Angel Studios who brought you The Chosen. It was the most successful crowdfunded projects of all time, and we've been trying to make this movie for about two and a half years. I know that it's shocking that Big Hollywood didn't want to help us make it. Well, when we went to angel, without hesitation, they knew that this project was special and they jumped on board immediately. All of these other studios wanted us to jump through hoops, and they made it really difficult for us to move forward. So we know that the best way to do this is to partner with a studio like angel, who is going to support our vision and allow our audience to determine the movies that get made. You guys are the ones that will be helping us move this project forward. You'll actually be investors. It's not a donation. **What** can get involved by going to angel.com Pharma, and is where you can put an investment of \$100 or more and help us get this thing going to date. We just made this announcement that went out yesterday and we've seen over \$600,000 with people going in and showing their interest. So we're really excited about what's happening and I

cannot wait to bring on some special guests. We have Jordan Harmon from Angel Studios who is going to tell you why he felt like this project was important to tell. And we are going to have the screenwriter and another producer come on. Our screenwriter is really incredible. She has been a practicing attorney for 20 years. I think it is on top of being a really phenomenal screenwriter, the script has won lots of awards. We've had over 400 people already express interest in helping us make this. And here's something special tonight. If we can get 20 people to express interest while we're on this live stream, I think, yes, I'm going the right direction. This is a mirroring effect here. So if we can get 20 people to show interest while we're on this live stream, we have a really fun, embarrassing video of one of our producers that we will share towards the end of the livestream. We're also going to take questions and do some interview style things. At the end of this live stream, I have a lot of things I want to mention to you. Exciting announcements to help you get involved. So if you have friends that aren't watching, please share this link, tag them, send it their way and let's get everyone on. I can't wait to hear what you guys have thought of the proof of concept and what your ideas are for helping us move forward. So right now, I am going to bring on our screenwriter, who is Dori Zavala, and one of our producers, Shelby Thomas. Hey, ladies. I am so happy you're here. Dory is up at the top corner of your screen and then Shelby is our other producer down at the bottom. So when I found this script, one of the first people I contacted, obviously was Dory because she had written this incredible script. It was in this big database of scripts online and like I said, I had read so many and as soon as I saw this script, I knew it was special. By the way, we just saw Tyler. Tyler just came in with a \$500 expression of interest. Is that how I'm supposed to say? And then I see Maggie, I see Linda. There was an anonymous for 1000. I'm just going to throw those out there and give shout outs as people throw them

in because it's really incredible and we're super excited that people are interested. Okay, back to Dory, because, Dory, I think you're one of the most interesting people that I've ever met. And reading the script, it was evident to me, even with it being your first screenplay that you've ever written, it was really, really special. So I'd love for you to share with people why you chose this to undertake as your first screenplay and what drew you to the story of Francis Kelsey. Thanks, Ashley. Before, I'm a lawyer, so I'm a research nerd I love to research things, especially historical stuff. And I've always been really interested in some of the stories of women in history that we often haven't learned about in school. So I came across I read about Francis Kelsey and how she had kept this drug thalidomide off of the US. Market. And I was just blown away that this was a story that I had never heard of. And it seemed like a lot of people had never heard of this, even though she went on to write the clinical trial process that's used today in the US. And all over the world. So I started thinking about it, and I actually thought about writing it as a book, but I really felt like the movie was the best way to have a lot of people see this story and really learn about Dr. Kelsey's effect on how our drugs are regulated today. There was a lot of things that really surprised me when I dug into it and started researching it. One of the things that was that Dr. Kelsey was only the second female doctor to ever work at the FDA, and her friend, who was the first female doctor to work at the FDA, also was one of the first whistleblowers in the United States. And it was about just the climate of what was happening at the FDA. So we really make sure in this screenplay to go into not only the story of Dr. Kelsey, but also of Barb Moulton, who you're playing Ashley, and some other of the people that were involved in really cool setting. Early 1960s. John F. Kennedy was President. And it was just a very interesting time in US. History. And I think another thing that really, really I thought people needed to understand was, at the time, experimental drugs could be given to patients without their consent or knowledge. So it was just this crazy time where not only

detergent women, but all individuals would go to their and there was the possibility of them getting a drug that they didn't even know hadn't been approved by the FDA, which is crazy to think dori. That was something that I found really interesting because first, I didn't know about the story, which was baffling to me because it's such an incredible story. But the fact that these people were giving drugs and participating essentially in a clinical trial without knowing that, and for it to be given to pregnant women, that's just another double whammy that you don't even think about. And I had no idea that this had even happened. Another thing to note is that this is, to date, I think, the biggest man made medical disaster in history, and it was the largest unmonitored drug trial in US. History. And so her stepping forward and kind of exposing that and that corruption and just really stepping out to protect people, having someone who is courageous to step out and protect people, I think is, man, what does it take to do that? I try to put myself in that position. And what would you do when your family is at risk, when your job is at risk? What would you do if it means protecting thousands and thousands of people? So I think it was really cool that you chose this story in particular. Another thing that you mentioned was the time period. Well, me, first of all, I'm really drawn to period pieces. It's kind of my guilty pleasure. Like, anytime there's a period piece on television or movie, I'm watching it. But this time period, Francis Kelsey being the second one of the only two women that worked at the FDA, she faced so much backlash. And, yeah, she was a woman working in a man's world, so she had to really fight for what she was doing. I'd love to lead into Shelby and her involvement. So, Shelby, I'll give you a quick intro. Shelby. Hey, Randy from California. Thank you for expressing interest, Shelby. Shelby went on tour with me after Unplanned premiered, and Shelby was my publicist. She quickly became my best friend. I think that when you travel with somebody, you learn a lot about each other very fast. And Shelby and I, we figured out that we travel really well together. And so when I decided that I wanted

to start producing movies, shelby was one of the first people that I called. And I said, hey, let's make a movie together. And we were both kind of jumping into this, and she said, okay, let's do it. So, Shelby, I'd love for you to maybe talk a little bit about this crazy experience and trusting me to make a movie with you. Yeah. Well, thanks, Ashley. So in January of 2020, right, we were in Hollywood, and you came to me, and you were like, okay, I have to tell you about this script. We were sitting down by the pool, and we found the script you were reading so many online, and you told me about it, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had no idea. I hadn't learned about it at all in history books or anything like that. Dory wrote this amazing script, and so we knew right away that we wanted to tell stories about justice and about women standing up for the truth. Ashley and I and Dory were really passionate about that. Standing up for what's right. Even though there could be some backlash. And Ashley, you know all about that. And we toured the world together for years, fighting abortion, like, talk about a controversial subject, right? And having to say, I'm taking a stand on this, whether or not it affects my career, we had to make a serious decision. And like you said, traveling the world, it's different everywhere you go. So I can really relate to this story and the passion and dedication it takes to take on a fight like that. And Shelby, you've really been kind of my armor bearer is what people have called you, because it's been a difficult journey. And having someone like you by my side and partnering with you has been a really encouraging and wonderful experience. And I'm so grateful for you. Yeah, likewise, my friend. So, Shelby and Dory, again, so excited to be on this journey with you both. I think it's really cool that all of our team so far is comprised of women. We are one of the first projects with Angel Studios that is a female driven project that is being produced by women. So we're also really excited about that.

We're excited about the way this is moving forward. Again, this is an opportunity for people to determine what movies get made. The typical way that movies get funded is through studios and Hollywood executives who say, okay, here's what we're going to make. Here's your budget. Go make it. And oftentimes what we've seen is that they're not always hitting their target market. A lot of times, executives have their own agenda for the kind of content that they want to make. They know exactly what makes money, and that's the trajectory that they're on. And we've seen something really interesting happen recently with Netflix. So Netflix has lost over 200,000 subscribers, and I want to say the first quarter of this year tracking towards a million lost subscribers. And what I think that means is that the audience is really driving the content. And so something exciting about working with angel is that you guys are the ones who are determining what is going to be made and put out into the world. And again, it's not a donation. It's an investment opportunity. And so, yes, when we make a profit, should we make profit, then all of our investors will get a piece of that profit as we move forward. So right now, what we're doing is we're gauging interest. So we need to know how many people think that this movie should be made. And if you think that this movie should be made, then you go to Angels.com Pharma to express your interest. That's all you have to do right now. Just show us that you're interested and you want to see this movie get made. And from there, we will determine when and if this offering will go live and we'll have the opportunity to partner with you all to make this movie. I did notice that there were some people putting their interest, expressing their interest, and that was Melvin, Keith and Mary. We just got an anonymous for $500. You guys are amazing. We're super excited. I don't know what the tally yet is for how many people have expressed interest. How many have we had? Ten. Okay, so we are halfway there to releasing

a really fun behind the scenes video.

Shelby is just blushing right now because she knows she's the target.

We have this fun little story of working behind the scenes on that proof of concept, which you saw at the beginning of this video.

If you missed the proof of concept, this video, this live stream is going to be saved and you can go back and watch it and share it with someone else and you'll be able to see what we're talking about.

There's just some information from behind the scenes of making that just little silly things.

We wore all different hats.

I was an actress, a producer. We have the writer.

We were all running back behind the scenes.

We were running, catering, all kinds of things.

That's just kind of what you do as an independent filmmaker to make things happen.

And we're making it happen.

Let's see here.

In just a few minutes, we are going to have Jordan Harmon come on.

And he's going to talk a little bit about what excited him.

And before we do that, I'd love if we could show some pictures just of our team and maybe some behind the scenes of shooting our proof of concept.

So, Shelby, you want to talk about this one? Yeah.

So this was our first time at Angel Studios at one of their events and meeting the other creators.

This was one of the premieres of they were introducing all the different projects that they have going on currently and that you can see on the website, too.

We missed Dory this time, but yeah, we had a great time. Yeah. Okay.

By the way, John just chimed in and he expressed interest.

Thank you, John.

So this is a picture of Shelby, and the next one is a picture of Shelby and I.

And we had just started this project.

We were in development and we were trying to figure out a plan for how to move it forward.

So this is a picture from very early on in development.

The picture of us at angel that you saw just a second ago.

That was right after we had signed with Angel Studios.

So we were very excited.

It was great to go out and meet everyone.

They have a super cool studio.

Everyone at angel is so creative and so funny, and we're just really excited to work with them.

What else do we have coming up in these pictures before we bring Jordan on?

Okay, so here's a fun story on Dory.

You want to explain this one?

Yeah.

This is where we finally got to meet each other after about two years of working together.

So we had all these great phone calls and video calls, but we actually found the script and we started working together in January of 2020.

So that was really tough timing for us to be able to actually meet in person.

So we were so excited.

We talked for hours.

It was an amazing night.

Yeah.

So when I say that Doria is a really interesting person, like she said, we had just met.

We had been working together for two years.

Here's a little crazy.

I think it's providential.

We'll see what you guys think.

If you think it's providential, comment on the video, tell us what you think.

But like Dory mentioned, okay, found this script, I think, and it was like December 2019.

And then I reached out to Dory in January of 2020.

So if you guys recall, this major event happened across the world called COVID-19.

This crazy pandemic starts, right?

And I had just optioned this script from Dory about Big Pharma and about this clinical trial process.

And we were looking at vaccines and treatments for COVID.

And it was really interesting because it became so timely.

It was something that people had started talking about for the first time in years since Francis Kelsey had passed away.

She was making news.

She was in the headlines of the New York Times.

They were talking about how everything that she fought for was being challenged at

the FDA now because she had, like

Dori said, established the clinical trial process.

And it was not exactly being followed through this process now that we're seeing.

So it was really interesting to see this come to fruition at a time when we couldn't have predicted.

We had no idea that COVID was coming.

We just knew that this was a special story.

And then, bam, here we were in the

middle of this story about Big Pharma and  
the FDA at a really critical time.  
So it was just really interesting.  
And like Dori said, we had  
started this process during a pandemic.  
We had learned to do a lot of zoom  
calls and then finally sitting down and meeting each  
other for the first time was such a joy.  
Okay, so a couple more  
people have expressed their interest.  
I saw a couple of anonymous thank you. Anonymous.  
Thank you, Vivian.  
Thank you, Dell. I think it's who it is.  
Linda, we see you there.  
And we're super excited.  
I have a way to get you guys more  
involved and make this an exciting journey for you  
all that I'm going to share at the end.  
So make sure you stay tuned because  
everyone who is expressing their interest, we  
have something special in store for you.  
All right, Dory and Shelby, I'm going to let you guys  
go for a few minutes, and we are going to bring  
Jordan Harmon on and let him talk about why he thought  
this was a good story to bring to angel.  
Hello?  
Can you hear me?  
Hey, Jordan. Yes.  
So excited to see you today.  
Thanks for joining us and talking about pharma.  
Thank you for having me.  
I'm super excited.  
So I think that everyone would love  
to hear they are recognizing your face.  
We've been following the angel journey for a long time.  
I personally have been following angel for years.  
And so when we had the opportunity to work  
together, I was very excited, jumped right on it  
and we had talked to each other for months  
before I finally said, okay, Jordan, let's do it.  
You thought this story was really  
special, and I had to be.  
I'm a creative, so I wanted to make  
sure we were in the right hands.  
And we learned that we had similar goals for the story.  
And I'd love for you to share with people  
why you thought that we should be working with  
you and why you believe in the story.  
Yeah, I love that question.  
First of all, the biggest reason I believe in this  
story is because when I look at a story, I'm  
looking at both the elements of the story that are

super compelling, but really the crater behind it.  
Right.  
And so you and your team, obviously, with  
your past successes and things you've done, it  
became clear to me that you would be  
someone that we would want to work with.  
And it became really clear in the very first  
meetings and weeks and months that you have a  
grit and grind that most creators don't have.  
And so that was something I was like, you know what?  
I love the story.  
I love where she's going with this, but you  
as a creator, that was really, really compelling.  
But as for the story itself, the reason I'm  
super excited about Pharma is because it's a story  
that's going to bring to the world elements that  
are going to be true in the 1940s.  
The it's nice to have a story that's  
a little bit removed from where we're at  
today, so it doesn't feel so much.  
Maybe there's probably some people who have some PTSD  
all the different things we've had for the last two  
years, but I like having this story a little bit  
removed, but it has those same principles that we can  
carry through and apply to today at any time.  
And so it's really important to realize that we  
should be telling the stories of courageous whistleblowers.  
This woman, Francis Kelsey, and what  
she did was so courageous.  
She risked her career, her reputation, and watching her  
do that, I always look at those stories and  
say, man, if I ever come into a position  
like that, I hope I can respond that way.  
And those are the type of stories that  
angel wants to be a part of.  
Our mission is to tell stories that amplify light,  
and we feel that this does that well.  
Thank you, Jordan.  
There's so much to unpack in what you just said.  
First of all, again, thank you.  
I think another word for grit is stubborn.  
I'm really stubborn because I'll admit it because I  
know that when I set my mind to something  
and I think it needs to be done, I'm  
going to make it happen one way or another.  
Yeah.  
Thank you for saying that.  
I'll just own it. Yeah. What is this comment?  
Good luck, ladies.  
This is definitely a story that  
needs to be told that's awesome.  
Thank you so much.

Really appreciate that.

Another thing you said, Jordan, that's so important is that this is a story that kind of transcends time.

Everything that we are seeing today has already happened.

This is a true story that reflects a critical moment in history and I think that people should challenge the powers that be.

You mentioned something in our video, when people go to angel.com Pharma, they'll see this video and they'll see you talk about it.

And you mentioned that anytime that a corporation is meddling in a government entity and there's profits involved and you see profits put over people, we should be questioning it, we should be concerned.

And so this is an opportunity where we get to open that conversation and say, all right, this happened then. Is it happening now?

We should talk about it.

Another hot word you use was whistleblower.

I know that that is a word that can be triggering for some people, but when you think about it, what is a whistleblower at the heart of it, it's someone who has to stand up and be courageous to really show the world what's happening behind the scenes to expose corruption.

And it takes whistleblowers.

And I like to use that word in a positive light because it is a positive thing when people step out, encourage to expose bad things and protect people.

So I love that you said that in our video and I hope people will go watch it there.

I did see a couple more people express interest.

I just want to acknowledge Louis, Luis, I think

Anne and Jason, we saw those come in.

So thank you so very much.

If anyone has questions for Jordan too, you can throw them in the comment box and we'll get through some of those as we move forward.

So if you have a question that you want to throw at Jordan, now is the time to do it.

We have him for a few minutes before we let him go and get back to work at angel and plan how he's going to help us make this incredible movie.

And I think while you're talking about that in the community, the people that are expressing interest, one of the things for people to remember is, although it says right there, angel.com Pharma, this is such a compelling story, but this is where Angel's entire mission is obviously tell stories that amplify light.

But we do that being community focused.

We're focused on the stories that people are resonating with and they're rallying behind.

And each one of these stories that we talked about, like Pharma, it went through a vigorous process of them creating what we call the torch, which is their proof of concept footage that shows people their mission and their excitement.

Obviously, that was on a really shoestring budget that they put together and they raised money to do that.

And so to get to this point is very, very. Hard.

Matter of fact, I believe that probably one out of every 99 creators is willing to put together the effort to create a torch.

And of the ones that create a torch, 95% of them don't get past the angel jury.

The angel jury is comprised of anybody who's ever invested in one of Angel's projects.

And so it allows for us to have this really beautiful syndication process where we're ensuring a story that the community really, really wants.

And so both any story that we're backing in behind, like the Chosen or dry bar comedy, they all started here where Ashley is with her project.

And so you guys are coming in at the ground level to learn and back this project any way you can, and so share it, talk about it.

It all starts here and it builds from this community from here on out.

So it's very exciting that there's so many people interested in this. Yeah.

Jordan, let's talk about that process a little bit.

Creating a torch for people who don't understand what that process is, right?

It's kind of like a proof of concept.

It's a little clip, a mini story of what the whole project, the whole film is about.

And it takes a lot of time, effort and money to make that happen.

And it's hard.

It is really hard, especially when you're an indie filmmaker and you're trying to get a story made.

So the proof of concept, the torch.

Favorite word torch.

That's the light of Angel Studios.

The torch that you saw at the beginning of this video, it was made on a very tight budget.

And so we want to show people that we have the production quality to be able to pull this off.

And when we have our full budget, just imagine the movie that we can make.

So we think that it's a great starting point for people to be able to see what we can do and where we're going. It was difficult.

We were biting our nails as we were waiting

to see whether or not the audience was going
to approve us, because that's the first step, right?
We put in all this time and effort.
Are people even going to like this movie?
Are they interested in it?
And what we're seeing is that, yeah, they are.
People are excited about it.
They like the torch.
So that in itself gave us a lot of confidence.
I think moving forward, as anxious as we were,
it did give us a lot of confidence.
So I love that that is the model that angel
knows, because so many creators make movies that fail,
I think it's because they forget their audience.
They don't serve their audience.
100% agree.
There was a director who actually did, I
believe it was like the Marilyn Monroe movie.
And it's a very heavy movie.
I haven't seen it, but I think it's
like NC 17 or so worst rating.
It could possibly be.
And someone was asking the director, you think this
is going to be too heavy for the consumers?
And he said, if the consumers.
If they can understand what I'm
doing, then that's their problem.
And it's like, no, you got to realize that
you're creating a product for somebody and it needs
to be something that they want to watch.
There's so much time and money and energy that
goes into building these incredible films and series create
something that the end consumer is looking for.
And so we really value creators who are willing to
go and test their ideas with the community early on.
That's a really vulnerable experience to say, I'm
going to put this in front of people
and I'm going to see what they say.
To Ashley's point, she was sitting there texting
me like, did he get through yet?
What's going on?
And I don't blame her because it's almost
like part of your identity and that you're
building this in such a beautiful way.
And so just know that creators that are
willing to go through this process are trying
to create something that they believe that you
as a community will actually love and watch. Absolutely.
Okay, question from the viewer.
I'm having trouble reading that. There we go.
How does angel jordan, go ahead, Jordan, take over.
Okay, jordan, how does Angels determine when

to go forward with a given project?
That's a great question.
So it's actually a very interesting process.
So all of our projects are crowdfunded.
We help them get their crowdfunding through an
SEC regulated portal, and then they're community focused.
And what I mean by that is every project that
comes in, we've had many angel originals like The Chosen
or Dry Bar or Tunnel Twins or freelancers.
And there's many more that are in the works.
And each one of them, when they do a
crowdfunding campaign, every investor in that crowdfunding
enrolled into what we call the Angel Jury.
And the Angel Jury is something we're very excited
about since it's this incredible group of 50,000 plus
community members and growing very rapidly of people
when a torch comes in, they get to watch
that and they get to answer two questions does
this story amplify light?
Because that's our mission, to
tell stories that amplify light.
And then the second question they get to answer
is, if this was never made into a film
or a series, how would you feel?
And as long as they pass those two questions, angel
exercises our option, and we make them an angel ridge,
and we help them get them to their actual production
budgets with crowdfunding and other institutional money.
And so with that being said, we call
it the torch for a very specific reason.
Frederick Bartaldi was the creator of the Statue
of Liberty and he's like the OG of
crowdfunding, and people don't even know it.
He scraped together enough money to
build a hand and a torch.
And then he used that to
crowdfund the entire Statue of Liberty.
And he spent over a
decade crowdfunding this entire project.
And it was such a beautiful story that we felt like
that was a good resemblance of what we're trying to do.
The crater brings to the community a torch,
and that torch stands for something, and it's
something that's really important to them.
And the crowd says, yes, we value what you're doing,
and this is really important to us as well.
And then we help them build a community, raise
their funds, and then that becomes an actual finalized
project like the Statue of Liberty did.
And so we believe that this will be one of
the most powerful ways to pick content, because we believe
that in the wisdom of crowds, we think it's much

easier in the next 20, 30, 40 years to corrupt a bunch of executives than it would be to corrupt an entire massive community around the world. And so that's really, really important to us. We don't want to just become Hollywood 2.0. We don't want to end up in a situation where we're doing the exact same things that we so much wanted to avoid. And so we're trying to create mechanisms that allow us to be very community focused. Yeah. Here's a fun fact for people who are watching. Something I didn't know until we had started talking more Jordan was that when the angel logo pops up on the screen, that it's actually the crown of the Statue of Liberty. I thought that was really cool, and I didn't know that in the background you can see the skirts of the Statue of Liberty before it fades to the dark part. I think you had a question that said, do you anticipate any resistance? Do you anticipate resistance movements coming for the way this coming for your project coming your way? Coming your way? Sorry. I can't see it very well either. I apologize. Yes. That's kind of a question for both of us. I think anytime you're telling a great story that amplifies light throughout the world and is of good values, there's always going to be resistance. But that's when you know you're onto something special. Yeah, I totally agree. I mean, this can be such a polarizing topic. But what I love about this story in particular is that it's a true story. Anybody can look up Dr. Francis Kelsey and you can see her being awarded her medal from John F. Kennedy. There is so much research and documentation of what she went through. You can see the effects of thalidomide. There are still thousands of survivors who have not received restitution for what happened to them. I mean, this is still a very relevant story. And that's one of the things that makes me really passionate about it, is that I don't like injustice. Injustice just really upsets me. I'm one of those people. I don't care what it is it can be so small. It can be huge. Injustice really fuels me. I don't like it. I want to see it overcome, and this story does that.

And so I think that anytime you're fighting for something and you're fighting to expose corruption or you're fighting to tell a good story, like you said, Jordan, one that could be polarizing. Yeah. Of course there are going to be people who want to go up against you, but it's going to be on both sides. We'll see what happens. I think you just make a good product and it's hard for people to deny it. I completely agree. All right. Okay. I think we're done. We've wrapped up the questions. So, Jordan, again, thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us today. We can't wait to continue working with you. Anyone can go to angel.com Pharma to learn more about our project, where we are gauging interest. All you have to do is tell us that you want this movie to be made. We need to know how many people want to see this be made into a movie. You do that by going to angel.com Pharma. All right, Jordan, thanks for being here. We will talk to you. I really appreciate it. We'll be chatting soon. All right. Dory and Shelby, we have you back and the three of us are going to take some questions. I saw some more interest come in while I was on the call with Jordan. I see. Michael, Francis and Susan, thank you so much. What's our count right now? Have we reached 20? We have reached 27. So we're not going to do it yet. We're close, but that means that we are going to reveal a wonderful behind the scenes video of our producer, Shelby. I think you guys are going to like it. It makes us giggles, so hopefully you'll like it, too. We would love to answer some of your questions about anything that you want to talk about. This is the time. Let's see. What's the plan timeline wise for the project? Well, that depends on you guys. Honestly, it takes a lot to make a movie happen, but we have already spent two and a half years in development, so let's just say this. If we had all of our funding tomorrow, we would be shooting this movie by the end of the year. That is very feasible.

It's all dependent on everyone that chips in in the audience and wants to see this get made. We do have interest from private investors, so pending how well this goes, we have some verbal commitments. Nothing is ever, I think, set in stone until we're moving forward. But I will say that we have a lot of private interest in addition to this crowdfund opportunity. I can talk. I can use words. I'm struggling. I got to drink my water over here. Yeah. We've spent a lot of time the past couple of years going out and sharing this story and working on the script, too. So it's like, if we have the money tomorrow, we're ready to rock. Yeah. I just saw a question come in and it says, do we have a good relationship with a composer? Actually, that's an interesting question because I have found that composers are the most outgoing people in the film industry, and I get more emails from composers than any other person in the industry. Yes. The short answer is yes. Aaron Fullen. If you don't know who he is, you can look him up. He's on Facebook. He's super funny and makes really great reels on Instagram, too. We love him. And he did the score for the torch that you saw at the beginning of the video. So Aaron is someone to look up. I think he's going to be a rising star doing what he's doing. So, short answer, yes. Thanks, Daniel, for that question. You create a trailer before starting the project. Okay, so, like, Jordan and I were just talking about what we have done before creating the project. And what a lot of people do is they create what is a torch or a proof of concept. And what that does is it helps to show your ability to make the movie. It shows the quality of the content that you can produce, and that's what you would make. The trailer that you see for movies is always a finished product. So once the movie has been made, they pull different pieces together and they make the trailer in that way. So, no, you don't make a trailer necessary before you start the project. But a proof of concept or a torch is fairly common.

Something else to point out, too, with that question. Okay, David has another question. Doria I'll let you take this one? What is the budget need? Well, this is a lot different than a lot of other movies, as you can imagine, because it's set in the early 1960s, as you can imagine, to have cars that are the right period and wardrobe that's the right period. We need to have set pieces at a right period. A lot of this occurs in Washington, DC. And we want it all to look as authentic as possible. So we are looking to raise 5 million from the Crowd Fund. And then, as Ashley mentioned, we have some private investors that could come in to do it more. A lot of it is obviously going to depend on how much we're able to raise, but the more that we can raise, the better offers we can make to lead actors. And it gives us a lot more possibility, I guess, the more that we're able to raise. Yeah, I think that's a great answer, dory and it's something we should talk about, too, is one thing in a production budget is called above the Line. Above the line is how you get to make offers to your talent. And your director and Dori mentioned our lead talent. Something that people should know about this film is that I have opted to take a supporting role. I have the wonderful honor and pleasure of playing Dr. Barb Moulton, who also worked at the FDA and was a comrade of Dr. Francis Kelsey. The reason that I chose that role is, one because I love her. I mean, I think she's so fun. She is very feisty. She's more of the outgoing, doesn't follow the rules, speaks her mind type character. Hello. That's me. But other than that, one of the reasons I took this role is because I would love to see a household name take on the lead role of Dr. Kelsey. If you have an idea for an actress that you think would make a great Dr. Francis Kelsey, drop in the comments. I would love to see some suggestions for the actors that you would like to see in this movie. So that is our lead character. Part of our above the line budget and the production budget is to be able to make a list talent offers. All right, do any of you know women who were impacted by the solidimide disaster?

Did you talk to any in the process of researching this story? That is a great question. We haven't really talked to anybody yet. We actually are in the process of that as we're doing this fund raising. A lot of our effort has been put into the script and making sure that that's good as possible. I have read a lot of accounts that was an important part of the research because and something I do want to point out, this doesn't have a documentary feel. This is an actual feature film, and we have characters who have lives and who have relationships. And one of our lead roles is actually who has a baby who is born with birth defects as a result of taking thalidomide. So it was very important to me to read as many accounts as I possibly could in order to make sure that to try to show that circumstance as accurately as possible. But we definitely are going to be talking to more Survivor groups as we go along. And definitely we'll edit the script accordingly if we need to. Absolutely. And I have already been talking to a couple of survivors that will likely be joining us on some live streams. We have made contact with a couple. Like I said, there are still thousands around the world who are living and have not received restitution. So it will be interesting when we bring on that survivor to hear her personal story. I can't wait for that. I'll keep you guys posted on when that's going to happen. But, yes, we are making contact with people so they can share their personal stories from experiencing this. All right, any more questions coming in? In the meantime, I saw that Patricia expressed interest as well as Anonymous. Is the movie title already set due to the script, or could you change it? Well, we actually love the title for a month because we think it's a strong title. We think that it says everything that it is, and it's exactly what we're going after. We want to explore Big pharma. We want to explore the inner workings of the FDA, and that's what this was about. Dori, you're the one who slapped that title on script. So what was your thought process? It's nice to have one word for the title, if possible, and it's hard to find one word that kind of sums it up. But like you said, Ashley, it sort of does.

It makes you think, like, okay, what is this about? And it is very much about the pharmaceutical companies, but it's also about pharma as the FDA regulates these drugs that are coming onto the market. And then the stories of all of these people who are affected by and one of the things that's really neat to know is that the legislation that we have in place today actually came about as a result of the work that Dr. Moltzer Kelsey did in the FDA. So that's why I selected the title. I just felt like it really kind of summed up what it's about. It's telling the story from, like, three different perspectives, but how all of them were impacted by pharma. Yeah, one of our collaborators and story consultants over in the UK, he actually asked us about that, and he was like, So you're going to call it Pharma? And we were like, well, you don't understand. In the US. Pharma is a big word. Pharma has a lot of power behind just that word. And so we were like, well, go big or go home. Why not just say exactly what it's about? And I think, like, Dori said one word, it sums it up, and we're excited about just saying what it is. All right, last couple of questions. Do we have any more questions or are we good to roll? Okay, awesome. Before we show this wonderful clip of Shelby, what I want to mention to everyone watching, okay, maybe you aren't able to make a formal commitment to express interest right now. There are going to be multiple ways that both the people who have expressed interest can be involved, as well as people who maybe can't make that financial commitment. And one of those ways is through an upcoming ambassador program where you will get special access to behind the scenes other footage, different perks that you will get as an ambassador. So all you have to do is share the project, talk about it on social media, and you can be part of our ambassador program. We'll be sharing more about that in coming live streams. And then, of course, anyone who expressed interest. There are specific perks based on the amount of interest that you show. And you'll see those@angel.com pharma. You can learn all about that. And like I said, the best way to get involved, though, is to spread the word. We can't make this movie unless people know about it.

And the more people who know about it, the easier it is for us to reach our goal and make this movie. It would be great to see it made this year.

That is our goal.

We would love for that to happen, but we are going to need your help so that we can spread the word and get it out there in the world.

So stay tuned for how you can be a part of spreading the word on social media and get those insider

All right, are we ready to roll this fun video of Shelby and explain what is going on?

Do we need to explain first or just let it hold on.

Hold the roll.

Maybe we should explain first.

We had a really wonderful wig on set because the woman who played Dr.

Kelsey and the proof of concept, the torch, she did not have short hair. Dr.

Kelsey was really well known for her kind of like, pixie short hair.

And this wig, afterwards, it got passed around quite a bit.

There's going to be some pictures probably we'll show you, too, of everyone trying on this wig. This wig.

But it looked the best on Shelby.

So we just want to share this goofy little video of Shelby and how much she loved the wig.

Oh, my gosh.

I forgot it was in slow motion. Oh, man.

I'm, like, crying over here.

So the wig was not a mullet, but it looked really great as a mullet on Shelby.

Yeah, it looks regular.

We're going to make her wear that, like, on set one day while we're shooting.

We're just going to have Shelby wear that wig around like it's her real hair.

Maybe like the first day of shooting, we should just have everyone think that that's Shelby's real hair.

Actually, I will sign up. I'm good. I'm good with that.

All right.

She has committed.

Once we are fully funded and we are shooting on the first day of production, you'll get that behind the scenes footage of Shelby rocking that mullet.

It'll be a really fun experience.

There'll be a lot of good time.

There's lots of other bloopers and stories that we'll share.

We're thinking in the future, oh, there we go.

There's the wig.

I showed that picture.

I showed the picture of me and the wig to my husband, and he said that I look like Peter Pan.

I don't know.

What do you guys think?

Oh, man.

Yeah, that wig, it's going to be maybe we should have that wig as part of the perks.

Like, if you express a specific number for supporting pharma, then you get to own the wig.

That's what we'll do.

We'll add that to one of the perks.

That'll be a fun experience.

Just pass it around.

All right, well, that kind of concludes our first live stream.

Can we get an update on where we stand for gauging interest? Wow.

We are at $646,465.

That is incredible.

So we're over 10% towards our $5 million crowdfund goal.

That's incredible.

And we just announced this and started moving forward yesterday, I think is when it officially became word that we're doing this. It's amazing.

You guys, please share.

We're super excited.

We're happy that the audience is the one who's helping us tell this story.

We can't wait to have you all engaged and involved.

There's going to be a lot of special perks and opportunity to share in what we're doing.

Thank you. Anonymous.

I saw some more anonymous interest come in. We are so grateful for you all.

All right, dory shelby, anything before we sign off? No, I just really think yeah. Thanks so much.

We're super excited to get started.

All right, as we sign off, you can continue to comment on this video.

Here's something we want to know.

Actresses that you think would be perfect for the lead role of Frankie, Dr.

Francis Kelsey.

And another thing, what would get you really excited about backing this project?

What would motivate you?

Is it certain swag?

Is it something behind the scenes?

Is it maybe being, oh, Julia Roberts?

I like that idea.

That's who we just saw come in for the lead role.

Julia Roberts would make a really great Frankie.  
All right, we'll keep that one in mind.  
And, hey, like I said, with the right budget, we're going to be making offers to a list household names.  
All right, so tell us who you think should be Frankie, and we also want to know what gets you excited.  
What would make you back this project?  
What would help you share this project? You tell us.  
We're going to listen, and we're going to make it happen as best we can.  
All right, thank you all for being here.  
Thank you for expressing interest, and we will see you next time.  
I had a job at the FDA.  
They didn't like the questions I was asking.  
You heard that I fired Barbara Moulten.  
Don't make me do the same to you.  
The FDA is corrupt.  
Trying to change a drug loss is a political landmine.  
Bribery, off the books consulting fees, nationals to tip the iceberg.  
Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working with convicted Nazis.  
They're approving unsafe drugs. This has to stop.  
I need proof.  
I want to start a new war.  
You've just watched a short proof of concept for Pharma, a feature film that chronicles the courageous true story of Dr. Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her family as she waged war against big pharma.  
She resisted intense opposition from inside the FDA in order to expose the biggest unmonitored drug trial in US. History.  
If you want to help us tell this important, intransient, true story, visit angel.com Pharma to express Now this is a David and Goliath type story.  
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much resistance within her own government agency.  
I can't imagine what it would be like to work within the FDA and try to fight this corruption.  
And then, betrayed by Big Pharma, risk her career and her family.  
JFK went on to award her a Presidential medal for her work in the 1960s. In the US.  
Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.  
Doctors were allowed to give out samples of medication to patients without their knowledge that it was an experimental drug.  
I was shocked to learn that even pregnant women were given experimental drugs without their consent.

Frankie learned that Thalidomide, a drug sold all over the world, second only to Aspirin, was linked to birth defects.  
When she raised these concerns with the FDA and Big Pharma, she was threatened to be fired to be deported.  
Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal Thalidomide's employed more Nazi war criminals than any other company in the world.  
Working with the right distributor is crucial for the success of any project.  
You need someone who shares your creative vision, and we have an award winning script and an incredible true story that needs to be told.  
We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we really love what angel is doing.  
Angel has a proven track record.  
With the success of their hit series The Chosen.  
It has generated hundreds of millions of views and tens of millions of dollars.  
With their unique model and this powerful true story, we believe this movie can reach and inspire people all over the world.  
The stories of the 1960s and that Pharma will tell are happening today.  
When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits are prioritized over people, and that should never happen.  
If you think so too, express your interest in investing in this film.  
Click the link below or go to angel.com Pharma to show your support for this project.  
Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.  
I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion.  
In 2019, I starred in the movie Unplanned.  
I knew taking on the role of Abby would come with consequences, but I was prepared for it.  
I think that doing that movie really shifted my perspective.  
I wanted to be a part of things that had impact in a positive way on people.  
We just want to shed a light on a hidden story in American medical history, because we know that people don't know history, they're doomed to repeat it.  
We need your help to bring this amazing true story to life.  
Click or visit angel.com Pharma to show your support.  
We just need to gauge how many of you want to be a part of bringing this story to the world.  
Our channel.

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## **Livestream Transcript**
**Born in Scandal, August 31, 2022**

I had a job at the FDA.
They didn't like the questions I was asking.
You heard that I fired Barbara Molden.
Don't make me do the same to you.
The FDA is corrupt.
Trying to change a drug loss is a political landmine.
Bribery, off the books consulting fees
that's just the tip the iceberg.
Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working
with convicted Nazis.
They're approving unsafe drugs.
This has to stop unapproved.
I want to start a new war.
You've just watched a short proof of
concept for Pharma, a feature film that
chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.
Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her
family as she waged war against big pharma.
She resisted intense opposition from inside the
FDA in order to expose the biggest
unmonitored drug trial in US. History.
If you want to help us tell this important,
interesting, true story, visit angel.com pharma to express
Now this is a David and Goliath type story.
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the
billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much
resistance within her own government agency.
I can't imagine what it would be like to work
within the FDA and try to fight this corruption.
And then, betrayed by big Pharma,
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Very excited to give you guys an
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We have a really awesome special guest tonight.
His name is Alan Gaw.
He is the author of a book called Born in
Scandal and it is all about Francis Kelsey and what
she went through and just exposing the Thalidomide

He's a wonderful speaker.  
He's very engaging.  
He has a very fun accent to listen to,  
so that's going to be entertaining as well.  
I just love listening to him speak.  
So tonight I'm going to go ahead and I am  
going to bring him on in just a second.  
But I want everybody who's watching right now to  
remember to stay tuned, because after Alan goes off,  
we are going to have a fun trivia contest.  
We have two people going head to  
head to win some free angel swag.  
And then there's going to be an opportunity for all  
of you watching to compete to win some things.  
And we're going to have a  
special announcement after that as well.  
So lots of fun, lots of things are going  
to be compacted into this show, so make sure  
you tune in as long as you can.  
Okay, let's bring on Allen.  
Hi, Allen.  
Thank you for joining us tonight.  
We're so excited to have you. Hi, Ashley.  
It's a great pleasure to be here.  
Thank you very much for inviting me.  
Of course, I just teased everyone about your accent.  
I'm going to give them a  
little bit of background about you.  
So you're obviously a Scottish writer.  
You spent most of your career in academic  
medicine as a pathologist and clinical researcher.  
You've worked for the National Institute for Health  
Research, based at the University of Leeds, and  
was professor and director of the clinical research  
facility at Queen's University Belfast.  
And as if that's not enough, you also worked  
for the University and the University of Texas  
in Dallas, as well as the NHS.  
You've written 25 books.  
You're very impressive, one of which we  
are discussing tonight called Born In Scandal.  
So we cannot wait to hear all about that process, more  
about you and how that came to be, jumping right into  
the Scottish accent we all love listening to, because here in  
America, we don't get to hear it often.  
I want to know where you grew up.  
Let's just hear a little bit about you.  
Where did you grow up, your educational  
background that led you into this passion.  
Just let us know where it started.  
Well, as you can tell, I am Scottish from my accent.  
I grew up in Glasgow, which is the largest city

in Scotland, and that's also where I went to medical  
school, as you pointed out in your introduction.  
I initially trained as a pathologist and  
then went on to specialize, really, in  
research pharmacology, and then to work more  
in universities, in clinical research, helping other  
researchers deliver their own research projects.  
And that's really what I've been doing, I  
suppose, for the last almost 35 years.  
But, as you say, I also enjoy writing and I've  
written quite a lot about clinical research in general, about  
the ethics of clinical research and about the history of  
clinical research, which I'm very interested in.  
Yeah, that's all been very intriguing to learn more  
about from you, especially the ethical aspect of that,  
because I feel like there's a lot of responsibility  
in your field to make sure that people are  
protected and taken care of.  
So I definitely want to talk more about that.  
I'm curious, as a child, this doesn't seem like  
something that people think of as a career.  
Were you always really interested in science?  
You know, what what was it like as a child, growing up?  
What were your interest?  
I was interested in science and I was  
also, I think, interested in biology, in the  
human body, and also in disease, I suppose.  
I'm a child of the Apollo program, so I used  
to watch the men landing on the moon and one  
of the things it did to me was I thought,  
I think I'd like to be a doctor in space.  
And that was really my big dream.  
I even wrote to NASA.  
To their eternal credit, they wrote back  
and they actually NASA wrote back.  
They had a very good public relations department and they  
sent me at the time, it was all the information  
about the Skylab which was going to be launched, and  
their big advice was work hard at school, go to  
college, so it couldn't have been better.  
How old were you when you received that letter?  
Nine, I think.  
I didn't get to space, but I did get to be a doctor.  
Well, I mean, that's quite  
the inspiring letter to receive.  
I hope you still have it.  
Do you regrettably, I do not. I wish I did.  
I don't have it anymore. No.  
Well, nevertheless, the story is pretty awesome.  
I mean, what an amazing thing to remember as a child.  
Very cool.  
Okay, well, then let's jump into

your work on Thalidomide and Dr. Kelsey and your book specifically on her, because obviously, pharma is all about her life's work and honoring what she did in her field. So what drew you to write a book about Thalidomide? How did that get on your radar? And Dr. Kelsey specifically because she's Canadian, and obviously wouldn't have been someone who was of influence in your area at that time. So tell us how that process happened. Well, as I said, I worked very much in universities and clinical research, and I ran departments in both hospitals and universities that were dedicated to delivering research. And as part of that, I had to develop training courses to teach people nurses, doctors, scientists, other healthcare professionals. I had to teach them how to do their research safely and ethically. And in my teaching, I of course, talked about how modern drugs are regulated and how they have to be thoroughly tested to answer the two main questions that we must ask of any new drug. That is, do they work and are they safe? Now, like most of my generation, I already knew the Thalidomide story. But as I delved further into it to prepare for my teaching, one name cropped up that I had never heard of, and that was Francis Kelsey. And it very quickly became clear to me that while there was a great deal written about the Thalidomide tragedy in general, there was almost nothing about this woman and her contribution. And I suppose, really, I primarily wrote the book so that my students would have easier access to the story, a story that, in my opinion, clearly needed retelling. It's interesting that you say that you didn't know much about her, because I feel like many people don't. She was a very private woman. She didn't want to take a lot of accolade for what she accomplished, but she's nevertheless an unsung. So the fact that you were spotlighting her work and creating a piece of something in your curriculum that students could learn from, I think is so important and really inspiring, to say the least. One thing that you just mentioned, too, where the two questions that you have to ask is, does the drug work and is it safe? And again, going back to the ethics of all of it, was there something in particular with Elidamide that you felt like was an ethical conflict in learning more about it, or has there been something in your research that

drove you to ask that question more? I think the issue with Thalidomide was that it very much was a watershed when it came to how we regulate drugs and the demands we make on those who want to sell a drug. If you want to sell a drug anywhere in the world, it has to be licensed. And to get a license, you have to go to a regulator in the US. That would be the FDA and other countries have their own regulators and you have to present them with a portfolio of robust evidence to show that the drug works and that it is safe. Now, it wasn't always like that. And even if we go back 60 years to the Thalidomide story, it wasn't like that then. And what happened with Thalidomide changed drug in the United States, but it had a ripple effect across the whole world and we have much more robust drug regulation as a result of it. So anyone who's trying to understand, do you think that Dr. Kelsey's work impacted everything globally? It had that significant of an impact on regulation? Undoubtedly. Undoubtedly. That's incredible. Okay. Another question that we had written down here was if you knew of anyone personally, friends or family who were impacted by what happened, any sort of personal connection. I didn't know anyone who was directly impacted upon it. I am the right age to have been potentially impacted myself. I was born in February 1962, which was the absolute height of the advertising of this drug in the UK. We were keeping tablet, being particularly targeted to pregnant because it also was a drug that prevented nausea. So it was targeted for women who had potentially had morning sickness. And therefore my mother potentially would have been prescribed this drug. And really, just as a matter of fate, I and hopefully many others, were not affected by it because our mothers were not prescribed this drug. But for those who were, they had a very different outcome. So I have a connection in that sense that I think I wonder sometimes what it might have what it might have been like had I been there. So I'm exactly the same age now as the people who have survived the Thalidomide survivors.

And I feel connected in that sense to it. Absolutely.  
That leads me into another question, kind of  
around that really outside of the US.  
Obviously other countries were way more impacted  
because the drug wasn't really regulated and  
it was handed out more.  
So the first question is, and I hope  
our trivia contestants are paying attention, what was  
the drug called in Europe and what has  
been the impact that you've seen today?  
Has there been restitution?  
Are there a lot of survivors remaining?  
So what was the drug called in  
Europe and what is the remaining impact?  
Well, drugs in Europe tend to have  
different brand names in different countries, and  
they're also usually marketed by different companies.  
Thalidomide was originally developed in Germany by the  
company Kemi Grunental, and it was sold in  
Germany originally as a drug called Contergan.  
That was its brand name in the UK.  
It was actually sold by a company called  
Distillers, and the brand name was Disteval.  
Had thalidomide been approved in the US.  
It would have been sold under the name  
of Kevadon by the company Richardson Merrill.  
But of course, the whole point of our  
discussion tonight is that Francis Kelsey worked very  
hard to keep it out of America. Absolutely.  
And then going back, she prevented so many  
lives from being affected in the US.  
And I'm aware there is  
a US thalidomide survivors group.  
There are not a ton of people in  
it, but I know that beyond that, canada  
was heavily affected in other places in Europe.  
Do you know anything about the ongoing ramifications  
and kind of some insight outside of the  
US, how survivors have been treated?  
Well, the short answer is badly.  
In most countries in the  
world, there has been restitution.  
There has been some financial compensation paid in the  
UK to thoroughly divide victims and their families.  
Was it enough?  
No, nothing like it.  
Were they given this easily?  
No, not in the least.  
They had to fight for years through the  
courts against every obstacle that was put in  
their way by the drug company.  
And also, it has to be said,

by the UK government of the day.  
And indeed, many of them are still  
fighting today to get appropriate compensation.  
Interestingly, one of the little articles in today's  
newspaper in the UK was the fact that  
it was the 10th anniversary today of the  
drug company, the German drug company who were  
the parent company who developed the drug.  
It was the 10th anniversary of their apology  
that they gave to the thalidomide survivors.  
I was going to say it was 50 years  
late that they actually made a public apology.  
So for 50 years, this company never  
really said, I'm sorry for what happened.  
I had no idea.  
Yeah.  
And even when they said sorry, it was conditional.  
They said they couldn't possibly have known.  
And that's, of course, greatly debatable that  
the evidence was up as they were.  
They may not certainly may not have known right  
at the beginning, but they knew as things were  
going on and continued to sell it for beyond  
when it should have been done.  
And that's not just true of that company, it's true  
of many of the other companies throughout the world who  
also sold the drug, including the one in the UK.  
Distillers absolutely, yeah.  
That's something we talk about in the  
movie, as well as taking accountability.  
And once you know something, doing the right  
thing, making sure that no matter what you're  
up against, what are you willing to sacrifice  
to make sure that you are protecting people?  
Here in the US.  
Specifically, given the climate with the pandemic, we've  
all been affected by this global pandemic.  
The US in particular has had a lot  
of controversy around the FDA and Big Pharma.  
There's not a lot of trust in the drug pricing.  
We've just seen a lot of increase in drug pricing.  
The approval process has been questionable.  
Given some of the Alzheimer's drugs that  
have been approved in the last year.  
Or specifically one.  
And I'm just curious as compared to what you  
might know about the climate in the US.  
What is it like where you are?  
Are citizens generally more trustworthy?  
Are there any areas of controversy in your field?  
I think there very much is controversy, but I have  
to say that I think there's always been controversy about

how drugs are developed and priced and marketed.  
I think we've had controversy in that  
area ever since we had had drugs.  
And I don't think anything that we're  
seeing today, either in the US. Or the UK.  
Is particularly new.  
As for the medical research that is done  
to support the introduction of new drugs, that  
also raises many questions in people's minds.  
I think during the pandemic, the COVID pandemic, a  
lot of people have seen, perhaps have learned more  
about the research process than they ever knew before.  
They've seen the studies being done quickly and hopefully  
very efficiently to try and get effective vaccines.  
But for some people, when it comes to medical  
research, there's simply not enough research being done.  
For others, they say there's far too much being done.  
For some, it's too fast.  
For some, it's too slow.  
For some, there's far too much regulation.  
For others, there's not enough.  
And anyone who works in medical research, as I did  
for quite a lot of years, they have to realize  
they're working in a very much an ever changing field.  
And quite apart from the scientific questions that you're  
trying to answer, it makes it all very hard.  
But I would say that about medical research, that  
if you strip it down to its basics, medical  
research is about something that's really quite simple.  
It's about trying to make medical practice better.  
It's about trying tomorrow better  
than what we did today.  
So that medical research is absolutely vital  
if you want to move forward.  
And I should say that there are really three  
pillars upon which good medical research is built.  
It's built upon the pillars  
of safety, quality and respect.  
And I always asked research to ask themselves three  
questions before they ever undertook any research project  
I doing this as safely as possible?  
Am I doing it as high a quality as possible?  
Am I doing it as respectfully as possible?  
And unless the answer to those questions is all  
an unequivocal yes, you shouldn't be doing the project.  
It's a research mindset that I spent  
years trying to instill in people.  
And I should say that it was people like  
Francis Kelsey who helped originally formulate that mindset.  
Yeah, I love your heart.  
I feel like you have left us with so  
many bits of knowledge and nuggets of wisdom that

I hope that people will really hold on to.  
I feel like what you just said should be  
on a T shirt and every medical student needs  
to wear it because honestly, it's so important.  
And having that level of respect, it's very important.  
And I think you go into it  
with a mindset to help people.  
And that's what we all hope for in the medical field.  
We want to trust the people who are in  
the health field, our doctors, our pharmacists, and make  
sure that they're doing the right thing for people.  
And again, going back to Francis Kelsey, holding  
those people accountable is also so important.  
Okay, well, then let's leave it with this.  
I'm curious.  
What was the response after your  
book was released about Francis Kelsey?  
Did you feel like there was any feedback?  
How did it affect your students, things like that?  
Well, as I mentioned, I primarily wrote the  
book for my students to give them a  
greater insight into the history of drug regulation.  
However, I'm pleased to say that it has  
been read more widely and quite a lot.  
I got quite a lot of feedback from a number of people.  
But there was one email that I received that  
stood out from all the others, and it was  
from a thalidomide survivor, or as they like to  
be preferred to be known, a thalidomider.  
And he wrote to me and he was thanking  
me for keeping the story alive and for ensuring  
that he and others like him were not forgotten.  
And I think that alone makes the work worthwhile.  
Yeah. Oh, man.  
That hits me really hard.  
That makes me a little bit emotional, as I'm sure  
it made you, because that's one of the main reasons  
too, that we want to tell this story.  
We don't want people to be forgotten.  
We want to make sure that their  
stories are told and that they're recognized.  
Everyone wants to feel seen and  
heard and they experience a tragedy.  
So that had to obviously hit  
you in a very special place.  
Okay, well, goodness.  
Is there anything else that you want to leave  
our audience with before I let you go tonight? Alan?  
I think just to say that for me,  
the story of Francis Kelsey is a remarkable  
one, but for a number of different reasons.  
On one level, it's the story of a

David battling the goliath of the US.  
Pharmaceutical industry.  
But on another level, it's the story of a woman  
making a very tangible and long lasting impact in what  
at the time was undeniably a man's world.  
I suppose for me, the most remarkable aspect of it  
all is that despite the fact that we owe this  
woman so much, we've all but forgotten her.  
She was once the stuff of headlines,  
and for all the right reasons.  
She was instrumental in changing  
the laws around drug regulation.  
She was decorated for her services by President John F.  
Kennedy.  
And it's time a new generation learned  
her story, not just in the US.  
But really throughout the world.  
And yes, it's a piece of history, but it's a very  
big mistake to think that history is just about the past.  
It's not.  
The reason we study history is to help  
us understand the present and all of the  
complexities of the here and now.  
Studying history gives us our bearings, and  
it helps us plan our next steps.  
If we don't know where we are or how we  
got here, how can we possibly know where we're going?  
That's why this story is important.  
Thank you so much.  
We do hope that this goes far beyond the US.  
That it is globally recognized that people hear her story  
because it's never been told in this way before.  
So I'm so grateful again for your heart.  
I think that every person who has been  
a student of yours has been very fortunate.  
We have loved talking to you and learning  
more about you, and we're very excited to  
have you continue on this journey with us.  
We want to have you more involved.  
We can't wait to bring you to set someday.  
It's going to be wonderful.  
So, Alan, thank you again so much for joining us.  
I'm going to let you go.  
But again, just thank you so  
much and have a wonderful evening.  
Thank you very much for inviting me.  
It's been a great pleasure to speak to you again.  
Ashley, thank you.  
Okay, everybody else, keep hanging around.  
We have some more things coming.  
Isn't Alan amazing?  
He is really one of the

most inspiring people that I've met.  
He's so interesting to listen to.  
Maggie says, such a fascinating woman.  
I'm going to have to find a book on her. Yes.  
Look up Allen's book.  
It's actually a pretty quick read, and it just  
goes through the history of what she did.  
You can get it on Amazon and on his website.  
If you search up Alan Gaul, you  
can find his book, Born in Scandal.  
He's wonderful.  
Before I bring on our other producers again, I  
just want to remind everybody we have almost reached  
a million dollars in people who have expressed interest  
in helping us make this movie.  
We're at \$934,831, to be specific, and  
I noticed that we did have someone  
already expressed interest during this live stream.  
So, Patrick, thank you so much.  
It's going to take the public  
to help us make this movie.  
We have taken this to executives in  
Hollywood, and people have overlooked it.  
They have underestimated it.  
We know it's a powerful story, and some  
people just didn't want to make it.  
And we're happy that angel stepped up to the plate.  
They know how important this story is.  
We want to talk more about pharma.  
It's incredibly relevant.  
We want people to know who Francis Kelsey is,  
and we need your help to do it.  
So please consider expressing interest@angel.com.  
Pharma.  
We're almost to a million dollars.  
If you have already given and you've  
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Sharing is one of the best ways  
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All right, let's bring back Dori  
and Shelby, our other producers.  
Hello.  
Hey, ladies.  
I'm glad you're back.  
Ellen is incredible.  
I'm just here.  
Love was here listening, like, on the edge of my seat.  
He's just amazing.  
Absolutely.  
Go ahead.  
He said so many things that were just like  
you said they should be on a t shirt.

Like, so many things, like, if we don't know our history, then we're bound to repeat it. All of the things that we've been saying as we've been working on getting this movie made, he said so many of them at the end. It was just amazing. Yeah. And I just love his heart. Teaching his students to approach research with respect. Wow. More students need to hear that, because I think that we live in a world and a society sometimes where it can become a race to the top. We're stuck in this rat race, and it's all about profits, and that can be a huge problem with corporations. We've seen drug pricing increasing. There's all kinds of horror stories of executives who've just lined their pockets, and I think that teaching students to approach this research with respect totally changes the game. I wish that everyone could be a student. I mean, I know he probably thinks I'm just, like, a crazy fan girl, but really, he's awesome. It's just incredible of what's going on. Absolutely. Okay, so we have a big announcement coming up that Shelby and Dori are going to come back on and help me talk about. So if you're watching, hang out just a little bit longer. It's coming. Did you, Shelby or Dory want to add anything else to what Alan had to say? Anything you want to throw in before we get to some fun? You're excited to see this go down? Yeah, we're excited for trivia, so let's see. Okay. All right. Well, then I'll bring you ladies back in just a few minutes. Let's go ahead and start this trivia game. Dunk dunk dun. All right. Our trivia contestants have joined us. Hello. Tonight, going head to head, we have Brooklyn. Say hello, Brooklyn. Hello, everybody. And then we have Taylor. He will be taking you on before we jump into battle. Brooklyn, where are you joining us from tonight? Indiana. Indiana. And Taylor. Where are you? I'm from Minnesota.

Minnesota. Where at? In Minnesota. A suburb of Minneapolis. Probably 15 minutes. Okay. Very cool. I think we might not be hearing you. That good. Brooklyn, are you able to hear him? Can you give me a thumbs up? Not really. Sorry. Taylor, if we can figure out a way to hear you a little bit better, I don't want you to just lose by default. Better. I can hear you a little bit better. It might be the bluetooth, but I think I can hear you enough that we can figure this out. All right, so the way this is going to work, guys, I have some trivia questions for you. You good, Taylor? Okay. Taylor is going to take off his bluetooth. So Brooklyn, while he's doing that and getting prepped. Why are you following Pharma? What brought you here? Honestly, I'm so excited to see a real life story about a woman who faced such opposition with the FDA, but she pushed forward and risked a lot of things, and I think that's really commendable, and it's someone to look up to, honestly, as a role model for women. So I'm really excited that I get to be a part of this trivia game and hopefully learn more, too, in this live stream. And I'm just excited to see what this film will do and how it's going to encourage others to speak out and be a voice, too. Well, we are so happy that you're following us, and we appreciate all the comments and the shares. Okay, do we have Taylor, are you there? Are you doing good? Okay, so we're waiting on Taylor to get settled, but that's okay. We can keep talking here. Brooklyn, while we're waiting on Taylor, can you tell me a little bit more about yourself where you said you're in Indiana, so tell me a little bit more about being from Indiana, and what do you do for fun? Yeah, so I'm from a small town, Indiana. There's not a lot that we do here. It's pretty chill. It's a very great community I have here. I have a great family that lives around the area, so it's nice to be able to just see them. And it's a great place to live. But I love to travel, so with the

job that I do, I'm an actress.  
I get to go and talk to people all  
over the world and just be a part of  
projects that I'm passionate about, and I love that.  
So it excites me to just get out and  
explore just the awesome opportunities that are out there.  
Yeah, absolutely. All right, Taylor. You're smiling.  
Can we hear you? Yes.  
I hope so.  
Yes, we can hear you. Right? Perfect.  
Okay, here's how it's going to work, guys.  
We're going to jump right into it.  
I'm going to ask you a trivia question, and the  
first person to raise their hand who thinks they have  
the right answer will get to answer the question.  
So I'm going to be watching like a  
hawk to see whose hand goes up first.  
After the question is asked, we have ten questions, so the  
person that gets the most right is going to win some  
great angel swag for free that we're going to send out  
to you, as well as some pharma stuff.  
And I have an extra special prize that you could win.  
So let's get started.  
And if you're watching, by the way, guys,  
just know that the audience is going to  
have a chance to participate after we're done.  
Number four.  
Where was Dr.  
Kelsey from originally?  
Taylor?  
Canada.  
You got it.  
That is absolutely correct.  
She was a Canadian doctor who moved to the US.  
And then worked at the FDA. Great.  
All right, so we're tied to number five.  
What drug did the lidomide fall second to in sales?  
Okay, Brooklyn knew this right away.  
Shoot.  
I had the word and then I lost it.  
It was the five four.  
I know what it is.  
And I just lost what it was.  
It was like an ibuprofen, but it's so close.  
Taylor, do you have a guess?  
Not a very good one.  
Tylenol you guys are so close.  
Nobody gets this one.  
It was aspirin, so solidified, was  
actually sold all over the world.  
Only second to aspirin when it was released.  
That just gives you some insight into

All right, first question.  
Here we go.  
What symptom was the drug used  
to treat in pregnant women?  
No, I saw Taylor first.  
Taylor, morning sickness.  
Ding ding, ding, ding ding.  
One for Taylor. Very good.  
All right, question number two. Here we go.  
What country did the drug first originate from?  
I saw Brooklyn on that one.  
I'm going to say Germany.  
You got it, right?  
I wish I had some cool sound effect.  
It was like, ding, ding, ding.  
We're going to work on that next time.  
Happy dance.  
Okay, question number three.  
So we're tied one to one.  
Question number three.  
Who awarded Francis Kelsey a Medal of Honor?  
Brooklyn. John F. Kennedy.  
You got it.  
All right, Brooklyn's up.  
Two, two, one.  
All right, Taylor, hang in there.  
how widely this drug was being sold.  
Okay, so we're still tied to  
two and we're on number six.  
What was the brand name for thalidomide in the US.  
In the 1960s?  
Hey.  
Okay, we got a guess. Go ahead.  
Brooklyn.  
I want to say, like, NBC.  
I don't think I was existing, but maybe so.  
All right, I'm going to answer this one.  
You guys are still tied.  
It was called Kevadon.  
So when Pharma comes out and you're watching the movie,  
the lidomide was also known as Kevadon when it was  
trying to be marketed and brought into the US.  
Okay, guys, you're still tied at two to two.  
Question number seven.  
What major news outlet did Dr.  
Kelsey share with to expose the scandal?  
Go ahead, Taylor.  
CBS. No. Any guesses?  
Brooklyn.  
Okay.  
I'm going to say ABC.  
All right.

1960s.

Guys, you got this on Sunday on your doorstep. Anybody?

It was the Washington Post. All right.

These are a little hard, I know, but yes.

So she exposed this to The Washington Post

and she went, you can look up this

iconic photo and see what that looked like.

It was her face on the front of The Washington Post.

All right, so still tied.

Next question.

This is true or false.

You have a 50 50 shot of getting it right.

True or false dr.

Kelsey was the first female doctor to work at the FDA.

Brooklyn, I'm going to say false.

You are right.

Barb Moulton, who is a supporting character in

our movie, was the first woman who was

a female doctor to work at the FDA. Good job.

That was a trick question.

Okay, so now, Brooklyn, you're up one.

There's still two more questions to go.

All right, next one.

True or false? Dr.

Kelsey was a single woman for her entire career.

Brooklyn?

False.

That's correct.

Okay, so let's count that up.

Did you just win the game?

How many do we have? Who won?

Like four to two.

Four to two.

There's no catching up after that.

Congratulations, Brooklyn.

You are our winner. Yes.

Thank you guys so much for playing.

Okay, so, Brooklyn, you're going to be walking away

tonight with some swag, some free angel swag.

And both of you, I have a special announcement.

Both of you are now being

promoted and considered Pharma Silver Ambassadors.

I'm going to go into more of what that

means, but because you have shown yourself to be

such great supporters, we have some special benefits for

you that include access to a special, exclusive private

Facebook group for our Pharma family in addition to

an opportunity to win more free swag.

And you'll be able to get our

exclusive newsletter along with some other things.

So that leads me into

more about our ambassador program.

I'm going to let you guys go, and

thank you so much for playing tonight.

Thank you so much.

Okay, so what in the world is a Pharma ambassador?

Let's talk about it because it's a fun program.

Shelby and Dori are going to hop back on,

and we're going to give you the rundown.

This is a really big announcement because one of our

top prizes for being an ambassador is a chance to

win a walk on featured extra role in the movie.

So you can actually join us on

set while we're making the movie.

So make sure you pay attention.

All right, so let's see.

Shelby, you want to give us a little bit of a rundown?

What does an ambassador do?

So things that an ambassador does

specifically helps us with social media.

So you're going to share and like our posts,

and you're going to basically just word them out,

share it with your friends and family.

And so we need help getting the word out, and

there's some perks that will come along with that.

Basically just support our project and

help us along the way. Absolutely. Okay.

Dory, we know that social media is

not your favorite thing to do.

We've kind of conned you into it along the way.

But we've made our ambassador program really easy

for everyone, and so Dory even participates.

We've talked this woman into making reels.

She's done that for us, and we've gotten

her to be able to reshare things.

Right, Dory?

Yes. Slowly. I'm learning.

I fail that to let everyone know

it's not hard to be an ambassador,

but there are different levels of ambassadorship.

So if we can pull up the website, I'm going to

show someone how this works to become a Pharma

What you want to do is go to Pharmainbassador.com and

you will see all the information you need to know.

We'll talk about how it works.

You can participate in contests, special content, and

some of the perks are contest prizes, early

access to shows, trailers, ambassador only live streams.

So if you want to be able to chat privately

with me and our team ambassadors are the ones who

get to do that, you'll be getting shout outs.

We'll invite you to some of these live

streams, and here is how it breaks down.

If you go down to these levels, down at the

bottom, our Ambassador levels, you'll see the Bronze level.  
All you have to do is share one post  
a month and tag us in the post.  
That's it super easy, and you're going  
to gain access to some exclusive content.  
So that's our bronze level.  
As you look on and you read some of  
the other levels, they're not very labor intensive.  
And the reason is because sharing  
helps get the word out.  
So the more that people share, the more that we  
can get our awareness for this campaign, the more  
can get behind us to raise the funds we need. At angel.  
Comfarma, that is where you can go to express  
interest for the movie, and sharing is one of  
the best ways to get people there.  
Our Platinum Level is the one  
I really want to talk about.  
A Platinum Level ambassador gets all of the perks of  
all of the others, and this is the one where  
you can get entered for a chance to win a  
walk on featured extra role in the movie.  
So if you've always wanted to be on a film set,  
maybe you're an aspiring actor or you just want to meet  
people and be on set, you can look at the different  
levels for how to become a Platinum Level Ambassador.  
It's very elite, so it takes a little bit of  
effort, but it's a really fun interactive program, and we're  
excited to have everyone's help in getting there.  
Again, thank you to everyone  
who has been expressing interest.  
Can I get an update on where we are with our pledges?  
What number are we at right now?  
We are at wow, \$943,861.  
That is awesome.  
We are getting so close to a million, you guys.  
Our goal is by Friday in two  
days to break a million dollars.  
And the way that we can do that is  
having you guys as ambassadors spread the word.  
So take over you are, whether it's on Facebook, Instagram,  
even on YouTube, if you just want to comment on  
something and say, hey, you guys should check out Farm  
of the Movie, that's all you have to do.  
Just let us know, tag us, and  
that will help us reach our goal.  
All right, so that's pretty much it for us tonight,  
unless Dory or Shelby want to add something more.  
Our biggest thing that we're excited about is connecting with  
you all more as ambassadors and the different perks that  
we're going to be able to provide to you. Anything else?  
Shelby Dory? Yes.

What about the question for the audience?  
Do we have, like, a bonus question or something?  
I'm so glad.  
I almost forgot completely about it.  
Okay, everyone who's listening right now, we have a  
bonus trivia question so that whoever gets it right,  
I'm going to add an extra perk.  
If you are here and you're alive and you're the  
first person to get this question right, we'll also give  
you to complete Silver Ambassador status, and you're still  
get angel free swag and pharma stuff.  
So there's an added perk tonight.  
So if you're here and you're still watching and  
you hung in there, you deserve this perk.  
Here is our trivia question for everyone.  
And you see you're on your computer, you have the  
to look it up, so you should do that. Okay.  
What was the name of the pharmaceutical company that  
tried to get Kevadon approved in the US?  
And we'll give everybody a couple of  
seconds to figure that out and see.  
I have the Facebook live up,  
so we'll see who comments first.  
You got time. Okay.  
What was the name of the pharmaceutical company  
that tried to get Kevin on approved?  
Oh, somebody got it.  
Justine, was it? Yes.  
Justine yes.  
It was Merrill Pharmaceuticals. Yes.  
So Richardson Merrill Pharmaceuticals was the company  
trying to get it approved in the US.  
So, Justine, you just answered our trivia question.  
I saw it, too. Hey, Justine.  
And you are going to get some free angel swag.  
We need to get your contact information.  
So if you'll hang on and let the farmer team  
message you so that we can get your email address  
and get you connected with that swag, we're excited.  
You're also going to be considered a  
Silver Ambassador, so welcome to the family.  
Thank you for reminding me of that, Shelby.  
That was fun.  
I'm really excited about that.  
Okay, well, now that we've done that, we've pretty much  
given you guys all the information we have right now.  
Our goal is to reach a million by the end of the week.  
We need your help to do that.  
The only way we can make a movie  
about Big Pharma, really is with your support.  
We need the community to get behind this movie.  
It's going to take that, and all of you will be

able to own a piece of this by expressing interest.  
This is not a donation.  
I want to make that very clear.  
This is not a donation.  
This is a chance for you to own a  
piece of the movie that we feel like is  
going to make a huge impact on the world.  
So make sure you go to angel.com  
Pharma to express interest and please, please  
spread the word to anyone you know.  
All right, that's it for me. Shelby Dory.  
Anything else I forgot before we sign off?  
No.  
All right, thanks, everybody.  
And I'm going to just say goodnight now.  
If you're still hanging out, we're going to  
show our torch, which is a preview of  
what our movie is going to be about.  
So if you want to see me in the supporting role of Dr.  
Barb Moulton, I am in this proof of conceptorch for  
angel that's going to play right after this live stream.  
So thank you to everybody who tuned in and watched,  
and we hope that you will join our ambassador family.  
And we'll see you next time.  
By the way, next time, Aaron Fulton, a really  
cool influencer, creator, composer, is going to be doing  
a live stream about music from the 60s.  
It'll be super fun, and he's a great guy.  
So make sure you watch out for  
our next live stream, too, okay?  
Good night, everybody.  
Goodnight.  
Um, hello. This is Dr. Kelsey. It's Dr. Smith.  
I'm reviewing the drug applications you approved.  
I don't see Kevin on here.  
I can't approve that one yet.  
There's too much missing information.  
Like what?  
Human clinical studies?  
There are none.  
Just a bunch of testimonials from doctors saying  
how great they think the drug is.  
You realize how many applications we need to get  
out the door by the end of the month? 70.  
You heard that I fired Barbara Moulton.  
Don't make me do the same to you can go on in.  
Thank you. Bar.  
Molten.  
How is your daddy doing?  
Oh, you know Daddy.  
Ornery as ever.  
He was always drumming up trouble.

This is some fine Tennessee whiskey.  
It's all I serve in my office.  
Never met a whiskey I didn't like.  
So to what do I owe this pleasure?  
I saw in the paper that your  
committee is investigating the FDA drug pricing.  
I had a job at the FDA reviewing new drug applications.  
They didn't like the questions I was asking.  
Is that so?  
Senator, I'm the type of person if  
something needs saying, I say it.  
The FDA is corrupt.  
This goes far beyond drug pricing.  
Bribery, off the books, consulting fees.  
That's just the tip of the iceberg.  
So you like drumming up trouble, too?  
So what, do you want me to expand my investigation?  
I want the drug laws completely overhauled.  
Is that all?  
Laws are the real problem.  
Loopholes.  
Big Pharma has paid the FDA head of  
antibiotics over \$250,000 to endorse their drugs.  
Listen, Joan of Ark, trying to change the  
drug laws is a political landmine no one's  
tested in the past two decades.  
And with Kennedy newly elected  
dog, that dog won't hunt.  
That's because the drug companies have all the power.  
Corporations are selling bottled water  
as cures for cancer.  
They're approving unsafe drugs.  
This has to stop.  
And I suppose you want me to be  
the one to introduce this new legislation?  
You ran for vice president because  
you wanted to leave a legacy.  
Well, this is your chance.  
I need proof.  
Not a problem.  
You fight in World War II?  
I took a bullet in France. Why?  
Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working with convicted  
Nazis pushing a drug called tevadon.  
The generic name is Thalidomide.  
They likely tested it on  
prisoners in concentration camps.  
Is that enough to merit a little more attention?  
So what do you want me to do with all this?  
I want to start a new war.

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## **Livestream Transcript**
### **Why Pharma: January 4, 2023**

I had a job at the FDA.
They didn't like the questions I was asking.
You heard that I fired Barbara Molden.
Don't make me do the same to you.
The FDA is corrupt.
Trying to change the drug laws is a political landmine.
Bribery, off the book's consulting fees, nationals.
To tip the iceberg, merrill Pharmaceuticals
is working with convicted Nazis.
They're approving unsafe drugs.
This has to stop unapproved.
I want to start a new war.
You've just watched a short proof of
concept for Pharma, a feature film that
chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.
Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her
family as she waged war against big Pharma.
She resisted intense opposition from inside the
FDA in order to expose the biggest
unmonitored drug trial in US. History.
If you want to help us tell this important,
inspiring true story, visit angel.com Pharma to express
Now this is a David and Goliath type story.
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the
billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much
resistance within her own government agency.
I can't imagine what it would be like to work
within the FDA and try to fight this corruption.
And then, betrayed by big Pharma,
risk her career and her family.
JFK went on to award her
a presidential medal for her work.
In the 1960s. In the US.
Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.
Doctors were allowed to give out samples
of medication to patients without their knowledge
that it was an experimental drug.
I was shocked to learn that even pregnant
women were given experimental drugs without their consent.
Frankie learned that Thalidomide, a drug sold
all over the world, second only to
aspirin, was linked to birth defects.
When she raised these concerns with the FDA and Big
Pharma, she was threatened to be fired to be deported.
Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal Thalidomide's
employed more Nazi war criminals than any
other company in the world.

Working with the right distributor is crucial
for the success of any project.
You need someone who shares your creative vision, and
we have an award winning script and an incredible
true story that needs to be told.
We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we
really love what angel is doing.
Angel has a proven track record.
With the success of their hit series The Chosen.
It has generated hundreds of millions of
views and tens of millions of dollars.
With their unique model and this powerful true
story, we believe this movie can reach and
inspire people all over the world.
The stories of the 1960s and that
Pharma will tell are happening today.
When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA
and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits
are prioritized over people, and that should never happen.
If you think so too, express your
interest in investing in this film.
Click the link below or go to angel.com
pharma to show your support for this project.
Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.
I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion.
In 2019, I starred in the movie Unplanned.
I knew taking on the role of Abby would
come with consequences, but I was prepared for it.
I think that doing that
movie really shifted my perspective.
I wanted to be a part of things that
had impact in a positive way on people.
We just want to shed a light on a hidden
when in American medical history, because we know that
people don't know history, they're doomed to repeat it.
We need your help to bring
this amazing true story to life.
Click or visit angel.com pharma to show your support.
We just need to gauge how many of you want to
be a part of bringing this story to the world.
Hey, everybody.
Happy New Year.
We are back with another live
stream from the Pharma team.
Tonight, we're so excited to fill you in on
some of the things that have been happening since
we took a break for the holidays.
And we're back with a little bit of an update.
And tonight, we just really want to dig
into why this story is so important.
Every single day we get a little bit closer to
making this movie, and it's all because of you.

So if you're here right now,  
we really appreciate your support.  
If you're wondering how you can continue to follow our  
updates, how you can express interest in investing in the  
film, go to angel.com pharma and you can find out  
all about the movie and what our plans are.  
Tonight, I'm going to be bringing on our producers,  
Dory and Shelby, and we're going to talk about  
some of the true story and the facts that  
inspired this movie, all these little things about Francis  
Kelsey that most people don't know from history.  
And we're going to show some archival footage, so it'll  
be really fun to see the real Francis Kelsey and  
to talk more about how it inspired the movie.  
So I'm going to go ahead and bring on Dorian, Shelby.  
Welcome them to the live stream tonight.  
Hello.  
So excited to be here.  
We are going to be talking tonight  
about the inspiration and the big.  
I know that for all of us, it  
was a really important story to our hearts.  
It was a very dear story to us.  
Dory, obviously, you've been working on  
it for a really long time.  
So tonight we're really going to focus on why  
we think other people should care about this movie.  
And we're grateful for you, Linda,  
thank you for supporting this project.  
We're so excited for everyone who's here. Thank you.  
Light Warrior.  
I love the username there.  
We're going to be doing a lot of Q and A tonight.  
So, Paul, we see you.  
We're going to be looking at these comments throughout  
the night, throughout the live stream, and we're going  
to be answering your Q and A all night. Long.  
So if you have a question for us, drop  
them in the comments, and we will be covering  
them as we move along throughout the show.  
We're also going to be playing some trivia like  
we usually do, except tonight it's going to be  
spread out, so you have an opportunity to play  
trivia all throughout the live stream.  
We're going to put the questions on the screen,  
and then once we have an answer from the  
first person to get it right, we'll go ahead  
and announce the answer throughout the show.  
The person who gets the most right throughout  
the show will be entered to win an  
opportunity to be featured in the movie.  
That is the big prize, the ultimate prize.

And all you guys have to do to be entered  
to be in the movie for this prize is to  
participate in our games, to participate in our social media  
challenges, which we're going to talk about later tonight.  
And that's it.  
We're just happy you're here, and we want to be able to  
bring you on and have you be part of this movie.  
It's a family.  
So let's get it kicked off  
with our first trivia question.  
We'll go ahead and throw that out  
there before we jump into our discussion.  
The first trivia question.  
When Dr Francis Oldham Kelsey received a letter offering  
her a faculty position at the University of Chicago,  
there was one very noticeable mistake in the letter.  
What was it?  
So we're going to leave you with that question.  
When Dr Francis Oldham Kelsey received a letter offering  
her a faculty position at the University of Chicago,  
there was one very noticeable mistake in the letter.  
What was it?  
All of this happened prior to her working at the FDA.  
So do your little Internet sleuthing right now.  
If you need to Google it, find  
the answer, post it in the comments. Everybody engaged.  
We can't wait to see who  
comes up with the right answer.  
In the meantime, we're going to carry on and keep  
talking about this movie and why it's important to us.  
Let's see, dory do you want to  
maybe give us a brief synopsis?  
Because not only are you a  
producer, but you're the writer.  
You have spent more intimate time with this  
story than anyone else on the project.  
So can you give us a brief  
synopsis, maybe two to three sentences?  
What is the story about?  
Yeah, this is about one of the first female doctors to  
work at the FDA and the important role that she played  
in keeping a dangerous drug off of the US market.  
This was a tragedy that occurred back in  
the 1960s relating to the drug thalidomide that  
was later found out to cause birth defects.  
And it's something that is not talked about a lot  
today, but it was very impactful in the history of  
the US and drug regulation and the importance of making  
sure that drugs are safe for people. And Dr.  
Kelsey was just played such an important role.  
And what we really want to do is just let  
people know about her story and the impact on so

many people's lives and just make sure that people learn about that and know more about that. Right. And it's always mind blowing to me when we tell people about the story that the majority of them don't know. Most people don't know who Francis Kelsey was solidomide. And I did prior to when I found it, I was just blown away that this story had never been made before. And I started doing a lot of research. I know you did a lot of research, Shelby. When I told you about it, we were all over the Internet finding out everything we could. There's amazing archival footage, and we want to show some of that. So let's look at this archival footage right now from the FDA, and then let's discuss it after we watch it. The story of Dr. Francis Kelsey, this so called drug detective, has become legend at the FDA. It's a compelling narrative about a newly minted medical reviewer whose decision on her first application ended up changing the agency forever. It just so happens that my first application was for the drug Thalidomide. And I got this because I was new, and they thought I should have an easy one to start on. Thalidomide was thought to be a relatively benign sedative and treatment for morning sickness. Dr. Kelsey and her team questioned the company's animal data and became even more concerned when they discovered that adults taking the drug suffered persistent pain in their extremities. This type of reaction does happen in certain other drugs, but they're usually for serious conditions that you can afford a little more toxicity than you can for a simple sleeping pill or sedative. And we also wondered what would happen if the mother would take it during pregnancy. The company, William S. Merrill, was pushing for action. It complained the review was taking too long. It threatened a lawsuit. But Dr. Kelsey stood her ground. Okay, there are so many things to unpack from just that short clip. First of all, the fact that it was supposedly an easy application that was assigned to her to be able to approve just this sedative, this pill for morning sickness, it was supposed to be an easy, just rubber stamp, good to go. And we know that that wasn't the case. It was being sold only second to aspirin in the world,

all over the rest of the world, it was widely accepted. It had originated in Germany, and it was just widely accepted. And here in the US. They kind of felt like because it had been so successful in other countries, there was going to be no issue. So let's just give it to the new girl and let her push it through something else about that story that you had told us, tell everyone watching the interesting story about sedatives for women during the holidays. Yeah. So that was one of the things I ran across in my research, was that Christmas is a huge time of year for pharmaceutical companies to make money on sedatives, particularly. So in the early 60s, women were often thought to be hysterical, and the solution was sedatives. So sedatives were this huge seller, whereas I think now we kind of feel like, oh, sedatives, okay, some people take those. But 60s, this was a really big thing. So thalidomide was this promise of this safe sedative, that women could take this safe sedative and calm down from their stress and all of their hysteria, and I'm assuming because the holidays usually are stressful anyway, that was a big time. So there was a big push from the pharmaceutical companies with Dr. Kelsey to get this drug application approved in time for Christmas so that they could have this big uptick in sales during that time. And like you mentioned, Ashley, it was supposed to be an easy application. So that made it even more difficult for her because she was new expectation of, like, hey, this is a rubber stamp. What's your problem? Why is it taking you so long? But she, after reviewing it, was like, there's something off here. And that was why it was so remarkable. She was actually uniquely qualified to take on this application because of having multiple degrees. Can you explain that? Because I'm not qualified to explain the level of education that yes. She had a PhD from the University of Chicago in pharmacology. So pharmacology is drug review, basically how drugs are made up and how they work in the body and how they work on animals and how they're absorbed and side effects and all of that. So a PhD in pharmacology already made her qualified.

After that, she went to medical school and got an MD.

So she also had an MD degree
on top of the PhD in pharmacy.

So she was uniquely qualified for this because when
she looked at this drug application, she was bringing
in the experience from all of those different education
and the research she had done and everything and
saying, hey, something's off here.

But her supervisors at the FDA who were also MDS,
some of them were saying, like, oh, no, it's fine.

So she really had to stand up to them.

There were some people that she was dialing
that were not MDS, that didn't have degrees.

They were from the pharmaceutical company, and they were
not qualified to be telling this woman that she
didn't know what she was talking about.

So she really did have a solid leg to stand on.

She was incredibly educated and knew
exactly what she was talking about.

Speaking of her education, though, I do
have an answer for the trivia question.

So the person who answered it correctly was,
tell me his name in my ear.

It was Stan Simpson.

They thought the doctor was a man.

This is correct.

So what was noticeable about the mistake in the
letter was that it was addressed to a Mr.

Oldham.

And the reason that this was such a
big deal was because at the time, these
kinds of positions were primarily given to men.

And so when she received the
letter that was addressed to Mr.

Oldham, she found herself in a conundrum.

And in the autobiography that Dr.

Kelsey wrote, she said, when a woman took a job in those
days, she was made to feel as if she was depriving a
man of the ability to support his wife and child. Dr.

Kelsey told The New York Times in 2010,
but my professor said, don't be stupid.

Accept the job, sign your name
and put miss in brackets afterwards.

I just think that's a really fun little fact.

Another thing in her story that just makes her
so interesting, looking at all of the things that
she overcame leading into our next clip.

Now, the pharmaceutical company, like we were saying
during the holidays, we're really pushing the sedative.

We have seen a trend where sometimes
large corporations, they put profits over people.

And we know in this instance, it was

obvious that profits were a major priority here.

And with the pharmaceutical company pushing back so
wanting her to approve this drug, it just became
more and more scandalous and more things came out.

So let's look at this archival

footage about some of the scandals

surrounding pushing at the pharmaceutical company.

There was considerable discussion, naturally, back
and forth about what information they
might have about safety and pregnancy.

And before the matter got resolved, the word
came from Europe of the terrible association between
the drug and these very severe birth defects.

By saying no to the application, dr.

Kelsey prevented untold tragedies in the United States, and
she set off an historic chain of events.

I'd never written a story about medicines in my whole
life, and I went over to interview her, and I
was just outraged by the story she told me.

In the summer of 1962, morton Mints published
a front page article in The Washington Post.

It was the first press account detailing the story
of thalidomide, the birth defects it caused, the behavior
of the company, and the resolute actions of Dr.

Kelsey in the United States.

Fedytamelia the consequences of thalidomide happened after
already knew what the drug could do, but
nobody knew who'd been given the drug.

We couldn't find it.

So they got exposed to this

after everybody knew they shouldn't.

My feeling is that the story was very significant
because it shook the confidence of the public, which
had been mounting for years or decades, that science
and technology brought only good things.

This was a real shocker.

It was a drug that

could cause horrible birth deformities.

I think it was a kind of a game changer.

Again, it's so mind blowing, and there's so
much scandal wrapped up in this story.

And the fact that it isn't widely
known, again, is so baffling to me.

And another reason I think it's so important to
make this movie, looking at Mint, who was the
reporter, what we just watched, The Washington Post, is
where the article was first released.

And we saw Francis Kelsey blow the
whistle and essentially say, here's what's happening.

The pharmaceutical company was publishing testimonials
and that was their way of
proving that this drug was safe.

Essentially, they were getting testimonials from doctors and they were saying, look, all the doctors are raving about this miracle drug.

It's completely safe.

Frankie was a strong enough woman that she went in and started investigating and say, hey, there's not enough clinical evidence to support that this is a safe drug for the American people.

So I really admire that she pushed back the way that she did and look what she uncovered.

It was crazy.

And when she went to the FDA and she told her superiors, they basically swept it under the rug.

This woman had to risk her career, her family, her livelihood to go and blow the whistle and get The Washington Post to publish this article.

And being able to see that reporter in that interview, that is so satisfying to me.

I mean, can you imagine being that reporter and breaking a story like that?

Shelby, what did you think when you first heard about this story and the way that it was revealed? Right.

So I think I was just going

to say that there's another layer.

There's so many layers to this story.

But what I found interesting, especially in that last video, was when he said there was no documentation of who these doctors were giving these out to.

So what fires me up is no one was really held accountable.

Yeah, it came out in The Washington Post, but it's like, okay, now who's being held accountable here?

So I found that really interesting and it just fires me up.

Yeah, I think that a core value that each of us share is we really dislike injustice.

I mean, that's one of the things that we are really driven by, is standing up and standing against injustice in this story.

And Francis kelsey she really did that?

I want to talk more about this.

I want to go ahead and throw out another trivia question since we're moving along and our trivia question number two, we're going to throw up.

So if you've been watching, then this is your second chance.

If you're just joining us, you get to join the trivia game right now.

All right, number two.

In 1961, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published an article by Dr.

Roy Nolson testifying that phyllodomi was safe.

That article was forged.

True or false?

True or false?

It's a pretty scandalous statement.

So is it true or false?

That does kind of lead us into our next clip as well, because there was a lot of discussion, like Dr.

Kelsey said, between the pharmaceutical company and the FDA.

And they kept providing Dr testimonials as their source of proving that this was a safe drug.

We saw the effects of the drug start to be exposed in other countries and information started coming

And let's take a look at the archival footage that we have next to reveal what happened after things started to be exposed.

Particularly, Dr.

Francis Kelsey prevented this particular drug from being distributed commercially in this country.

With the President's support and Dr.

Kelsey's testimony, congress eventually passed the so called 1962 Amendments to the

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

It was a fundamental change.

Citing her exceptional judgment and outstanding contribution to the protection of the health of

the American people, president Kennedy gave Dr.

Kelsey the highest award given to a civilian

President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian

She was a game changer indeed.

It changed the whole world.

There is no more profound and important change that's ever happened to change everything about the way medicine was conducted.

This woman was a trailblazer.

Every time I watch this footage and I read more and more about her, I am just so in awe of what she accomplished.

So look at our trivia question going back.

We discussed and we've mentioned so far about the pharmaceutical company.

Do you believe that this statement is true or false?

Denise?

Denise gaylord.

She answered correctly.

The answer is true.

So in 1961, the article that was published by Dr.

Nolson testifying that Philadelphia was safe was actually forged by the pharmaceutical company.

The article had been ghost written by the medical director of the pharmaceutical company.

That is outrageous.

Are you kidding me?

When I found that out, I was just

totally floored that this had really happened.

So beyond that, though, in sworn testimony, dr.

Nelson later stated that the paper was

drafted during conversations over golf with Dr.

Raggedy who was the Richardson Merrill executive who wrote the paper with assistance from his secretary and then signed the doctor's name to it.

This is the kind of corruption

that was happening with this scandal.

There were so many things happening behind

the scenes that were so corrupt and

just completely wrong on so many levels.

And if it weren't for Dr.

Francis Kelsey, many of these things

would have never been exposed.

Another thing about Dr.

Nelson, this doctor whose name was forged on the

letter, he went on to say that he didn't

even keep track of the number of patients he

had given this pill to because they were giving

out Kevin, also known as thalidomide, as a sample.

That was a loophole during the 1960s.

They were able to give out this

drug even though it wasn't FDA approved.

They were able to give it out to women as a sample.

Well, he had been getting this drug

from the pharmaceutical company, playing golf, doing

all these things going to dinner.

Go ahead, Shelby. Sorry.

Dory I think when people see that when we have this movie

made, it's one thing to say it and, oh my gosh, that

is crazy, that's so absurd, and we can't even think.

But when we put it into picture and

we see the emotion behind it, I think

that's what people are really going to get.

It then of like, wow, I cannot believe that he

didn't have to keep records or that he didn't.

And then here are these women that

said, hey, you gave this to me.

And then I guess I don't have record of it.

Does he say sorry?

Does he take accountability? No. Exactly.

And we do cover the little subplot of Dr.

Nelson in the movie.

It is in the script.

We do mention him, and there is an entire sub

story with a woman who's affected by these actions.

Dori, can you tell everyone watching a little

bit about how that plays into the movie?

Yeah, absolutely.

And it's actually one of our, I

would almost say a lead role.

We really have written the movie to be more of

an ensemble, and we wanted to show the different angles of this tragedy and how it affected different people.

So one of our lead roles is a mother who gives

birth who was given one of these, was given thalidomide.

It hadn't been approved at the FDA.

She wasn't told that it was an experimental drug.

And then she has a baby who'd

suffered from the effects of thalidomide.

And what she has to deal with in

that through this whole process, we're seeing how

it's personally affecting her and her child.

And then we come to learn that this has

become the biggest unmonitored drug trial in US.

History, basically.

~~Mapping~~ we were talking about that the pharmaceutical

gave these drugs out to doctors and said, oh,

you don't need to keep track of it.

You don't need to keep track of side effects or even

who you gave it to, which was such a challenge when

they were trying to go back and figure out and recall

the medication, is that it was estimated there was like 2.5

million pills that had been given out, but no way to

know who had been given to.

So it was a disaster.

Yeah, absolutely.

Another part of archival footage that I have watched that we

don't have to play tonight is that a lot of the

women that had been given the drug didn't even realize until

after the fact their babies had already been born.

And they didn't realize it was because of thalidomide.

It wasn't until much later that they realized that

their babies had suffered at the hands of this

medical tragedy and this just total corruption where people

they didn't take accountability, like we were saying.

And so there was no way of tracking

and knowing who had been given what.

And it happened all over the world right francis Kelsey

is attributed with preventing this disaster in the US.

But it still happened.

There are survivors in the US.

There are those that have been

affected by thalidomide in the US.

It wasn't nearly as widespread, but it did happen.

And we want to make sure that we honor

those victims, those survivors, and we tell their stories,

and we want to make sure that we use

our platform and we tell this story in a

way that it brings awareness to what happened.

Because these survivors we talked to some of you.

We know that you're out there.  
And we want to make sure that other people  
are aware and we want to make sure that  
this story receives the justice that it's due.  
So that is something that we are really  
dedicated to making sure happens with this movie.  
Let's throw out one more trivia question  
while we're still discussing things here.  
Trivia question number three. Dr.  
Kelsey retired from the FDA at the age of blank.  
Popping up for you. Dr.  
Kelsey retired from the FDA at the age of blank.  
Now this woman, she was obviously very strong.  
She was a woman working in a man's field in the 1960s.  
She was a whistleblower against a giant corporation.  
This woman took on big pharma.  
I would lead you to believe that she might have stayed  
there for a long time and worked at the FDA.  
She was not backing down.  
So that is a hint I will give you.  
If you're watching right now and you  
want to give it a guess question. Dr.  
Kelsey retired from the FDA at the age of blank.  
She was a really incredible woman.  
The more that we have dug into this story  
and begun preparing it for the big screen, all  
the revisions to the script and just looking at  
every little detail, I think that so many people  
are going to be shocked by what they learn.  
Okay, someone said 73.  
That is not correct.  
73 is not the right answer.  
Do we have another answer?  
No, it was not 85.  
Not 85, Stan.  
90 after 45 years of service.  
Yes, Rose, you are right.  
This woman stayed at the FDA  
until she was 90 years old.  
45 years of service.  
She was very committed to serving  
and being honorable in her career.  
What she did and what she accomplished  
throughout her career is so commendable.  
And we think that the entire  
world needs to know her story.  
A lot of you have already shared.  
Why do you think the movie should be made?  
And I want to turn to you our next challenge and how  
we would love to have you all be involved in it.  
Yes.  
So a lot of people are

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And right now the best way to support us  
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And one of our social media challenges that we're kicking  
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And so if you want to participate  
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We invite everyone to participate.  
All you have to do is make a  
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Of course, comment with us at Farm of the Movie  
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Tag us in post, like share, save, that all helps.  
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You just make a quick video of why you think it  
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Yeah, it's super easy and it's one way that  
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Now you don't have to be a professional actor, okay?  
I know that some people have just always wanted to  
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We think that this is going to  
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Hey, that's just us.  
You've heard the woman's story. She's amazing.  
The opportunity to be in this  
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So to participate in this challenge, you just hashtag it or  
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You'll be qualified to be entered in the  
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So we have a couple of examples.  
Let's roll a couple of examples  
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And we'd love to share some  
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Here's an example.  
I'm just excited to see what this film will  
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I read the synopsis and then immediately I was  
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And I was just blown away by Frankie's story and
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And I'm like, why wasn't this
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It's such a powerful story.
More people need to know about this.
And thanks to her, many babies lives were saved.
Suppose for me, the most remarkable aspect of it
all is that despite the fact that we owe
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She was once the stuff of headlines
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She was instrumental in changing
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She was decorated for her services by President John F.
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And it's time a new generation learned
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That's why this story is important.
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All right, another trivia question for you.
And the next trivia question.
Dori do you want to read it off for us?
Sure.
Not there yet, but there we go. Okay.
In what country did the drug Thalidomide originate in?
Is it multiple choice or is it just
if they've been paying attention or if you
followed us for any amount of time, you
probably already know where it originated from.
We talk about it quite a bit.
And one of the reasons we talk about it is because
it was so prevalent all over the world and when it
pursues that States and was being pushed to the
company here, it had already been widely accepted.

And that is why the tragedy was  
so much worse in other countries.  
I think it was 46 other countries or  
so that it had been given out in. And Dr.  
Kelsey was the one who prevented it  
from being distributed commercially in the States.  
Remember?  
It did go ahead.  
Dory I was just going to say sorry, Ashley.  
Another hint is that if you watched our Torch,  
you would know because we talk about it in  
there because that was another scandal related to how  
the drug originated before it ever came to us.  
The original pharmaceutical company  
involved, not France.  
Pan, the original pharmaceutical company involved  
had a scandal of their own.  
And it is a pretty dark history that this company had.  
Europe.  
No, not quite the answer we're looking for here.  
Germany.  
Yes, Rose, you got it.  
It was Germany.  
Dory why was it so scandalous?  
What was the dark history related to that company?  
Because a large number of board members of the  
pharmaceutical company that were Nazi members and some  
them were very involved with the Nazi party and  
actually were member of the upper ranks.  
So one of them was known as the Duchemist  
and was convicted for eight years of war crimes.  
So the German company had a lot of ties to  
the Nazis, and there's some debate among scholars of how  
Thalidomide played a role in all of that, but it  
is very clear that they did have those Nazi ties. Yeah.  
And I think it's important to acknowledge  
that because it creates an atmosphere where  
respect for life isn't really valued.  
I mean, we know that culturally, coming  
from that background, life wasn't respected and  
it was all about profits over people.  
And the history of that entire company is  
just really dark and going on beyond that.  
Grunenthal is the name of the company.  
We can talk about this because of public knowledge.  
Grunental never made a public apology for  
what happened until 50 years later.  
It took them 50 years to publicly  
acknowledge and apologize for the drug.  
That is also just heartbreaking to me because  
there have been survivors that still are suffering  
from the effects of this drug.

That never received restitution, that never  
were given the assistance they needed  
to thrive and live their lives.  
It's a really heartbreaking story.  
And the fact that this company was just  
so cool and so cold that's not even  
apologized for 50 years is just another little  
thing in this story that's so heartbreaking.  
And the parents were just expected to figure it out.  
No programs or anything that they  
just had to figure it out.  
And these survivors have had to figure their life out.  
A lot of children ended up in homes during that time.  
There are a couple of  
different short documentaries out there.  
The New York Times has a really excellent  
one that I suggest everyone look up.  
The New York Times did about a ten minute  
documentary on the shadow, The Dark Side of Thalidomide,  
and there's a survivor who shares her story, and  
she shares about some of the others that she  
knew and how these families suffered.  
I mean, it wasn't just the individual.  
It was the family who wasn't given any sort  
of assistance, and there was all kinds of challenges.  
And like Dorian mentioned, we cover some of  
that in the script because it's important.  
Seeing the trial and all of the tribulation these families  
went through is an important part of this story.  
It's what makes it so real, seeing it on screen.  
Like Shelby had said earlier, it's one thing to talk  
about, it's another thing to see it lived out.  
And we believe that Maggie one of  
the lead characters in our story.  
We think that it's going to be a very  
touching portrayal to see what she went through because  
she was affected by that drug and her baby.  
We're going to wrap up this live  
stream in just a few minutes.  
I'm going to throw out this last trivia question.  
Trivia question number five.  
Rose is in the lead.  
I recognize Rose's name a couple of times. All right.  
During the short time Liamide was available,  
it's estimated that over blank babies were  
worldwide were affected by the drug.  
Around half of them died within months of being born.  
ABCD 10 00 30 00 50 00 10,000 So it's estimated  
that over blank babies worldwide were affected by the drug.  
Speaking of survivors, again, there are several  
organizations all over the world that have  
come together to support survivors.

I know that there is one in the US.  
I know that there are several overseas.  
There's one in Australia.  
And it is our heart to support those organizations.  
So if you happen to be someone who has been affected by the drug or, you know someone who has been affected by the drug, please let them know about us because we want to give them a platform if that's something that they want to talk about.  
We want to be able to lend our platform to them, to be able to share their personal stories, because this is a very intimate and personal story.  
What Francis Kelsey did was heroic and courageous.  
And the people who were affected by this drug, they deserve to get recognition.  
They deserve to see justice served.  
And we want to be a part of helping them know they weren't forgotten.  
This is a story that has been widely overlooked.  
And we want to make sure that they know that this story won't be forgotten, that we are going to bring light to this. D.  
Ramona says it's d.  
That is correct.  
Over 10,000 babies that we know of were affected by this drug.  
And that's only that we know of.  
Because like Dori had mentioned earlier, nobody kept track.  
Doctors in the US.  
Did not have to keep track.  
Most doctors during that time all over the world did not have to keep track of the drugs that they had given to their patients.  
A lot of the babies that were born with these birth defects, they did not attribute it to thalidomide.  
The pharmaceutical company denied it, denied it, denied it, denied it.  
So as far as we know, at least 10,000 babies worldwide were affected by the drug.  
And it's absolutely devastating.  
It is the largest man made medical disaster in history and the largest unmonitored drug trial in US.  
History.  
It is a really big deal.  
So we want to make sure that those survivors that were affected by this drug, that they see the story.  
We want them to know that we want to support them and lend our platform to them.  
So if you know someone, please let them know to reach out to us.  
Okay, we're wrapping up this live stream.

We hope that you guys see just from the facts, from the cold, hard facts about Francis Kelsey's life, why this story is so important.  
We believe that it's incredibly relevant still today, and we think that this movie needs to be made.  
We believe that a lot of you agree with us and it's evidence on our page.  
angel.com Pharma, we've seen over \$1.6 million in interest be expressed to make this movie.  
And we need more.  
We have big dreams.  
We have a big goal to make this the best movie that we possibly can.  
And it's going to take all of you sharing and spreading the word to help that goal.  
Say, before we wrap things up, too, were there any questions that you didn't get answered throughout the live stream?  
We want to throw those up.  
You didn't answer those.  
As we wrap up tonight, what work do you need to see to proceed?  
I'll just throw an arbitrary number there right now.  
We have, I think, over right around 2000 people who have expressed interest in movie getting made.  
So throw an arbitrary number out there unless they can.  
We get thousand people to express interest in seeing get made.  
To me, that's not a huge number.  
That seems very attainable.  
So, Paul, if you can help us spread the word to get 5000 people to say express interest.  
It's a really solid number to help us get the support we need to move 5000 people on form a page expressing interest that's solid to move forward in the next steps.  
Any other where is it going to be made?  
Light Warrior?  
That is a great question.  
We have scouted Columbus, Georgia.  
We have looked at a lot of great locations there.  
That is actually where we shot our proof of concept.  
There are some beautiful locations in Georgia.  
There's some great tax incentives.  
So we have been looking at that.  
We are very responsible and fiscally conservative when it comes to how we spend our production funding and we want to make sure that we're getting the best bang for our buck.  
So we're looking at other states across the country and the tax incentives that they have because that benefits everyone involved in making this movie.  
So we're doing our due diligence.

Georgia is at the top of our list but if
another opportunity comes available for a better place to
we would be open to that as we do our

Washington DC, there also are some scenes in

Yes, so that's one of the reasons that we're asking
for some of our production funds will be used.

Hopefully we're hoping to be able to get some great
shots of the DC area as well, if possible.

Yeah, we critical of the Moody.

It's not cheap to shoot in Washington DC.

As you can imagine, it's a very busy place.

It's a period piece.

There will be some visual effects and
having to make sure that the streets
and the cars look period appropriate.

So these are all little details that factor into how the
production money is spent and the money that we need to
raise in order to be able to produce a high quality
feature film that we'll all be proud of.

We're not moving forward until we have
the amount we need to best properly.

Any other questions before you have all
right guys, again, we're so happy.

We're excited about the progress
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Please share this with everyone you know,
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Doris, I'll be I'll throw it over to you if
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Just appreciate all of the support.

We keep an eye on social media so of course,
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Just that we so appreciate all of the support.

We're so excited for the new year and moving into
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So thank you.

We read all the comments.

We are behind the scenes.

This is the great thing about the angel model is that
you get us, you get full access to the filmmakers.

We take into consideration the things that you guys say.

We read the comments.

And one quick note about what Dory said.

It is this year, not next
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So it's really important.

Time of the essence.

Thank you, Denise.

Denise just expressed interest in
making our movie happen.

Thank you for showing interest in putting
$500 in express interest out there.

It means so much that's we appreciate it.

Denise, we would love to be filming this
movie by, like, June of this year.

That is the goal.

That means we got to make things happen now.

Time is of the essence.

Once this offering goes live, that's it.

It's limited.

You can make your reservation
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Once we go live, there's a limited opportunity to
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That's the fun part.

We're getting close and we can't wait to
come back to you with another live stream
next month with a new update.

Until then, find us on social
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## **Livestream Transcript**
### **The Heart of Pharma, November 29, 2022**

I had a job at the FDA.

They didn't like the questions I was asking.

You heard that I fired Barbara Molden.

Don't make me do the same to you.

The FDA is corrupt.

Trying to change the drug laws is a political landmine.

Bribery, off the books

consulting fees, national statistic.

Iceberg.

Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working

with convicted Nazis.

They're approving unsafe drugs. This has to stop.

I need proof.

I want to start a new war.

You've just watched a short proof of

concept for Pharma, a feature film that

chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.

Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her

family as she waged war against big Pharma.

She resisted intense opposition from inside the

FDA in order to expose the biggest

unmonitored drug trial in US. History.

If you want to help us tell this important,

interesting true story, visit angel.com Pharma to express

Now this is a David and Goliath type story.

Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the

billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much

resistance within her own government agency.

I can't imagine what it would be like to

work within the FDA and try to fight this

corruption and then betrayaled by big Pharma.

Risk her career and her family.

JFK went on to award her

a presidential medal for her work.

In the 1960s. In the US.

Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.

Doctors were allowed to give out samples

of medication to patients without their knowledge

that it was an experimental drug.

I was shocked to learn that even pregnant

women were given experimental drugs without their consent.

Frankie learned that Thalidomide, a drug sold

all over the world, second only to

aspirin, was linked to birth defects.

When she raised these concerns with the FDA and Big

Pharma, she was threatened to be fired to be deported.

Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal Thalidomide's employed more Nazi war criminals than any other company in the world.

Working with the right distributor is crucial for the success of any project.

You need someone who shares your creative vision, and we have an award winning script and an incredible true story that needs to be told.

We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we really love what angel is doing.

Angel has a proven track record.

With the success of their hit series The Chosen.

It has generated hundreds of millions of views and tens of millions of dollars.

With their unique model and this powerful true story, we believe this movie can reach and inspire people all over the world.

The stories of the 1960s and that Pharma will tell are happening today.

When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits are prioritized over people, and that should never happen.

If you think so too, express your interest in investing in this film.

Click the link below or go to angel.com pharma to show your support for this project.

Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.

I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion.

In 2019, I starred in the movie Unplanned.

I knew taking on the role of Abby would come with consequences, but I was prepared for it.

I think that doing that movie really shifted my perspective.

I wanted to be a part of things that had impact in a positive way on people.

We just want to shed a light on a hidden when in American medical history, because we know that people don't know history, they're doomed to repeat it.

We need your help to bring this amazing, true story to life.

Click or visit angel.com Pharma to show your support.

We just need to gauge how many of you want to be a part of bringing this story to the world.

Hi, everybody.

Now you can hear me.

I am so glad that you are here tonight for another update about Pharma and joining us for this live stream.

This is probably going to be our most intimate livestream yet because you're just going to be talking to us, the producers, and hear about our heart for this story, why we think it's so important and what the script in the first place.

I'm going to invite on our other producers, Shelby and Dory, and I'm going to invite you, the audience watching tonight, to go ahead and start asking questions. Anything that you want to know about this project, anything that you want to know about us as producers or what we've been up to. I'd love for you to go ahead and put those questions in the comments because as we go through the show tonight, we're going to be answering those and just sharing our hearts throughout the entire livestream. One thing I want to go ahead and mention to you all is we are blown away and so grateful for you for expressing your interest in our project. We are at over $1.3 million, 1.38 $724 in expressed interest, which means that you all really do want to see this movie get made and you want to invest in making this movie happen. So we're incredibly grateful if you haven't yet. One of the best ways that you can help us in investing in the world and expressing your Pharma. So let's get started. Let's bring on our creators and get this conversation kicked off. So welcome Dory Zavala and Shelby Thomas. Hi, Ashley. Hey, ladies. Once again, I am so glad that we are together and we're having the chance to chat. A lot of people don't know that we're in three different locations. I feel like that's something that people forget every time we're talking, which explains the three different screens here. Dori, you are out in Arizona, and Shelby, you're out in Nebraska. And so when we get the chance to get together, it's really special. I think that the last time all three of us were together was when we created our torch is that right? We were in Provo. Yeah, in April. That was the last time we have been in the same room since April. Shelby and I have been because we've done some other events. We went out to angel when they announced their huge lineup of all the incredible shows and movies that angel is putting on the platform and getting out to you guys this year and going into 2023, that was an incredible experience. Dory was on vacation that week.

It was a much deserved vacation. The woman works nonstop. But I want to give you guys a chance to just talk about this project and what it means to you. So right now, Shelby, we're going to get to I'm going to start with Dory, because Dory, as you know, if you've been watching our live streams, dory is the screenwriter of the script of the project. Dory is the one who had the heart, who did the research, who was just, I guess, fascinated by Frankie's And so you went into the process of writing the script, and let's just start there. Let's turn it over to Dory. I want you to kind of just say how you found your brand Francis Kelsey and being a practicing attorney, just like, I'm going to write my first screenplay. Let's start there. Yeah. And I'm going to get a little bit more personal here than I usually do and talk about some things that a lot of people don't even know. But I found this story and I hadn't heard of Dr. Kelsey before, but I found this story in 2017. And in that period of time, I was going through a really hard time in my life, probably one of the most difficult. My son, who was 21 years old at the time, had been diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain tumor, and hopefully was completely devastated when that It came out of the blue. He didn't have any symptoms. It's just from one day to the next, our entire lives turned upside down. At the time, I had a full practice. You know, I had several attorneys working for me and paralegals and receptionists. I had a big firm. And when all this happened, it makes you take stock of your life, for one thing. And I just knew that he needed me there for him. So thankfully, he went through the surgery. It's been several years now. He is completely recovered and everything is looking great, he's healthy, and thank God it all worked out. But that time was really tough. And so I felt like I had wanted to write for a long time, and I felt like, you know what? Time is running out. Life is short. You don't always know how much time you're going to have to do things. And having that happen to him really just put everything into perspective for me as well, of like, I need to have

put my responsibility needs to be my family and my son right now, and I need to focus on him.

And I also need to do some of these things that I've been putting off for a long time.

So I had been working on it was always books for me because I'm a lawyer, I would always research a lot, and I always love researching. I love historical fiction and just things that are historically accurate so that you can have a compelling story, but you can learn about history during the process.

I was kind of like, should I go back to the book I'm already working on?

What should I do?

And then I came across a post on social media, and it was just somebody who just kind of did a blurb about Dr. Kelsey and what had happened and the Thalidomide tragedy and how it affected all of these children.

And it was at a time also when I was going through all of these medical issues with my son and realizing how big of an impact that can have on a family and reading it, what was really interesting to me and struck me is that there were just

thousands and thousands of comments on

And it was just people, a lot of women especially, who are like, how come we've never heard of this woman?

How come we've never heard about these children and this tragedy?

Like, how is it possible that we were not taught about this in school?

And then when I looked into it further and realized that she actually wrote the clinical trial process that we still use today, the FDA still uses that today.

And I thought, this is a story that needs to be told.

This is a story that people need to know what she did, and especially because of all of the pressure that she faced.

So I went from there and just started doing my own research on it and found that there's actually surprising to never really had been a movie made about Dr.

Kelsey and the Talitamite tragedy.

And we've later found there's some references.

This is totally crazy to me, by the way, going back to what you were saying, how we don't know about this woman and her story is so incredible.

I have a lot of questions.

Personally, I have my own theories about why we don't know about her, but I just think it's incredible that we don't, period, no matter what.

I mean, she was honored by JFK.

It's just crazy to me that we don't know her story and we really should.

Yeah, exactly.

I was going to write it as a book.

I started doing a bunch of research on it and was planning to write it as a book.

And then I thought, I feel like it would reach more people if it was a movie. I really do.

I feel like it would just have a broader reach, I guess, across the whole population, whether certain types of biographical books or books are only read usually by certain people who like to read those kinds of books.

And I thought it would just have a broader appeal written as a movie, so I decided to write it as a script.

And I had never written a script before, so, yeah, I just basically got a lot of books and I talked to somebody who knew about writing scripts and got some tips, that's how I ended up writing it from there.

Ashley, do you want me to talk about how I ended up putting it where you found me, or do you want to wait on that?

No, I think we should jump into that.

I'm not surprised that you were like, I'll just write a script and you nailed it because you're pretty phenomenal at all things that you do.

And I know that you guys hear me brag about dory all the time, but Shelby can attest to this.

She's pretty much a Wonder Woman, to be honest. So you wrote the script.

Let's talk a little bit about that process, because it's not like as a first time screenwriter, you write a script and then all of a sudden the studio is like, yes, we want that one.

We're going to make it.

That doesn't happen, especially when you're a first time screenwriter and you don't really have the connections.

You're not related to Brad Pitt.

It's not easy to just get in the door and make these things happen.

So what was the first step after you wrote the script? To try and get it made?

Yeah, and that's actually something a lot of people ask me about that are aspiring screenwriters, because it is tough.

And if you don't really know agents or managers or somebody you can send your script to, most of them won't take unsolicited emails.

So you can't just be like, hey, here's my script. Read it.

You don't get a response.

If you're lucky, you'll get a response because you don't.

So really the best way to do

it is to just go through contests.  
That's what I did.  
I entered the script into this was in 2018, and  
I entered it into two of the major contests.  
And I was like, this is  
my first script I've ever written.  
There's no way it's going to get noticed.  
But I'll just go ahead and put it in just  
to get some feedback so I can make it better.  
Because I was very much about making it better.  
I wanted to get feedback so I could improve  
it and then enter again and enter again.  
And so I did that, and I ended up  
getting in the top 10% of the Nichols Fellowship,  
which was one of the big ones.  
And so that was great.  
And I ended up doing well in the other one as well.  
For those who don't know what the  
Nichols Fellowship is, nickel Fellowship, nichols fellowship.  
That is the Academy Awards.  
Essentially, that's their fellowship.  
So for you to have written this script that  
placed in the top 10%, that's pretty amazing.  
I mean, that had to be a really proud moment for you.  
It had to be a really rewarding one.  
How much time did you spend  
researching and writing the script?  
At what point was it during that process that I guess  
the amount of time you had invested came to fruition?  
Yeah, I had invested probably at least a year  
and a half of my life by that point,  
working at the same time while I was doing  
it, but constantly while I was writing it.  
I just thought, I don't know if anybody's ever going to read  
this or anybody's ever going to see it, but I want to  
write it, and it's a story that's on my heart, and so  
I'm going to put it out there and I'm going to write  
it, and then we'll just see what happens.  
And so that's what I did.  
And my husband really encouraged me to apply to the  
contests, and I was like, oh, it's not finished.  
I'm a perfectionist.  
I'm like, I need to do more work.  
And he was like, no, it's fine.  
Just put them in.  
And so I did.  
Ended up doing better than I thought.  
So that was a really encouraging thing.  
But I did take those notes and that feedback and  
edit it some more and enter some more contests.  
And edit some more and enter some more contests.  
So that was probably a good well, let's see.

You found it in January of 2020.  
So it was almost two years of me  
rewriting, and I did some substantial rewriting based  
on notes and feedback that I got.  
That's been two years now.  
We're two years into this project, right?  
January 2020 is where I come into play.  
So let's pause on your story, and then we'll talk  
about what happened with me and what led me to  
you, and then we'll reconvene on how we merge together.  
Most people who are watching this, they  
know me from the movie Unplanned.  
And I had started that movie in 2019.  
I think it was March of 2019 we released.  
And that movie had an incredible  
impact on me personally and professionally.  
And it really gave me vision for how I wanted to make  
my impact in the industry, how did I want to use movies  
as a way to tell good stories that impact culture?  
And so coming out of that movie and spending  
time on the road and hearing how it had  
affected people and it had changed their lives, I  
knew that when I started looking for my next  
project, I wanted it to be something really important.  
And it wasn't like people were beating down my door.  
I was a nobody.  
I still feel like I'm a nobody.  
And for me, it was a matter of saying, okay, it's  
time to invest in my own career and take the steering  
wheel and say, where do I want to go?  
And when I decided to do that, I had  
formed my own production company by myself at this  
point, and I started looking for scripts.  
I had a mentor at NBC Universal, incredible woman who  
came to me and said, ashley, fill your pipeline.  
That's how you're going to  
get started in this industry.  
Fill your pipeline.  
And I was reading so many scripts, and  
I had registered for a site called Coverfly.  
So if you're a producer and you're a screenwriter or  
you're looking to get into producing, go to Coverfly.  
That's where you can read scripts and connect  
with people as a producer or screenwriter.  
Anyway, I got on there, and I probably  
read like, I don't know, 100 horrible screenplays.  
Honestly, most scripts are not that great.  
There's probably one great script for every 100.  
And so I was getting a little discouraged,  
and I came across this one called Pharma.  
And I was just enthralled immediately.  
I think I was maybe only five pages, ten pages

into the script, and I couldn't put it down.  
I read it in one sitting, probably in like  
an hour and a half, maybe 2 hours, and  
every word on the page, I was hooked.  
And I got done, and I was like, man, I  
don't really know how to make this happen, but I  
know that I want to make this movie.  
And I need to figure out how to get in  
touch with this person who wrote the script so that  
I can talk her into letting me make this movie,  
even though I've never done it before.  
I have a couple of strengths.  
One is that I'm very persuasive, and  
another one is that I'm very consistent.  
So anyway, I found your contact information.  
I did a lot of little research about you to  
figure out who you were and what you had done.  
And I emailed you, and I said, hey, I  
would like to make your script into a movie.  
And I'm sure it was so random after  
going through that process for so long.  
But yeah, in January 2020, you responded to my email.  
I'm pretty sure that I have it saved somewhere.  
That's something we need to put in our VIP group.  
If you're not in our VIP, just a  
reminder, you can become a Pharma Ambassador.  
We'll talk about that later.  
But if you become a Pharma Ambassador and you  
share and you like and you comment in these  
live feeds, there it is, pharma Ambassador.com, then you  
get access to this little private group where we're  
going to continue to just put more and more  
rich content as we go through this process.  
And I think I need to find that email.  
I need to sign that email to you where I was  
like, hey, I want to make this into a movie.  
I know you don't know me.  
It worked out.  
We said yes.  
We got a contract in writing.  
And from there I went to Shelby.  
And this is where Shelby comes into play.  
And at this point, dori you also were not a producer.  
You were just a screenwriter, and you were  
trusting me to go make your movie.  
Our first call was like, we talked for like an hour.  
Like, we were friends from the  
very beginning, so I trust you.  
That photo right there, though, was like the  
first time we had met, and it had  
been, what, a year, two years later. Yeah.  
And then it was COVID, and then we didn't get

to see that was the thing, is that we started  
in development on making this movie and then COVID hit,  
which there's a lot of interesting details attached to that.  
So after I optioned your script, I went to  
Shelby, who had been traveling the world with me  
for almost a year and a half.  
And Shelby and I, we just worked so well together.  
And I like doing things with other women.  
Like, I like to have a person who balances me out.  
I'm kind of like the feisty one, and Shelby's more  
of the even, keel, like, let's breathe kind of person.  
And I'm like, let's go.  
And so I knew that Shelby would  
be a good partner for me.  
And so I said, shelby, I would really like  
for you to come on and be a part  
of my production company, simple Jane films.  
And at the time that Ashley, I was so excited.  
We had gone to the movie guide  
awards, and we were in Hollywood.  
We were sitting at the Roosevelt hotel in Hollywood.  
And now we're sitting at the pool, and I look at  
her and I'm just like, I want to ask you something.  
I'm so excited.  
And I'm like, I really want you  
to be a producer with me.  
And I did not get the reaction  
I thought I was going to get.  
She all but decided she was going  
to walk away from the industry.  
Do you remember this, Shelby?  
Yeah, not me getting we're probably going to  
cry at one point tonight, so be prepared.  
Everyone who's watching, but you were going  
to walk away from the industry.  
So talk about that moment that I asked you to  
do this with me and what changed your mind and  
how you were just like, okay, let's do it.  
Yeah.  
When we were getting ready, we  
had finished up with unplanned.  
We traveled the world together, and it was great.  
And then when that was coming to  
an end, I really wasn't sure.  
Just because I got thrown into it with Ashley,  
it wasn't something I went to school for.  
I had made connections, really strong connections during  
that time, but I just wasn't sure if  
it was my calling or not.  
I didn't know what to do afterwards.  
And so after a month of being back home, I said,  
okay, well, what am I going to do with my life,

and I had a couple of ideas, and that's when Ashley called me up and said invited me to Movie Guide Awards. And that took me like, a second to think about.

And I said, of course, yes, I'll come.

And I didn't have any intention on, I guess, continuing just because I didn't know what it was going to look like.

It was kind of out of fear.

But she said she's very persuasive and persistent.

I knew when she asked me, I was like, wow, maybe this is my life, as we were at the

Roosevelt in Hollywood, and she asked me to come on as a producer for Simple Jane Films.

And we cheers and we said, we don't have any idea what we're doing or how we're going to make this happen, but we're going to do it and it's going to happen.

And it's been a crazy process for sure, but, I mean, I'm that kind of person who I think when I go to people, one of the things I love to say to them is, go for it. Why not?

What do you have to lose, right?

Like, okay, you fall on your face, get back up, try again, you learn something, do the next thing.

We have this life here on Earth to live once on this Earth.

We're here one life, so go for it and do the things that just make your soul feel on fire that you're passionate about, because I think that those passions are definitely there for a reason.

So I was really excited to have you come on board and say, okay, let's do this crazy thing together.

I want to throw this out there to everybody right now.

I have not done this before on a live stream, but I want to include the people on Instagram because I feel like sometimes people on Instagram don't know that we're live.

So if you follow me on Instagram, that looks great. You can't see anything. There you go.

Okay, you can see me.

If you follow me on Instagram, you can go into my stories and click the link and you can either send me a DM and ask me a question there, or you can click the link to this live stream and you will be able to ask me questions.

So if you have friends on Instagram, then let them know and they can come here and ask questions.

Because now that it's in my stories, I'm going to answer questions from people on Instagram and all other platforms.

Remember, we're saving them up.

So if you have questions as we go, then just put them in the comments and tell your friends.

I mean, it can be anything.

It can be like, okay, well, what was the hardest part about starting this producing process?

What's the craziest thing that you've ever encountered in this process?

What's been the easiest thing, the funniest thing?

What's the next step?

We want to answer all the questions.

This is the fun part.

Okay, so here we are.

Me and Shelby have decided to work together and COVID hits.

And this is where things get really interesting, because as a first time filmmaker, you have to raise funds to make a movie.

And it's not an ideal time to approach investors when there's a global pandemic, especially when you have a period piece.

So it was my job as the lead producer to go out and rally the support to get this movie made.

Despite being in the middle of COVID Now, Francis Kelsey had not been in the news since she had passed away, I think, in 2015.

What was really interesting is that right after COVID hit states, the New York Times ran an article about Francis Kelsey and she started making the headlines again.

So for me, it seems like it was very divine timing.

I think we can all agree that even though it's been years in the making, the timing of it all feels so perfect.

It feels so divine.

Even though we wanted to jump ahead, if we could have had it our way, we would have made this movie three years ago.

But we know that there's a greater plan, that we believe God is in this and he has the perfect time for this.

We feel like it is getting very near.

And after going through COVID, we just started to recognize that there were so many things happening at the FDA and with Big Pharma that were becoming hot button topics.

And here we were making this movie about Big Pharma with no intention of making a controversial movie.

This is a true story.

So when the media looks at this and the trades look at this movie, it is a true story.

There's nothing to argue about here.

The script is all true to history.

This woman, Francis Kelsey, she was awarded by JFK for what she uncovered, and she exposed the fraud and the corruption that was in the FDA.

Big Pharma was bribing the FDA to approve drugs. They had doctors who were signing off

on testimonials that they hadn't even written.  
There were so many things that were  
corrupt that were happening during this time.  
And I think it's a great conversation for people to  
become aware of the inner workings of the FDA and  
corporations and what happens when they mingle together.  
I think that can be really problematic.  
And with Cavadon, also known as  
Thalidomide, Francis Kelsey exposed that.  
These women who were being given this experimental  
drug, essentially they were having babies born with  
deformities or they were having miscarriages, and this  
was happening all over the world, and she's  
the one who prevented it from being an  
epic disaster in the United States.  
Now, there still are tons of US.  
Solidomide Survivors.  
There are different organizations that  
we're hoping to partner with.  
I saw yesterday that a solidomide survivor actually  
commented on one of our Instagram posts, and.  
So I'm really looking forward to trying to connect with  
her and some of the others that we have found  
that are so inspiring and telling these people's story.  
Dory can you share kind of our  
Beeline story plot where it's obviously Dr.  
Kelsey's story, but we pay tribute and we honor  
thalidomide survivors with one of our other characters?  
Can you talk a little bit about that? Yeah.  
And actually, I had wanted to say when  
you were talking about the FDA, that was  
a real challenge in writing the script.  
And then we've worked on it a  
lot together as a team since then.  
And it's been a real challenge because something  
about the FDA could be dry, right?  
It could be a topic that could be  
kind of boring or kind of slow.  
And we really didn't want to make that kind of a movie.  
We want to make a movie that is about real  
people and about their lives and how this impacted them.  
And so it was very important for all  
of us to have somebody in the story  
who was impacted by the thalidomide tragedy directly.  
So we do have a character who is a single  
that he who takes thalidomide when she's pregnant, and  
does have a baby that's born with some deformities.  
And so we follow her throughout the script as well.  
And the struggle that she has as a single  
mother, especially given the fact that this was not  
acknowledged, especially during it took 50 years for the  
pharmaceutical company for Chemo, to even acknowledge

pill had anything to do with this.  
So these parents were struggling with their kids who had  
all of these extra medical care and all of these  
extra expenses and no way to deal with any of  
that, and also no answers for what had happened and  
no acknowledgment at all as to what had caused these  
problems with their children either.  
Brunenthal was the company in Germany who had  
initially dispensed Thalidomide, and that was one of  
the hardest hit areas with the most tragedy.  
It was 50 years, I think,  
before they made a public apology. Isn't that right?  
Didn't we find that out in our research?  
Which to me is just heart wrenching.  
And to know that there's really been  
no restitution for what these families went  
through, it is really heartbreaking.  
Okay, I did see that we had some questions  
pop up and we were just chatting away.  
So if we can get those questions back up,  
ryan, who's in my ear, can you pull some  
of those questions up that you had previously?  
And I would just want to make sure that we  
had addressed them about how long will this movie be?  
So right now, the script is what, 110 pages story?  
I think it's 110 pages.  
And roughly one page on paper, one  
page equals 1 minute on screen.  
So somebody do the math on that real quick.  
Just under 2 hours and a lot of times what  
happens is your movie will be longer when you shoot  
it, and then it always goes into the editing room  
and things get left on the cutting room floor.  
Or we say, oh, the pacing of this scene  
doesn't quite work and we need to condense it,  
or this scene should be taken out.  
So it'll roughly be between an hour and a  
half to 2 hours, maybe falling somewhere around an  
hour and 45, if I had to guess.  
Any other questions?  
I thought I saw another one come up.  
How can we get involved in projects like this?  
Okay, Erica, my question to you is in what capacity?  
Because the first way I'll say that you  
can get involved is by helping spread the  
word and helping us make the movie.  
Because we can't be involved in projects like this  
unless we have the opportunity to make them.  
So first and foremost, share, please. It's angel.  
Comfarma.  
Tell everyone you know to express interest  
in investing, in making this movie.

It doesn't cost you a dime right now to  
go to angel.com Pharma and express your interest.  
It will not go live.  
No money is being transferred until the  
offering, the investment offering is live.  
So right now, all you're saying to us  
is, if I had the opportunity to invest,  
this is what I think I would invest.  
It's not a fundraiser.  
It's not just like a  
Kickstarter or something like that.  
You're not getting a T shirt.  
You actually get to own a piece of the movie.  
And so that's how we're able to fund  
this movie with people like you that are  
watching and your friends and your family.  
Now, second of all, and if, Erica, you're able  
to type this in, if you're still there, then  
it might help me answer this more clearly.  
But if you're in the film industry and you're a  
producer or screenwriter or you work crew or you're an  
actor, here's how you get involved in projects like this.  
You keep an eye out on things  
like Facebook, like these live streams.  
You keep an eye out on social media,  
on Instagram, on TikTok, on Twitter, everywhere.  
And you follow the projects, because once the castings  
or the crew calls go live, then that's when  
you know that you can submit your information either  
to the casting director or to us directly.  
And that's one of the easiest ways to find out about  
these projects and just be mindful, be decisive about the kind  
of projects that you want to be involved in.  
Because where we put our time, effort, and money  
determines the kind of projects that get made.  
So I would say to you, those  
are the main ways to get involved.  
And I hope that one of  
those answers your question clearly.  
Okay, how can I get behind projects like these?  
I can't quite see the bottom  
of that's other than financially.  
Like I said, sharing is an incredible way.  
Like, even if you can't give financially sharing.  
I guarantee you that if you share it,  
somebody will probably get behind it financially.  
So we do appreciate you  
sharing beyond the financial aspect.  
If you're interested in getting into the  
movie industry, there's all different ways to  
make money in the movie industry.  
Depending on where you live, you can work as an extra.

You get paid to sit around and walk around movie set.  
It's really fun.  
And you get to eat for free.  
So that's another way that you  
can get involved in movies.  
I started as an extra.  
Tons of people started as extras.  
Matthew McConaughey started as an extra.  
He also did an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.  
Did you guys know that he was  
in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries?  
So there's all kinds of ways.  
And be it that you have a background in  
law enforcement, I will say if you ever have  
any interest in working on movies, casting directors and  
producers are always looking for people with special skills.  
So when we need someone who has a  
law enforcement background, we want the real deal.  
So when you go on set, you  
look like you know what you're doing.  
So that's one way that you can also do it.  
Another way is to go see the movie when it comes out.  
Dory you want to add something to that?  
What would you say?  
I want to add something, yeah.  
I think that what angel is doing here with this  
model is just such a great way for people to  
really see behind the scenes of how movies are made.  
Because normally we would just be having our producer  
on our own and our script table reads on our  
own and doing all of these things behind the scenes.  
But we're here doing it in public and  
we're going to continue to do that.  
So as we get our funding and we go live and  
we start to hire our cast and we start to hire  
our crew and nail down our locations and do all the  
things we're going to be doing everybody that's supporting  
going to be there, being able to watch it along the  
way, which is such an amazing opportunity that I don't even  
know where else you can find that kind of an opportunity.  
Oh yeah, exactly.  
And then there's so much intimate kind of  
relationship between the creators and the audience.  
You don't get that kind of access.  
Like what you were saying.  
I for when I love interacting with followers.  
When you DM me on Instagram and I reply, you're talking  
to me and to a fault, sometimes I reply too much.  
But if you get a response, it is me.  
So just know that.  
I know that there's another question coming and  
I want to answer it in relation to

our ambassador program because I think that this might be a good way to incorporate it. So let's talk a little bit about our ambassador program because this is another way that you can get involved that doesn't require you to be financially committed. It's another way to share. But there are definitely perks. So can we pull up that ambassador page? Okay, so when you become a Pharma ambassador, you go to Pharmainbassador.com. Let's scroll up, because the biggest thing here is that to qualify as a Pharma ambassador, what you need to do is share. Tell your friends about it. Join these live streams comment. It's really easy stuff. So some of the benefits include contest prizes, early access to things, ambassador only live streams, basically where you're getting like, a roundtable discussion with just us. So if that's something, let's say that you're an independent filmmaker or you're an actor or you're just, like, curious about how movies work, then become an ambassador and get access to that private group where we can answer your questions one on one. You will get your name mentioned. There are different levels. So let's go just a little bit more because these levels are really important. Let's keep scrolling here. Okay, so you'll see that there are different levels on the screen, and the main one that I want to talk about is this Platinum level. That is the ultimate achievement as an ambassador. Most of the other levels are really easy to accomplish. And sometimes on our live streams, we'll do contests where if you win the contest, you automatically qualify for platinum level, and there are not a ton of people in that pool. And the reason that platinum level is so important and so exciting is because it enters you for a chance to be featured in a role in the movie. And that's the only way you can do it. That's the only way you get entered to get a featured role. You don't even have to be an actor. All you got to do is become an ambassador. And if you want to come to our movie set, then you get to do that. Now, let's say you don't want to be on screen. Well, you can walk around with us for a day. How about that?

But you need to get to that level. Now, somebody asked, and this is the question that I got in my ear, was, can I read the script? This is what someone asked. This script is nowhere to be found. We pulled it everywhere from the Internet. It's nowhere to be found. I think that based on that question, it would be worthwhile for our team to discuss if we make the script available to our platinum level ambassadors, that something we discuss, or it may be something that is a surprise when our offering goes live in February. So if you ask that question, just know that you planted a seed and it could be coming soon. As to whether or not you can read the script. If you watched one of our live streams previously, there is one that's all about script to screen and the one about script to screen. There are several scenes from the movie, so if you want to read the script, you can read some of the actual scenes from the movie. We had a table read with actors who read those scenes. Go back and watch that you can click through. And if you join our VIP group, the pages of those in the script are in that VIP group. So you can read parts of it right now, but maybe more later. Thank you to whoever it was that said they signed up. I also saw that there was someone who had expressed interest. Who was that Because I'd love to give them a little shout out. It was Gary. Gary C. Gary. Gary, thank you so much for supporting us. It means the world. You have no idea. I haven't cried yet. I know that Dory's got teary eyed. I know that Shelby's got teary eyed, and I already feel it bubbling up in me because Dory started this process in what year did you say? 2018. 2017. Okay, here goes. Now everybody's going to cry. Like I said, I came onto this project in January of 2020, and I convinced Dori to let me be the lead producer on this project and get her story out into the world to make this movie. And that was in 2020. So come 2023, which we're only a month and a half no, we're a month away.

We're a month away from 2023.

In January of 2023, I will have been invested in this project for three years.

And something that's really important to me that I want everyone to know is that my word means everything to me.

And it's really important for me not to let people down.

And it's important to me to make sure that Dory is proud of the project that gets out there.

It's important to me.

I'm going to cry.

It's important to me that Shelby didn't make a bad decision by becoming my partner.

It's important to me that our executive producer doesn't regret making this movie.

It's important to me that every single person who invests in this movie sees a return or benefits from it in some incredible way.

I can obviously make no guarantees, but what I can say is that me as a person, I am going to do everything I can to make this the best possible movie that we can make it.

So if you're someone who has been on the fence and you're like, I don't know, ashley's never produced a movie before, or this team hasn't know that we have other people who are so seasoned, and they're going to help us make an incredible movie, and you have my word that it won't be subpar.

We are thrilled to be working with angel.

And if you heard the news, just this past week, the Chosen had a special event where they premiered two episodes of season three in theaters and it opened at number three in the box office.

That is incredible.

And on top of that, they just made the announcement that they paid back all of their investors 120%.

That's incredible.

So we obviously believe in the model that angel has created.

We love being able to connect with you.

It is personal.

It's beyond just being a filmmaker who goes and makes a movie.

Our audience matters to us so much.

And that would be you guys and all of our supporters. Cool.

Okay, Sandra, thank you so much.

We can't wait either.

And we feel like once it finally does, there's probably going to be a prayer meeting right before we shoot where we're all just going to be crying trying to

get it together because it is a labor love.

Making a movie is a labor of love, especially one like this.

So it's not for the faint of heart.

We're really grateful for the support and we really feel like we need the public support to make it happen.

We never thought that telling a story about Francis Kelsey and working at the FDA and taking on

Big Pharma was really going to be controversial. We just thought, this is a great story.

That's true.

And we feel like there's been a lot of people who don't necessarily want us to tell it.

We faced a lot of challenges and we want to make sure it gets made despite anyone telling us, no, we are going to do this.

We're going to make it, and we're excited about it.

Any more questions before we wrap up tonight?

Let me check this Instagram really quick and make sure I'm not missing someone on Instagram, because I did promise that I would check it.

Okay.

I think they've all headed over to our live stream.

Remember, if you don't follow me on Instagram or the Pharma page on Instagram, you should, because we will respond to you there.

All right, so let's see.

Dori did you have anything else you want to add before we sign up?

It just looks like we had brad Cooper had a question.

He says Pharma sounds like a huge hit.

Like the huge hit hidden Figures.

Do you think this movie will inspire more women to pursue Stem careers?

And that's so interesting you mentioned that, Brad, because we've talked a lot about Hidden Figures during all of the development of the script, and it does, in some ways, have that feeling.

There's three very strong women in our script and it follows their rocky roads, their paths in dealing with all of the different faces of Thalidomide.

But, yeah, definitely when I wrote it, that was something that was kind of like the icing on the cake, was that this is not only this amazing woman who did amazing things in history that we don't know about, but also to be in Stem.

And one just kind of aside that

I thought was so amazing about dr.

Kelsey is that she has a PhD and an MD.

And she went to medical school in the 1940s and had two children while she was in medical school, which would be hard even now to do.

So that just kind of tells you about the type of person that she was, that she was able to do that. Yeah, she was really incredible. And I love that question, Brad, because we have explored possible considerations with different Stem and girls in Stem, we have a list that we hope to reach out to. So maybe you should tag some of your favorites in the comments here. We will be exploring that as we move along in the process. We're very excited about being able to get girls excited about working in Stem. Yes, it was one of our favorite movies, too. Honestly, that is one that has stayed with us during this process because we want this to be just as good, if not better. That's a hidden figures. Aaron Brockovich is another one that we've all talked about a lot. Yeah. So anything that will bring good stories to light, we're really excited about. Okay, I think we wrapped up all of the questions. I just want to do a quick recap because some of you asked how you could find us on Instagram. So the movie is at Farm of the Movie. That's it. Farm of the movie on Instagram. Really easy to find. And then my instagram is at underscore Ashley Bratcher. If you type in Ashley Bratcher, you should be able to find me pretty easy anyway. But that's where you can send me DMs. I know that you can't send me messages on Facebook, but you can send me messages on Instagram. And then another person did ask if there would be a replay of this. There's always a replay. So if you're hopping on late, you can come back and watch it. You can do it when it's convenient. Watch five minutes here and there. It's up to you. And then you can also share it with other people. If there's a clip that you thought was really interesting, say, hey, go watch it. 1 minute and 23 seconds. It got really interesting. There. Anything that you want to share? Thank you, John, for supporting us. This has been a really heartfelt livestream for us, I think, because we know that we are nearing the time that this is going to open up to the world and we're really excited about having people involved and seeing it finally come to fruition.

So it's becoming more and more real for us. Okay. Go to Pharma Ambassador.com. That's where you can find out more about how to get your shot to be in the movie and make sure you're following us on social media. Please. Please, if you haven't already and you can express interest@angel.com, pharma. Every single dollar counts and all of you will be a part of making movie history with us. All right, Shelby, dory anything else? We're signing off. Thanks, Ashley. Thanks, everybody. Have a great night, and thanks for tuning in. Bye. Thanks. Bye. Hello, this is Dr. Kelsey. It's Dr. Smith. I'm reviewing the drug applications you approved. I don't see Kevin on here. I can't approve that one yet. There's too much missing information. Like what? Human clinical studies? There are none. Just a bunch of testimonials from doctors saying how great they think the drug is. You realize how many applications we need to get out the door by the end of the month? 70. You heard that? I fired Barbara Moulton. Don't make me do the same to you. You you can go on in. Thank you. Bar. Molten. How is your daddy doing? Oh, you know daddy. Ornery as ever. He was always drumming up trouble. This is some fine Tennessee whiskey. It's all I serve in my office. Never met a whiskey I didn't like. So to what do I owe this pleasure? I saw in the paper that your committee is investigating the FDA drug pricing. I had a job at the FDA reviewing new drug applications. They didn't like the questions I was asking. Is that so? Senator, I'm the type of person, if something needs saying, I say it. The FDA is corrupt. This goes far beyond drug pricing. Bribery, off the books, consulting fees that's

just the tip of the iceberg.  
So you like drumming up trouble, too?  
So what, do you want me to expand my investigation?  
I want the drug laws completely overhauled.  
Is that all?  
Our drug laws are the real problem loopholes.  
Big Pharma has paid the FDA head of  
antibiotics over \$250,000 to endorse their drugs.  
Listen, Joan of Ark, trying to change a  
drug laws is a political landmine no one's  
touched in the past two decades.  
And with Kennedy newly elected, that dog won't hunt.  
That's because the drug companies have all the power.  
Corporations are selling bottled water  
as cures for cancer.  
They're approving unsafe drugs.  
This has to stop.  
And I suppose you want me to be  
the one to introduce this new legislation?  
You ran for vice president because  
you wanted to leave a legacy.  
Well, this is your chance.  
I need proof.  
Not a problem.  
You fight in World War II?  
I took a bullet in France. Why?  
Merrill Pharmaceuticals is working with convicted  
Nazis pushing a drug called Kevin.  
The generic name is Thalidomide.  
They likely tested it on  
prisoners in concentration camps.  
Is that enough to merit a little more attention?  
So what do you want me to do with all this?  
I want to start a new war.  
You've just watched a short proof of  
concept for Pharma, a feature film that  
chronicles the courageous true story of Dr.  
Francis Kelsey, who risked her career and her  
family as she waged war against Big Pharma.  
She resisted intense opposition from inside the  
FDA in order to expose the biggest  
unmonitored drug trial in US. History.  
If you want to help us tell this important,  
interesting, true story, visit angel.com Pharma to express  
Now, this is a David and Goliath type story.  
Francis Kelsey was one woman up against the  
billion dollar pharmaceutical company and faced so much  
resistance within her own government agency.  
I can't imagine what it would be like to work  
within the FDA and try to fight this corruption.  
And then, betrayed by Big Pharma,  
risk her career and her family.

JFK went on to award her a Presidential  
Medal for her work in the 1960s. In the US.  
Drug regulation was surprisingly loose.  
Doctors were allowed to give out samples  
of medication to patients without their knowledge  
that it was an experimental drug.  
I was shocked to learn that even pregnant  
women were given experimental drugs without their consent.  
Frankie learned that Thalidomide, a drug sold  
all over the world, second only to  
Aspirin, was linked to birth defects.  
When she raised these concerns with the FDA and Big  
Pharma, she was threatened to be fired to be deported.  
Frankie also discovered that Grunenthal Thalidomide's  
employed more Nazi war criminals than any  
other company in the world.  
Working with the right distributor is crucial  
for the success of any project.  
You need someone who shares your creative vision, and  
we have an award winning script and an incredible  
true story that needs to be told.  
We considered engaging with Hollywood, but we  
really love what angel is doing.  
Angel has a proven track record.  
With the success of their hit series The Chosen.  
It has generated hundreds of millions of  
views and tens of millions of dollars.  
With their unique model and this powerful true  
story, we believe this movie can reach and  
inspire people all over the world.  
The stories of the 1960s and that  
Pharma will tell are happening today.  
When a company is allowed to meddle in the FDA  
and regulation, you end up in a situation where profits  
are prioritized over people, and that should never happen.  
If you think so too, express your  
interest in investing in this film.  
Click the link below or go to angel.com  
Pharma to show your support for this project.  
Now I'm fueled by a desire to make movies that matter.  
I'm a fighter, so I understand Frankie's passion.  
In 2019, I starred in the movie Unplanned.  
I knew taking on the role of Abby would  
come with consequences, but I was prepared for it.  
I think that doing that  
movie really shifted my perspective.  
I wanted to be a part of things that  
had impact in a positive way on people.  
We just want to shed a light on a hidden  
when in American medical history, because we know that  
people don't know history, they're doomed to repeat it.  
We need your help to bring

this amazing true story to life.

Click or visit angel.com Pharma to show your support.

We just need to gauge how many of you want to

be a part of bringing this story to the world.

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# AMENDED AND RESTATED

# OPERATING AGREEMENT

# OF

# FRANKIE'S STORY, LLC

Effective March 28, 2023

THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS CREATED BY THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS PURSUANT TO EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. IN ADDITION, SUCH INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OR REQUIRED HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE HOLDERS OF SUCH INTERESTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN SUCH INTERESTS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

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# AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
FRANKIE'S STORY, LLC

This Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (this "Agreement") of Frankie's Story, LLC is made effective as of March 28, 2023, by and among, SIMPLE JANE FILMS, INC., a Georgia corporation, (the "Manager"), FRANKIE'S STORY, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the "Company") and each of the persons or entities listed as Members (as defined herein) on Exhibit C.

# R E C I T A L S:

WHEREAS, the Members organized the Company, on or about March 9, 2020, pursuant to the Georgia Limited Liability Company Act, as set forth in the Georgia Code, § 14-11-100 (2010) et seq. (the "Act"), as the same may be amended from time to time, for the purposes described in the Certificate of Formation of the Company (the "Certificate"); and

WHEREAS, the Members entered into an Operating Agreement on March 9, 2020 to regulate and establish the affairs of the Company, the conduct of its business, and the relations of its Members (the "Original Agreement").

WHEREAS, the Members desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein to, among other things: (a) create a new series of Preferred Units, to be designated "Class D Preferred Units," (b) establish the rights, preferences, privileges, and restriction of the Class D Preferred Units, (c) enter into a Unit Retirement Agreement, and (d) make certain other changes as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreement set forth herein, the Members, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings indicated in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

# 2. PURPOSE.

(a) The purpose of the Company is to (i) invest in the production costs for the motion picture currently titled PHARMA (the "Picture"); (ii) oversee the production and distribution of the Picture; and (iii) perform and conduct any other activity necessary or incidental to the foregoing in furtherance of the objects of the business of the Company (the "Business").

(b) The Company will own the rights to the Picture. It is anticipated the Company will fund 100% of the production costs of the Picture; however, the Company may co-invest in the Picture with other parties comprised of funds, investors and/or studios at the discretion of the Manager. The Picture will be funded and distributed in accordance with customary practices in the film finance and distribution industry, including the granting of contingent compensation to various cast and

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crew members. The distributable cash otherwise available for distribution to the Class A Members pursuant to Section 5(c)(i)(3) shall be paid by the Company to any third-parties (such as actors, producers, etc.) entitled to contingent compensation in respect of the Picture in the form of a participation in the profits derived from the Picture in accordance with the applicable written agreements entered into by the Company. The Picture shall be produced by one or more production service companies as a work made for hire for the Company unless the Manager approves terms different from the foregoing.

(c) The Company shall have the power to make and perform all contracts and to engage in all activities and transactions necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of the Company, and all other powers available to it as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Georgia.

1. (d) Each Class B Member will be accorded an Executive Producer credit on the positive prints of the Picture. Each Class C Member and D Member holding between One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Units and Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine (249,999) Units will be accorded an Associate Producer credit on the positive prints of the Picture. Each Class C Member and D Member holding Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (250,000) Units or more will be accorded an Executive Producer credit on the positive prints of the Picture.

(e) Pursuant to Exhibit B, the holders of Class A units (the "Founders") are agreeing to retire a portion of their shares, if applicable, upon calculation of the final locked budget on the first day of principal photography to aspire to attain parity in profit distribution between producers and investors.

3. PERIOD OF DURATION. The Company commenced on March 9, 2020, upon the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia of the Certificate of Formation of the Company and shall continue until dissolved as provided herein.

### 4. CAPITALIZATION OF THE COMPANY

(a) Units of Membership Interest. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the interest of each Member in the capital and profits of the Company will be in the form of Common Units of membership interest (Class A) and Preferred Units of membership interest (Class B, C and D). The Company is authorized to issue up to 10,500,000 (10 million, five hundred thousand) Common Units, and 10,500,000 (10 million, five hundred thousand) Preferred Units (consisting of 575,000 Class B Units, 4.925 million Class C Units, and 5 million Class D Units). References in this Agreement to Units include all classes of Units.

(b) Class A Units. 5.75 million Class A Units have been issued to Simple Jane Films, Inc. and 4.75 million Class A Units have been issued to Athena Ink, LLC for their contributions to the Company. Each Member holding Class A Units is sometimes referred to as a "Class A Member".

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(c) Class B Units. All 575,000 Class B Units have been issued to Nicole Weider in exchange for her capital contributions. Each member holding Class B Units is sometimes referred to as a "Class B Member".

(d) Class C Units. Class C Units will be issued to investor Members in exchange for their capital contributions. Initially, Class C Units will be issued for $1 per Class C Unit with a minimum subscription of $100,000. Each member holding Class C Units is sometimes referred to as a "Class C Member".

(e) Class D Units. Class D Units will be issued to investor Members in exchange for their capital contributions. Initially, Class D Units will be issued for $1 per Class D Unit with a minimum subscription of $10. Each member holding Class D Units is sometimes referred to as a "Class D Member".

(f) Class A Membership Percentages. Each Class A Member will have a "Class A Membership Percentage" equal to the ratio, expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, of the number of Class A Units.

(g) Class B Membership Percentages. Each Class B Member will have a "Class B Membership Percentage" equal to the ratio, expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, of the number of Class B Units.

(h) Class C Membership Percentages. Each Class C Member will have a "Class C Membership Percentage" equal to the ratio, expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, of the number of Class C Units.

(i) Class D Membership Percentages. Each Class D Member will have a "Class D Membership Percentage" equal to the ratio, expressed as a percentage rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, of the number of Class D Units.

(j) Initial Capital Contributions. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Initial Members made the capital contributions indicated on Exhibit C, and in exchange for such capital contributions, the Initial Members have received the Units as indicated on Exhibit C. The Manager shall cause Exhibit C to be amended from time to time to reflect the contribution of capital by the Members, the admission of any new Member, the withdrawal or substitution of any Member, the transfer of interests among Members, or receipt by the Company of notice of any change of address of a Member. Any such amendment shall not require the approval of the Members. An amended Exhibit C shall supersede any prior Exhibit C and become a part of this Agreement. A copy of the most recent amended Exhibit C shall be kept on file at the principal office of the Company.

(k) Additional Contributions. No Member shall be required to make any additional Capital Contributions except as approved by a Majority of the percentage of units authorized to vote.

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the Capital Contributions of the Members, except as expressly set forth herein or as otherwise approved by the Manager.

(m) Nature of Obligations. No creditors of the Company or other third parties shall have any rights, as third-party beneficiaries or otherwise, to compel any Capital Contributions. The Company may not assign the obligation of the Members to make additional Capital Contributions under this Section of this Agreement to any creditor or other third party.

(n) Company Property. Any property acquired as of or after the date hereof by the Company by lease, purchase or otherwise, shall be acquired and held in the name of the Company and conveyed only in accordance with this Agreement. A Member has no interest in specific assets of the Company except as may be expressly provided in any written agreement in effect from time to time.

(o) Distribution of Common Units. All holders of Class A Common Units will equally distribute any Class A Common Units or back end percentages that are granted to additional Members from their proportionate percentages.

# 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY.

(a) Management by Manager. Management of the Company is vested in the manager. The Initial Manager for the Company shall be Simple Jane Films, Inc. (the "Manager"). Except as limited or restricted by the Act or this Agreement, the Manager shall have the exclusive right, power and authority to manage and operate the business and affairs of the Company and to authorize any act or transaction on behalf of the Company. The Manager shall have the power, on behalf of the Company to (1) open one or more depository accounts and make deposits into and checks and withdrawals against such accounts; (2) enter into agreements and execute such other contracts, documents, and instruments on behalf of the Company; (3) expend Company capital, assets, and income in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder; (4) borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, and secure the same by pledge or other lien on any assets of the Company and execute, in furtherance of any or all of the purposes of the Company, any certificate, promissory note, security agreement, bill of sale, contract or other instrument purporting to convey or encumber any or all of the assets of the Company, including the Company's intellectual property rights (such as copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and any other right commonly referred to as intellectual property); (5) prepay in whole or in part, refinance, recast, increase, modify, or extend any liabilities affecting the assets of the Company, and in connection therewith execute any extensions or renewals or encumbrances on any or all of the assets of the Company; (6) engage employees, accountants, attorneys and agents, define their duties, and establish their compensation or remuneration; (7) obtain insurance covering the business and affairs of the Company and its property and its employees and agents; (8) prosecute or defend any proceeding in the Company's name; (9) distribute funds in accordance with this Agreement; (10) authorize the issuance of additional Units, and (11) make all business decisions for the Company and the Picture; and, subject to any third-party agreements (such as producer and director agreements), all creative decisions relating to the Picture.

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1. The Manager is an agent of the Company for the purpose of its business or affairs, and the act of the Manager, including, without limitation, the execution in the name of the Company of any instrument for apparently carrying on in the usual way the business or affairs of the Company, shall bind the Company.

(b) Decision Making. All decisions reserved for the Manager (as provided herein) shall be made solely by the Manager, and once a decision is so made, the Manager may take all necessary and legal steps to effectuate such decision.

(c) No Exclusive Duty To The Company. The Manager shall not be required to manage the Company as its sole and exclusive function, as it and its officers, employers, agents, members and affiliates may have other business interests and may engage in other activities in addition to those relating to the Company. Neither the Company nor any Member shall have any right pursuant to this Agreement to share in or participate in such other business interests or activities or to the income or proceeds derived therefrom. No Member shall incur liability to the Company or any other Member as a result of engaging in any other business interests or activities.

(d) Administrative Certifications. The Manager shall be authorized to execute and deliver such certifications as it may determine to be necessary or appropriate concerning the status and identity of the Members, the continued existence of the Company, and the existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts which constitute conditions precedent to acts by the Company, the Manager or the Members that are related in any way to the business and affairs of the Company, including, without limitation, compliance with any provisions of this Agreement, the granting or refusal of any approvals or consents required hereunder, and the identity of the Persons who are authorized to execute and deliver any instrument or document on behalf of the Company. Any Person dealing with the Company or the Manager may rely upon any such certificate executed by the Manager, unless such Person has actual knowledge that the same is inaccurate or incomplete in a material respect, without the necessity of further inquiry.

(e) Resignation, Removal or Death of the Manager. A Manager may resign as such as of the end of any calendar quarter upon thirty (30) days' notice to the Members. If there is a vacancy in the position of the Manager, a successor shall be appointed by a Majority of the Members authorized to vote.

(f) Durable Power of Attorney. Each Member, by execution of this Agreement, designates and appoints the Manager (with the power to substitute its successor) as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of such Member for the purpose of executing, acknowledging and delivering any and all instruments and documents which may be necessary or appropriate for the proper exercise of any of the rights and powers conferred upon the Manager under the Certificate and this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any and all instruments and documents which the Manager is authorized to execute under this Agreement which might appropriately be executed by one or more of the Members, as Members, pursuant to the Act. Such Powers of Attorney shall be exercisable only in furtherance of the provisions of this Agreement, and not in contravention thereof. Each such Power of Attorney is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest, shall not be affected by the disability, incompetency, incapacity, death, insolvency, bankruptcy or dissolution

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of any Member, shall be binding on all Members, their successors and assigns, and may be exercised by any one or more of the persons who serve as a Manager of the Company from time to time. This power of attorney granted by each Member shall expire as to such Member immediately after the dissolution of the Company or the amendment of the Company's Exhibit C to reflect the complete withdrawal of such Member as a Member of the Company.

(g) Amendment. The Manager shall have the authority to amend this Agreement and the Articles of Organization (and to execute any amendment to the Agreement or the Articles of Organization on behalf of itself and as attorney-in-fact for each of the Members) as may be required to carry out the business, including, but not limited to:

(a) Corrections or mistakes or ambiguities;
(b) Deletions or additions to the provisions hereof as maybe required by applicable law or regulation;
(c) The withdrawal or addition of a Member; or
(d) Transfers of Members' units pursuant to Section 7.

Any and all other amendments to this Agreement will be in writing and signed by the Manager upon approval by the Members holding a Majority percentage of the Common Units.

(h) Decisions Reserved to Members. The Members other than the Manager shall take no part in the control or management of the affairs of the Company nor shall such Members have any authority to act for or on behalf of the Company or to vote on any matter relative to the Company and its affairs, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the approval or concurrence of a Majority of the Members authorized to vote shall be required to effect any of the following actions:

1. (a) appointment of a successor Manager as provided in Section 5(e).

No Member, acting solely in the capacity as a Member of the Company, is an agent for the Company for any purpose. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, a Member, acting solely as a Member, shall not have any authority to transfer title to any property of the Company or to otherwise bind the Company in any manner.

(i) Voting.

(i) Class A Members shall have the right to vote on all matters with respect to which this Agreement or the Act requires or permits such action. Class B, C, and D Members shall not have the right to vote unless expressly provided in this Agreement.
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addressing any matters on which the Members may vote. If a meeting of the Members is called by the Members, written notice of the call shall be delivered to the Manager. Meetings may be held at the principal executive office of the Company or at such other location as may be designated by the Manager. The Manager shall give written notice of the meeting not less than 10, nor more than 60, calendar days prior to the date of the meeting to all Members entitled to vote at the meeting. The notice shall state the place, date, and hour of the meeting and the general nature of business to be transacted. No other business may be transacted at the meeting. A quorum at any meeting of Members shall consist of a Majority of the Members who are authorized to vote, represented in person or by proxy. The Members present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of a sufficient number of Members to leave less than a quorum, if the action taken, other than adjournment, is approved by the requisite percentage of Members as specified in this Agreement or the Act.

(iii) At all meetings of Members, a Member may vote in person or by proxy. Such proxy shall be in writing and filed with the Manager before or at the time of the meeting.

(iv) Members may participate in a meeting through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, provided that all Members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Such participation shall be deemed attendance at the meeting.

(v) Any action that may be taken at any meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by Members having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take that action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. If the Members are requested to consent to a matter without a meeting, each Member shall be given notice of the matter to be voted upon.

(j) No Other Restrictions. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit or restrict any Member or the Manager or any related person or entity of any Member or the Manager from (i) owning, operating, or investing in any development, project, investment or other business opportunity, wherever located, that is not owned or operated by the Company, regardless of whether such business opportunity competes directly or indirectly with the Company, or (ii) engaging in or possessing an interest in any other business, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity or association, independently or with others, including but not limited to owning, financing, leasing, operating, managing, syndicating, brokering, or developing other motion picture production companies and/or motion picture productions, regardless of whether any such companies and/or productions compete directly or indirectly with the Company. None of the Company, the Members, or the Manager shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in or to any such business opportunities or entities or associations, or motion picture production companies or motion picture productions, or to the income or profits derived therefrom. The Manager and any Member may participate in any business or investment opportunities available to or sought by the Manager or such Member and the Manager or such Member shall have no obligation to offer the right to participate in such business or investment opportunity to any other Member or the Company. Each Member hereby

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fully waives any duty imposed by law on members or managers of limited liability companies (including managing members) which would require any Member or the Manager of the Company to offer such opportunities to the Company, to any other Member or Manager, or otherwise prohibit such activities.

(k) Deemed Consents. If the Manager gives notice to the Members concerning any matter required or permitted to be submitted for their consideration, consent or approval under the Act, the Certificate or this Agreement, together with the Manager's recommendation as to such matter, each Member who fails or refuses to register an objection thereto, through the delivery of notice to the Manager within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof, shall be conclusively presumed to have consented to and approved the recommendation of the Manager as to that matter as set forth in any such notice.

(l) Transactions with Members and Affiliates. The Manager shall have the right to contract, enter into a lease, and otherwise deal with the Members or Affiliates, including, without limitation, the lending of money to, or the guarantee of indebtedness or extension of credit for or on behalf of the Company, provided that any such loan, contract, arrangement or understanding shall be (i) on terms and conditions, and shall provide such compensation which are at least as favorable to the Company as are customarily found in arms-length transactions between unrelated parties engaged in similar transactions, and (ii) approved by the Members.

(m) Resignation of a Member. A Member may resign from the Company as a Member by giving written notice to the Company and the Manager at least 60 days prior to the effective date of the resignation; however, except as expressly provided herein, a withdrawing Member is not entitled to a return of his or her capital contribution and acquires the status of a Transferee.

(n) Expulsion of a Member. A Member may be expelled from the Company by the Manager for Cause.

# 6. TAX, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MATTERS.

(a) Tax Status. The Members intend that the Company shall be taxed as a partnership for federal and state tax purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provisions of this Agreement, the Manager shall have the authority to make tax elections as they deem in the best interest of the Company, to elect to be taxed as a corporation, in which case, Members will not receive a K-1 and other provisions of this Agreement that are only applicable to partnership tax status will be considered null and void.

(b) Capital Accounts. A separate Capital Account shall be established for each Member. None of the Members shall be obligated to the Company, to the other Members, or to any other party, to restore any deficit balances which at any time may exist in their respective Capital Accounts.

# 2. (c) Allocation of Profits and Losses.

3. (i) Profits. Except as may be otherwise required by the Code or Regulations, Profits shall, for each taxable year of the Company,

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be allocated and apportioned among the Members in the following order and amounts:

(1) first, to and among the Members, pro rata based on of the Capital Account balance of each Member, in amounts equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the cumulative Losses allocated to the Members pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii)(3) hereof for all prior taxable years of the Company, over (B) the cumulative Profits allocated to the Members pursuant to this Section 6(c)(i)(1) for all prior taxable years of the Company;
(2) then, to the Class B Member on a pro rata, pari passu basis until such time as the aggregate allocation made to such Member is in an amount equal to one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the Capital Contribution made by such Member;
(3) then, to and among the Class C Members and Class D Members on a pro rata, pari passu basis until such time as the aggregate allocation made to such Member is in an amount equal to one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the Capital Contribution made by such Member;
(4) the balance and remainder, if any, to be allocated between the Members in accordance with their proportionate Membership Percentage.

4. (ii) Losses. Except as may be otherwise required by the Code or Regulations, Losses shall, for each taxable year of the Company, be allocated and apportioned among the Members as follows:

1. (1) first, to and among the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests;
2. (2) provided, however, that Losses shall not be allocated to any Member pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii)(1) for any taxable year of the Company to the extent that such allocation would cause any Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit in such Member's Capital Account at the end of such taxable year;
3. (3) in the event some but not all of the Members would have Adjusted Capital Account Deficits as a consequence of an allocation of Losses pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii)(1), the limitation set forth in Section 6(c)(ii)(2) shall be applied on a Member-by-Member basis pro rata based on existing Capital Account balances so as to allocate the maximum permissible Losses to each Member; and

(5) provided further, however, that the limitation set forth in Section 6(c)(ii)(2) shall cease to apply at the point at which all Members' Capital Accounts (adjusted in accordance with this subsection) have been reduced to zero, and any further Losses shall be allocated in accordance with Section 6(c)(ii)(1).

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5. (iii) Changes in Percentage Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, if the Percentage Interest held by any Member changes during a taxable year of the Company, or if any new Member is admitted during any such taxable year, the Profits and Losses otherwise to be allocated and apportioned hereunder shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with each Member's Percentage Interest in the Company as of the last day of the year, and each Member's share of the Profits and Losses for such taxable year shall be equal to the sum of his/her/its share of the Profits and Losses as of the last day of the taxable year.

2. (d) Expenses.

(i) The Company shall pay all of its ordinary administrative and operational expenses. The Company shall also bear expenses incurred by the Tax Representative in its capacity as such, the cost of liability and other insurance premiums, all out-of-pocket expenses of preparing and distributing reports to Members, out-of-pocket costs associated with Company meetings, all legal and accounting fees relating to the Company and its activities, the costs and expenses arising out of the Company's indemnification obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and all expenses that are not normal operating expenses. The Company shall be obligated to pay any extraordinary expenses it may incur, including, without limitations, the expense of any non-recurring litigation.

1. (ii) The Company shall bear all organizational costs, fees, and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Manager in connection with the formation and organization of the Company, including legal and accounting fees and expenses incident thereto.

2. (iii) The Company shall bear all liquidation costs, fees, and expenses incurred by the Manager (or its designee) in connection with the liquidation of the Company at the end of the Company's term, specifically including but not limited to legal and accounting fees and expenses.

3. (e) Reserves and Distributions of Funds. The Manager may establish, set aside, expend and replenish such reasonable reserves as it shall determine to be necessary or appropriate for working capital and other anticipated costs and expenses of the Company's business. Funds which the Manager decides to distribute shall be distributed to the Members in the same preference as set forth in Paragraph 6(c).

4. (f) Tax Distributions. Notwithstanding Section 6(d) hereof, the Manager, in its sole discretion and taking into account the financial condition of the Company, and the net tax benefits previously derived by all of the Members, may prior to the due date of the Member's federal and state income tax payments for each calendar year, cause the Company to distribute, at a minimum, cash in an amount sufficient for each Member to pay federal and state income taxes attributable to such Member's

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share of the Company's net taxable earnings for such calendar year (the "Tax Distributions"), which amount shall equal the product of:

1. (i) the portion of the Company's net taxable earnings for such calendar year which is attributable to such Member under this Agreement; and
2. (ii) the sum of the highest federal income tax rate and the highest applicable state income tax rate in effect for any Member at the time of such distribution.

The Manager shall calculate the amount of any such Tax Distribution in any reasonable manner, taking into account, among other factors the Manager may identify, the deductibility of federal taxes for state tax purposes, the deductibility of state taxes for federal income tax purposes, the effect of reduced rates for capital gain transactions and the offsetting of current year income by losses in prior years. No distribution for payment of taxes shall be made on account of any gain specially allocated to a Member under Section 704(c) of the Code (dealing with the contribution of appreciated property, or "built-in gain" property to the Company).

5. (g) Preparation of Tax Returns. The Company shall arrange, at its expense, for the timely filing of all necessary tax returns for the Company and for the preparation and distribution of such tax information as may be reasonably required by the Members for federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes.
6. (h) Additional Tax Provisions. Notwithstanding Section 6(c), the following special allocations shall be made in the following order:

1. (i) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6, if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain (as defined in §1.704-2(b)(2) of the Regulations) during any fiscal year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member's share of the net decrease in minimum gain, determined in accordance with Regulations §1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with §1.704-2(f)(6) and §1.704-2(j)(2) of the Regulations. This Section 6(h)(i) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in §1.704-2(f) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

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minimum gain attributable to a Member nonrecourse debt (as defined in §1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations) during any fiscal year, each Member who has a share of the Member nonrecourse debt minimum gain attributable to such Member nonrecourse debt, determined in accordance with §1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations, shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such fiscal year, (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member's share of the net decrease in Member nonrecourse debt minimum gain attributable to such Member nonrecourse debt, determined in accordance with Regulations §1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with §1.704-2(i)(4) and §1.704-2(j)(2) of the Regulations. This Section 6(h)(ii) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in §1.704-2(i)(4) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

3. (iii) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in §1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), §1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or §1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) of the Regulations, items of Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to each such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Regulations, any deficit balance in such Member's Capital Account (adjusted as required by the Regulations) of such Member as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6(h)(iii) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an adjusted Capital Account deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Section 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6(h)(iii) were not in the Agreement.

4. (iv) Gross Income Allocation. In the event any Member has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any fiscal year which is in excess of the amount such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the second to last sentences of §1.704-2(g)(1) and §1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations, each such Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6(h)(iv) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Section 6 have been made as if Section 6(h)(iii) and Section 6(g)(iv) were not in the Agreement.

5. (v) Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions (as defined in §1.704-2(i)(2) and §1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations) for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the

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Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member nonrecourse debt to which such Member nonrecourse deductions are attributable in accordance with Regulations §1.704-2(i)(1).

6. (vi) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions (as defined in §1.704-2(b)(1) and §1.704-2(c) of the Regulations) for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated among the Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests.

7. (vii) Capital Account Adjustment. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code or Section 743(b) of the Code is required pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Regulations to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of its Membership Interest, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Member in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) of the Regulations applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution was made in the event Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Regulations applies.

7. (i) Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Section 6(h) (the "Regulatory Allocations") are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Regulations. It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations of other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this Section 6(i). Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5 (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Manager shall make such offsetting special allocations of the Company income, gain, loss or deduction in whatever manner he determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations were made, each Member's Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of the Agreement and all Company items were allocated pursuant to Section 6(c).

8. (j) Section 704(c) Allocations. In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value (computed in accordance with subsection (i) of the definition of "Gross Asset Value.")

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In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subsection (ii) of the definition of "Gross Asset Value", subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder.

Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Manager in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this Section 6(j) are solely for purposes of federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Person's Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

9. (k) Books of Account. The Company's books of account and all other records required by the Act shall be kept at the registered office maintained for the Company under the Act. Each transaction of the Company shall be fully and accurately entered on the Company's books in a manner conforming to the methods and practices used by the Company for federal income tax purposes. All the books and records of the Company shall be open to inspection by any Member, and by the designated agents of the Members, and shall be available for copying, at such Member's expense, at any time during normal business hours.
10. (l) Annual Report; Financial Statements of the Company. The Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transmit to all Members within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year of the Company, unaudited financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and otherwise in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including an income statement for the year then ended and balance sheet as of the end of such year, and a statement of changes in the Members' Capital Accounts.
11. (m) Banking and Investments. Funds of the Company may be deposited in such checking accounts or savings accounts, or invested in certificates of deposit, money market funds, mutual funds, or other securities, with such institutions and on such terms as the Manager shall designate. Checks or withdrawals from any such accounts, or the liquidation of any such investments or securities, may be made for any proper Company purpose, upon such signatures and other instructions as the Manager may designate.
12. (n) Tax Matters.

1. (i) Appointment. The Manager shall serve as the "Tax Representative" of the Company for purposes of this section 1. The Tax Representative shall have the authority of both (i) a "tax matters partner" under Code section 6231 before it was amended by the Bipartisan Budget

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Act of 2015 (the “BBA”), and (ii) the “Partnership Representative” under Code section 6223(a) after it was amended.

2. (ii) Tax Examinations and Audits. At the expense of the Company, the Tax Representative shall represent the Company in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities (each, a “Taxing Authority”), including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and is authorized to engage accountants, attorneys, and other professionals in connection with such matters. No Member will act independently with respect to tax audits or tax litigation of the Company, unless previously authorized to do so in writing by the Tax Representative, which authorization may be withheld by the Tax Representative in his, her, or its sole and absolute discretion. The Tax Representative shall have sole discretion to determine whether the Company (either on its own behalf or on behalf of the Members) will contest or continue to contest any tax deficiencies assessed or proposed to be assessed by any Taxing Authority, recognizing that the decisions of the Tax Representative may be binding upon all of the Members.

3. (iii) Tax Elections and Deficiencies. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Tax Representative, in his, her, or its sole discretion, shall have the right to make on behalf of the Company any and all elections under the Internal Revenue Code or provisions of State tax law. Without limiting the previous sentence, the Tax Representative, in his, her, or its sole discretion, shall have the right to make any and all elections and to take any actions that are available to be made or taken by the “Tax Representative” or the Company under the BBA, including but not limited to an election under Code section 6226 as amended by the BBA, and the Members shall take such actions requested by the Tax Representative. To the extent that the Tax Representative does not make an election under Code section 6221(b) or Code section 6226 (each as amended by the BBA), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) make any modifications available under Code section 6225(c)(3), (4), and (5), as amended by the BBA, and (ii) if requested by a Member, provide to such Member information allowing such Member to file an amended federal income tax return, as described in Code section 6225(c)(2) as amended by the BBA, to the extent such amended return and payment of any related federal income taxes would reduce any taxes payable by the Company.

4. (iv) Deficiencies. Any deficiency for taxes imposed on any Member (including penalties, additions to tax or interest imposed with respect to such taxes and any taxes imposed pursuant to Code section 6226 as amended by the BBA) will be paid by such Member and if required to be paid (and actually paid) by the Company, may be recovered by the

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Company from such Member (i) by withholding from such Member any distributions otherwise due to such Member, or (ii) on demand. Similarly, if, by reason of changes in the interests of the Members in the Company, the Company, or any Member (or former Member) is required to pay any taxes (including penalties, additions to tax or interest imposed with respect to such taxes) that should properly be the obligation of another Member (or former Member), then the Member (or former Member) properly responsible for such taxes shall promptly reimburse the Company or Member who satisfied the audit obligation.

5. (v) Tax Returns. At the expense of the Company, the Tax Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the preparation and timely filing (including extensions) of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company pursuant to the Code as well as all other required tax returns in each jurisdiction in which the Company is required to file returns. As soon as reasonably possible after the end of each taxable year of the Company, the Tax Representative will cause to be delivered to each person who was a Member at any time during such taxable year, IRS Schedule K-1 to Form 1065 and such other information with respect to the Company as may be necessary for the preparation of such person's federal, state, and local income tax returns for such taxable year.

6. (vi) Consistent Treatment of Tax Items. No Member shall treat any Company Tax Item inconsistently on such Member's Federal, State, foreign or other income tax return with the treatment of such Company Tax Item on the Company's tax return. For these purposes, the term "Company Tax Item" means any item of the Company of income, loss, deduction, credit, or otherwise reported (or not reported) on the Company's tax returns.

# 7. TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

(a) General Restrictions. No Member shall transfer, sell, assign, encumber or in any way alienate or dispose of all or any portion of its Membership Interest, Governance Rights or Financial Rights whether voluntarily, by operation of law (including, without limitation, any intervivos conveyance, testamentary disposition, transfer by intestate succession, or pursuant to a divorce decree or settlement) or otherwise (any such transfer, sale, assignment, encumbrance, alienation or other conveyance of a Membership Interest, Governance Rights or Financial Rights being hereinafter referred to as a "Disposition"), except where the same is expressly required or permitted under this Agreement or upon the consent of the Manager, which may be granted or withheld by the Manager in its sole discretion. Any purported Disposition in breach of the preceding sentence shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer any Membership Interest, Governance Rights or Financial Rights or other claims against or benefits respecting the Company to the purported assignee or recipient, and shall not relieve the Member attempting to make such Disposition from any liability under this Agreement.

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(b) Restrictions on Dispositions. Any Disposition of a Membership Interest to an approved assignee ("Assignee") shall be conditioned upon the following: (i) compliance with all federal and applicable state securities and blue sky laws; (ii) with respect to any Assignee which is a trustee, such Disposition shall only be permitted under this Section if, in the opinion of Company's counsel, after review of all applicable trust documents, the trustee is authorized to hold the transferred Membership Interest and to comply with all provisions of this Agreement; and (iii) execution and delivery to the Company of a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Section, the failure of the Company to require the execution of a counterpart to this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver or diminution of the restrictions or obligations imposed hereby on such transferee or the Membership Interest transferred thereto. Upon a transfer of a Membership Interest to an Assignee and such Assignee's compliance with all provisions of this subsection, such Assignee shall become a party to this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the provisions hereof and shall have all of the rights of such Membership Interest (including Financial Rights and Governance Rights).

(c) Company Restrictions. Even though otherwise required or permitted under the terms of this Agreement, no Disposition shall be made or effective in violation of the terms and provisions of any mortgages, covenants or other instruments affecting the Company or the Members and approved by the Manager pursuant to this Agreement.

(d) Effect of Agreement. The rights of any Person acquiring a Membership Interest shall be subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Certificate and this Agreement.

(e) Allocation of Assigned Interest. The rights of an Assignee against its transferor with respect to the proceeds of any sale of the transferor's Membership Interest, and with respect to any interest in the Company which the Assignee may acquire after the date of assignment by virtue of any provision of the Act, the Certificate or this Agreement, shall be as set forth in any written agreement with respect thereto between the transferor and the Assignee. The Company and the Members shall have no obligation to inquire into any such agreements between a transferor and Assignee, and may rely upon the books and records of the Company.

### 8. ISSUANCE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS TO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS

(a) Additional Persons may be admitted to the Company as Members and additional Units may be issued to those Persons and to existing Members upon the consent of the Manager and on such terms and conditions as the Manager may determine, including the execution of a joinder agreement to this Agreement (Exhibit D), and the Manager may designate any Units issued after the date of this Agreement. Upon the issuance of additional Units, the Membership Interests of the existing members of the Company shall be decreased pro rata in accordance with their pre-issuance Membership Interests. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to Transfers of Membership Interests.

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## 9. DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY.

(a) Events Causing Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved, and its affairs wound up, upon the occurrence of the first of the following events:

(i) the written consent of the Manager to dissolve;

(ii) when the Company is not the surviving entity in a merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more entities; or

(iii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution pursuant to the Act.

(b) Winding Up Of Business. The Manager shall have all power and authority which is necessary or appropriate in the winding up of the Company's business and affairs. The Manager may preserve the Company business or property as a going concern for a reasonable time, prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, settle and close the Company's business, dispose of and transfer property, discharge the Company's liabilities, distribute the assets of the Company pursuant to the Act and provisions of this Agreement, file articles of dissolution pursuant to the Act, dispose of known claims against the Company under the procedure described in the Act, publish notice of dissolution pursuant to the procedures in the Act concerning unknown claims, and perform other necessary and appropriate acts.

(c) Liquidating Distributions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the proceeds from the liquidation of the Company after payment of all the Company's liabilities and obligations shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with the Members' positive Capital Accounts as of the date of distribution, after giving effect to all profits, losses, contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods.

At the discretion of the Manager, the assets of the Company that would otherwise be distributed upon liquidation may be distributed to a liquidating trust for the purposes of liquidating Company assets, collecting amounts owed the Company and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company.

In the discretion of the Manager, assets of the Company may be distributed in-kind in connection with the dissolution and termination of the Company, in lieu of the sale thereof and distribution of the net proceeds, with each Member accepting proportionately in accordance with its Percentage Interest an undivided interest in the Company assets, subject to its liabilities, in satisfaction of its interest in the Company.

## 10. INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION.

(a) This Agreement is made with each of the Members in reliance upon each Member's representation to the Company, which by executing this Agreement each Member hereby confirms, that its Membership Interest in the Company is to be acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and that he/she/it has no present intention of selling, granting participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, and each Member

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understands that his/her/its Membership Interest in the Company has not been registered under the Securities Act and that any Transfer or other disposition of the Membership Interest may not be made without registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom. Each Member further represents that he/she/it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement, or arrangement with any person to sell, Transfer, or grant participations to such person, or to any third person, with respect to its Membership Interest in the Company.

(b) Each Member represents that he/she/it has had access to such information concerning the Company and the Picture as such Member deems necessary to enable such Member to make an informed decision concerning the purchase of the Membership Interest. Each Member further represents that he/she/it has had access to the Manager and the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers satisfactory to such Member from the Manager concerning the offering of Membership Interest in the Company and the Company generally. Each Member further represents that he/she/it has obtained all additional information requested by such Member to verify the accuracy of all information furnished in connection with the offering of Membership Interests in the Company.

11. DUTIES OF LOYALTY AND CARE. Pursuant to the Act, each Member and Manager shall owe the Company and each other Member a duty of loyalty and a duty of care. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as contemplated by the Act, each Member agrees that such duties of loyalty and care shall be modified to permit each Member, Manager or Affiliate thereof to do any of the following:

(a) to contract or otherwise deal with the Company in the conduct or winding up of its business or affairs (including, without limitation, the provision of services to, the lending of money to, or the guarantee of indebtedness or extension of credit for or on the behalf of the Company), provided that such proposed contract, loan or arrangement shall be on comparable terms as available to the Company from third parties and that such Member, Manager or Affiliate shall fully disclose to the Manager all material facts of such proposed contract, loan or arrangement and that Manager shall approve, authorize or ratify such contract, loan or arrangement; and

(b) to carry on, participate or invest in any business, opportunity or investment activity which may be competitive with or otherwise within the line of business of the Company or which may present an opportunity for the Company (in each case, regardless of whether the Company may be interested in pursuing and financially able to undertake such activity, investment or enterprise), other than the management and investment of the contributed capital (any such permitted business, opportunity or activity being hereinafter referred to as a "Business Opportunity").

Each Member and Manager specifically acknowledges and consents to the right of each other Member, Manager or Affiliate thereof to pursue any investment or participation in any Business Opportunity without first being required to offer the same to the Company for its own benefit, and such Member shall not be deemed in violation of the duty of loyalty imposed under the Act as a result of such investment or participation. Each Member and Manager hereby waives, releases and relinquishes any claim it may have against any other Member, Manager or Affiliate thereof under any "partnership opportunity" doctrine or other legal or equitable principal of law (including

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM C

### UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

### Issuer Information

**Name of Issuer:** Frankie's Story LLC

**Legal Status:** Limited Liability Company

**Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization:** GA

**Date of Organization:** 03-09-2020

**Physical Address:** 2550 SANDY PLAINS RD, MARIETTA, GA, 30066

**Issuer Website:** https://www.pharmathemovie.com

**Is there a Co-Issuer?:** No

**Intermediary Name:** VAS Portal, LLC

**Intermediary CIK:** 0001749383

**Intermediary File Number:** 007-00165

**Intermediary CRD Number:** 298941

### Offering Information

**Compensation to Intermediary:** 5% of the amount actually raised to be paid in cash, and reimbursement for any expenses incurredby the portal by third-service providers in connection with the offering.

**Financial Interest in Issuer:** None

**Type of Security Offered:** Preferred Stock

**Number of Securities Offered:** 250000

**Price per Security:** $1.00

**Target Offering Amount:** $250,000.00

**Oversubscription Accepted:** Yes

**Oversubscription Allocation Type:** First-come, first-served basis

**Maximum Offering Amount:** $5,000,000.00

**Deadline to Reach Target Amount:** 04-28-2023

### Annual Report Disclosure Requirements

**Current Number of Employees:** 2.00

**Total Assets (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $21,687.00

**Total Assets (Prior Fiscal Year):** $135,204.00

**Cash & Cash Equivalents (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $21,687.00

**Cash & Cash Equivalents (Prior Fiscal Year):** $102,454.00

**Accounts Receivable (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Accounts Receivable (Prior Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Short-Term Debt (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $518.95

**Short-Term Debt (Prior Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Long-Term Debt (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Long-Term Debt (Prior Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Revenues/Sales (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Revenues/Sales (Prior Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Cost of Goods Sold (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $404.00

**Cost of Goods Sold (Prior Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Taxes Paid (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Taxes Paid (Prior Fiscal Year):** $0.00

**Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year):** $-80,247.00

**Net Income (Prior Fiscal Year):** $-18,425.00

**Jurisdictions Offered:**

ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING

### Signatures

**Issuer:** Frankie's Story LLC

**Signature:** Ashley Bratcher

**Title:** CEO

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**Signature:** Ashley Bratcher

**Title:** Manager of the Manager

**Date:** 03-31-2023