We’ve structured our post-production timeline with distribution in mind, and we’ve targeted several key, world-renowned and Academy Award-qualifying film festivals to premiere the film in early 2026. Regardless of the location of our World Premiere, we plan to have the San Francisco premiere in June of 2026.

Every dollar generated goes directly to support the film’s production-related expenses. Some money goes to pay the credit card processing fees, typically 3.5-6.5% and taxes. If your donation contains a physical perk (e.g. T-Shirt or movie poster), then some of that money goes to cover the costs associated with producing and shipping for those items.

In order to minimize the costs associated with perk fulfillment, like T-Shirt printing, the producers have chosen to delay perk-fulfillment until Spring 2026, ahead of the film’s premiere.

Since launching our fundraising efforts on August 1, 2022, we've raised a total of $40,070.95 in mostly small-dollar contributions. After taxes, platform fees, and credit card processing fees, our net amount raised is $27,575.35. Director & Executive Producer, J. Andrew, has personally invested over $70,000 so far into this production. We have ongoing monthly expenses and our crowdfunding supports the production while we work to secure additional sources of funding.

Actually we have! We’ve been honored to receive some small grants that have assisted us throughout the project since 2021; however, most larger film and arts granting organizations require a minimum film budget of $500,000 to even apply, and others require seeing a more substantive version of the film, and we just aren’t there yet.

If you have ideas or expertise and you wish to contribute meaningfully to the project, we are always open to helpful ideas. Feel free to reach out to the production team here for any specific questions.

No, donations are not tax-deductible.

Donor-producers, Consulting Producers and others who have given at higher levels to this project do not have ownership rights to the film. If you would like to become an equity investor in the project, please contact us here.

No. Unless one of the outlined perks specifically includes a ticket or a reserved pass, all project backers and producers are asked to purchase tickets to the festival or other premiere event. If a movie is premiering at a private event where we are responsible for the ticket sales, it may be possible to accommodate complimentary ticket requests. In all cases, please send us a message on our website’s contact page.

No. The funds raised to support Meet Me at the Club: The Castro Country Club Story do not directly benefit the Castro Country Club. The Producers, production team and associated individuals are not affiliated with the CCC. This film is a project of Liberty Lane Films, LLC. To donate to the Castro Country Club, please visit https://www.castrocountryclub.org/

Though the filmmakers and members of the team consider the CCC their home-away-from-home, this film is not affiliated with the CCC in any way. But, we could not make the film without the cooperation of the CCC community and the CCC Advisory Board. We deeply appreciate their cooperation in letting us tell this story.

More than 85% of ALL money raised to date has originated from outside the CCC community. We have project supporters and donors from as far away as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Italy. And of course many of our supporters right here in California.