Most certainly a worthy cause, director Crystal Emery has launched an Indiegogo campaign to help raise funds for the release of her feature documentary, “Black Women in Medicine,” which is heading to theaters in New York (August 26 – September 1 at Cinema Village) and Los Angeles (September 2 – September 8 at Laemmle’s Music Hall) this month. Opening the film in both cities, at those respective theaters, this fall, will make it eligible for Academy Award consideration. Both venues as Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) qualifying cinemas.

Emery’s goal is to raise $75,000 in the next 3 weeks; thus far, the campaign has drawn $14,200 as of the time of this post, so still a long way to go. But you can help her get there!

Synopsis: “Black Women in Medicine” is the first documentary to explore the history, contemporary issues and future possibilities of African American women physicians through the diverse voices of young medical students, practicing physicians, and elder trailblazers—like former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders—on what it means to be a Black female doctor in America. This groundbreaking film includes rarely seen documentation of Black women practicing medicine during critical operations, emergency room urgent care, and community wellness sessions as well as in in-depth original interviews and compelling archival images. In telling the stories of women who have overcome barriers related to race and gender, “Black Women in Medicine” celebrates the triumph of the human spirit.

Watch the video pitch below, followed by a promo for the film, and then head over to the film’s Indiegogo campaign page for thee rest of the story, and to make a necessary contribution: