CREDIT Feature Film
Los Angeles, California | Film Feature
Drama, History
CREDIT is a cross-generational story that balances humor and raw tension while exploring themes of activism, friendship, allyship, motherhood, and standing up for the truth. If Erin Brockovich, All the President’s Men, Good Girls Revolt, and Lady Bird speak to you, then you will love this film!
CREDIT Feature Film
Los Angeles, California | Film Feature
Drama, History
3 Campaigns | California, United States
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CREDIT is a cross-generational story that balances humor and raw tension while exploring themes of activism, friendship, allyship, motherhood, and standing up for the truth. If Erin Brockovich, All the President’s Men, Good Girls Revolt, and Lady Bird speak to you, then you will love this film!
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
In the 1970s, a year after the initial Roe V. Wade court ruling, aspiring journalist, Jeanne, (based on real life events of the Writer’s Mom) struggles to qualify for a credit card in her own name after her hippie husband-up-and-leaves her in the middle of the night to raise their child alone. Jeanne decides to turn her struggle into a news story in hopes that it will make her a professional journalist, and that the story will help other women. We follow Jeanne navigate her relationships with her Mom and best friend Barbie, as well as the patriarchal workplace of her local newspaper. CREDIT is a cross-generational story that balances humor and raw tension while exploring themes of activism, friendship, allyship, motherhood, and standing up for the truth. If the single-mother struggle of Erin Brockovich, the investigative journalism of All the President’s Men, the fight for women equality of Good Girls Revolt, and the complex character relationships and dynamics from Lady Bird speaks to you then you will love this film!
WHY US, WHY NOW:
From the Writer herself
The story of CREDIT came about as I thought about the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. As women in America, we had the right to our bodies before we had the right to independently open a credit card. Roe v. Wade came to be in 1973 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was passed in 1974. I began making the connections to the family-lore of my mom, Jeanne, raising my brother on her own in the early 1970’s after her husband abandoned her in the middle of the night.
I then wondered, if they’ve taken away the right to our bodies, what will they take away next? CREDIT reminds us what we still had to fight for after the initial Roe V. Wade ruling and that there’s “more work to be done”. CREDIT shows how the fight to expand rights for one group helps all. As the Equal Credit Opportunity Act forebode discrimination not just on gender but race, sexuality, appearance and more. In 2025, the Trump administration has made efforts to weaken these financial protections. CREDIT emphasizes that change can be made if we stick together, use our voices, resist oppression, create a strong community and advocate for ourselves and each other.
A Promise To You, a Promise to Us, a Promise to All Women
Women Taught to Believe Money is 'Complicated'" (Moneywise, Feb 2026)
"Full-Time Working Mothers Earned 35% Less in Wages Than Fathers Working Full Time in 2024" (Bankrate, July 2025)
"When Women Are Denied Abortions, They Experience a Large and Long-Term Increase in Financial Distress" (NPR/Turnaway Study, 2024)
“Rolling back rules that prevent credit discrimination would leave women and other vulnerable communities exposed to unfair treatment and financial harm.” – California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. (Women.ca.gov, Dec 2025)
“Discrimination, both intentional and not, remains pervasive and persistent… eliminating how we measure discriminatory lending does not eliminate discrimination.” – National Housing Conference commentary. (Dec 2025)
Though this is a period piece, it doesn't mean our world is far removed from the plights of these characters. We're living in a time where crimes are not dealbreakers, mercy is criminalized, and the abhorrent is tolerated. For us, this feature film is everything. It's a culmination of our work building this story and these characters over the last 3 years, our dream of kickstarting our own careers in our desired professions, but more importantly its a promise and a warning to every audience member of the inequitable times generations before us fought to make better. This film is our passion project not only for our careers and personal art, but it's our activism.
These funds are for development yes, because our budget is 1.6 million. But make no mistake, this film is getting made. We've secured quotes, we've selected our Lawyer, and we have a Line Producer and Casting Director on standby waiting for the green light once these funds hit the our account. These funds will help us do this the right way, get it into the hands of the right people, and get it made well so the masses can see it's important message.
The timeline:
April 2026: Raise $20,000
May 2026: Create crew contracts & Reach out to talent & financiers
June 2026: Create the shooting timeline and attach the rest of the crew
Estimated shooting schedule: 26 days in LA in August / September of 2026
so... PLEASE .... FOLLOW, SHARE, POST, DO ALL THE THINGS!
We'd be so grateful!!
We even have plug and play templates, social media posts, blurbs, interviews, all of it! If you can spread the word, we have all the resources we can send you to help you do that.
Hear from the real Jeanne herself, by clicking the link below:
We love you Jeanne, and we love you Jane Fonda!!!
(YES... PLEASE send this to Jane Fonda if you know her)
*manifesting, manifesting, manifesting*
- the CREDIT Team
Responsible Use of GenAI
This is a SAG-AFTRA production and dedicated to following the hard-fought guidelines and rules laid out by the unions to protect the actors and all the creators contributing their work to the project.
The film CREDIT currently does not incorporate generative AI for video content, and no generative AI was used in the creation of the pitch video. However, the team did utilize AI-generated still images through Canva to develop the Incentive logo visuals for this campaign.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Lawyer Fees
Costs $10,000
We've already found the right lawyer, specializing in Indie Features to help us reach out to financiers and create cast & crew contracts.
Casting Director
Costs $4,000
This is will go SO FAR in securing a co-lead that will help get this film the notice and recognition it will need to reach the masses!
Line Producer
Costs $5,000
In order for financiers to take us seriously, we have to have a professional confirm the budget. A Line Producer is a must!
Development Costs
Costs $1,000
With AWD fiscal sponsorship, YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. This portion of the proceeds goes towards that 5% agreement & incidentals.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
Meet the CREDIT Team
Click the link below to hear directly from our Writer & Director, Director of Photography, Lead Actor, and Producers, on why we attached ourselves to this project and why we're so passionate about telling this story and getting this film made!
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
In the 1970s, a year after the initial Roe V. Wade court ruling, aspiring journalist, Jeanne, (based on real life events of the Writer’s Mom) struggles to qualify for a credit card in her own name after her hippie husband-up-and-leaves her in the middle of the night to raise their child alone. Jeanne decides to turn her struggle into a news story in hopes that it will make her a professional journalist, and that the story will help other women. We follow Jeanne navigate her relationships with her Mom and best friend Barbie, as well as the patriarchal workplace of her local newspaper. CREDIT is a cross-generational story that balances humor and raw tension while exploring themes of activism, friendship, allyship, motherhood, and standing up for the truth. If the single-mother struggle of Erin Brockovich, the investigative journalism of All the President’s Men, the fight for women equality of Good Girls Revolt, and the complex character relationships and dynamics from Lady Bird speaks to you then you will love this film!
WHY US, WHY NOW:
From the Writer herself
The story of CREDIT came about as I thought about the repercussions of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. As women in America, we had the right to our bodies before we had the right to independently open a credit card. Roe v. Wade came to be in 1973 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was passed in 1974. I began making the connections to the family-lore of my mom, Jeanne, raising my brother on her own in the early 1970’s after her husband abandoned her in the middle of the night.
I then wondered, if they’ve taken away the right to our bodies, what will they take away next? CREDIT reminds us what we still had to fight for after the initial Roe V. Wade ruling and that there’s “more work to be done”. CREDIT shows how the fight to expand rights for one group helps all. As the Equal Credit Opportunity Act forebode discrimination not just on gender but race, sexuality, appearance and more. In 2025, the Trump administration has made efforts to weaken these financial protections. CREDIT emphasizes that change can be made if we stick together, use our voices, resist oppression, create a strong community and advocate for ourselves and each other.
A Promise To You, a Promise to Us, a Promise to All Women
Women Taught to Believe Money is 'Complicated'" (Moneywise, Feb 2026)
"Full-Time Working Mothers Earned 35% Less in Wages Than Fathers Working Full Time in 2024" (Bankrate, July 2025)
"When Women Are Denied Abortions, They Experience a Large and Long-Term Increase in Financial Distress" (NPR/Turnaway Study, 2024)
“Rolling back rules that prevent credit discrimination would leave women and other vulnerable communities exposed to unfair treatment and financial harm.” – California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. (Women.ca.gov, Dec 2025)
“Discrimination, both intentional and not, remains pervasive and persistent… eliminating how we measure discriminatory lending does not eliminate discrimination.” – National Housing Conference commentary. (Dec 2025)
Though this is a period piece, it doesn't mean our world is far removed from the plights of these characters. We're living in a time where crimes are not dealbreakers, mercy is criminalized, and the abhorrent is tolerated. For us, this feature film is everything. It's a culmination of our work building this story and these characters over the last 3 years, our dream of kickstarting our own careers in our desired professions, but more importantly its a promise and a warning to every audience member of the inequitable times generations before us fought to make better. This film is our passion project not only for our careers and personal art, but it's our activism.
These funds are for development yes, because our budget is 1.6 million. But make no mistake, this film is getting made. We've secured quotes, we've selected our Lawyer, and we have a Line Producer and Casting Director on standby waiting for the green light once these funds hit the our account. These funds will help us do this the right way, get it into the hands of the right people, and get it made well so the masses can see it's important message.
The timeline:
April 2026: Raise $20,000
May 2026: Create crew contracts & Reach out to talent & financiers
June 2026: Create the shooting timeline and attach the rest of the crew
Estimated shooting schedule: 26 days in LA in August / September of 2026
so... PLEASE .... FOLLOW, SHARE, POST, DO ALL THE THINGS!
We'd be so grateful!!
We even have plug and play templates, social media posts, blurbs, interviews, all of it! If you can spread the word, we have all the resources we can send you to help you do that.
Hear from the real Jeanne herself, by clicking the link below:
We love you Jeanne, and we love you Jane Fonda!!!
(YES... PLEASE send this to Jane Fonda if you know her)
*manifesting, manifesting, manifesting*
- the CREDIT Team
Responsible Use of GenAI
This is a SAG-AFTRA production and dedicated to following the hard-fought guidelines and rules laid out by the unions to protect the actors and all the creators contributing their work to the project.
The film CREDIT currently does not incorporate generative AI for video content, and no generative AI was used in the creation of the pitch video. However, the team did utilize AI-generated still images through Canva to develop the Incentive logo visuals for this campaign.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Lawyer Fees
Costs $10,000
We've already found the right lawyer, specializing in Indie Features to help us reach out to financiers and create cast & crew contracts.
Casting Director
Costs $4,000
This is will go SO FAR in securing a co-lead that will help get this film the notice and recognition it will need to reach the masses!
Line Producer
Costs $5,000
In order for financiers to take us seriously, we have to have a professional confirm the budget. A Line Producer is a must!
Development Costs
Costs $1,000
With AWD fiscal sponsorship, YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. This portion of the proceeds goes towards that 5% agreement & incidentals.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Meet the CREDIT Team