12. Nick Lewis | JAY DEMIRIT STORY | How An Underdog Documentary Raised $220,000 On Kickstarter

To watch our collection of documentary filmmaker interviews, please visit Youtube here: https://bit.ly/2HWQsEw Filmmaker Nick Lewis calls into Film Courage to share his story of a lawyer turned filmmaker in the making of Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story. We learn why he was compelled to make a movie about Jay's story, why he set a $215,000 Kickstarter goal, how he reached that goal, and the film's resulting theatrical deal. The film opened in over 100 theaters across the country in November 2011.