Help Bring California Revels’ 40-Year Story to the Screen!

Forty Years of Revels. A Story We Share.

Help us raise $10,500 to bring California Revels’ story to the screen!

Think of a moment when Revels made you feel part of something special. A song that moved you. A friendship that began backstage. The joy of joining voices with a theater full of strangers. A feeling of warmth and light that stayed with you long after you stepped back into the winter night. Those moments are where our story lives.

As California Revels celebrates its 40th anniversary, we’re creating a four- to seven-minute documentary that honors our history, captures our collective spirit, and welcomes others into the circle.

We’re Asking for Your Help Bringing it to Life!

Through community voices, archival photographs and recordings, and footage of our 2026 Midwinter Revels, the film will celebrate the people who make Revels possible—performers, musicians, volunteers, audiences, and supporters across generations.

Whether you’ve been with Revels for decades or only recently found your way here, you are part of this story. This anniversary is a chance to recognize all that people have given, celebrate what we share today, and imagine what comes next.

The Filmmakers Helping Us Tell Our Story...

We’re delighted to be working with Natacha Ruck and Toni Truong of Tru Toni Productions!

Natacha Ruck - Filmmaker

Natacha creates stories that deepen understanding and bring people together. Her documentary work has been featured at MoMA, the Jewish Museum in New York, and on NPR. A former Managing Editor of the Duolingo French Podcast and Senior Producer of the Stanford Storytelling Project, she brings a collaborative spirit to Revels’ anniversary documentary.

Toni Truong - Filmmaker

Toni is a San Francisco–based filmmaker and lifelong learner whose curiosity leads her into different worlds and fresh perspectives. She loves filmmaking’s blend of human connection, technical skill, and creative expression, and is energized by collaborating with clients and crew to bring a shared vision to the screen. She brings that spirit to telling California Revels’ story.

Their thoughtful, collaborative approach makes us excited to create something that feels like us: joyful, welcoming, and rooted in community.

A Gift to Our Community—and an Invitation:

We look forward to sharing the documentary with you in early 2027 where Revelers near and far can enjoy it!

Beyond our anniversary, the film will help introduce new audiences and future Revelers to the music, dance, storytelling, and sense of belonging we share. It will also support future fundraising, helping sustain this work for the years ahead.

How Your Gift Helps...

Our $10,500 goal covers the documentary’s $10,000 production budget, including planning, filming, editing, and sound, plus payment processing fees. Any remaining funds will support California Revels’ ongoing artistic and community programs.

Whatever amount feels right for you, your gift will help create something we can watch, share, and carry forward.

If Revels has brought joy, friendship, or belonging into your life, please consider giving—as a thank-you to those who helped build this community and a welcome to those who will become part of its next chapter.

Please donate and share this campaign with someone who holds a Revels memory close.

Thank you for being part of these forty years. Let’s tell our story together.

Yours in Revelry,

California Revels