I highly suggest reading the filmmakers AMA

And specifically this response.

Hi Hgoddyn, apologies for my delayed response and thank you for your thoughtful questions.

I understand why many people in the MRM/MHRM are cautious to trust me and my intentions. I'm a stranger to them, I'm asking for money on Kickstarter, and the synopsis says "a feminist follows the men's rights movement"... that all sounds very fishy, I get it. Also, there are many examples of the MHRM being vilified, taken out of context and misrepresented in the media. I remember someone from MSNBC covered the International Conference on Men's Issues in Michigan in 2014, and their article was all cherry picked quotes and nowhere near the experience I had at that conference, but every person comes from a different perspective. So, I understand why people are having a hard time trusting me.

Also, I have seen the automatic dismissiveness to the movement, and the criticism that the movement is made up primarily of older white males.

Regarding: "Being a feminist yourself, do you think you are approaching this project with an open mind? And as a feminist, did you find it hard to do so?"

When I began this journey filming, I had a much more open mind than many of my feminist friends had at that time, but in looking back on the footage, I was still very shut off to many of the MRA views, especially critiques on feminism. I was very receptive to hearing about the issues because I have a soft spot for sticking up for anyone who is being mistreated, that's why many of my films have been about human rights and social issues.

Still, what the MRAs were saying about feminists did not soak in for me immediately, but when I started to go about my everyday life, and saw the casual misandry that was happening, and saw how people got angry (wide eyes, clenched jaw angry) when I brought up men's issues... it made me look deeper into what the MRAs were saying. As far as your question: "what has been your goal from the start? Did you want to go in depth on the 'manosphere' in general? (including PUA's, RedPillers, MGTOW's, MRA's, and other 'groups'?) Or did you specifically want to look at men's issues that are finally starting to slowly make it into the mainstream media, often in SPITE of feminists." Although the film will quickly address the factions of the manosphere to get the viewer up to speed (the viewers who have never heard about any of this), this film will focus on the Men's Rights Movement. I've categorized the MRM into 1. issues and 2. ideology. The film will first go in depth into the men's issues, and then the film will go into the conflicting ideologies, since that was my experience when I was trying to understand all of this.

Regarding: "I think a lot of the opposition to the men's movement is mainly caused by ignorance, propaganda, and fear. How did you deal with that? "

The original goal was for me to learn and understand the MRM platform, and now that I've gone on that journey, the goal is to complete this film to help create a better understanding, so we can all engage in these tough conversations. Some people will probably refuse to watch this film (one feminist told me she doesn't want to cloud her brain with those thoughts, thoughts being the MRA POV). I think the biggest deep-rooted fear that anyone can have is the fear that they could possibly be changed. That is a scary thought.

How do I deal with that? Hmm.. I dunno. Hope that other people trick them into watching this film? DVD stocking stuffer? No... I think the best thing that could happen for this film is a viral, word-of-mouth "you have to see this film and then let's talk" ripple effect. That's my hope for this film, that it becomes a conversation starter, but you can't be a part of the conversation until you've seen the film. That way at least everyone is clued into the issues and the opposing views. Right now I see a lot of misinformation floating around and that is severely stalling progress.

The reality is this could very well be a watershed moment for the MRM, getting a professional documentary made from a respected female documentary creator.

If you read the AMA you will know she is experiencing a very real blow back to creating this film not just from the MRM but from even those who previously supported her past successful projects. Without our support it is unlikely this will get made and the only people who will lose out are ourselves and those who need men's rights.

I know there is a great deal of distrust but I again implore you to read the AMA I think a great deal of that distrust can be assuaged by her responses. But regardless even if you think this will be a hit piece even if you are right it at the very least will start conversations about the MRM and we know form experience that every badmouthing has led to people searching out and finding the truth for themselves so bad or good any press is for the better for us.

Please help support this project, I really believe it's in our best interests to do so.