Kickstarting Buttons: Animation, Legacy & the Power of Community
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Kickstarting Buttons: Animation, Legacy & the Power of Community
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Hi friends, it’s Donna Kay Lau — Emmy-honored animator, author of over 100 Surf Soup® books, and creator of the Surf Soup® universe.
I’m asking for your help.
I just launched my Kickstarter for my first hand-drawn animated short film called Buttons, inspired by my grandfather’s Chinese laundry in Los Angeles and the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This film is Oscar-qualifying with a theatrical premiere in Hollywood — and I need your support to help bring it to the world.
I’ve poured everything into this. As a solo creator- this dream has been years in the making.
If you’ve ever believed in me, my art, or the mission of Surf Soup® — please back my campaign or help spread the word.
🎬 Support the Kickstarter now:
👉 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/surfsoup/surf-soup-buttons-an-asian-american-animated-short
Your support isn’t just funding a film — it’s honoring a legacy. It’s giving voice to stories that were once silenced. And it’s helping an Asian American woman share joy, imagination, and identity through animation.
Thank you with all my heart.
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