Make a Film Foundation[a] is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2006 by writer, director, producer, and actor Tamika Lamison.
[citation needed] A child or teenager who suffers from a serious or life-threatening medical condition has the opportunity, with the help of industry mentors, to write and star in their own short film.
Beabout starred in the film with Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), Miguel Sandoval (Medium), Natasha Gregson Wagner (High Fidelity) and Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters).
In this story, two brothers try to survive the mean streets of Los Angeles; when one is killed by gang violence, the other has to choose between a path of righteousness or one of revenge.
[citation needed] Before "Put It in a Book", Muhammad, also a street poet, had previously been the subject of a short documentary, "Peace Process" (2006, by Katina Parker and Dahéli Hall).
[7] This program teams children who have serious or life-threatening medical conditions with hand-held video cameras and film mentors who help them to create/shoot short mini-movies in 2 to 3 hours.
Directors who have participated in this program include: Marc Forster (World War Z, Finding Neverland), Bennett Miller (Money Ball), and Rodrigo Garcia (Albert Nobbs).