Tuesday, May 6, 2014
a Martin McGuire film
Martin McGuire / Director
a Martin McGuire film Announces Post Production and crowd funding for “Never Say I Can’t” - “The Manuel Salazar
Story”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Denver, CO. – a Martin
McGuire film is proud to announce the Indiegogo campaign to finance Post
Production for “Never Say I Can’t” – “The Manuel Salazar Story”, a documentary
feature starring Manuel Salazar, Coco Saltzgiver and directed by Martin McGuire.
Due out Mid to Late 2014.
Have you ever been stared at,
pointed at or laughed at in public? “Never
Say I Can’t” – “The Manuel Salazar Story” is the tale of two seemingly broken
people who come together through a horrendous work related accident to rebuild
their lives and struggle to achieve the American Dream. Manuel Salazar was
raised a Hispanic male in white Arkansas. Although he always felt out of place
as a child as the only brown face in a sea of white. Manuel excelled at school,
hobbies and life. At the tender age of 24 Manuel had achieved the American
Dream. He had a beautiful, loving wife, two step-children, two pets, a good
job, a house and a car. Life was good. Then in an instant he was hit twice by
115,000 volts of electricity on the job leaving him a quadruple amputee. After
months of hardship and struggle his wife and kids leave him divorced, alone and
with no way to care for himself. Manuel’s life is spinning out of control as he
is addicted to numerous pain medications and gaining a lot of weight through
depression and lack of physical exertion. Enter Coco Saltzgiver his main
caregiver for the next eight years. Coco is a lesbian woman born and raised
among Mormons in Utah. Always having felt out of place her older sister Karen
was her pillar of strength. When Coco is 19 her father dies a year later Karen
is brutally murdered. Her life in complete turmoil Coco turned to helping
others as a profession. Years later Coco survives breast cancer and mastectomy.
She met Manuel about a year after his accident and together the two of them set
out on an adventure of self-exploration and empowerment we call “Never Say I
Can’t” – “The Manuel Salazar Story”. You’ll see these two unbeatable characters
create and check off a bucket list able bodied people may not complete in a lifetime.
Manuel and Coco have suffered the slings and arrows of sexual, racial and
disability prejudices. Watch as our characters deal with these ugly indignities
through love, acceptance and understanding. Baseless discrimination and
bullying are ugly factors in any society, Martin McGuire a truly independent
Producer was truly inspired by Manuel and Coco’s story and turned their
hardships into a 10 year Labor of Love. Now out of money he needs the public’s
help finishing his film. He has turned
to crowd funding and is currently running a campaign on Indiegogo.com. If you’d
like to know more or to donate towards the film’s post production Go to
Indiegogo.com, look up Films, Search for “Never Say I Can’t” – “The Manuel
Salazar Story” and make your contributions. Mr. McGuire would like to thank all
those have helped or are interested in his project.
Manuel Salazar and Coco
Saltzgiver star in this movie, this is a breakthrough
performance and a moving tale that will empower any audience member to say to
themselves – “If he can do it - I sure as hell can!”
People have said, they
believe Manuel Salazar may be a fallen angel, come to Earth to teach people the
powers that reside within each of them.
