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Support Breaking the Ice

Your contribution helps bring this groundbreaking documentary to life! Breaking the Ice follows Sylvia Longmire – a service-disabled Air Force veteran, mother, and full-time wheelchair user – as she attempts to reach her seventh and final continent: Antarctica. This film shines a light on what it takes for travelers with mobility challenges to explore the most remote places on earth, and how inclusive expedition travel can transform what’s possible.

How Your Donation Helps

Your support directly funds the essential costs of producing this documentary, including:

Travel expenses for the film crew
On-location logistics
Specialized mobility equipment
Insurance, permitting, and safety coordination
Post-production editing, sound, and color
Compensation for our hard-working crew

Every dollar goes toward ensuring this story is captured with the quality, depth, and integrity it deserves.

Tax-Deductible Contributions

Donations are 100% tax deductible through our fiscal sponsor, XYZ, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your receipt for tax purposes will be automatically emailed after your contribution.

Donation Tiers & Perks

$25 – Supporter

A thank-you email from the production team
Your name listed on our website’s supporter wall

$100 – Expedition Ally

All previous perks
Invitation to a private behind-the-scenes update email (sent during filming)

$250 – Antarctic Advocate

All previous perks
Early access to the official trailer
Digital postcard from Antarctica

$500 – Icebreaker Circle

All previous perks
Your name included in the film’s “Special Thanks” section

$1000 – Access Champion

All previous perks
Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes video with Sylvia and the crew
Signed framed photo from Antarctica

$5000 – Impact Partner

All previous perks
Option to dedicate your contribution “in honor of” or “in memory of” someone, displayed on the website
Invitation to a virtual Q&A after filming wraps

$10,000+ – Founding Supporter

All previous perks
Recognition in film credits as a Founding Supporter
Invitation to private virtual screening before the festival premiere

*** Donors may elect to remain anonymous on public listings. We will respect all privacy preferences.