For over 35 years, I’ve been telling stories about my group of friends everyone always just called “The Gang.” Most of it was never really captured—just a few grainy photos and maybe some old VHS tapes. Everything else has lived in memory. Now I’m starting to bring those stories to life as short AI-generated episodes.

So I started creating AI-generated clips just to experiment, and I was blown away by what can be done. But it is not easy, and it is costly and time-consuming. Most of the cost is in generating the video. It takes multiple attempts to get scenes right, and those credits add up fast. Even small amounts help— $5 can purchase me a block of credits to generate a handful of clips I can build scenes from. The funds will go toward video generation, character development, environments like the South Ghetto townhouse and Billy’s Place, and editing the first episode. The goal is to complete Episode 1 and build reusable pieces for future stories. Right now, I’ve hit a point where I can’t afford to keep generating clips on my own, so this helps me actually finish what I’ve started.

If you’ve read this far, I appreciate it. If you decide to support it, it helps more than you know. And if not, just following along means a lot too.