Standing Ovation
About this campaign
We began filming with Lin Bartlett-Taylor in May 2026, six months after her stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. We've been there for PET scans, chemotherapy infusions, and Lin's 80th birthday, a milestone she didn't expect to reach. While all of our crew's time has been donated so far, we need your support to raise finishing funds. We need to pay the talented sound designers, colorist, and musicians who are elevating Standing Ovation to its highest possible level. Please join us! Donations made via this page may be tax-deductible.
About the film:
Standing Ovation is a short documentary film that follows Lin Bartlett-Taylor, a 79-year-old woman diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, as she fights to qualify for a newly approved medication and looks back on what her life has meant. Central to that reckoning is the death of her 17-year-old daughter, Mindy, who was killed by a drunk driver in 1987, and the decades Lin spent speaking at schools across the country on behalf of MADD and similar organizations. Standing Ovation tells the story of Lin’s fight against cancer in 2026, including her efforts to qualify for a novel new medication. Intercut with these contemporary scenes are interview- and archival-driven scenes that explore the impact that tragedy had on her life.