About the Film
Lauren McCullough was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer just weeks after graduating from high school. Inspired by Lauren’s remarkable blog, this program is titled, The Not-Dying Girl. The Emmy-nominated film traces Lauren’s powerful battle to survive and her efforts to promote awareness and funding for pediatric cancer research. It also highlights her ‘bucket list’ accomplishments including experiencing the wedding of her dreams.
This KVIE ViewFinder documentary is co-written and co-produced by Ruyak Media with DosEckes Productions.
Scenes from the crest theater premier of “the Not-Dying Girl”
Gallery photo credit: Marc Kallweit
Watch the TRAILER:
Lauren’s Blog
“My thoughts, feelings, and overall journey through my second diagnosis of cancer.”
behind the scenes Images from the making of The Not-Dying Girl, co-written and co-produced by Ruyak Media with Dos Eckes Productions.
Production Team
Executive Producer
BETH RUYAK
Producers
BETH RUYAK
SUZANNE ECKES-WAHL
JIM ECKES
Writers
BETH RUYAK
SUZANNE ECKES-WAHL
Editor / Online Editor
JIM ECKES
Assistant Editor
PETER ECKES
Director of Photography
KEN DAY, SACRAMENTO
BILL PARIS, HONOLULU
Additional Photography
JOEL KLING
BRENDAN DAY
Audio
ROBERT NEELY, SACRAMENTO
SCOTT CULBERTSON, HONOLULU
Production Assistant
HUNTER JONES
Website and Branding
CARSEN ANTHONISEN
HALEY TITUS
MARIA VALENZUELA
Premier Night Video
MIKE JENSEN PHOTOGRAPHY
Special Thanks
The McCullough Family
Dr. Kent W. Jolly, MD
Egor Kireyev-Shupta & DeAngela Castex
KVIE 6
Capital Public Radio
Crews Control
EdgeFog Films
Allyson Wiley Photography
This program was made possible through funding by:
James Ruyak
Michael McWhirter
Additional funding was provided by:
Friends of Lauren McCullough/Kickstarter
Kickstarter Funders
Friends of Lauren McCullough
Heather Collins
Haley Corina
Don Curtis
Tom DeLuca
Jim Eckes
Suzanne Eckes-Wahl
The Creative Fund
G.J.H. Godbold
Kaitlin Gooding
Candice Kandt
The Kingsbury Family
Egor Kireyev-Shupta
Eric Hokum
Deanne McCullough-Chapin
John McCullough
Ethan McWhirter
Michael McWhirter
Jenneane Rocha
Tamara Scott, CPNP
Melissa Simmons
Daniel Snyder
Haley Titus
Lucas Wallace
Cammie Woodward
Bill Yeates
