Exhibit A. Initial contact-good friends, good relationship.
> From: Rebecca Sommer earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: Trip to Thailand
> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:18:12 -0400
> To: cox.net>
>
> Laura, I drafted an agreement see attcheed.
> Please look it through, if you find anything you wish to change or
> include, please save it as "2Agreement-L+R", and mark your changes or
> inclusions in another color and send it back to me.
>
> We have to think about a Title to the film.
>
> Hug, rebeccca
>
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Here is the "DRAFT AGREEMENT" written by rebecca sommer.
Joint Producer AGREEMENT
Between HIHRW(Laura Lo Xiong) and Rebecca Sommer
Documentary on the situation of the Hmong Refugees in Thailand.
Shootday's planned for October 2005
This is a friendly contract between Rebecca Sommer, and HIHRW( Laura Lo
Xong).
Rebecca Sommer and Laura decided to voluntarily and jointly produce
this documentary in order to address the injustice and pressing
situation of the Hmoong refugees in Thailand at their own risk.
Lara will be responsible for the full expenses regarding the trip,
which included the airfares, taxifares, transportation, food,. lodging
etc. She will ensure that Rebecca has no expenses, and will conduct the
translation and coordination of the trip and shootday's, and make all
the arrangements to ensure that filming will take place and be
completed.
Laura will do the translation of the filmed interviews into english for
the subtitles. Lara Lo Xong is not an employee from Rebecca Sommer.
Lara is the producer to the film.
Rebecca Sommer is not a employee from HIHRW, but an independent
selfemployed filmmaker, camerawomen, film-director and
film-story-writer of this documentary, and responsible to deliver a
final result in form of a documentary, which must be useful for HIHRW
(Laura Lo Xong) .
Rebecca is the sole owner to her filmed footage and final directors
cut, as her intellectual property. Rebecca will help with the
corrections of the english subtitles. Rebecca is the producer to the
film.
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The Film, edited, directed and finalized by Rebecca Sommer (title to be
decided) will be used by HIHRW (Laura Lo Xong) ) for non commercial,
non for profit purposes, and can be used for the promotion of HIHRW
work to Foundations, for fundraising purposes.
HIHRW is not responsible for Rebecca Sommer's medical expense, health
insurance, or any lost articles.
Rebecca Sommer is not responsible for delivery of final film in case
her equipment get's stolen or damaged.
If the film reaches a reasonable amount of fundraising, expenses
occurred for filming would be paid back to Laura's organization, and
Rebecca would receive a reembursement for her expenses (rent) and
worktime.
Rebecca and Laura are equally agreeing, that the purpose of this film
is not to make money, but to use it for the plight of the Hmong
peoples, which means not to personally enrich themselves with incoming
funds raised via the film, but to support with this filmwork the Hmong
peoples cause.
Credits to the final film:
Film Title (to be decided )
Credit list at end of Film:
Film by Rebecca Sommer
Speakers in the order they appear:
(List of all people filmed and talking)
Special thanks to:
(list of peoples who helped)
(list of musicians )
This film was jointly produced by HIHRW and Rebecca Sommer
This contract is written and signed in mutual consent by both parties.
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Laura Lo Xong Rebecca Sommer