ANYTHING GOES (THE FILM)

Jen Chapin presents:

Anything Goes, and How Did We Get Here?

a live concert movie meditation on democracy

Produced & Directed by Kate Chumley

Director of Photography & Visual Design Nathan James Leatherman

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On Saturday, May 23rd at The Kelly Center in Havertown PA and Monday, May 25th, Memorial Day, at Jalopy Theater in Brooklyn NY we did a multi-part filming of the show, and now the real work of editing the footage to make something beautiful and inspiring begins. The film will be released online on July 4th 2026 and we would love your help!

Who’s performing?

The Jen Chapin Trio - - with Jen Chapin accompanied by GRAMMY© nominated bassist Stephan Crump and “impeccable melodist” (New York Times) Jamie Fox on electric guitar - - performs “observant, lyrically deft, politically aware and emotionally intuitive” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) and “brilliant soulfully poetic urban folk music” (NPR), “delivered in a style that ranges from tender fragility to unexpected steeliness” (The New Yorker).

What is the film?

A concert movie made with live recordings of Jen Chapin’s new show Anything Goes…and How Did We Get Here, featuring the music of Jen Chapin with additional songs by Cole Porter, Harry & Sandy Chapin, Gene DuPaul and Sammy Cahn. Its purpose is to inspire hope and direction for citizen action during this most consequential summer.

When does the movie come out?

It will be released on July 4th 2026, the 250th Anniversary of Congressional Approval of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. (Cue fireworks and renewed interest in civil discourse).

Will my name really be on it?

Yes! If you show up for filming, and/or contribute to our production costs, we’ll include your name in Nathan’s artful opening and end credits. We hope you will!

How are you going to pull this off?

With help from you. We need your ideas, your engagement, and your financial contributions to bring this movie to life.

Pitch In!

Help us brainstorm! Share images, stories and hopes about our history, democracy and struggle to stay true to our foundational values.

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Be an Executive Producer with your name/logo in the opening credits $5000
Be a Co-Executive Producer with your name/logo prominently displayed in the end credits ($1000-$2500)
Be a Contributor with your name in the closing credits ($25-$999)

Co-Executive Producers

$2500 will pay for Kate or Nathan for a full weekend of filming
$2000 will pay our sound engineer and equipment for a full weekend of recording
$2500 would pay for two weeks of editing and animation help so we can hit that July 4 deadline!
$1000 will pay the band OR pre-production costs OR post production sound mix OR location fees

Contributors

$700 will pay for an additional camera person
$650 will pay for our cameras
$500 will pay for our media storage
$300 will pay for our Havertown location costs
$250 will pay for our production insurance
$100 will pay for gas…cause, Hormuz…
$25 will buy us snacks!

Contributions can be made via Zelle to jen@jenchapin.com or via PayPal on this webstore. If you'd like to send a check, please email jen@jenchapin.com for the relevant address.