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Join the movement for free by telling us how many tickets you would purchase. Your support helps demonstrate real audience demand for a feature film created with practical effects, handcrafted artistry, and timeless storytelling.
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After joining, you’ll have the option to become a Founding Willows Member and help fund the advertising campaign that will introduce our proof-of-concept film to a much larger audience.
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ABOUT THE PROJECT
The extraordinary response to our Wind in the Willows proof-of-concept film has shown us something powerful: audiences still want timeless stories brought to life with genuine artistry, craftsmanship, and heart.
Inspired by Kenneth Grahame’s beloved novel, director Ray Griggs set out to reimagine The Wind in the Willows in the tradition of classic filmmaking—with practical sets, hand-built animatronics, intricate miniatures, and a sweeping orchestral score, supported by carefully used visual effects.
Ray commissioned Wētā Workshop and other world-class artists to help create the original proof of concept. After years of presenting the project through traditional industry channels, he made the decision recently to release the short to audiences on YouTube.
The response has been overwhelming. Thousands of viewers have watched, shared, commented, and expressed their desire to see this world expanded into a full-length feature film.
Now we need to turn that enthusiasm into measurable audience demand.
By adding your name, ZIP code, and estimated ticket count, you help us demonstrate to studios, financiers, and distribution partners that a real audience is waiting for this film.
Those who choose to become Founding Willows Members also help fund the advertising and campaign materials needed to introduce the proof of concept to a much larger audience.
Our mission is simple: to prove that there is a worldwide audience ready to return to the Riverbank—and to give this film its best possible chance of reaching the big screen.
Independent Campaign Disclosure
This campaign is independently led by filmmaker Ray Griggs and RG Entertainment. Ray commissioned Wētā Workshop and to Wētā Digital help create the original proof-of-concept film. Wētā is not collecting, administering, or receiving Founding Membership contributions through this campaign. Any participation by Wētā or other creative partners in a future feature film remains dependent upon financing, availability, scheduling, contracts, and final production arrangements.
How you can help
- Join the Riverbank Movement: -FREE
Add your name, Zip code, and estimated ticket count. This gives us measurable proof that audiences around the world want to see The Wind In The Willows made as a feature film. - Become a Founding Member:
Join a Patreon-style membership supporting director Ray Griggs and the campaign through a one-time contribution or monthly membership. Your support helps us advertise the proof-of-concept film, reach new viewers, create campaign materials, and build the audience demand needed to attract financiers, studios, and distribution partners. - Spread the Word:
Watch, like, comment, and share the proof-of-concept film—and invite other movie lovers to join the Riverbank movement.
You may cancel your monthly membership at any time, and every completed contribution continues to count toward your Founding Member reward milestones.
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Choose Your Journey Along the Riverbank
Riverbank Supporter (Free to Join)
We understand that times are difficult and every dollar has to stretch farther than it once did. Financial support is not the only way to help.
We would be honored simply to have you add your name, let your voice be heard, and share this page with others who would love to see The Wind in the Willows brought to the screen as a feature film.
Complete the form at the top and click “YES—COUNT ME IN!” There is no cost or financial obligation.
Your pledge helps us show studios, financiers, and distributors that a real audience is waiting for this film. We hope one day to welcome you at the theater.
You Receive:
- Regular campaign and feature-development updates
- Access to Founding Members announcements
- Eligibility to be honored on the official Riverbank Wall of Founding Members if the feature film is produced.
The Weasel (One-Time Contribution)
Not ready for a monthly membership? The Weasel lets you support the journey entirely on your own terms.
Choose any one-time amount of $10 or more, or pay for one of the below Founding Willows membership levels in full with a single payment—no monthly billing or automatic renewal while receiving the full benefits associated with that membership level.
Your support helps advertise the proof-of-concept film, reach new viewers, create campaign materials, and build the measurable audience demand needed to move the feature closer to production. Choose Your One-Time Path
You Receive:
- Everything included with Riverbank Supporter
- Placement on the online Riverbank Founding Members Register.
- The ability to contribute again or upgrade later to another tier without losing your progress
Mole ($25 Monthly)
12 monthly payments · $300 total to qualify for annual Mole rewards
Every great adventure begins with one small step beyond the front door.
Mole is for Founding Members who want to do more than simply add their name to the movement. Your support helps advertise the proof-of-concept film, reach new viewers, create campaign materials, and continue building the audience demand needed to move the feature forward.
Along the way, you will receive a closer look at the ideas, artwork, and stories behind the journey to bring The Wind in the Willows to the big screen.
You Receive:
- Everything included with The Weasel
- The Monthly Riverbank Dispatch Newsletter
- Placement on the online Riverbank Founding Members Register.
- A choice of exclusive Founding Willows Member digital wallpapers featuring Mole and his home, formatted for desktop and mobile devices.
Ratty ($50 Monthly)
12 monthly payments · $600 total to qualify for annual Ratty rewards
Ratty does not simply watch from the Riverbank—he climbs into the boat and joins the adventure.
This tier is for Founding Members who want to follow the artists, sculptors, performers, and craftspeople working to bring this handcrafted world to life. Your support helps advertise the proof-of-concept film, create new campaign content, and introduce the project to a much larger audience.
You Receive:
- Everything included with Mole
- Exclusive concept artwork and creative previews.
- An exclusive weatherproof Founding Willows Member Riverbank decal, suitable for cars, boats, coolers, water bottles, and travel mugs
- An exclusive Willows Society camp mug featuring the Founding Willows Member crest.
Badger ($200 Monthly)
12 monthly payments · $2,400 total to qualify for annual Badger rewards
Badger stands watch over the Riverbank.
This tier is for Founding Members who want to help protect the vision and carry the project forward as it moves through development toward production.
Support at this level helps us expand the campaign, continue the work needed to move the feature forward, and give The Wind in the Willows its best possible chance of reaching the big screen.
You Receive:
- Everything included with Ratty
- Premium recognition on the online Riverbank Founding Members Register
- An exclusive embroidered Founding Willows Member Willows quarter-zip pullover.
- A digital edition of the final signed production screenplay, by participating members of the cast and key creative team
- An invitation for two to the official feature-film wrap party upon completion of the 12-month commitment
Mr. Toad ($500 Monthly)
12 monthly payments · $6,000 total to qualify for annual Mr. Toad rewards
Mr. Toad never watches an adventure from the sidelines.
This tier is for the Founding Members who want the closest possible seat on the journey—from the first steps along the Riverbank to the moment the feature reaches the screen.
Membership at this level is intentionally limited so that teh experience remains personal, meaningful, and truly special.
You Receive:
- Everything included with Badger
- Premium placement on the online Riverbank Founding Members Register
- A premium signed and numbered piece of production artwork (TBD)
- A special Journey to Toad Hall Founding Patron Gift
- An invitation for two to a supervised day on the production set, if the feature is produced
Important Supporter Acknowledgement
By becoming a Founding Willows Member or making a one-time contribution, you are choosing to support an independent filmmaker, the art of practical filmmaking, and the campaign to demonstrate that audiences want to see The Wind in the Willows brought to the screen as a feature film.
Your support helps fund advertising and promotion of the proof-of-concept film, audience outreach, campaign materials, website and membership operations, creative development, and other reasonable efforts intended to build measurable audience demand and move the project toward financing, production, and distribution.
This feature film is currently in development. It has not yet been fully financed, greenlit, produced, or guaranteed distribution. There is a real possibility that the financing required to make and release the feature film may never be secured. By contributing, you knowingly accept and share in that risk.
Your contribution supports the campaign work being undertaken now. It is not an investment and does not provide equity, ownership, profit participation, repayment rights, or any financial return. Contributions are not charitable donations and are not tax-deductible.
Benefits that can be fulfilled during the campaign will be provided according to the stated membership terms and reward milestones. However, benefits that depend upon the feature film entering production—including film credits, the Riverbank Wall of Founding Members, signed production screenplays, set visits, wrap-party invitations, premiere invitations, production tours, and similar experiences—can be provided only if the film is financed and produced and the applicable item, event, or opportunity actually occurs.
Film-dependent benefits also remain subject to cast and crew participation, scheduling, availability, venue capacity, production requirements, safety and insurance restrictions, guild rules, confidentiality obligations, and final approval by the producers, financiers, distributors, and other applicable parties. Travel, accommodations, transportation, meals, and personal expenses are not included unless expressly stated otherwise.
Completed contributions and membership payments are non-refundable because funds may be committed or spent on advertising, campaign operations, development, and audience-building activities as they are received, except where a refund is required by law or expressly provided under our posted Refund Policy. Canceling a monthly membership stops future charges but does not refund payments already completed.
By completing your contribution, you acknowledge that you are supporting the effort because you believe in the project, want your voice counted, and would like to help give the film its best possible chance of being made—not because production, distribution, or any film-dependent reward has been guaranteed.
The FTC advises crowdfunding organizers to clearly explain how funds will be used and to honor the promises made to supporters; it has also pursued cases involving funds used differently from what was represented..
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Ray Griggs is a filmmaker, writer, producer, and member of the Directors Guild of America. For more than 25 years, he has worked across film, publishing, audio, and digital media, always drawn to stories filled with imagination, adventure, and heart.
His work includes the Lionsgate feature Super Capers, the immersive audio series Tales Stranger Than Fiction, the Amazon bestselling novel Jack Sterling and the Spear of Destiny, and the short film Lucifer, which screened at Cannes. He has also built a YouTube community of over 85,000 subscribers.
Over the years, Ray has had the privilege of working at Warner Bros. and Universal, speaking at Comic-Con, and collaborating with talented artists from Wētā Workshop, Skywalker Sound, and throughout the film industry. He is the first to say that no film is ever made by one person. Every actor, artist, technician, musician, and crew member leaves something of themselves in the final story.
Of all his projects, The Wind in the Willows has stayed closest to his heart.
Ray commissioned Wētā Workshop and other world-class artists to help create the original proof-of-concept film. After years of trying to move the feature forward through traditional channels, he decided to release it directly to the public.
The response reminded him why he never gave up.
A Personal Note from Ray
“I have carried this film for a long time because I believe audiences still want stories made with craftsmanship, wonder, and heart and soul.
Whether you become a Founding Willows Member, add your name for free, or simply share the film, you are helping give this story another chance.
I would be honored to have you beside me on the journey back to the Riverbank.”
