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Staff Picks collects projects we like, and think you will too. They’re creative, inspiring, and fun.

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      Jisike by Brad Ogbonna

      Jisike is a short film and photo project that will give a glimpse into the identity and culture of Nigerians in various cities.

      Successful!
      • 150% funded
      • $4,146 pledged
      • Funded
        Jan 29, 2012
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      Heart Grenade by Hanul Bahm

      HEART GRENADE (16mm color) is a hybrid narrative / dance CalArts MFA thesis film. Dir. Hanul Bahm. Executive Producer: Guy Maddin.

      Successful!
      • 102% funded
      • $5,730 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 06, 2012
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      Bringing Kolaches to NYC! by Autumn

      We're making Texas style kolaches in Brooklyn, NY and need your help to build out our space.

      Successful!
      • 119% funded
      • $8,349 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 15, 2012
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      Nick Brown - Debut Solo Album, "Slow Boat" by Nick Brown

      With the help of some great friends and talented musicians and engineers, I'm hoping to produce a solo album of all-original material.

      Successful!
      • 113% funded
      • $3,730 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 15, 2012
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      Sins Invalid: An Unshamed Claim to Beauty by Dancers Group

      The performance work of Sins Invalid serves as an entryway into the absurdly taboo topic of sexuality and disability.

      Successful!
      • 113% funded
      • $17,056 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 15, 2012
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      Simon Joyner Double Album by Simon Joyner

      My 20th anniversary project is an ambitious, sprawling, vinyl-only, double album. Songs of love, death and everything in between.

      Successful!
      • 197% funded
      • $11,862 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 19, 2012
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      VALUCO Font Design by Aesthetic Apparatus

      Aesthetic Apparatus needs your assistance in bringing this fussy, ultra-display, beveled typeface to life!

      Successful!
      • 191% funded
      • $9,590 pledged
      • Funded
        Jan 31, 2012
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      Genegrafter by Erik Dahlman

      A superhero themed card and dice game designed to be easy to learn but hard to master.

      Successful!
      • 584% funded
      • $14,617 pledged
      • Funded
        Jan 20, 2012
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      The Silent City by Rubidium

      A Post-Apocalyptic Web Series set in the ruins of New York City and filmed in the real-life abandoned spaces of the 5 boroughs.

      Successful!
      • 120% funded
      • $12,055 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 09, 2012
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      "Commencing" at The Red Room Theater in St. Mark's by Pound Productions

      A blind date gone awry leads two women on an unexpected, but beautiful journey in this award-winning short play.

      Successful!
      • 150% funded
      • $3,770 pledged
      • Funded
        Jan 26, 2012
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      Girls Who Drew Horses by Meghann McCracken

      A woman lost in travel finds herself confronted by ghosts of her youth through dialogue with an abandoned Japanese doll.

      Successful!
      • 112% funded
      • $1,692 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 05, 2012
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      Gaspard&Dancers - Souke by Gaspard Louis

      Gaspard Louis presents Souke —a world premiere celebrating the triumph of the Haitian spirit. Please help commission this piece.

      Successful!
      • 101% funded
      • $7,607 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 15, 2012
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      Publish Osamu Tezuka's "Barbara" in English by digitalmanga

      Translate and publish "god of manga" Osamu Tezuka's gripping adult drama "Barbara" in English for the first time ever!

      Successful!
      • 262% funded
      • $17,032 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 13, 2012
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      For The Win! - Zombies, Pirates, Ninjas, Aliens, and Monkeys by Michael Mindes

      Win this quick tile game with the SUPER COMBO! Get your zombie, pirate, ninja, alien, and monkey together FOR THE WIN!

      Successful!
      • 207% funded
      • $31,085 pledged
      • Funded
        Feb 08, 2012
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      BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* on free speech in documentary film by Fredrik Gertten

      First, a film about banana workers saying Dole had made them infertile. Then Dole's attack on the filmmakers. Time for another film!

      Successful!
      • 112% funded
      • $16,847 pledged
      • Funded
        Mar 11, 2012
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