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THE TEACHER by Jeremy Engle & Tarisai Gombe
Re-Writing The High School Movie...
Successful!- 111% funded
- $55,629 pledged
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Apr 29, 2013
Emerging Narrative alumnus Jeremy Engle needs your help raising funds for his debut feature film, The Teacher. For proof of how well this man works with actors, check out his great short film "Mosquito" - http://vimeo.com/28698395
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THE DISCOVERERS (starring Griffin Dunne) Theatrical Release by Justin Schwarz
Bring our award-winning, "hilarious," "heart-warming" road movie starring an "astounding" Oscar-nom Griffin Dunne to a theater near you
Successful!- 102% funded
- $102,148 pledged
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Funded
May 11, 2013
Hilarious Independent Film Week alumnus "The Discoverers" needs your help to bring the film to a theater near you!
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LEE - A Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Film Project by Chloé Zhao
In their last summer together, the lives of three Lakota best-friends change abruptly when one of them makes a reckless decision.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $84,549 pledged
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Funded
May 08, 2013
an alum of IFP's No Borders program for screenplays last year, we're eager to see this go into production!
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The Return by Adam Zucker
The Return, a documentary film by Adam Zucker, explores the unique reality of being young and Jewish in Poland today.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $46,228 pledged
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Funded
May 05, 2013
Great upcoming doc from one of our fav editing mentors. Check it out!
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Out in the Night, a The Fire This Time film by blair doroshwalther
The story of 4 friends, out for a night in NYC, who became known as a “Gang of Killer Lesbians” when they defended themselves.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $26,923 pledged
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Funded
May 03, 2013
great doc highlighting the disparity in what happens when women defend themselves violently. an interesting look at gender/sexuality. Help this Independent Film Week alumni doc with the funds they're seeking to finish the film!
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KIVALINA PEOPLE by Gina Abatemarco
A cinematic and observational portrait of the Arctic at an unprecedented time of cultural & environmental change!
Successful!- 105% funded
- $26,423 pledged
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Funded
Apr 26, 2013
filmmakers need your help to match funds already in place - help this film thrive!
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"When I Walk" is ready for the big screen! Let's get it out. by jdasilvax
When I Walk" is my story with multiple sclerosis. It's now ready for the big screen!
Successful!- 107% funded
- $28,940 pledged
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Funded
Apr 03, 2013
continuing perseverance from this director, working to get his personal doc about MS out theatrically. an IFP Independent Film Week alum!
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FILM HAWK - a documentary on Bob Hawk by hollydogfilms
Documentary about independent film consultant, Bob Hawk. CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION
Successful!- 100% funded
- $15,000 pledged
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Funded
Feb 22, 2013
new doc about documentary stalwart Bob Hawk - definitely one of IFP's favorite people! very curious to check this out!
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12 O'CLOCK BOYS by Lotfy Nathan
Pug, a young boy growing up in West Baltimore, finds solace in a gang of illegal dirt bike riders known as The 12 O’Clock Boys
Successful!- 103% funded
- $30,910 pledged
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Funded
Mar 06, 2013
IFP Doc Lab alum premiering at SXSW 2013 -- vital funds are needed to push them past the finish line!
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OUR NIXON - Premiere at SXSW & Beyond! by Brian L. Frye & Penny Lane
A new documentary featuring the Super 8 home movies of Nixon's closest aides is about to premiere at SXSW – and beyond!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $16,056 pledged
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Funded
Mar 02, 2013
Great, humanizing doc about Nixon's top aides, using their own home movie footage (of Kissinger eating birthday cake & white house hummingbirds) -- seeks funding to play SXSW and the rest of the festival circuit! an IFP Doc Lab alum -- help'em out!
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Ledo And Ix: Season 2 by Emily Carmichael
The second season in the animated web series about two itty-bitty characters in an old-school Nintendo game.
Successful!- 183% funded
- $15,108 pledged
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Funded
Jan 28, 2013
Help support this awesome webseries from Independent Film Week Emerging Narrative alumnus Emily Carmichael!
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Kickstart Newlyweeds to Sundance by Shaka King
A love triangle between a repo man, his globetrotting girlfriend, and Marijuana.
Successful!- 125% funded
- $12,567 pledged
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Funded
Jan 17, 2013
great new film premiering at Sundance, an alum of our Emerging Narrative program. chasing the final dollars to have the best possible premiere! and making it happen!
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CHOSIN: An Animated War Film by Brian P. Iglesias
Animated film about the most epic battle in Marine Corps history. Produced by award winning filmmakers and combat vets.
Successful!- 122% funded
- $30,508 pledged
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Funded
Dec 25, 2012
the team behind IFP Alumni doc CHOSIN is now focusing their energies on making a dynamic animated feature based on the same story -- check it out!
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Keep Rooftop on Top by Rooftop Films
For 16 years Rooftop Films has screened thousands of new indie films in cool outdoor spaces but we can't continue without your support.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $18,158 pledged
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Funded
Dec 20, 2012
IFP's good friends & partners Rooftop Films need your support! Help keep their incredible summer screening series going. Great rewards like private screenings!
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The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest - Prison Documentary by Gabriel London
A film mixing animation and documentary to tell the story of an infamous escape artist, trapped by a system that can't understand him.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,230 pledged
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Funded
Dec 25, 2012
great project about incomparable escape artist and illustrator, trapped in the system. seeking A Spotlight on Docs alum!
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American Commune by American Commune
The true story of America's largest commune and two sisters' journey to revisit their past.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $54,163 pledged
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Funded
Dec 02, 2012
From year one of IFP's Documentary Lab, this is an incredible story of a utopian commune, from the directors' own experiences!
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Dancing in Jaffa -- Post-Production by kNow Productions
Help us share Pierre Dulaine's journey, as he bridges the gap between Jewish and Palestinian-Israeli children through dance.
Successful!- 139% funded
- $48,695 pledged
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Funded
Dec 17, 2012
Spotlight on Docs alum seeking finishing funds!
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The Genius of Marian: Post-Production by Banker White
A documentary film about the tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, the power of art and the meaning of family.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $42,375 pledged
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Funded
Dec 24, 2012
IFP Spotlight on Docs alum seeking funding for finishing -- great rewards like original prints from the Marian herself, and a great film about the disruption of Alzheimer's into an artist's life.
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CODE OF THE WEST documentary about medical marijuana by Rebecca Richman Cohen
A story about the failure of federal medical marijuana laws and the human consequences of America’s War on Drugs.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $31,047 pledged
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Funded
Dec 05, 2012
help these filmmakers update their story with vital additions about the characters' lives - sentenced to prison for legally selling marijuana in their home states. A great doc, and an alum of IFP's Spotlight on Documentaries program.
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TOBACCO BURN by Justin Liberman
Decades before the Civil War, the actions of a brutal overseer spark the fire of revolution on a tobacco farm.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $15,867 pledged
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Funded
Nov 14, 2012
Fiscally Sponsored by IFP, this projects seeking funds to start production! They scrappy and already more than half way there, help them out!
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Alias Ruby Blade: a story of love and revolution by Tanya and Alex Meillier
A film about one courageous woman's journey from undercover agent to First Lady and the untold story of the birth of a new nation.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,398 pledged
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Funded
Nov 12, 2012
A doc about love and spies and the forming of a new country -- how could you not love this? a 2012 Doc Lab alum, our first to premiere this year. let's help them finish for their premiere at IDFA in November!
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MAKING WAVES 2012: Romanian Film Festival at Lincoln Center by Oana Radu
The only NYC festival dedicated to new and classic films from a country praised for its recent groundbreaking cinema.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $22,341 pledged
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Funded
Nov 09, 2012
Support this great showcase of Romanian Cinema, which was recently defunded by the Romanian Cultural Institution for political reasons. Viva Film, in any political climate!
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SCIENCE FICTION LAND {A Stranger Than Fiction Doc} by Judd Ehrlich/Flatbush Pictures
The unbelievable untold saga behind ARGO. The truth is stranger than (science) fiction.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $54,012 pledged
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Funded
Nov 03, 2012
Recipient of an IFP grant back in the day, SCIENCE FICTION LAND tells some of the real-life story behind upcoming blockbuster ARGO and an awesome never-realized sci-fi theme park. Help them get the film finished!
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"Miss Hill" by vernon l. scott
The unknown story of Martha Hill- a courageous woman who fought for over 70 years to establish Modern Dance as a legitimate art form.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $11,078 pledged
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Funded
Oct 30, 2012
from this year's Independent Film Week, a great doc about a woman crusading to make modern dance a serious art form. Help them finish!
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Awesome Asian Bad Guys by National Film Society
An action/comedy series about two offbeat filmmakers, a volatile group of Asian bad guys & one impossible mission.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $54,132 pledged
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Funded
Oct 12, 2012
Great project from our friends at National Film Spciety who are Making some great videos about IFP Independent Film Week for us! Plus, we love it when a film turns a genre upside down- what's not to like! Give em a dollar!
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THE WHOLE GRITTY CITY - Launching the Film by Richard Barber
New Orleans marching bands: The powerful engines that drive the Mardi Gras Parades. The front line in a battle for survival.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $51,173 pledged
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Funded
Oct 10, 2012
an IFP Alumnus seeking finishing funds - a great film about NOLA marching bands!
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The 78 Project Feature-length Documentary Film by The 78 Project
A journey across America to record today’s musicians on 1930s technology in a quest to connect with the haunting recordings of the past
Successful!- 101% funded
- $60,870 pledged
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Funded
Oct 05, 2012
'The 78 Project' is coming to Independent Film Week, and we couldn't be more excited!
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THE SNATCHER, a short film by Maria Gordillo by Gaetan Rousseau
What if a bag snatcher is chased by a guy who just never gives up?
Successful!- 100% funded
- $12,082 pledged
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Funded
Oct 06, 2012
An IFP fiscally sponsored short!
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Stay Then Go, a feature film by Shelli Ainsworth by Stay Then Go
Stay Then Go is the story of the sacrifices one mother must make in order for her autistic son to live a productive and dignified life
Successful!- 110% funded
- $27,602 pledged
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Funded
Oct 19, 2012
came to IFP's No Borders at Independent Film Week as a great script last year and is shooting NOW in Minnesota! Help them get through production!
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THE IRAN JOB - BRING IT TO A THEATER NEAR YOU! by Sara Nodjoumi & Till Schauder
We are releasing THE IRAN JOB - The real-life story of an American basketball player in Iran
Successful!- 110% funded
- $66,105 pledged
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Funded
Oct 25, 2012
Great IFP Alum seeking funds for distribution! As they say, getting the film seen widely is almost as expensive as making the film -- help them out!
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SURVIVAL PRAYER Festival Launch by Benjamin Greené
A documentary celebrating the lifeways of the HAIDA.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $9,258 pledged
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Funded
Sep 10, 2012
beautiful doc about food foraging & a dwindling way of life on Canada's Haida Gwaii island.
This film is so lovely, help them get everything they need together to have a beautiful festival premiere!
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Help FAME HIGH graduate to a theatrical release! by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
WE MADE IT!!! BUT WE STILL HAVE GREAT PRIZES AND EVERY DOLLAR WILL HELP FAME HIGH REACH THE WIDEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE! THANK YOU!
Successful!- 114% funded
- $28,639 pledged
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Funded
Aug 18, 2012
FAME HIGH -- from Oscar-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy -- is seeking funds for theatrical release.
An alumnus of IFP's Independent Film Week.
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Glitch Textiles by Phillip David Stearns
Glitches in the cold, hard logic of digital circuits transformed into warm blankets, textiles, rugs, and more.
Successful!- 201% funded
- $17,098 pledged
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Sep 10, 2012
a non-film project!
Our friend & house photographer Phil Stearns is making digital cameras ‘dream’ (courtesy of his electroshock therapy) and then making tapestries of these images.
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THIS IS MARTIN BONNER Finishing Funds by Chad Hartigan
A character-driven indie film needs help crossing the finish line and getting out into the world.
Successful!- 133% funded
- $6,001 pledged
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Aug 25, 2012
IFP Fiscally Sponsored project!
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LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS by Laurie Kahn
This fascinating, fun documentary will reveal the remarkable global community of women who create, consume and love romance novels.
Successful!- 117% funded
- $58,669 pledged
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Aug 27, 2012
Huge project about Romance Novels and those who love them! In need of finishing funds to help get the project out there!
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Girl Model by Ashley Sabin
Girl Model a lyrical exploration of a world defined by glass surfaces, camera lenses, reflecting back differing versions of reality.
Successful!- 120% funded
- $14,496 pledged
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Funded
Aug 15, 2012
One of the most breathtaking, eye-opening docs of the year (and a Spotlight on Docs alum) is raising money for an educational screening series
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Sun Belt Express by Iyabo Boyd and Evan Buxbaum
Indie comedy about undocumented immigration, set on a hilariously catastrophic, very unusual family roadtrip across the Mexican border.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $40,593 pledged
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Funded
Aug 14, 2012
Sun Belt Express is being produced by former IFP staffer Iyabo Boyd - we <3 still and hope this succeeds!
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Yankee Restraint by Yankee Restraint Team
A feature-length documentary following one couple's struggle in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $26,126 pledged
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Funded
Jul 30, 2012
IFP Fiscally Sponsored!
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FREEFORM OR DEATH, a documentary about WFMU by Tim K Smith
Help us share the story of New Jersey’s WFMU, the world’s longest-running freeform radio station, in its fight to stay alive.
Successful!- 163% funded
- $81,639 pledged
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Funded
Jul 11, 2012
indie doc on indie radio -- they're almost there! help them get to the finish line! and what rewards! subliminal messaging? ok!
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Northern Light by Nick Bentgen
Set against the backdrop of a snowmobile race, Northern Light follows three working families as their lives change profoundly.
Successful!- 145% funded
- $29,096 pledged
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Funded
Jun 28, 2012
a true verite doc and a Doc Lab alum that we are so excited to see get finished!
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Inocente: Homeless. Creative. Unstoppable by Inocente Filmmaking Team
The inspiring story of a 15-year-old homeless and undocumented girl in CA who refuses to give up her dream of being an artist
Successful!- 105% funded
- $52,527 pledged
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Jul 21, 2012
great short doc about a totally charismatic young homeless artist.
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Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton by Stephen Silha
Illuminating the story of pioneering poet/filmmaker who inspired others to break boundaries, explore contradiction & live poetically.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $23,904 pledged
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Funded
Jul 15, 2012
a rare, truly joyful documentary about the under appreciated James Broughton. a Doc Lab 12 alumnus! Let's get this feature made!
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Refugee Kids: One Small School Takes On The World by Other Islands Films
REFUGEE KIDS documents six weeks at the IRC's summer school for children seeking asylum from the world's most volatile conflicts.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $10,079 pledged
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Funded
Jul 01, 2012
IFP Fiscally Sponsored project! seeking funds for score and finishing!
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HERE COME THE VIDEOFREEX - Save the Tapes! by Jon Nealon and Jenny Raskin
An inspiring documentary about a pioneering video collective from the 1970s, built from their own incredible archive of video tapes.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $15,927 pledged
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Funded
Jun 29, 2012
a Spotlight on Docs Alum! raising funds to finish (yay!) and to preserve some of the Videofreex archive.
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Bringing Tibet Home (Documentary Film) by Tenzin Tsetan Choklay
A Tibetan artist smuggles 20 tonnes of native Tibetan soil from Tibet to India for an art project to bring Tibet closer to its people.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $53,913 pledged
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Funded
Jul 11, 2012
new IFP Fiscally Sponsored doc about an Tibetian exile artist and his work.
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THE SOLAR CHAMPION: Light a BILLION lives & the solar bulb! by Inspire Change Films
A hilarious comedy ride with the CHAMPION FAMILY, as they search for the next Pacquiao and the Solar Bulb invention!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $15,549 pledged
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Funded
Jun 21, 2012
a new project from an an alumni - a continuation of Gerry Balasta's Narrative Labs alum THE MOUNTAIN THEIF. Help them get this film out!
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Days of Gray by Bicephaly Pictures
Bicephaly Pictures & co are creating a timeless tale, scored by incredible Icelandic band Hjaltalín.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $50,719 pledged
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Funded
Jun 03, 2012
Fiscally Sponsored by IFP and produced by our friend and intern Alice Bloch!
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FUTURE WEATHER, TRIBECA WORLD PREMIERE! by Future Weather
A Midwestern teen is abandoned by her single mom and decides to take survival into her own hands.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $41,927 pledged
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Funded
May 09, 2012
an IFP Narrative Lab alum project that we are so excited about as they tour the film around the US!
