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Pushing Motherhood: A Documentary by Sybil Azur & Linda Cevallos-French
This film follows two best friends as they try to become mothers at 38 and 45. Why have they and so many other women waited so long?
Successful!- 102% funded
- $51,223 pledged
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May 24, 2013
BFA alumna Linda Cevallos-French seeks finishing funds for Pushing Motherhood, a documentary about Sybil and Linda, best friends on the road to becoming mothers later in their reproductive lives.
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The Claytheist by Hesper Lucent Laboratories
A pair of puppets shake up their world in an escalating argument over the origin of their existence.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $20,172 pledged
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Nov 08, 2012
David Braun (Experimental Animation BFA4) is co-creating The Claytheist, a conceptual experiment in stop-motion animation about two puppets debating the origin of their existence in a circus-themed bar in another dimension.
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SPORTSFRIENDS featuring Johann Sebastian Joust by Die Gute Fabrik
A compendium of four joyfully fun local multiplayer games for PlayStation 3 and home computers.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $152,451 pledged
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Dec 10, 2012
BFA Music School alum, Noah Sasso, is working with three other game developers to take four multiplayer prototype games to completion for PlayStation 3 and home computers.
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Phil Logan's CalArts Thesis Film by Phil Logan
A 30-minute narrative film set in San Pedro, California.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $4,568 pledged
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Nov 17, 2012
MFA3 Film/Video student, Phil Logan, is looking for funds to finish his thesis film. Through the fiction film, Phil will blend biographical details from the actors' lives with the immigration and labor history of its various Los Angeles locations.
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Limited Edition DVD of award-winning animated short "Eyrie" by David Wolter
A small batch DVD print run for my 2012 Student Academy Award-winning short with new and exclusive content.
Successful!- 119% funded
- $4,180 pledged
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Oct 20, 2012
Former CalArtian David Wolter is looking to create a limited edition DVD of his award-winning animated short "Eyrie." DVD packaging will be designed by Character Animation alumna, Nicole Josephian, who also did the lighting effects in the film.
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"Unforgettable" Documentary - Finishing Funds by Eric Williams
“Unforgettable” is a documentary film about the memorable real-life adventures of the man known as “The Human Google”.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $11,127 pledged
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Funded
Nov 04, 2012
Alumna and producer Rona Edwards, is searching for finishing funds to broadcast and distribute “Unforgettable,” a documentary film about the memorable real-life adventures of the man known as “The Human Google”.
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November Renaissance by Michael Gee and Clayton Haugen
A corporate espionage Sci-fi thriller set against the backdrop of emerging nanotechnology.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $43,210 pledged
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Oct 07, 2012
BFA Film/Video alum Jonathan Michael Mahoney and the team behind November Renaissance, are trying to fund a well executed short film, the first stepping stone in making a feature film. The short film is about a cutting edge sci-fi thriller in the early stages of production,
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Costume Creation for 'Thistle' and 'Maria Kizito' by Cybele Moon
Help fund the creation of costumes for two plays that examine the effects of genocide in El Salvador and Rwanda.
Successful!- 114% funded
- $1,955 pledged
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Oct 06, 2012
Cybele Moon, MFA Costume Design alumna, is designing costumes for two plays that examine the effects of genocide in El Salvador and Rwanda.
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Wakaliwood: The Documentary by Ben Barenholtz & Alan Ssali Hofmanis
Help us share the inspirational story of an emerging filmmaker living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda
Successful!- 105% funded
- $35,741 pledged
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Oct 19, 2012
Editor Kelly Parker, a MFA Film/Video alumna, is looking for finishing funds. Funny, touching, and inspiring, Wakaliwood: The Documentary celebrates the pure joy of creativity and reminds us that a dedicated team can overcome any obstacle when united by a common dream.
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All Fixed Up - a Red Piggy Press book app by Shelly Bowen
An interactive story about a kid whose parent travels a lot for work. Personalize the story and share with far away loved ones!
Successful!- 115% funded
- $17,294 pledged
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Aug 10, 2012
Art School Design Alums Tracy (Hopcus) Jordan & Sara (Cumings) Franklin are part of Red Piggy Press. Their first iPad book honor's parents who must miss out on time with their kids in order to support them. Funds will go towards our final stretch in iOS development.
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Zero Libertad Comic: Latina, female, supernatural hero by Alana Macías
Zero Libertad, daughter of a CIA agent and Nicaraguan Contra leader, is raised from death by the spirits of the murdered 3rd World.
Successful!- 109% funded
- $9,341 pledged
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Jul 28, 2012
Theater alum Alana Macias is the creator/writer of Zero Libertad--a Latina, female, supernatural hero. Her graphic novel (the first book in a series of four). Zero is also a live rock performance with 3-D video projection mapping.
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Puma Punku Totems by Doodle Ink LLC
In this mobile app, spiritual Shamans return to Puma Punku to battle for balance and harmony on earth. A great game for everyone!!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $10,352 pledged
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Aug 13, 2012
Experimental anim alums Jackie Ross & Eliezer Medina are Doodle Ink LLC. In this premier game app, they explore the Mayan spiritual world in the style of "tribal punk."
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KUSGAN (Documentary of a Filipino Hero) by Ryan Anderson and Elizabeth Frances
An intimate in-depth look into the life and legacy of Eugenio A. Antonio; Politician, WWII hero, and Founder of Tanon College
Successful!- 116% funded
- $6,963 pledged
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Aug 02, 2012
Theater alumni Ryan Anderson and Elizabeth Frances have teamed up to make KUSGAN, the story of Eugenio A. Antonio, Jr., a World War II vet and the founder of Tanon College. They're looking for finishing funds and festival support. Check it out!
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DUSTER: The Graphic Novel by Micah Wright
A female cropduster pilot fights to save her daughter from Nazis in 1940's Texas! DOWNLOAD THE FIRST 40 PAGES FREE!
Successful!- 108% funded
- $28,151 pledged
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Jul 24, 2012
During the final days of the war against Hitler, a female crop-duster pilot fights to save her daughter from escaping Nazis...in Texas! A new graphic novel co-written by CalArts alum Jay Lender.
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A spaceship in a "moonless" sky (Finishing funds) by M**
"moonless" gets a HD transfer, visual effects (spaceship) and color grading
Successful!- 115% funded
- $1,540 pledged
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Jul 20, 2012
Film Directing alum Maria Judice seeks finishing funds for "moonless" -- a sci fi short film about space travelers. "moonless" is the first in a series of three short films about identity.
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Hart Pulse Dance Company presents "REVEL " by Amanda
HPDC is gearing up for their next Contemporary dance performance July 27th - 29th.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $1,340 pledged
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Jun 22, 2012
Amanda Hart (BFA Dance, '05) is the Artistic Director of Hart Pulse Dance Company, which is raising funds for its upcoming production of REVEL.
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Send "The Plague Bearers" to Film Festivals! by Zoë Moss
Help send CalArts alum Zoë Moss's animated thesis film to festivals around the world!
Successful!- 189% funded
- $945 pledged
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Jul 22, 2012
Alum Zoë Moss seeks festival funds for her CalArts thesis, "The Plague Bearers" -- an animated silent horror film.
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"Flowers: All a Woman's Body" from the hills to the theater! by Stephanie Zaletel
An intense movement exploration of the female animal's external beauty versus the severe intuition beneath the surface.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $2,419 pledged
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Aug 07, 2012
Dance alum Stephanie Zaletel is adapting her site-specific "Flowers Unfurling" -- which took place on the CalArts campus -- into "Flowers: All a Woman's Body," into a full-length work at ARC Pasadena.
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Maria Kizito by Emily Mendelsohn
Long-time collaborators from East Africa and America stage Erik Ehn's play about the Rwandan genocide.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $4,817 pledged
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Jun 30, 2012
Maria Kizito--part of the larger Soulographie project from former Theater Dean Erik Ehn--involves CalArts grads Cybele Moon, Kendra Ware, Dana Gourrier, Vicki Grise and Emily Mendelsohn.
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Fascinating Womanhood Documentary by Erin Fox
A feature documentary about the 1963 best-seller Fascinating Womanhood, and its enigmatic author Helen B. Andelin.
Successful!- 128% funded
- $3,200 pledged
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Jul 19, 2012
Alum Erin Fox is making a feature doc about Helen B. Andelin's *Fascinating Womanhood*. It was self-published, based on a text from the 1920's and sold hundreds of thousands of copies out of her family's garage. Alum Mari Okada is the Second Unit Director in Osaka, Japan.
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Juan Pablo Contreras - "Silencio en Juarez" Album Recording by Juan Pablo Contreras
Composer Juan Pablo Contreras is about to embark on a journey to record his album "Silencio en Juarez". Be a part of this project!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $8,250 pledged
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Funded
Jul 01, 2012
Juan Pablo Contreras (BFA Music Composition '10) is fundraising for a CD of his original compositions, focusing the contemporary issues of violence and immigration.
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SACRAMENT by Natalie Metzger
SACRAMENT is a film told through movement & music about five people who are caught in a cult ritual surrounding a strange deity.
Successful!- 117% funded
- $11,705 pledged
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Jun 11, 2012
Alums Natalie Metzger (MFA Integrated Media/Dance) and Bob Allaire (MFA Music) are adapting Natalie's dance theater thesis into a film. Interdisciplinary at its best!
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Star by Lindley Shook
Puppet artist Katie Shook and composer Eric Lindley present the premiere of playwright Erik Ehn’s "Star" at Automata this June.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $5,440 pledged
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May 22, 2012
Written by CalArts' former Theater Dean, Erik Ehn, and with oodles of other CalArts alum collaborators, STAR is headed up by puppet artist Katie Shook (MFA Puppetry/Integrated Media) and composer Eric Lindley (MFA Composition/Writing/ Integrated Media).
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"Yes is Not Passive and other stories" by Stephanie Nugent
Multimedia dance/theater on meanings and challenges of the word "yes".
Successful!- 109% funded
- $1,935 pledged
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Jun 27, 2012
Faculty member Stephanie Nugent collaborates with CalArts alums, students, and faculty for "Yes is Not Passive and other stories." They're expanding their 20-minute piece into a full evening.
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Bring Going Green the Wong Way to the Edinburgh Fringe Fest! by Kristina Wong
Support Kristina Wong's first international tour! Going Green the Wong Way at the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland!
Successful!- 104% funded
- $16,711 pledged
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Jun 01, 2012
This year, performer Kristina Wong is joining the CalArts Festival Theater at the Edinburgh Fringe. Theater alum Ian Garrett is producing.
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Sumkali - Indian Music Made in America C.D. Release Project by John Churchville
We are in the studio now recording some amazing tracks for our second album. We need your help to produce and distribute it!
Successful!- 100% funded
- $2,500 pledged
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Funded
Jul 04, 2012
School of Music alum John Churchville (BFA World Music) is raising finishing funds for Sumkali's second, improvisation-infused album.
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Los Angeles Transit Authority - Debut Vinyl Record! by Los Angeles Transit Authority
Chicago and punk rock, together at last! The entire 1969 classic covered loud and fast on genuine heavy duty american vinyl.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $3,041 pledged
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May 31, 2012
School of Art alum Jim Snyder is paying tribute to his favorite Chicago album...punk style.
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She Gone Rogue by zackarydrucker
A short experimental narrative film created in collaboration with Rhys Ernst, starring Flawless Sabrina, Holly Woodlawn & Vaginal Davis
Successful!- 107% funded
- $8,639 pledged
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May 12, 2012
Alums Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst are looking for finishing funds for SHE GONE ROGUE, an experimental short about transgender identity.
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Walk-Through by Redmond Entwistle
A film exploring the role and value of art education today through the history of the seminal California Institute of the Arts.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $7,160 pledged
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Apr 18, 2012
Look! Film/Video alum Redmond Entwistle made a movie about us.
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Remember O Goddess: FILM NOIR, ADVENTURE and LOVE by Yoon Jung Lee
A joint Korean/American production about a man who has lost his memory. Join the Korean independent film movement.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $32,293 pledged
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Funded
May 10, 2012
This film is a joint Korean/American production, shot in Korean and directed by Yoon Jung Lee, MFA in Film/Video '05. The 25-minute short version has been succesfully screened in Korea and the US. Now they're looking to finish with your help!
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The Industry's World Premiere of Crescent City, a hyperopera by The Industry
The Industry produces new and experimental performance with an inaugural production of the unconventional hyperopera Crescent City.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $16,217 pledged
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Apr 07, 2012
Not only are the composer (Anne LeBaron) and librettist (Douglas Kearney) on the faculty at CalArts, but CalArts-affiliated artists (alums, faculty, current students), made up, at last count, over 50% of the personnel involved.
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CicLAvia 2012 by CicLAvia
CicLAvia is back! On April 15th and October 14th 2012, we'll get cars off of selected streets, and those streets will fill with smiles.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $12,343 pledged
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Apr 05, 2012
MFA Graphic Design alumna Colleen Corcoran is a board member for CicLAvia, which turns streets into public/park spaces for the day on Sundays every few months.
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Mahadev Debut Album! by dave cipriani
Help Mahadev finish it's debut album! Indian, Middle Eastern, Gypsy, Jazz, Blues, Spanish & more all stirred together!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $1,347 pledged
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Sep 12, 2011
Mahadev is an LA-based world music ensemble made up of CalArts alums. They were successful in meeting their goal, which went to finishing their first album.
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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
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Feb 06, 2012
An interdisciplinary film from Hanul Bahm, an MFA student in Film/Video. Success!
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Get "At Sundown" to the Edinburgh Fringe by Ian Garrett
The story of the end of our lives told in our youth, a collectively imagined autobiography about the unraveling of memory, at the Edinburgh Fringe
Successful!- 100% funded
- $6,610 pledged
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May 30, 2010
Every year, selected CalArts students go to the Edinburgh Fringe to share their work at this international theater confab. "At Sundown" made it across the Atlantic two years ago.
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WHILE THE TREES SLEEP by Emilie Sabath
CalArts thesis film inspired by true events surrounding the 1965 murder of Civil Rights activist Viola Liuzzo.
Successful!- 109% funded
- $11,545 pledged
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Aug 19, 2011
Emilie Sabath is an MFA student in Film/Video with an Integrated Media concentration. Looking forward to seeing the finished film this spring! Congrats, Emilie, for finishing filming and for getting your project funded.
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Rhys' Thesis: "Tristan and Zooey" by Rhys Ernst
Tristan and Zooey find their relationship tested as they drive with their cat towards the mysterious roadside attraction "The Thing".
Successful!- 104% funded
- $9,381 pledged
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Dec 17, 2010
Exciting-looking incentives for this fully-funded project!
Rhys graduated from CalArts in 2011 with an MFA in Film/Video. Rhys' film THE THING was an Official Selection at Sundance in 2012.




































