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The Second Annual Kickstarter Film Festival by Kickstarter & Rooftop Films
Join Kickstarter and Rooftop Films on July 9, 2011, for the 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival!
Successful!- 111% funded
- $3,336 pledged
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Jul 06, 2011
Tickets for the 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival are sold out, however, you can still snag a poster from the event by backing the project!
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Girl Walk // All Day by Jacob Krupnick
Girl Walk // All Day is a music & dance video of epic proportions, set to the non-stop soundtrack of Girl Talk's album "All Day."
Successful!- 517% funded
- $24,817 pledged
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Mar 14, 2011
Girl Walk // All Day is a feature-length music video that pairs the city of New York and three incredible young dancers with the Girl Talk album All Day. The result is a whirlwind of sound and movement, and a pace that’s matched only by New York itself.
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CANYON CANDY: A WESTERN INTERNET EPIC [ft. Javelin] by Javelin
CANYON CANDY is an audio-visual collaboration between filmmaker Mike Anderson and Javelin (Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford).
Successful!- 131% funded
- $12,505 pledged
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Apr 09, 2011
Canyon Candy is a psychedelic Western unlike any other. A film companion to the latest record by experimental musicians Javelin, it was shot entirely using old studio methods like rear projection, handmade dioramas, and soundstages.
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A RAY ARRAY by sarah rara
A RAY ARRAY is a new video directed by artist Sarah Rara that examines visual and aural interference
Successful!- 113% funded
- $3,417 pledged
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Apr 02, 2011
A Ray Array is an experimental short film composed of 15 distinct chapters, each exploring a different form of visual and aural interference. The original score was created by Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara, members of the band Lucky Dragons.
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Minecraft: The Story of Mojang by 2 Player Productions
A feature-length documentary on the first year of Mojang, the studio built upon the runaway success of indie computer game Minecraft.
Successful!- 140% funded
- $210,297 pledged
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Mar 26, 2011
Minecraft is as much a cultural phenomenon as it is a deeply meditative video game. The Story of Mojang investigates not only the game’s overwhelming popularity, but the motifs shared between the game’s infinite sprawl and the Swedish tundra, its creator's birthplace.
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"The Ruined Cast," an animated feature by Dash Shaw by Dash Shaw
An original sci-fi hand-drawn animated feature from graphic novelist Dash Shaw and producer John Cameron Mitchell.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $26,367 pledged
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May 08, 2011
This dreamy hand-drawn feature animation by graphic novelist Dash Shaw is a Michel Gondry meets Philip K. Dick tale of one mad scientist's loss of family and self. Produced by John Cameron Mitchell, The Ruined Cast makes beautiful use of Shaw’s cosmically attuned hand and heart.
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Replacing the "N-word" with "Robot" in Huck Finn by Diani&Devine
We want to take the word "N-word" and replace it with "Robot" in Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Successful!- 500% funded
- $30,030 pledged
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Mar 11, 2011
Comedians Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine are creating a tongue-in-cheek edition of Mark Twain’s Huck Finn, wherein every use of the “N-word” will be replaced with the word “Robot.” Their mock-serious, hyper-funny project video elevates farce to an art form.
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The Beast Pageant by Albert Birney and Jon Moses
THE BEAST PAGEANT is a film about a man who goes on an adventure.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $8,944 pledged
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Jul 22, 2010
Shot entirely on 16mm with a Bolex camera rescued from a dumpster, The Beast Pageant tells the highly unusual story of a man and his tiny singing cowboy.
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BESPIN - Weather Balloon Space Exploration by Jamey Erickson
A low orbit space photography experiment using weather balloons, time lapse photography and HD video to explore our beautiful skies.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $3,636 pledged
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Jun 03, 2011
Jamey Erickson attached a camera to a weather balloon and sent it into space. What he got back was a breath- taking glimpse of our Earth’s surface and skies.
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the elders - a coming of age documentary portrait series by Nathaniel Hansen
Through the eyes of an aging generation, The Elders examines what it really means to live, by coming of age.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $12,519 pledged
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May 26, 2010
The Elders collects stylized portraits of elderly individuals as they candidly share their life experiences. Often ordinary, occasionally heartbreaking, and universally compelling, these stories combine to reveal a larger, more complex vision of our shared humanity.
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Freaker USA—Making You & Your Beverage Cooler! by Zach Crain
Freaker USA is a NC based company that will change the relationship between you and your beverages… forever!
Successful!- 129% funded
- $62,770 pledged
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Jun 06, 2011
Freaker USA is a North Carolina-based company producing knitted cozies for beverages, but their side- splitting project video will convince you they should be in television. Are those new shoes?
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FUREVER - A documentary film by Amy Finkel
Furever is a study of post-death pet preservation. This curious practice offers a unique perspective on mortality, grief and mourning.
Successful!- 200% funded
- $10,044 pledged
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Jun 21, 2011
Furever is a feature-length documentary film about post-mortal pet preservation. Seemingly bizarre, the practice, when more deeply probed, raises compelling and thought-provoking points about attachment, family, religion, ritual, grief and death.
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I Am I - Feature Film by Jocelyn Towne
A woman meets her mentally ill father who abandoned her as a child. He is convinced that she is his wife and tries to win her back.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $111,965 pledged
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Jan 08, 2011
Filmmaker Jocelyn Towne set a new precedent in project videos with her beautifully shot, all-one-take pitch video. Like a good fortune cookie, it all ends “in bed.”
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In the Way with Alan Watts by Chris Britt
In The Way with Alan Watts is a film about the man who brought Eastern thought to the West. Please fund our film on Kickstarter.com!
Successful!- 114% funded
- $57,028 pledged
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Apr 28, 2011
Alan Watts was a prominent 60s British philosopher, and his deeply moving lectures on Buddhism and Western thought can still occasionally be heard on late-night college radio. In the Way with Alan Watts brings those words to life with animations both whimsical and experimental.
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Poems on the big screen? Motionpoems. by Motionpoems
A poetry ... screening? Motionpoems wants to turn THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2011 into short films for new audiences.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $16,107 pledged
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Jun 14, 2011
Motionpoems are experimental animations created to accompany spoken poems. Each collaboration is unique, a fascinating hybrid of language and film. “Render Render” was written by Thomas Lux.
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Our Nixon by Brian L. Frye & Penny Lane
OUR NIXON, a feature length documentary based on newly discovered Super 8 home movies filmed by Nixon's closest aides.
Successful!- 156% funded
- $15,673 pledged
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May 07, 2011
Our Nixon is not about a political scandal. Culled from hundreds of hours of found, Super-8 footage shot by the President’s closest aides, this unusual documentary captures every aspect of their experience — from the prosaic to the profound — before Watergate changed everything.
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Twelve O'clock in Baltimore by Lotfy Nathan
Two years in the making. "Twelve O'clock in Baltimore" follows the elusive, law-evading dirt bike groups of Baltimore.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $12,205 pledged
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Oct 10, 2010
Like a Wire season that never was, The Twelve O’Clock Boyz chases the outlaw dirt bike culture of urban Baltimore. Although the sport is illegal, the long arm of the law hasn’t been able to stem its growing popularity.
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Original Blackstrap Beverages @ NYC Outdoor Markets by City 'Lasses
City 'Lasses will make and sell original drinks featuring blackstrap molasses at the Brooklyn Flea and other outdoor markets in NYC.
Successful!- 139% funded
- $1,675 pledged
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May 02, 2011
Vendor: City ‘Lasses is a Brooklyn-based start-up whose mission is to produce healthy drinks called Switzel, featuring Blackstrap molasses.
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COLONIE Restaurant coming soon to Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill - BROOKLYN'S COOL! by COLONIE
COLONIE will be a new restaurant/wine bar located in Brooklyn Heights. We can't wait to open, so look out for us this November!
Successful!- 153% funded
- $15,371 pledged
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Nov 11, 2010
Vendor: Drawing inspiration from the history and beauty of the surrounding historic neighborhoods, Colonie strives to support the New York food community by using as many local purveyors as possible, while providing neighbors with a comfortable, inviting spot to drink and dine.
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What Happens When: A Temporary Restaurant Installation by What Happens When
What Happens When is a temporary restaurant that will change theme every month for a run of 9 months in New York City.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $24,207 pledged
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Apr 06, 2011
Vendor: Soho’s What Happens When is a playground for food. A temporary restaurant installation that transforms every 30 days offering guests an ever- changing culinary, visual and aural experience.
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Rob & Anna's - It's Just Bananas! by Emma
Rob & Anna's soft-serve frozen bananas are here to change the way you view dessert. Delicious and nutritious. Did we say delicious?
Successful!- 100% funded
- $4,027 pledged
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Jul 30, 2011
Rob And Anna’s is a new, Brooklyn-based outfit churning out organic, vegan “ice cream” — unprocessed, frozen banana soft serve, featuring natural fruit toppings.
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A Portrait of America Through the Eyes of a Photo Booth by Peter Tower
To turn an old VW bus into a mobile photo booth that will travel the country and capture a current portrait of America.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $32,645 pledged
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Jan 06, 2011
Activity: The Magnolia Photo Booth Company will be on hand to snap pictures of guests with their earth- and travel-friendly photo booth.
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Physical GIF by Greg Borenstein
Physical GIF turns animated GIFs into delightful coffee table toys. With a laser cutter and a strobe we give GIFs life off the screen.
Successful!- 143% funded
- $5,731 pledged
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Aug 04, 2011
“Animated GIFs, you can feel!” Physical GIF specializes in transforming the finest in designer-crafted animated GIFs into physical zoetropes, bringing the animated glory of the old-timey web onto your actual desktop or coffee table.
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Oneironautics - A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming by Thomas
Ever heard of lucid dreaming? Our book Oneironautics is a hands-on field guide that teaches you how to wake up within your dreams.
Successful!- 306% funded
- $27,576 pledged
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Jun 23, 2011
Activity: Oneironautics will introduce lucid dreaming and provide one-on-one consultations on how to effectively journey through one’s dreams.
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Trade School by OurGoods.org
At Trade School, students barter with teachers for instruction. Classes range from butter making to ghost hunting. Help us run Trade School again!
Successful!- 101% funded
- $9,133 pledged
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Jun 26, 2010
Activity: Trade School will offer a belt-making class. And, who knows, after all the delicious snacks -- you just might need a new one!
Second Annual Kickstarter Film Festival
On Saturday, July 9 at the Old American Can Factory, Kickstarter is hosting its second annual Film Festival in conjunction with Rooftop Films. Curated by Kickstarter staff, the festival is comprised of films from a wide range of categories, including features, shorts, documentaries, animation, and–yes, even project videos!
See below for the lineup of films, food and drinks vendors, and activities hosted by Kickstarter project creators.
Tickets go on sale via Kickstarter Wednesday, June 29.
