Gabe Klinger's documentary on the unlikely friendship between two (very different) directing greats, Richard Linklater and James Benning, is a mouthwatering prospect. (Watch the two play baseball and shoot hoops!) I look forward to seeing this soon on the fest circuit. -- ND

Three developers, including NYU Game Center prof Eric Zimmerman, are recoding the classic multiplayer browser-based game "Sissyfight 2000" for today's devices. And, with your help, they'll make it available for free. -- SM

Reel Works is an amazing organization that leverages the power of film to help city youth tell their stories. It has a great track record of producing strong work, and it revitalizes the independent film community in the process. And now, Reel Works is going on tour. -- SM

Some projects just put out a vibe that they are going to be good. I'm picking that up about "Lee," Chloe Zhao's debut. It's got great backers and a stellar team of collaborators. People seem psyched about Zhao and this tale of three Lakota teens. Check it out. -- SM

Animator Nancy Andrews mashes '30s Hollywood with '60s B-movies in this strangely compelling project for which she's corralled some great collaborators, including Jennifer Reeder and Jennifer Prediger. -- SM

Are these 2 women biological twins separated at birth? After encountering each other through social media, they believe that may be true. They certainly look astonishingly alike. One of the women, Samatha Futerman, is documenting their process of investigation and discovery. SM

Frances Bodomo took her excellent short "Boneshaker" (starring Best Actress Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis) to Sundance and SXSW this year, and is now preparing her follow-up, "Afronauts," about Zambia's attempt to put the first man on the moon. I predict great things. -- ND

"The Dish and the Spoon" writer/director Alison Bagnall is back with a fun sounding comedy which is to reunite "Sun Don't Shine" leads Kentucker Audley and Kate Lyn Sheil -- who will presumably be turning their frowns upside down for this one. -- ND

While going through family archives, young filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey realized that her great grandfather invented the revolutionary Bolex camera. She's making a character-based doc about her relative that also discusses the camera's impact and the new Digital Bolex. -- SM

Jessica Edwards, a fixture of the NYC indie scene for some time, has assembled this cool project, a beautifully designed book of creative advice from the world's foremost documentary filmmakers. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product. -- ND

Dan Ouellette began his career as a production designer for Hal Hartley, but soon became well known in the science fiction and visual art worlds for his beautifully crafted, elegantly horrific alien portraits. With your help here, he's also making a beautiful art book. -- SM

We liked very much Lanre Olabisi's first feature, "August the 1st," which was nominated for our "Best Film Not Playing..." Gotham award years ago. We're now glad to see he's moving forward on a new film using collective, improvised approach. Learn more in the video. -- SM

I'm a big fan of Frankie Latina, who I selected for Filmmaker's "25 New Faces" series a few years ago. Latina's films play like great, art-damaged B-movies from some superior alternate universe. He's in post on his latest, and I highly recommend you go along for the ride. -- SM

This doc is one of the films I'm most interested in that's premiering at SXSW this year, a fascinating, raw look at a dirt bike gang in West Baltimore. The filmmakers currently need funds for completion and the cost of going on the festival circuit. -- ND

There are a lot of potent metaphors in this feature about a cult leader instructing his followers to make an independent film. Shot in an old church in Bushwick, converted by the director into an art space, the film is in post and seeing money to finish. -- SM

Matthew Reilly's previous short, "Abigail," is very good, and it won 2nd Prize at Cannes' Cinefondation last yr. Now, Reilly, who dubs his filmmaking practice as "impulsive," is completing a new short, and he needs your help to finish the film and pay off his credit cards! -- SM

"Gayby" writer/director Jonathan Lisecki plays the lead opposite "Buffy" actor Nicholas Brendon in "Big Gay Love," the second film from Ringo Le, which looks like it will be a lot of fun. The movie is currently in post and needs funding for completion and its festival run. -- ND

Professional skeptic, debunker and critical thinker, James Randi has had a long career in which he's attracted the praise of those who should be theoretically pitted against him: magicians con men and bunko artists. Learn why that's the case by supporting this new doc. -- SM

The great indie theater, the Brattle, where you can see many of the films we write about in Filmmaker, is kickstarting their community to add digital projection and and HVAC system. Help them modernize and stay in the business of excellent cinema. -- SM

"The Square," Jehane Noujaim's gripping, cinematic and informative account on the Eqyptian revolution, was one of the best films I saw at Sundance. But its story is continuing, and Noujaim is fundraising to make the film as up to date as possible. Highest recommendation. -- SM

Legendary animator, countercultural icon and perptual renegade voice Ralph Bakshi has landed at Kickstarter with his latest project, "The Last Days of Coney Island." -- SM

If you grew up during the original Star Trek series -- or in the decades of reruns later -- you'll remember the green woman, seducer of Capt. James Kirk. But you probably don't much about her. Her story is surprising, and George Pappy is seeking help to tell you about it. -- SM

A fixture of the New York independent film scene for decades, consultant Bob Hawk is an unsung hero who has championed numerous great indie movies, from "The Times of Harvey Milk" through to "Interior. Leather Bar." This new documentary details his considerable legacy. -- ND

We selected Brian L. Frye and Penny Lane for our "25 New Faces" last year on the strength of their excellent debut feature, the archival doc "Our Nixon." The film just played Rotterdam, is heading to SXSW next, and Brian and Penny need your help to continue their fest run. -- ND

"Newlyweeds" is Shaka King's cautionary stoner comedy/drama, and it's heading to Sundance. But this first-time feature is facing the usual headwinds -- i.e., money to get the thing ready to screen! Consider contributing so that Park City curtain can rise. -- SM

The directors of "Where the Magic Happens" have 200 hours of footage following professional magicians -- including illusionist Lance Burton, cardman Jon Armstrong, mentalist Max Maven -- on stage at L.A.'s Magic Castle and then offstage into their lives. Great rewards too. - SM

Music, politics and social justice combine in this tale of "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced." The filmmaker has worked in political journalism and has amazing interviews already completed. KS funds needed for music licenses. -- SM

Forget John Hughes. "Beyond 'Clueless'" is a film essay about teen movies between "Clueless" and "Mean Girls." Check out this sharp Kickstarter video by a U.K. based film writer and, if you're still flashing back to Ally Sheedy in "The Breakfast Club," realize you are old. -- SM

With My Bloody Valentine set to release their 1st album in two decades, Eric Green's doc on MBV, Cocteau Twins, Jesus and Mary Chain and other bands of the '80s seems particularly well timed. And he's got the interviews -- including Kevin Shields -- to make this great. -- SM

Summer in New York City conjures many memories, but increasingly those include evenings watching movies under the night sky at Rooftop Films. Help them realize their Summer 2013 seasion at a new venue and get admission to the whole season in the process. -- SM

A filmmaker documents his mother as she faces early-onset Alzheimer's disease. I had the opportunity to see some of this footage and found it enormously powerful. And the subject is vital. This Kickstarter will go towards the final stages of post-production. -- SM

Howard Brookner was a star of the N.Y. independent scene in the '80s before his life was cut short by AIDS. Here, his nephew Aaron is overseeing the restoration of his seminal documentary on William Burroughs. Help restore this important film and Brookner's legacy. -- SM

The Roxie has been a San Francisco exhibition institution, and like a lot of independent arthouses has been facing challenges. They're meeting those challenges with creativity, smarts and, with this Kickstarter, you. Read more and support. -- SM

"Money for Nothing" is a "critical but balanced" look at the Federal Reserve, the feature debut of doc editor Jim Bruce. He says financing so far has come from his shorting the markets pre-crash. Liev Schreiber narrates, and some good economists are featured. -- SM

Emerging writer/director Brett Allen Smith is looking for the last bit of funding to launch "Never" -- his Seattle-set debut feature, starring Zachary Booth from Ira Sachs' "Keep the Lights On" -- on the festival circuit this winter. -- ND

Stephen Elliott -- author, filmmaker, and founder of the culture website The Rumpus -- is embarking on his second feature, an adaption of his excellent 2004 autobiographical novel "Happy Baby." Bonuses include hugs, kisses, and a short based on one of its best chapters. -- SM

As a kid, I loved Roger Zelazny's sci-fi novel "Lord of Light" and was surprised to read in this project description that its option started the tale that became Ben Affleck's "Argo." This doc tells the true and complete story. Help it out. -- SM

The filmmakers of "American Commune" both work in the commercial television industry and were recently compelled to contemplate their childhood -- being raised in America's largest commune. They have "Restrepo" editor Michael Levine cutting, and loads of personal insight. -- SM

While "The Session" deals with sexual surrogacy from the patient point-of-view, Anja Marquardt's debut feature, which she says is something of a "pop cultural thriller," takes the POV of the surrogate. Oren Moverman ("The Messenger") exec produces. -- SM

Ingrid Jungermann, one of our current class of "25 New Faces," follows up the success of the hilarious web show "The Slope," which she co-created with Desiree Ahkhavan, with a solo online series of her own, due to start early 2013. Really looking forward to this one. -- ND

Read this project description and be amazed at how so many cultural, political, and social issues debated in today's film world were being explored over 50 years ago by filmmaker Shirley Clark. The folks at Milestone are restoring her "Portrait of Jason" and need your help.-- SM

J.P. Chan last appeared in Filmmaker when he blogged for us from Comic-Con about the premiere there of his short sci-fi pic for the "Future States" series. Here's his very different first feature, a drama about siblings discovering truths about their deceased mother. -- SM

A road trip movie about the past, present and future of funk? Directed by Nelson George and EP'd by legendary producer Arthur Baker? And introduced on the page with a quote by Bootsy Collins? Say no more. (And check out George attempt timbale playing on the video here.) -- SM

Legendary film distributor, exhibitor and producer Ben Barenholtz is producing this documentary about Ugandan filmmaker Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey, who makes action films in Wakaliga, a slum of the capital Kampala. Film festival programmer Alan Hofmanis is directing. -- ND

Like a Bat-signal in the night sky, the Illuminator is a "tactical media machine" -- i.e., a projector in a van -- that beams trenchant political commentary onto the monuments and buildings of New York. Help this mobile culture jamming unit extend its reign of illumination. - SM

Our friends at the National Film Society, who covered Sundance for us this year on the web, are crowdfunding their action/comedy series on Kickstarter. These guys are smart, funny and talented. Check out the project and their work. -- SM

Chris Mason Johnson follows his debut feature, "The New Twenty," with "Test," a 1985-set drama about the San Francisco dance scene during the AIDS crisis. He's got an amazing group of dancers, strong producers and, to top it off, the footage. He's looking for post funds. -- SM

This spirited documentary on post-Katrina New Orleans and the role of marching bands in its young people's lives is endorsed by David Simon, of "Treme" and "The Wire," and is being co-produced and distributed by Argot's Jim Browne. It looks great too. -- SM

If you're a Sam Fuller fan, as I am, you have to be interested in this documentary by the filmmaker's daughter, Samantha. There's archival footage, testimonials from everyone from Monte Hellman to James Franco, and more. -- SM

Micah Magee is a really interesting young filmmaker who bridges Germany and Austin, TX. Her debut narrative feature is being produced by Athena Rachel Tsangari (dir. of "Attenberg" and producer of "Dogtooth"). I've liked her short films and am looking forward to this. -- SM

John Yost is a Filmmaker contributor. He edited our "Microbudget Conversation" column and now does "Shooting with John." He's also a director, and if you appreciate the DIY ethos found in John's columns, check this project out and consider supporting. -- SM

The fascinating doc from Brooklyn-based filmmakers Sara Nodjoumi & Till Schauder, about a U.S. basketball player in Iran, earned great buzz on the festival circuit, but now needs your help in advance of its theatrical release in October. -- ND

Whoa. "A surreal odyssey" directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky's son Adan and starring one of our favorite actresses and directors, Asia Argento?!? And produced by one of our "25 New Faces"! Looks amazing -- back this project! -- S.M.

Producer Iyabo Boyd worked at the IFP, which publishes Filmmaker, and now she's making a move to producing with this comedy about undocumented immigration by writer/director Evan Buxbaum.

New York-based writer/director Jonathan Johnson first conceived this contemporary pastoral ghost story as a short film, but is now expanding it to feature length. The footage shot so far is gorgeous and I'm excited to see what becomes of this project. -- ND

Jeremy Saulnier has shot some amazing independent films over the past couple of years, including "Putty Hill" and "Septien." Now he's directing what he dubs a "subversive" and "experiential" art house revenge picture. He's assembled a good team around him as well.

Contributing Editor Lauren Wissot loved this film at DOC NYC and wrote, "Hanna Sawka Hamaguchi’s 'Beyond Iconic,' a fascinating portrait of the Magnum photographer and octogenarian rebel Dennis Stock, is that rare exception to the 'talking heads make for dry docs' rule."

Here's a project fundraising for the third edition of the Brooklyn-based festival that celebrates the remix in all its cinematic, audio and visual forms.

Alex Delyle went to NYU Film School, has worked a lot in online video, and now she's making her debut short. Producing is her best friend, Melody Roscher, who was a producer of "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and "Simon Killer." Alex is cool and with great taste, so check this out.

Lauren Wissot from our staff became a big fan of this film when she saw it at the Arizona Underground Film Festival, dubbing it an "unpredictable haunted house story with an L.A. twist" and her "genuine find" of the festival. This campaign enables its theatrical release.

Touching on varying forms of depression -- economic and personal -- "Yankee Restraint" tells the story of Craig and Phil, whose 28-year-long relationship is threatened by the financial collapse. The filmmakers are raising funds for production.

There's a great interview with directors Ashley Sabin and David Redmon of "Girl Model" up on the Filmmaker site. I thought it was one of the best docs I saw last year. The filmmakers are raising funds for their distribution and educational outreach. Please consider helping!

"T-Rex" is a doc following "T-Rex" Shields, the youngest female boxer to compete in the Olympics. The filimmakers are Drea Cooper, Zachary Canepari and Sue Johnson. Some of you may have seen Drea and Zachary's "California is a Place," so you know this will be smart and polished.

Wow! A doc on choreographer Elizabeth Streb. Long before our recent fascination with endurance tests, body art and "Jackass"-style daredevilry there was Streb's work, which pushed the human form in extreme + artful ways. Streb is an artist whose work needs a proper doc tribute.

We're gigantic fans of this film collective whose work bridges animation and live action. You've probably seen their "notes on biology." If you haven't, Google it and check it out. And consider supporting their next two projects.

We love docs, like Michael Apted's "7 Up" series, that follow subjects over years. Jonathan Goodman Levitt's latest has a fascinating approach on this sub-genre. It follows three politically-engaged teenagers as their ideologies shift as they devote themselves to public service.

At 12 years old Sam Fleischner was working for Shephard Fairey, and his first feature, "Wah Doh Dem," was a great feature debut. Now he's back with a new feature that brings together some of the most interesting young producers in New York.

You might have seen Sean Dunne's crazily compelling short documentary, "American Juggalo." Now Dunne is venturing into his first feature, traveling to the West VA town of Oceana, which is ground zero in America's Oxycontin epidemic.

Here's what looks like a fascinating documentary about a famous midwife by two filmmakers and mothers. We liked Sara Lamm's previous documentary, and Mary Wigmore's credits are very cool. So consider helping them finish this project.

New York in the late '70s through the mid-'80s -- those were thrillingly creative times in the city's music, film, and performance scenes. And Adele Bertei was a key figure, working with Brian Eno, James Chance, and her own band, the Bloods. Help her write her story.

Sean Pecknold is calling his debut narrative feature "The Internet," so it's kind of hard to Google. So we decided to help him out by curating it here. Besides, we really like Pecknold and his previous work, which include great animated music videos.

This looks like an amazing project, mixing history, politics, and the tale of a pioneering video collective, Videofreex, that was an early example of citizen-empowered media. Funds go towards the film as well as the restoration of this important footage.

Both "25 New Faces" alumni, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady are innovative and perspicacious documentary filmmakers who are now venturing into DIY distribution with their latest, a trenchant tale of economic collapse and renewal. Please consider helping them out.

Gerry Balasta ("The Mountain Thief") is an IFP Narrative Lab veteran, and for his second feature he's mixing documentary, comedy and transmedia, all in a tale about renewable energy.

New Mexico-born, NYU Grad student Emily Ray Reese is making her first feature, "a queer coming-of-age" story set in the rural town she grew up in. Check out her Kickstarter video, which conveys the personal nature of the tale and its stunning locations.

Destin Daniel Cretton made Filmmaker's 25 New Faces list with his great short, "Short Term 12." This year he brought his debut feature, "I Am Not a Hipster" to Sundance, and now continues his DIY ethos by self-distributing it... with our help. Check out the trailer and donate!

A doc about Christian MMA fighters? Sounds amazing. Directed by Daniel Junge and Bryan Storkel, it reps the first project for Junge following his Academy Award for the short doc, "Saving Face." What more do you need to know?

We are Filmmaker, and this project is not a film but a magazine. Yes, another magazine. But it's one we like a lot. We're happy that MIT Press has stepped in to keep it going. Support Tom Frank, The Baffler, and all their great writers... and get the new issue in the process.

Some people attract Kickstarter attention by setting a ridiculously high goal. Jono Oliver has done the opposite. Help him get more than the tiny amount he's asking for. Oliver is a talented director and well known 1st AD who has given a lot to the indie community.

For the very first issue of Filmmaker, I interviewed Paul Schrader, who had just made a small indie film, "Light Sleeper." 20 years later he's back at it and employing 2012 techniques. Join him and Bret Easton Ellis as they make the kind of picture Hollywood no longer will.

This ambitious and exciting project, a modern-day, Iceland-set silent film with a musical score by the band Hjaltalin, is the first from the all-female NYC production company Bicephaly Pictures. Take a moment to check out their beautiful Kickstarter video and their website.

If it's a new film by Jessica Oreck, we are there. Jessica was one of our "25 New Faces" after making us be fascinated by beetles in "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo." We're sure she'll do the same with Finnish reindeer herders. Support her as she reinvents the science documentary.

Looking for gear for your DSLR and don't have it in you to go the home-made slider route? Well, Jeremy Canterbury's REVOLVE may be the answer — and it looks way more impressive than anything we could build ourselves. Check out the video -- and the price for these units.

Filmmaker subscriber Nick Fitzhugh sent word about his 1st feature film, and after viewing the video and reading about it, we think it's a really good, well-presented project. He's got a fantastic team of advisers, a good production plan, and the doc has a real emotional hook.

Here's a cool way to develop a film project. The partners of "The Devil is Due in Dreary" met at IFP Film Week and decided to take this fiction screenplay and turn it into a comic first. They're raising money for issues 2-4, after which they'll embark on the movie version.

We talk about making our own narratives, but sometimes narratives make us. This thoughtful and timely documentary by Therese Shechter aims to "subvert the virginity narrative" found throughout contemporary culture, examining it through political, social and personal lenses.

Filmmaker Ellie Lee, one of our "25 New Faces" won the Tribeca All Access Transmedia Award with this witty and timely project -- a web series depicting a future in which the U.S., in hock to China, uses the state of California to pay off its debts. Help her make the first two!

Artist and filmmaker Karen Gehres follows up her terrific debut doc, "Begging Naked," with this portrait of Astor Barber, the long-running East Village landmark of hair styling.

We've been fans of Jenny Deller's "Future Weather" since it went through the 2011 IFP Narrative Lab. It's a smart, well acted story about a young girl and the study of science that allows her to cope with her abandonment by her mom. It's headed for Tribeca; help it get there.

A timely doc about citizen reporters in China, this IFP Doc Lab project is premiering at Tribeca and raising funds to cover the post work needed to get it there.

Billed as the first affordable digital cinema camera that shoots RAW footage, this new Digital Bolex has burned up Kickstarter with its already successful campaign. At the time I'm posting this, there is only one camera left out of the company's first 100.

Jeremy White, a graduating MFA candidate at UCLA Film School, has made a charming promo video for "The First Hope," a short about a boy whose first crush is ignited by seeing Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia's kiss in "The Empire Strikes Back." And, he's cleared that footage!

Here's a cool project with applications for both parents looking for better baby monitors as well as filmmakers looking to handsfree operate their iOS cameras. Galileo turns your iPhone into a remote-controlled motion platform.

Nick Dawson on our staff flagged this project, which boasts a team comprised of director Brendt Barbur, subject Jorgen Leth, cinematographer Al Maysles and composers Blonde Redhead. In our book, that is an all-star line-up. Check this out and consider donating.

We've heard amazing buzz about this SXSW-bound pic, and we sympathize with filmmakers struggling to clear music rights. The Ross Bros. "45365" was a beautiful doc, and this promises to be the same... as long as 38K is raised to license the songs that will make its images shine.

Memphis-based filmmaker Brian Pera's "Womam's Pictures" series is inspired by classic Hollywood melodrama, psychodrama and noir. He's raising money for its latest, and I don't think I've ever seen a custom-designed perfume as a Kickstarter reward before.

Jason S., one of the co-directors of David Lynch's "Interview Project," is making an authorized doc on Lynch himself. Kickstarter $ will go towards licensing essential material from Francis Bacon, Roy Orbison and Diane Arbus, and rewards include original artwork by Lynch.

In 2006 we selected Kansas City-based filmmaker Gary Huggins for our "25 New Faces" list on the basis of his short, "First Date." Like that film, Huggins' new project stars Santiago Vasquez -- ex-undercover cop and fifth-degree black belt martial artist. It's called "Kick Me."

Two years ago we covered filmmaker Dimitry Trakovsky's first doc, a Kickstarter-funded look at the work of Russian great Andrei Tarkovsky. Now, Trakovsky has a new, strikingly different movie — an observational film about Alaska's Yup'lk people. Check out the trailer.

Support one of the best and longest-running underground film festivals around by buying in advance through Kickstarter a pass to this year's fest. Higher levels bring access to special donor events. Keep underground film alive!

Kirby Ferguson was one of our 2011 "25 New Faces," and his "Everything is a Remix" web series is flat out brilliant. This is his latest multi-part web doc, tracing the origins and transformations of political belief. We can't wait.

Maybe it's the title -- "Do You Like My Basement" -- but this DIY horror project grabbed me. The director has been making docs in New York for a decade, and this is his first narrative feature. Fans of underground -- pun intended -horror should check it out.

Independent film can, and has, meant many types of filmmaking. Photographer Barbara Nitke is raising money to document one of them — the 1980's "Golden Age" of porn. The project is a book containing her work as a set photographer as well as an essay by art critic Arthur Danto.

Kickstarter is about discovery, and here we are discovering Matthew Cherry, a former NFL player heading to SXSW with his debut feature, about life after the game. The trailer looks good, and we haven't seen this subject before in independent film. Check it out.

Based on a Steven Millhauser story, this is a first feature exploring adolescence, peer groups and privacy in the digital age. Both director Caryn Waechter and screenwriter Marilyn Fu have won many awards, and they are joined by an ace producing team, including Lydia Pilcher.

We saw, and liked, Matt Ruskin's character-based thriller "Booster" as it made its way through the IFP Narrative Lab. So, we're happy that others seem to like it too — it's premiering in competition at SXSW. Help Matt get through post so he can make it to Austin.

Tim Sutton brought his gorgeous and subtle film about teenagers to the IFP Narrative Lab, where we were all knocked out by it. It's a uniquely beautiful American art film, and we are thrilled that it's been accepted to SXSW. Help the filmmakers get there!

Some of you may know Dan Nuxoll from his work at Rooftop Films. This very intriguing documentary follows a workplace incident into the realms of the bizarre. Support the film and someone who has been giving to the indie community.

A few years back, Kyle Henry made a great feature called "Room," and we put him in our 25 New Faces series. Now, he's raising money to finish and premiere a four-part film about sexual intimacy.

This isn't film per se -- but this project includes a DVD, and Dylan Carlson's music is unfailingly cinematic. His band Earth was featured on Jim Jarmusch's "Limits of Control" soundtrack, and this is a personal, non-label project.

At Filmmaker, we like producers, and we like to support them when they try to step out of the production office. Thomas Woodrow has produced strong independent films and has also worked hard at new methods of distribution. Now he is directing his own short.

Years ago we had a brief talk with Bell & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch about a very cool movie musical he dreamed of directing. Now we're happy to see he's actually doing it, aided by producer (and Bell and Sebastian fan) Barry Mendel (Rushmore).

A collaboration between the LEF Foundation, Camden International and Principle Pictures, Doc Yard is an excellent Boston screening series that shows many films we love. Support them and receive a season pass.

Moby Longinotto is a British-born director whose short version of this documentary has screened at Hot Docs and Sheffield. Now he is expanding this startling family story into a feature. Producing is Aviva Wishnow, whose previous film, "Blank City," we thought was great.

A large and somewhat illustrious team of storytellers, filmmakers, designers and generally future-minded people are coming together to create what sounds like a fascinating ARG -- Alternate Reality Game -- taking place both virtually and along L.A.'s Miracle Mile.