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JAMES BENNING & RICHARD LINKLATER [working title] by Gabe Klinger
A docu-portrait of two visionaries / a film about friendship, creativity, American dreams, filmmaking, and baseball.
- 65% funded
- $16,330 pledged
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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
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SiSSYFiGHT 2000 returns! by Team SiSSYFiGHT
We're re-launching the multiplayer game SiSSYFiGHT 2000 as a free, open source project.
- 75% funded
- $15,144 pledged
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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
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NYC Teens to Launch Summer Traveling Film Festival by Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
This Summer, we plan to take teen filmmakers from Brooklyn on tour to share their stories and empower youth to inspire positive action.
- 102% funded
- $10,212 pledged
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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
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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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May 08, 2013
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
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The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes by Nancy Andrews
a horror/comedy/animation musical feature film!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $46,487 pledged
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May 02, 2013
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
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TWINSTERS by Samantha Futerman
Adopted, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe they are twins separated at birth.
Successful!- 146% funded
- $43,838 pledged
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Apr 18, 2013
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
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AFRONAUTS by Frances Bodomo
July 1969. It’s the night of the moon landing. And a ragtag group of Zambian exiles are trying to beat America to the moon.
Successful!- 126% funded
- $12,652 pledged
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Apr 21, 2013
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
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Funny Bunny – A new feature film by Alison Bagnall. by Alison Bagnall
An anti-childhood obesity crusader and a trust fund manchild vie for the heart of a reclusive factory farming activist.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $51,161 pledged
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Apr 13, 2013
"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
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Beyond the Bolex: A Documentary Film by Beyond the Bolex
Meet Jacques Bolsey - the man behind a generation's worth of moving images.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $35,277 pledged
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Apr 19, 2013
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
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Tell Me Something by Jessica Edwards
A photography and creative advice book from fifty of the world's best documentary filmmakers.
Successful!- 134% funded
- $26,936 pledged
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Apr 06, 2013
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
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Dan Ouellette Book Project by Dan Ouellette
Two decades of visual images in a large format art book: drawings, behind-the-scenes photos, video stills and masks by Dan Ouellette.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $9,007 pledged
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Apr 15, 2013
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
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Somewhere in the Middle by New York Independent Film Collective
The second feature film by Lanre Olabisi (dir. of August the First), based on improvs with the New York Independent Film Collective.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $104,429 pledged
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Apr 05, 2013
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
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Help Frankie Latina Produce His Second Film "SNAP SHOT" by Frankie Latina
A fashion photographer gets more than he bargained for when a roll of film in a used camera contains sinister imagery.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $76,382 pledged
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Mar 29, 2013
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
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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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Mar 06, 2013
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
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ROVER - Feature Film - Post-Production by Tony Blahd and Matthew Thurm
A hapless cult leader losing control of his flock fakes a prophecy instructing them to make a movie in hopes of bringing them together.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,300 pledged
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Mar 15, 2013
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
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Rose & Rodney by Matthew Reilly
A young mother's fragile psyche is put to the test while trying to engage with her distant son.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $6,311 pledged
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Mar 13, 2013
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
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Big Gay Love Movie w/ Jonathan Lisecki & Nicholas Brendon by Ringo Le
BIG GAY LOVE, the movie that celebrates loving yourself through your imperfections needs your support to finish our film…
Successful!- 107% funded
- $21,550 pledged
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Mar 23, 2013
"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
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An Honest Liar: The Amazing Randi Story by Flim Flam Films
A film about The Amazing Randi that will show how easily our perceptions are fooled – by magicians, con men, and even documentaries.
Successful!- 166% funded
- $246,989 pledged
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Feb 15, 2013
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
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Brattle Theatre: Digital Projection & HVAC Renovation by Brattle Film Foundation
We're upgrading! We need to add digital projection and a new HVAC system—to keep it cool and to bring you the best films around!
Successful!- 106% funded
- $149,580 pledged
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Feb 28, 2013
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
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Sundance Award Winning Film on the Egyptian Revolution by Jehane Noujaim
What does it mean to risk your life for your ideals? How far will five revolutionaries go to fight for the future of their country?
Successful!- 126% funded
- $126,020 pledged
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Mar 07, 2013
"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
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Last Days of Coney Island by Ralph Bakshi
It's an animated cop, mafia, horror movie set in the 1960s in Coney Island, with political overtones both realistic and outrageous.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $174,195 pledged
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Mar 03, 2013
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
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The Green Girl by George Pappy
A documentary about Susan Oliver: prolific actress, original member of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, record-setting aviator.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $80,333 pledged
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Mar 03, 2013
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
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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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Feb 22, 2013
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
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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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Mar 02, 2013
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
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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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Jan 17, 2013
"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
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WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS: A New Documentary.... by Subjective Films
A feature documentary that follows the trials and triumphs of several world-class magicians.
Successful!- 150% funded
- $45,037 pledged
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Feb 05, 2013
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
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Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker by Lily Keber
Explores the life and music of James Booker, "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced".
Successful!- 122% funded
- $18,323 pledged
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Jan 15, 2013
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
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Beyond Clueless by Charlie Lyne
A feature-length odyssey through teen cinema, 1995–2004.
Successful!- 126% funded
- £12,005 pledged
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Jan 14, 2013
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
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BEAUTIFUL NOISE - MUSIC DOCUMENTARY by Eric Green
Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine, their unique sounds inspired generations of bands.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $84,740 pledged
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Dec 15, 2012
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
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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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Dec 20, 2012
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
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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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Dec 24, 2012
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
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Restoration of Burroughs: The Movie by Howard Brookner by Aaron Brookner
Restoration of the 1st feature documentary made about (and with) William S. Burroughs unavailable for decades.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $21,360 pledged
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Dec 31, 2012
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
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The Roxie Theater is Keeping Our Mission Reel! by Roxie Theater
Support America's OLDEST Continuously Running Theater - Second Oldest In The World - San Francisco’s ROXIE THEATER
Successful!- 103% funded
- $62,190 pledged
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Dec 14, 2012
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
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Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve by Jim Bruce
Everything you always wanted to know about the Federal Reserve but were afraid to ask.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $107,596 pledged
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Nov 17, 2012
"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
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NEVER by Brett Allen Smith
From Outlaw Productions (SEX LIES AND VIDEOTAPE, TRAINING DAY), a film about blossoming friendship and twenty-something sexuality
Successful!- 103% funded
- $20,751 pledged
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Nov 15, 2012
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
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Happy Baby, the Movie by Stephen Elliott
The first feature film from The Rumpus, directed by Stephen Elliott, based on the novel Happy Baby.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $93,775 pledged
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Dec 12, 2012
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
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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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Nov 03, 2012
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
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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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Dec 02, 2012
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
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SHE'S LOST CONTROL by Anja Marquardt by Mollye Asher
An independent feature film set in NYC about a woman, Ronah, who teaches men how to be intimate and make love.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $50,081 pledged
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Nov 09, 2012
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
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F TO 7TH: Somewhere Between FTM and PSP by F to 7th Web Series
A new web series from the Co-Creator of THE SLOPE.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $14,005 pledged
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Nov 02, 2012
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
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Portrait of Jason Film Restoration by Dennis Doros
Shirley Clarke's groundbreaking documentary film is in jeopardy - help us restore the print and release it for everyone to see!
Successful!- 106% funded
- $26,714 pledged
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Dec 10, 2012
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
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A Picture of You by J.P. Chan
A serious movie about life that collides head-on into a funny movie about death.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $31,128 pledged
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Nov 11, 2012
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
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Finding the Funk by Nelson George & Arthur Baker
A journey through the origins and influence of funk music from James Brown to D'Angelo we are FINDING THE FUNK!
Successful!- 108% funded
- $21,679 pledged
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Nov 09, 2012
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
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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
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
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The Illuminator 2.0 by Illustrious Luminarians of NYC
Whoohoo! We made our baseline goal. Thank you! Let's keep going, let's beat our goal. More $ means brighter projectors!
Successful!- 111% funded
- $24,546 pledged
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Sep 25, 2012
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
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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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Oct 12, 2012
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
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TEST - a feature film in post-production by Chris Mason Johnson
A poignant, powerful story set in the San Francisco modern dance scene of 1985, in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $35,600 pledged
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Oct 17, 2012
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
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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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Oct 10, 2012
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
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A FULLER LIFE by Samantha Fuller
A love song to democracy, a hymn to independence, originality and perseverance.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $28,328 pledged
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Oct 01, 2012
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
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Petting Zoo by Micah Magee
We are shooting a fiction feature about youth, love and teen pregnancy in San Antonio, Texas.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $10,685 pledged
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Sep 21, 2012
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
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White Creek - Feature Film by John W. Yost
White Creek is a multi-genre, multi-universe film about one family trying to survive modern feudalism.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $8,905 pledged
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Sep 21, 2012
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
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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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Oct 25, 2012
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
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Adan Jodorowsky's "The Voice Thief" Film by Borscht Corp.
Adan Jodorowsky's "The Voice Thief" is a surreal odyssey, starring Asia Argento.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $16,633 pledged
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Sep 14, 2012
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.
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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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Aug 14, 2012
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.
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The Creek When He Came Back - A Feature Film by Jonathan Johnson
Lost love comes back to haunt in a ghost story about relationships by Jonathan J. Johnson and Ana Kayne.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $5,399 pledged
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Sep 05, 2012
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
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BLUE RUIN by Jeremy Saulnier
A revenge film equally suited for art house cinephiles and die-hard genre fans.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $37,828 pledged
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Aug 30, 2012
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.
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Beyond Iconic: Distribution for film on Dennis Stock by Hanna Sawka
A portrait of a life fully realized and a look at what it takes to make great photography.
Successful!- 231% funded
- $7,876 pledged
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Aug 31, 2012
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."
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3rd Annual RE/Mixed Media Festival by Tom Tenney
A celebration of remix, mashup and creative appropriation in film, video, music, performance, technology and visual arts.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $5,057 pledged
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Sep 07, 2012
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.
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Puppy Dreams by Alex Delyle
Puppy Dreams is a short-n-sweet film about Sidney Phillips, a teenage loner who contracts mono and spends the day telling her friends.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $20,162 pledged
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Aug 17, 2012
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.
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Help "THE SELLING" get a Theatrical Release by Diani&Devine
We're raising funds for a limited theatrical release of our comedy about a real estate agent trying to sell a haunted house.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $26,422 pledged
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Aug 15, 2012
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.
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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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Jul 30, 2012
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.
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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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Aug 15, 2012
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!
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T-REX by Drea Cooper/Zackary Canepari/Sue Johnson
A documentary about 17 year-old Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, the youngest woman - and one of the first - to ever box in the Olympics.
Successful!- 122% funded
- $64,507 pledged
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Aug 04, 2012
"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.
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STREB: HOW TO BECOME AN EXTREME ACTION HERO by catherine gund
Action architect Elizabeth Streb has re-invented the language of movement. HERO will re-write the language of documentary.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $40,643 pledged
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Aug 12, 2012
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.
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ornana by ornana
two big projects all rolled into one. from the creators of robot elephant.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $30,293 pledged
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Aug 05, 2012
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.
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FOLLOW THE LEADER and Reality Check Interactive by Jonathan Goodman Levitt
A teenage coming-of-age story. A live event that reveals what people really think. A way to more meaningful political dialogue in 2012.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $27,082 pledged
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Jul 26, 2012
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.
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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors by Sam Fleischner
When a young autistic boy runs away from his Mexican-immigrant family, he embarks on an odyssey that forces his family to reconcile
Successful!- 123% funded
- $43,374 pledged
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Jul 27, 2012
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.
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Oxyana - A Feature Documentary Directed by Sean Dunne by Sean Dunne
A portrait of Oceana, WV, an old coal mining town that has become the epicenter of the Oxycontin epidemic, earning the nickname Oxyana.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $51,605 pledged
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Jun 26, 2012
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.
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Birth Story pushes on to the Los Angeles Film Festival! by Birth Story
A film about Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives, counterculture heroines with a simple message: you CAN give birth!
Successful!- 168% funded
- $84,004 pledged
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Jul 18, 2012
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.
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NO NEW YORK: Adventures in the Town of Empty by Adele Bertei
Some called it post-punk. Others called it no wave. I will forever call it NO NEW YORK.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $8,437 pledged
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Jun 20, 2012
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.
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The Internet - A Blog Cats WTF Universe by Sean Pecknold & Matt Daniels
A man tries to find the end of the universe by creating an existential video blog. We are trying to raise money to complete the VFX!
Successful!- 101% funded
- $15,281 pledged
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Jun 03, 2012
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.
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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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Jun 29, 2012
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.
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DETROPIA - We're Releasing our Doc Independently by Loki Films
DETROPIA features Detroiters who refuse to leave the building, even as the flames rise. An engrossing and essential cinematic tapestry.
Successful!- 118% funded
- $71,262 pledged
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Jun 28, 2012
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.
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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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Jun 21, 2012
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.
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Baby Lu by Emily Ray Reese
A feature film written and directed by Emily Ray Reese that follows Lucinda, a 13 year old girl growing up in rural New Mexico.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $50,966 pledged
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Jun 19, 2012
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.
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I AM NOT A HIPSTER by iamnotahipster
OFFICIAL SELECTION SUNDANCE 2012- The feature film explores what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $30,788 pledged
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Jun 11, 2012
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!
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FIGHT CHURCH by Bryan Storkel
A Documentary exploring the world of MMA Fighting and Christianity. Directed by Oscar Winner Daniel Junge & Bryan Storkel.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $31,286 pledged
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Jun 05, 2012
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?
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The Baffler magazine by John Summers
Help fund the journal that blunts the cutting edge.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $20,761 pledged
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May 11, 2012
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.
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Home: The Film by Jono Oliver
KICKSTARTER GOAL: $100,000. The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.
Successful!- 1,604% funded
- $34,746 pledged
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May 25, 2012
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.
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The Canyons by Braxton Pope
The Canyons is a contemporary thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis, produced by Braxton Pope and directed by Paul Schrader.
Successful!- 159% funded
- $159,015 pledged
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Jun 09, 2012
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.
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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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Jun 03, 2012
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.
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AATSINKI: The Story of Arctic Cowboys by Jessica Oreck
One year in the life of a family of reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland reveals an intricate bond between man and nature.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $40,758 pledged
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May 11, 2012
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.
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REVOLVE: the versatile, portable and affordable camera dolly by Jeremy
The REVOLVE is a tool for creating fluid and dynamic video footage; compatible with all cameras and affordable to all videographers.
Successful!- 955% funded
- $71,664 pledged
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May 06, 2012
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.
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Starboard Light by redfitz
Does a family make a house or does a house make a family? Two centuries + two years in the making, help me finish this film!
Successful!- 100% funded
- $50,000 pledged
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May 04, 2012
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.
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The Devil is Due in Dreary issues 2-4 by Daryl Freimark
The story of Dreary continues as Jack and Tino, race against time to uncover the secrets of a mysterious town they cannot escape.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $18,131 pledged
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Jun 01, 2012
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.
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"How to Lose Your Virginity" by Therese Shechter
Calling all virgins, past, present and born-again: Let's free all our first times from myth, confusion, sexism and stereotypes.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $36,258 pledged
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May 09, 2012
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.
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Chinafornia: an animated comedy series by Ellie Lee
America, 2018. Unable to pay the $10 trillion it owes to China, the U.S. comes up with a plan: it gives China the state of California.
Successful!- 137% funded
- $31,586 pledged
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May 10, 2012
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!
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Astor Barber Documentary by Karen Gehres
Since 1939, Astor Barber has been cutting hair with pizzaz.Not your average clip joint.They cut hair from cradle to grave..literally!
Successful!- 167% funded
- $8,359 pledged
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May 09, 2012
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.
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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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May 09, 2012
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.
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High Tech, Low Life by High Tech, Low Life
"We can't let the news be one-sided." -Tiger Temple "You never know what you can do until you try." -Zola
Successful!- 106% funded
- $25,060 pledged
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Apr 23, 2012
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.
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The Digital Bolex: The 1st Affordable Digital Cinema Camera by Joe Rubinstein
Digital Bolex, a 2K RAW Digital Cinema camera for $3K.
Successful!- 262% funded
- $262,661 pledged
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Apr 11, 2012
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.
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THE FIRST HOPE by Jeremy David White
Johnny develops his first crush when he sees Princess Leia kiss Luke Skywalker in his favorite film: "The Empire Strikes Back."
Successful!- 114% funded
- $17,125 pledged
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Apr 03, 2012
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!
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Galileo. Your iOS in Motion. by Motrr
Galileo is an iOS-controlled, robotic motion platform for iPhones and iPod Touches.
Successful!- 702% funded
- $702,427 pledged
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Apr 21, 2012
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.
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The Commentator by Brendt Barbur
We'll follow Jorgen Leth, director of A Sunday in Hell, during the 2012 Paris Roubaix. A grueling bike race his film helped popularize.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $29,762 pledged
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Mar 23, 2012
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.
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"TCHOUPITOULAS" -- a new film by Bill & Turner Ross by the Ross Brothers & Co.
Our new film is a story of 3 boys, one night in New Orleans, and MUSIC. But without the music cleared, we can't release it!
Successful!- 147% funded
- $56,016 pledged
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Apr 15, 2012
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.
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ONLY CHILD - featuring Grace Zabriskie and Amy LaVere by Brian Pera
As a mother searches for her missing daughter, the troubled past they share comes into sharper focus in this noir mystery.
Successful!- 115% funded
- $26,470 pledged
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Mar 29, 2012
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.
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DAVID LYNCH DOCUMENTARY by LYNCH THREE PROJECT
We have been granted unparalleled access to make a film that explores one of the most distinctive voices in modern cinema: David Lynch.
Successful!- 598% funded
- $179,554 pledged
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Apr 11, 2012
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.
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KICK ME by Gary Huggins
KICK ME is a nightmare comedy about a guidance counselor who reaches out to a troubled kid and ends up running for his life.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $70,302 pledged
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Apr 03, 2012
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."
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Arctic Cross by Dmitry Trakovsky
This feature-length film will reveal the wonders and tragedy of Alaska's Yup'ik people. Watch the trailer to learn more!
Successful!- 115% funded
- $5,770 pledged
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Mar 23, 2012
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.
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Boston Underground Film Festival 2012 by Nicole McConvery
For 14 years and counting, BUFF strives to bring the most cutting-edge films, and films with a cutting-edge, to the Boston area.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $5,766 pledged
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Mar 15, 2012
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!
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This is Not a Conspiracy Theory by Kirby Ferguson
A True Story About Why We Are. From the creator of Everything is a Remix.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $54,610 pledged
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Mar 16, 2012
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.
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Do You Like My Basement? by Roger Sewhcomar
'Do You Like My Basement' is a dark comic horror film which asks: How can a blood-soaked basement still make you smile?
Successful!- 102% funded
- $5,100 pledged
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Mar 17, 2012
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.
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American Ecstasy Photo Book by Barbara Nitke
A memoir in pictures and words of the twelve years I spent working as a still photographer on porn movie sets in New York in the 1980's
Successful!- 129% funded
- $32,268 pledged
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Feb 24, 2012
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.
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The Last Fall - SXSW Film Festival Official Selection by Matthew A. Cherry
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $15,986 pledged
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Mar 10, 2012
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.
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The Sisterhood of Night by Caryn Waechter and Marilyn Fu
What's the secret of the Sisterhood? Some of you are about to find out.
Successful!- 136% funded
- $136,342 pledged
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Mar 10, 2012
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.
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BOOSTER: SXSW WORLD PREMIERE by Matt Ruskin
A meditative film about a young man struggling to navigate Boston’s criminal underworld.
Successful!- 109% funded
- $13,158 pledged
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Mar 07, 2012
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.
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PAVILION: WORLD PREMIERE SXSW by tim sutton
An ethereal film about the secret lives of teenagers set to have its WORLD PREMIERE at SXSW in March 2012.
Successful!- 161% funded
- $40,312 pledged
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Mar 02, 2012
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!
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The Mystery of Marie Jocelyne by Dan Nuxoll & Martha Shane
A suspense-filled documentary that investigates the alleged con artist and former film festival director Marie Castaldo.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $25,545 pledged
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Feb 23, 2012
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.
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FOURPLAY by Kyle Henry
FOURPLAY is a feature anthology of four true tales of sexual intimacy.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $10,481 pledged
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Feb 20, 2012
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.
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DylanCarlson Wonders from the House of Albion lp/cd/dvd/book by Dylan Carlson
Dylan Carlson of earth,major solo project lp/cd/dvd/book "Falling with a Thousand Stars and Other Wonders from the House of Albion"
Successful!- 117% funded
- $35,389 pledged
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Feb 12, 2012
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.
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Aunt Louisa by Thomas Woodrow
A young man living in New York is interrupted in the middle of his scattered, modern life by a surprise visit from his very weird aunt.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $12,361 pledged
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Feb 01, 2012
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.
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God Help The Girl - Musical Film by God Help The Girl
Musical feature film about a long lazy summer in Glasgow, Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian) directs, Barry Mendel (Rushmore) produces.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $121,084 pledged
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Feb 12, 2012
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).
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The DocYard: Season 4 by The DocYard
Boston's premier documentary screening series, celebrating the best of nonfiction storytelling. Season passes available now!
Successful!- 118% funded
- $2,960 pledged
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Jan 31, 2012
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.
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The Joneses - a feature length documentary by moby longinotto & aviva wishnow
The search for true love by transgender trailer park matriarch Jheri Jones and her two adult sons in Bible belt Mississippi.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $27,669 pledged
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Jan 22, 2012
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.
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The Miracle Mile Paradox ARG by Transmedia LA (deleted)
An immersive gaming experience played online and in real life involving a Time Switch machine. Produced by Transmedia LA members.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $9,701 pledged
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Apr 14, 2012
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.


















































































































