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Soft In The Head by Nathan Silver
A picaresque study of a holy fool with a mania to do good and the world that trips him up at each step.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $15,265 pledged
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Funded
Jul 01, 2011
Nathan has used LaunchPad to work on his project. He's a great guy and a talented filmmaker. He's also a bit unconventional, which we love. He deserves your support.
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Come on our Radical Love journey! by Hillevi Loven
A punk evangelical lesbian searches for her spiritual home in rural North Carolina.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $10,060 pledged
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Funded
Jul 08, 2011
Love isn't bound by gender. Love shouldn't be bound by anything, including religion. This film explores the challenges of a girl in a conservative community who is a lesbian and a Christian. This story can help people who need to know they are not alone.
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BESPIN - Weather Balloon Space Exploration by Jamey Erickson
A low orbit space photography experiment using weather balloons, time lapse photography and HD video to explore our beautiful skies.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $3,636 pledged
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Funded
Jun 03, 2011
Space travel is cool. DIY projects are cool. Mixing them together is one of the coolest things we've ever seen.
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Auto-Paint, USA by eric diehl
We're two Brooklyn-based painters who have planned a six-week road trip from NYC to LA where we will document the nation's landscape.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $8,141 pledged
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Funded
Jun 11, 2011
We're suckers for road trips. And these guys are talented. And we love the sociological aspect of this project. Maybe we'll get to display the finished work at LaunchPad.
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Spoils: Extraordinary Harvest - Dumpster Diving Documentary by Alex Mallis
A short documentary that captures intimate portraits of 3 New Yorkers on a journey through the culture of dumpster diving for food.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $6,241 pledged
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Funded
May 12, 2011
We were lucky enough to see a sneak preview of some of the rough cut film. We were impressed! The act of wasting food is a terrible thing, and some stuff sounds more gross than it really is. Get a fresh perspective on dumpster diving via "Spoils".
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Filmmakers, Aliens, and Wrestlers on Rooftops by Rooftop Films
Help us bring aliens, wrestlers, robots and filmmakers to the rooftops of NYC and get free entry to every Rooftop show all summer long.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $10,587 pledged
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Funded
May 10, 2011
If you've ever been to a Rooftop Films event, you already know how awesome they are. If you haven't, you should. Fun film screenings under the open sky. This organization is doing great things for the NYC film community.
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Coffee Joulies – your coffee, just right by Dave & Dave
Cool your coffee faster and keep enjoying it longer with Joulies, stainless steel beans filled with a magic heat-absorbing material.
Successful!- 3,230% funded
- $306,944 pledged
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Funded
May 02, 2011
This is just a great idea. And great design.
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LA CAMIONETA: The Journey of One American School Bus by Mark Kendall
The incredible, untold story of the "afterlife" of one American school bus and the journey it takes to stay alive.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $26,510 pledged
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Funded
Apr 18, 2011
We hosted Mark for a screening of his trailer at LaunchPad. We love the story he's telling and we enjoyed talking with him about his experience filming it. We're also obsessed with old refurbished school buses.
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Compass Green: A Mobile Greenhouse Project by Nick Runkle and Justin Cutter
Compass Green is a greenhouse on wheels designed to teach sustainability to new audiences across the country.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $27,616 pledged
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Funded
Apr 28, 2011
This truck is going to be amazing (already is!), road trips are fun, and teaching people about sustainable living is important for everyone. We wish we could hit the road with these guys.
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Concrete Justice: Street Poetry by Katy Rubin
A collective of homeless and formerly homeless artists in NYC will publish a book of original poetry and visuals from the street.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $7,018 pledged
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Funded
Nov 04, 2011
As a founding member of 'Theatre of the Oppressed NYC', Katy Rubin has done a lot of great work with the homeless. And now she's at it again. Please support her project if you can - you will change the lives of some people who really need the help and motivational boost.
