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Death Ship 666! - The Titanic Parody Play by Box Step Productions
'Titanic' and 'Airplane!' collide in this joyful, fast-paced disaster parody play. Docking at Edinburgh Fringe 2013.
- 33% funded
- £1,662 pledged
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Titanic meets Airplane in a disaster parody play that will be at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Let's hear it for Death Ship 666!
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Question Bridge Interactive by Hank Willis Thomas
A responsive design platform that reveals the true complexity, diversity, and humanity within an identity group.
- 28% funded
- $19,643 pledged
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A really cool multimedia project exploring Black male identity in the US.
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Personal Demons - Feature Film by Adam Cosco
Aden may have just found the story of a lifetime in his new neighbor, Seth, an acquitted murderer who may not be so innocent.
- 35% funded
- $35,250 pledged
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Watch the trailer - can't wait to see what they do with the film. Support Shooter Adam Cosco so he can get it made!
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PASSING BY, a short film about love and standing still by Palle Nodeland
It's so hard to find true love in a city that is passing you by... especially when you are a human statue.
- 102% funded
- £6,160 pledged
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A charming urban love story from Shooter Palle Nodeland.
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BE HERE NOW-ish by Natalia Leite & Alexandra Roxo
A comedy web show about two sexually progressive NY gals who ditch their down-and-out lives for LA in search of a spiritual awakening.
- 55% funded
- $11,129 pledged
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"I am a book upon my own bookcase." Find spiritual enlightenment (or at least have a good laugh!) with these two NY gals on a quest to LA. From Natalia Leite and Shooter Alexandra Roxo.
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MR TORQUAY'S HOLIDAY - A SHORT FILM by Aaron Trinder
An agoraphobic computer game obsessed man is the last to know that the end of the world is actually nigh.
Successful!- 112% funded
- £1,683 pledged
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Jun 15, 2013
This looks like it's going to be awesome - help them get their post-production covered so Mr Torquay can get out into the world!
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"Vagrich and the Black Square" by Andrei Zagdansky
a documentary about an avant-garde artist and poet Vagrich Bakhchanyan
Successful!- 100% funded
- $30,257 pledged
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May 23, 2013
This is an American-Ukrainian-Armenian-avant-garde project. Which makes it pretty unique in our book!
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Build Something Bigger at Rooftop Films by Rooftop Films
At Rooftop Films, we’ll give you more. We’re building something bigger this year and here's your chance to be a part of it.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $8,852 pledged
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May 08, 2013
Another wonderful Summer of great films and music on NYC rooftops! Rooftop Films have been great supporters and friends of Shooting People for many years now. Support them. And go see some films!
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Nina Forever - an accident waiting to happen by Blaine Brothers
Nina Forever is a darkly comic love story, the debut feature film from award-winning UK filmmakers the Blaine Brothers.
Successful!- 103% funded
- £18,614 pledged
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May 08, 2013
This one is extra special! A debut feature from long-time Shooters Ben and Chris Blaine. Many of you have been following their filmmaking adventures through Ben's wonderful blog. Well now you can help make their latest project a reality!
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We Can Hula by Morgan Faverty
A 2-3 minute film of one man’s fantasy of his own slice of paradise, set within his green house in a cold and bleak field.
Successful!- 100% funded
- £4,018 pledged
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May 02, 2013
A short film about a slice of paradise in a bleak, cold and desolate field. Shooter Morgan Faverty is behind this imaginative moment of escapism.
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Loud Silence Media by marisa.schwartz
Loud Silence is innovating journalism in Africa, bringing you real stories from the front lines.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $6,184 pledged
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Apr 17, 2013
Changing the face of video journalism in Africa. Great project to get behind!
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The House That Jack Built - A Film About A Family by Mark Stolaroff
Hot-blooded, ambitious & nostalgic, Jack buys a Bronx apartment building & moves his family in to relive the good old days. Bad idea...
Successful!- 116% funded
- $23,392 pledged
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Apr 10, 2013
Super cool narrative feature film, produced by long-time Shooter Mark Stolaroff.
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One Mile Away - Distribution and Impact by BRITDOC Films
Penny Woolcock followed the peace process between two of the biggest gangs in Birmingham. This film can change lives.
Successful!- 105% funded
- £21,033 pledged
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Apr 11, 2013
Support this non-traditional distribution campaign for an extraordinary and important film by Shooters patron Penny Woolcock. BRITDOC are good friends of Shooting People and they'll do a great job.
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NYC ROCKS TV by Damian Kolodiy
A Rock'n Roll reality web series that follows people and bands active in today's New York City rock and metal scene.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $14,527 pledged
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Apr 20, 2013
Support a very rock 'n roll web series by Shooter Damian Kolodiy.
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D.I.Y by AM:PM Films
DIY is an intimate exploration of the effects of grief, father/son role reversal and what it means to become orphaned by Alzheimer's.
Successful!- 110% funded
- £828 pledged
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Funded
Apr 08, 2013
Help Shooter Joe Butcher and the Cornwall-based AM:PM Films get their short funded.
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A One Eyed Man In The Kingdom Of The Blind: Independent film by Robert Greene aka Robert Rubbish
My aim is to raise £3,000 to complete my first feature film a neo-noir psycho-geographical detective story set in Jersey and London.
Successful!- 112% funded
- £3,380 pledged
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Apr 08, 2013
How can you resist a neo-noir psycho-geographical detective story set in Jersey and London? You can't! Help Shooter Robert Greene get this delightful film made.
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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
A deliciously designed book with creative advice from documentary filmmakers. Yummy!
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A Short Film About Hats by Gabriel Foster Prior
A fun, surreal short about the fading of youthful idealism, the politics of personal choice and what happens to lost hats.
Successful!- 103% funded
- £1,030 pledged
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Funded
Mar 27, 2013
Where do all those lost hats go? A short film project from Shooter Gabriel Foster Prior. Give it some love!
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Lord of Tears - Slenderman Lovecraft Supernatural Horror by Lawrie Brewster
Lord of Tears is a spine-tingling supernatural thriller inspired by the legend of an immortal stalker.
Successful!- 209% funded
- £12,587 pledged
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Mar 28, 2013
A feature-length supernatural chiller set in the remote highlands of Scotland. Writer and co-producer Sarah Daly is a Shooter. Get behind this creepy creation.
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MAKE Chasing Robert Barker - MOVIE by Daniel Florencio
A thriller about a Paparazzi photographer and his chase for a celebrity, before the wake of the “phone hacking’ scandal in Britain.
Successful!- 100% funded
- £50,300 pledged
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Funded
Mar 18, 2013
A bunch of Shooters behind this one. Join the chase!
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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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Funded
Mar 15, 2013
Making movies is kinda like joining a cult! Help these guys get their movie-making cult off the ground.
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Maria Eveliina - A Documentary Film in Post-Production by Soile Mottisenkangas & Sanna Larmola
"Maria Eveliina" is a sweet and honest look at depression, and overcoming it with a sense of humour and realism.
Successful!- 143% funded
- £860 pledged
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Funded
Mar 08, 2013
An honest look at overcoming depression. They are so close to reaching their goal. Help get them there (and beyond!)
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BORROWED TIME - Bring This Film To A Cinema Near You! by Parkville Pictures
A fresh and life-affirming comedy, telling the story of an unlikely friendship between a hapless young burglar and his eccentric victim
Successful!- 108% funded
- £21,721 pledged
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Funded
Feb 24, 2013
Help get this UK film out to the audience who want to see it! It was selected as best of the fest at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last year and there are lots of Shooters involved in making it.
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MONSTER OF THE SKY - Mythic Tale of Love, Revenge, Closure by Sam Koji Hale
A Clockwork sci-fi film of forbidden love and revenge, inspired by a 19th-century Lord Byron poem and told in hybrid puppet animation
Successful!- 117% funded
- $29,370 pledged
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Feb 21, 2013
A magical, mythical short inspired by a Byron poem. From Shooter Sam Koji Hale.
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INSATIABLE, a story about redemption by jackee chang
Insatiable: A film about change and a madam's struggle to free sex-trafficked slaves.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,333 pledged
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Funded
Feb 15, 2013
A film from Shooter Jackee Chang set in the dark world of sex trafficking.
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Rocks In My Pockets by Signe Baumane
An animated feature for adults: a funny film about depression. A visual adventure that will make you squeal, weep, cringe and laugh.
Successful!- 118% funded
- $50,780 pledged
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Funded
Feb 14, 2013
An animated feature about depression from the ridiculously talented animator and Shooter, Signe Baumane. It's always lovely to see strong animation projects from our members.
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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
A totally fascinating story about a totally fascinating man.
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Flatpack Palais by Flatpack
The 'UK’s most creatively curated film festival' is looking to fund its 2013 hub - shorts, live music, psychedelic poster show + more.
Successful!- 110% funded
- £7,734 pledged
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Feb 01, 2013
A great, creative festival that we love. Support them so they can be even more awesome.
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Bill Plympton's CHEATIN' – An Animated Feature Film by Bill Plympton
"CHEATIN' is my 7th animated feature and the first being done in a hand-painted style with over 40,000 drawings to be colored!"
Successful!- 134% funded
- $100,916 pledged
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Feb 01, 2013
Bill Plympton has been a Shooters patron in the past. He's a ridiculously talented animator and the hand-painted nature of this feature sounds wonderfully old-school creative (not to mention time-consuming!)
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The Furnished Room by Joseph Schneider
A short film about two young lovers trapped in an enchanted room. Set during WW1. Will Heinrich ever arrive? Is the room alive?
Successful!- 106% funded
- £855 pledged
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Feb 01, 2013
A short film by Shooter Joe Schneider. They are asking for a very modest 800 quid so let's all help them get there and beyond!
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"COMMON" a chilling short film set in SW19 by Kieron Jansch
We're a long way from Centre Court in this macabre fairytale where a date on Wimbledon Common takes a deadly turn.
Successful!- 100% funded
- £7,969 pledged
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Jan 19, 2013
A terrifying modern fairytale from Shooter Kieron Jansch.
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CLOUDS Interactive Documentary by James George, Jonathan Minard
CLOUDS is a documentary exploring creativity through the lens of code
Successful!- 136% funded
- $34,123 pledged
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Funded
Jan 08, 2013
This sounds totally fascinating: exploring creativity through the lens of code in a new 3D cinema format called RGBD. Wowza.
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'Don't Move' - the terrifying 8th short film from BloodyCuts by Benjamin Franklin
BloodyCuts.co.uk are making “Episode 8: Don’t Move” a terrifying short horror film for their popular online series.
Successful!- 125% funded
- £3,125 pledged
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Jan 10, 2013
Their previous short, Dead Man's Lake was a finalist in Film of the Month in October. Help them get episode 8 made.
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Treasure Trapped by Cosmic Joke
A filmmaking quest of swords, sorcery and camper vans exploring the curious pastime of LARP!
Successful!- 100% funded
- £5,539 pledged
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Funded
Jan 05, 2013
Have you ever been curious about the strange and wonderful world of LARPing? Do you even know what a LARP is? This project is going to explain all. Join in the fun.
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Memories of a Penitent Heart by Cecilia Aldarondo
What do we do when love goes blind? An LGBT documentary film about family love, God, inequality and the painful costs of prejudice.
Successful!- 135% funded
- $27,031 pledged
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Funded
Jan 03, 2013
A documentary project from Shooter Cecilia Aldarondo about her uncle's deathbed repentance, and the impact of faith-based prejudice on LGBT people, their partners, and their families.
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Cinefamily Digital Projection & Theater Restoration! by The Cinefamily
The Cinefamily is a non-profit movie theater with awesome programming, but crappy everything else. Help fix it.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $158,541 pledged
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Funded
Jan 02, 2013
We are very happy to support great cinemas and cinema programs. Bringing people together to watch the films they love is something we can always get behind and we need indie cinema spaces that do things a little differently.
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THE PATSY by Sam Morrison
The Patsy is the latest film about misanthropist, knee-jerking flatfoot Jack Hersey and his crew...
Successful!- 156% funded
- £2,340 pledged
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Funded
Dec 27, 2012
A super-fun animated pilot from Shooter Sam Morrison. Go Sam!
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The Fitzroy by Andrew Harmer
The Fitzroy – A live action, black comedy feature film set in an alternative post-apocalyptic 1950s on a submarine hotel.
Successful!- 120% funded
- £72,171 pledged
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Funded
Dec 23, 2012
Everything about this project sounds rather wonderful. From Shooter Andrew Harmer.
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The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest - Prison Documentary by Gabriel London
A film mixing animation and documentary to tell the story of an infamous escape artist, trapped by a system that can't understand him.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,230 pledged
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Funded
Dec 25, 2012
A creative hybrid of documentary film and animation from Shooter Gabriel London.
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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 wonderful, emotional story from Banker White, the talented filmmaker behind Refugee All Stars.
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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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Funded
Dec 31, 2012
Restoration of a cult classic by director Howard Brookner's nephew, Aaron Brookner (and Aaron is a Shooter!) We couldn't think of a cooler project to get behind.
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Kūpuna: An interactive documentary by Nathaniel Hansen
Kūpuna documents the small Hawaiian town of La'ie through the experiences and collective memories of its elderly, indigenous residents.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $30,356 pledged
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Funded
Dec 21, 2012
Interesting interactive storytelling project.
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MEN OF THE CLOTH - humble men who make exalted clothing by Vicki Vasilopoulos
An inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors with a passionate devotion to their Old World trade
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,285 pledged
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Dec 21, 2012
A portrait of three Italian master tailors from Shooter Vicki Vasilopoulos.
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UNWOUND by Michael Marabella
A short film inspired by a cassette tape diary from the 1970s that considers the different ways our memory can be interpreted.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $10,134 pledged
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Funded
Dec 20, 2012
You had us at "unlabeled cassette tape in a thrift store"!
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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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Funded
Dec 20, 2012
We have been big Rooftop Films fans ever since we went to our first show on a NYC rooftop many moons ago. These guys work their butts off to bring incredible shorts and features (and musicians) to rooftops all over the city and we can't say enough HOW AWESOME THEY ARE!!!
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Dancing in Jaffa -- Post-Production by kNow Productions
Help us share Pierre Dulaine's journey, as he bridges the gap between Jewish and Palestinian-Israeli children through dance.
Successful!- 139% funded
- $48,695 pledged
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Funded
Dec 17, 2012
Recent events have highlighted how important peace projects like this are. Plus these kids are funny. And they can dance!
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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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Funded
Dec 15, 2012
A documentary about Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine. Bring on the murky guitars, moody lyrics and navel gazing!
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INEQUALITY FOR ALL by INEQUALITY FOR ALL
INEQUALITY FOR ALL examines the crisis of widening income inequality in the US through the eyes & the influential work of Robert Reich.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $83,392 pledged
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Funded
Dec 15, 2012
Super-topical subject matter. Find out what economic policy expert Robert Reich has to say about the huge problems caused by unequal wealth distribution.
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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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Funded
Dec 14, 2012
We're always happy to support awesome cinemas. They do such a great job providing spaces for great films to be seen and film-lovers to hang out and create communities around the work they love. Let's keep the Roxie going!
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1 Second Everyday App by Cesar Kuriyama
Imagine a movie that includes every day of the rest of your life…
Successful!- 284% funded
- $56,959 pledged
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Funded
Dec 27, 2012
Pretty cool. Capture 1 second of your life. For the rest of your life.
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Projecteo: The tiny Instagram projector. by Benjamin Redford
Turn your Instagrams into wheels of 35mm slide film. Show them with Projecteo.
Successful!- 484% funded
- $87,207 pledged
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Funded
Dec 19, 2012
We want one. That is all.
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FIST OF AWESOME by Nicoll Hunt
A retro styled beat-em-up of truly epic proportions.
Successful!- 236% funded
- £11,808 pledged
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Funded
Dec 12, 2012
Silly maybe. Awesome definitely.
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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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Funded
Dec 10, 2012
Restoration of incredible pieces of film history like this is so important.
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PROJECT WILD THING: A feature-length documentary by David Bond & Ashley Jones
A cinema documentary about nature, evolution and the future of childhood.
Successful!- 109% funded
- £32,715 pledged
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Funded
Dec 06, 2012
So exciting to see UK projects launched on Kickstarter! And doubly exciting when one of the first projects is by Shooters David Bond and Ashley Jones, making a very important documentary about connecting kids to nature again.
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CODE OF THE WEST documentary about medical marijuana by Rebecca Richman Cohen
A story about the failure of federal medical marijuana laws and the human consequences of America’s War on Drugs.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $31,047 pledged
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Funded
Dec 05, 2012
A new film from a talented filmmaker (War Don Don) - help them launch this nationally and respond to current news events around medical marijuana.
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The Dark Matter of Love by Sarah McCarthy
Eleven-year-old Masha is learning to love her adoptive family through a scientific programme.
Successful!- 101% funded
- £20,300 pledged
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Funded
Dec 03, 2012
Fascinating subject matter. And we still can't get over seeing all these UK projects on Kickstarter. Hooray!
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Rainbow Bird by Brian Young
A short animated Navajo film by Brian Young
Successful!- 101% funded
- $9,680 pledged
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Funded
Dec 02, 2012
Help make this short animated Navajo film happen!
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Sir, You Are Being Hunted by Big Robot
Survival and stealth in a procedurally-generated world! Sir, You Are Being Hunted is tweedpunk robo-horror from Big Robot Games.
Successful!- 231% funded
- £92,551 pledged
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Funded
Dec 02, 2012
Tweedpunk is where it's at people.
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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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Funded
Dec 02, 2012
Made by two sisters who were born on The Farm. This is bound to be personal and totally fascinating.
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The Yes Men Are Revolting by The Yes Men
Thanks to you, our campaign has been successful! You can still help make this movie - please donate: http://tinyurl.com/c7qgz59
Successful!- 146% funded
- $146,006 pledged
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Funded
Nov 30, 2012
The best kind of revolting. The best kind of hijinks. We love The Yes Men.
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She's Beautiful When She's Angry by Mary Dore & Nancy Kennedy
The first documentary feature to tell the story of the birth of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960’s.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $81,549 pledged
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Funded
Nov 28, 2012
An important story to tell. And a a great title!
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Medal of Victory by Medal of Victory
A feature comedy about two AWOL soldiers who are mistaken for war heroes and become embroiled in a small town mayoral election.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $40,365 pledged
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Funded
Nov 20, 2012
A feature comedy about fraudulent war heroes. Made by Shooters!
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Ragtag Needs Robots! by Ragtag Cinema
Hollywood studios are ending distribution on film. Without digital projection, we will not be able to show new release films in 2013!
Successful!- 105% funded
- $84,762 pledged
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Funded
Nov 10, 2012
Ragtag is an oasis of cinematic joy that is also host to the wonderful True/False Film Festival. If they need robots, we shall give them robots! (It's actually a DCP package they need btw - just in case you don't believe in robots. Which would be very silly indeed.)
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In Country: A Documentary Film (POSTPRODUCTION) by Mike Attie & Meghan O'Hara
War is hell. Why would anyone want to spend their weekends there?
Successful!- 176% funded
- $26,445 pledged
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Funded
Nov 02, 2012
"War is hell. Why would anyone want to spend their weekends there?"
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STYRIA - based on Sheridan le Fanu's Carmilla by MCMD Films
An independent feature unlike any other vampire film you've ever seen.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $30,366 pledged
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Funded
Oct 14, 2012
A unique vampire film made by Shooters and staring Stephen Rea. It looks wonderfully atmospheric. Support it!
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EVIL ALIVE - unique supernatural horror movie by Jeremy Wechter
An escaped demon on a mission manipulates a group of friends so they don't know who to trust as they struggle for survival.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $10,060 pledged
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Funded
Oct 31, 2012
Spooky feature from Shooter Jeremy Wechter.
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The 78 Project Feature-length Documentary Film by The 78 Project
A journey across America to record today’s musicians on 1930s technology in a quest to connect with the haunting recordings of the past
Successful!- 101% funded
- $60,870 pledged
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Funded
Oct 05, 2012
A truly lovely project bringing old and new technologies together and celebrating the power of music.
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FlipBooKit - Mechanical Flipbook Art and Kit by shinymind
Unveiled at 2012 Maker Faire, these Amazing Mechanical Flip Books stole the show. Now we've developed a kit so you can build your own!
Successful!- 2,751% funded
- $137,567 pledged
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Funded
Oct 30, 2012
Gorgeous.
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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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Funded
Oct 19, 2012
Fascinating and inspiring for filmmakers everywhere!
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OSTRICH PILLOW by kawamura-ganjavian
OSTRICH PILLOW offers a micro environment in which to take a comfortable power nap in the office, travelling or wherever you want.
Successful!- 278% funded
- $195,094 pledged
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Funded
Oct 18, 2012
Ok, it's not a film project. But we think this is the sort of thing that every filmmaker will need at some point while making a film!
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Salad Days: The Birth of Punk Rock in the Nation's Capital by Scott Crawford
A documentary film about the legendary (and often misunderstood) Washington, DC punk scene in the 1980s.
Successful!- 171% funded
- $54,920 pledged
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Funded
Oct 10, 2012
We want to see this. Nuff said.
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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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Funded
Oct 10, 2012
A documentary about New Orleans marching bands that has already received some love from David "The Wire" and "Treme" Simon.
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The Babushkas of Chernobyl by Holly Morris and Anne Bogart
An unlikely story of spirit, defiance and beauty from the most contaminated place on Earth
Successful!- 150% funded
- $40,594 pledged
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Funded
Oct 11, 2012
A fascinating story from a fascinating (and very contaminated) place.
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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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Funded
Oct 01, 2012
A film about legendary filmmaker Sam Fuller by his daughter, Samantha.
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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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Funded
Sep 14, 2012
You had us at "Jodorowsky." This is by Alejandro's son, Adan, and stars Asia Argento.
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StoryCorps' Animation Special by StoryCorps
StoryCorps' first animation special will feature stories told by everyday people, brought to life by Rauch Brothers Animation.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $26,581 pledged
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Funded
Sep 15, 2012
We love StoryCorps! And the Rauch Brothers have done such lovely animations of some of the conversations in the past. Can't wait to see what they do next.
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GREG LOUGANIS documentary BACK ON BOARD by Cheryl Furjanic & Will Sweeney
A feature-length documentary-in-progress about the life and legacy of Olympic champion diver Greg Louganis.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $55,305 pledged
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Funded
Aug 22, 2012
Documentary about the legendary diver Greg Louganis from Shooter Cheryl Furjanic.
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Low & Clear by Finback Films
A winter flyfishing trip to Canada serves as catalyst for two old friends who have grown apart.
Successful!- 175% funded
- $27,137 pledged
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Funded
Aug 19, 2012
A lovely, meditative film about aging, friendship and yes, flyfishing.
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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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Funded
Aug 30, 2012
"The industry owes me nothing. You owe me nothing." But Jeremy Saulnier is super-talented and he wants to produce something truly special so we think we owe him some big-time support!
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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
A festival celebrating the remix in Brooklyn. Help them be wonderful.
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South Facing Wall / Güneye Bakan Duvar by Kutluğ Ataman
This is Kutluğ Ataman's fifth feature film and will be produced at the end of 2012. The story is set in Erzincan, Turkey.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $30,953 pledged
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Aug 15, 2012
Kutluğ Ataman makes fascinating work and we're sure this will be no exception.
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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
Shooter Iyabo Boyd is behind this project and she is most awesome.
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John K's "Cans Without Labels" by John Kricfalusi
From John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren and Stimpy, comes "Cans Without Labels", a George Liquor Cartoon.
Successful!- 124% funded
- $136,723 pledged
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Aug 17, 2012
You had us at Ren and Stimpy.
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Tabletop Moviemaking Studio by Brick Maier
A self contained movie studio that will have you calling action and directing your own movie in minutes....
Successful!- 220% funded
- $18,744 pledged
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Sep 02, 2012
A lovely idea! Perfect to get kids excited about telling stories and making films. And not bad for crafty adults either.
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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
Great project from Shooter and super-talented filmmaker/distributor/all round awesome person Ashley Sabin. Help her fund their outreach campaign!
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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
This is just really thrillingly cool and Shooters patron Albert Maysles is involved too. Check out the trailer - Elizabeth Streb definitely needs a documentary made about her.
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Charlie Kaufman's Anomalisa by Starburns Industries, Inc.
From Charlie Kaufman, writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, comes Anomalisa his first animated film
Successful!- 203% funded
- $406,237 pledged
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Sep 09, 2012
A stop-motion film by Charlie Kaufman! Wowee!
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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
Very timely considering we're heading into Olympic fever mode. From the filmmakers behind the excellent California is a Place project.
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Authorized DEVO Documentary Film by Tony Pemberton
Official DEVO documentary film needs your help to finish editing the film this year.
Successful!- 280% funded
- $70,150 pledged
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Aug 07, 2012
A documentary about DEVO? Oh yes! Let's help them get it finished.
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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
This looks lovely and creative.
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DETROIT, JE T'AIME by Nora Mandray & Hélène Bienvenu
An interactive documentary on Detroit's DIY culture, featuring inspiring stories & cool tips for you to create your own projects.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $26,648 pledged
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Jul 30, 2012
Cool interactive documentary about Detroit. Je t'aime!
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The Waiting Room's Theatrical Release by pete nicks
Bring this critically acclaimed festival darling to theaters nationwide at this watershed moment in American health care.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $78,103 pledged
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Jul 29, 2012
It is really important that people see this film in the light of the recent SCOTUS decision and all the debates around the future of healthcare in the US. Let's help them get it out to as many people as possible!
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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
Help Shooter Jonathan Goodman Levitt with his political coming-of-age documentary that he has been working on for 7 years. He needs your help getting it out in front of audiences.
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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
Sam's first feature was "Wah Doh Dem" - this guy is talented. Support him.
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License to Pimp by Hima B.
What would you do if the strip club you worked@ became a brothel?Adapt, fight or quit?This film follows 3 strippers facing this dilemma
Successful!- 102% funded
- $30,795 pledged
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Jul 18, 2012
Shooter Hima has been working like crazy to get this made. Help her get there.
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What's Revenge - The World's First Docu-Vengeance! by Kat Hunt
What’s Revenge is a hybrid documentary short about the act of revenge -- and what happens when you actually get it.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $12,850 pledged
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Jul 13, 2012
Revenge is sweet. Or is it? I think these ladies are about to find out.
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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
So curious to see this - I see Ina May Gaskin's Spiritual Midwifery book every time I go to my local bookstore.
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Help get Wayne White: Beauty Is Embarrassing In Theaters by Neil Berkeley
We're hoping to bring the hilarious and inspiring story of Wayne White to theaters and we need your help. Please support our campaign.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $56,449 pledged
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Jul 08, 2012
Wayne White's work is a great celebration of creativity and imagination. Help the filmmakers bring his story to theaters.
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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
This project mixes fiction and non-fiction to tell a fascinating (and funny) story about a family and their relationship to solar bulbs - which are a genius invention using a plastic bottle filled with water and bleach. Watch the video for more info.
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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
Written by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Paul Schrader. These guys aren't messing around!
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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
There's something about the Videofreex that appeals to us here at Shooting People - a can-do, DIY approach to making things that we salute!
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The Olympic City by Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit
A photography project that looks at former host cities of the Olympic Games, and what happens to a city after the Olympics are gone.
Successful!- 147% funded
- $66,162 pledged
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Jun 29, 2012
Really interesting photography project from Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit. Hustwit is the filmmaker behind Helvetica and Objectified.
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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
DETROPIA is an essential film for our times and Heidi and Rachel are forces of nature in the documentary community. Help them to release the film independently so that they can do community screenings around the country.
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Granny's Dancing on the Table - a GRANNY-INVASION! by Hanna Sköld
STORIES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD! We are doing it again - with a film distribution revolution! :)
Successful!- 108% funded
- $54,284 pledged
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Jun 01, 2012
Interesting title and we really don't want Hanna to sell her kidney!
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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
Sean Dunne has made a lot of really great short films - including The Archive and American Juggalo. So, good people of the Internet, help him make his next short.
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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
"Can you love your neighbor as yourself and at the same time knee him in the face as hard as you can?" Good question.
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Electric Signs by Alice Arnold
ELECTRIC SIGNS is a poetic and timely documentary about signs, screens and the urban environment. The film examines our public spaces,
Successful!- 104% funded
- $6,241 pledged
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Jun 14, 2012
Alice Arnold is a long-time member of Shooting People and is always working on interesting stuff. This project is about how electronic signs are re-shaping urban environments and re-defining areas of public space around the world.
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cockroaches (feature film) by ROACHTOWN
When the Pope is kidnapped, people plot, swindle, kill, and collide to get in on the ransom. A story about accepting who you are.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $82,582 pledged
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Jun 17, 2012
Join the Cockroach revolution! These guys mean business. Fans of Guy Ritchie & Quentin Tarantino in particular should check this out!
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BronyCon: The Documentary by Michael Brockhoff
A feature length documentary about the unofficial fan convention for aficionados of the show “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.”
Successful!- 536% funded
- $322,022 pledged
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Jun 10, 2012
What can we say, there's just so much about this project that intrigues us. For one thing the fact that there exists such a thing as a convention for fans of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" is all kinds of awesome.
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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
A film that celebrates creativity! What's not to like? I Am Not A Hipster premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and now they need your help to get it out to a wider audience.
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FAT KID RULES THE WORLD by matthew lillard
FAT KID RULES THE WORLD directed by Matthew Lillard starring Jacob Wysocki is raising funds to support its US Theatrical release.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $158,000 pledged
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Jun 16, 2012
"I made this movie for everyone who has ever felt like they just didn't belong... the misfits, the outcasts. the kids that are lost... this movie is for you!" This movie is for us!
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Out of Print - A Documentary about the New Beverly Cinema by julia marchese
A film about a weird and wonderful double feature revival theater dedicated to 35mm & cinema since 1978 - and why it still matters.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $81,570 pledged
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May 24, 2012
For all you cinephiles and lovers of 35mm. This ain't no multiplex!
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Conspiracy of Beards by Adam Shaening-Pokrasso
A video series & collectors DVD about the 30 member, a capella male choir who sing only the songs of Leonard Cohen.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $10,676 pledged
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May 25, 2012
Where to start... the name of the choir is awesome, they only sing Leonard Cohen songs. This only leaves one question: where do I sign up?
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Tour for GHOSTS WITH SHIT JOBS, a Lo-fi Sci-fi Feature by Jim Munroe
If you buy our completed mockumentary now, we can go to different cities to start discussions about the future. And giant spiders.
Successful!- 399% funded
- $19,999 pledged
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May 18, 2012
Ghosts With Shit Jobs is a great title and we're rather obsessed with this project. Discussions about the future and giant spiders are an added plus!
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Growing Cities: A film about Urban Farming in America by Dan Susman & Andrew Monbouquette
GROWING CITIES follows two friends on their trip cross-country as they meet urban farmers who are challenging the way we eat.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $39,602 pledged
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May 16, 2012
A farm guy and a film guy come together to make a film about urban farming in America. Bon appetit!
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ONLY THE YOUNG International Premiere by THEsaurus
"Children are the gods of this city."
Successful!- 144% funded
- $22,545 pledged
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May 16, 2012
This film is freaking AWESOME! Seriously, we can't stop talking about it and we want everyone to see it. We also want everyone to see it with the wonderful music they have included so please support this campaign. Yeah Yeah Yeah!
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Bring Fat Kids, Imposters, and Skaters to Rooftop by Rooftop Films
Support Rooftop Films and sign up for a membership and get in free to all 45 Summer Series screenings!
Successful!- 112% funded
- $11,254 pledged
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May 09, 2012
Rooftop Films are longtime supporters of Shooting People and there is nothing we like more than watching wonderful films on New York City rooftops on balmy Summer nights. Help make it happen!
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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
Jessica Oreck, who previously made Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, has a singular vision and we're sure her film about reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland will continue to demonstrate her unique approach.
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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
"Can Chinese determination & American creativity combine to build a better world? Or will Chinese stubbornness & American boneheadedness form the perfect cocktail for a state even more screwed up than California already is?" Support this futuristic comedy satire and find out!
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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
A timely project given the recent nonsense spouted by certain politicians and pundits. It's getting down to the wire so pledge soon!
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Visible Proof by Evan Drolet Cook
Set in Argentina in 1892, VISIBLE PROOF tells the true story of the first case in which fingerprints were used to solve a murder.
Successful!- 170% funded
- $6,806 pledged
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May 05, 2012
A fascinating story about an infamous murder case and the first fingerprint ever used to solve a crime.
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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 vitally important story about citizen journalists in China.
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The Barkley Marathons - The Trail That Eats its Young by Tim & Annika
This film explores the 100-mile nonstop ultramarathon in TN. An eccentric race for the intractable. In 25 years only 10 have finished.
Successful!- 115% funded
- $17,517 pledged
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Apr 18, 2012
This race is so hardcore that in 25 years only 10 people have completed it. Wow.
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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
The Ross Brothers are insanely talented and they really need to clear the music for their latest project so it can get out into the world. Give them a hand!
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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
Lucasfilm has granted them clearances to the clips they need from the original VHS release of Empire! Amazing. And this film sounds lovely - a love-letter to movies and first crushes. Aw.
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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
We saw this at SXSW and thought we were dreaming. A digital Bolex. A DIGITAL BOLEX!!!
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Somewhere Between: A documentary film by Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Four teenaged girls, adopted from China as babies, explore the question "Who am I?" and start a dialogue about family and identity.
Successful!- 125% funded
- $100,420 pledged
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Apr 11, 2012
This film was the Hot Docs 2011 Audience Award winner. They need help distributing it now and you know that ain't cheep. Chip in.
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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
A nightmare comedy you say? We're in.
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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
C'mon it's The Lynch! We are waiting to see this documentary with bated breath.
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Ginger Girls: The Secret Lives of Redheads - The Movie by Alexia Anastasio
A documentary on girls with natural red hair that includes animation, interviews, music videos, short films and more...
Successful!- 124% funded
- $4,160 pledged
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Mar 31, 2012
Just a few days left to support this creative documentary about the secret lives of girls with red hair - made by Shooters!
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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
We're not really sure how this will work but it sounds interesting. I mean, how can you resist the idea of a Time Switch machine?
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The Soccermen by Matthew Conrad
With no coaching experience, two best mates from London help a remote Pacific Island shake the moniker of "world's worst soccer team".
Successful!- 111% funded
- $38,881 pledged
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Apr 02, 2012
An inspiring story from Shooter Matthew Conrad about two Brits who decide to train "the worst soccer team in the world" in a place with one of the wettest climates on the planet. It also looks very, very funny. Help them finish it this year!
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ISMAIL by Ana Moreno
A young Palestinian and his little brother struggle to escape the imminent death when they heedlessly enter a minefield.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $35,166 pledged
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Apr 10, 2012
A short inspired by the late Palestinian painter Ismail Shammout (1930-2006) - from Shooter Ana Moreno.
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Help me get "When I Walk"finished by jdasilvax
Help me for the final production of my film called "When I Walk", about my diagnosis with multiple sclerosis.
Successful!- 485% funded
- $14,562 pledged
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Apr 04, 2012
Jason DaSilva is making a film about his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. It's a really fascinating project, exploring ideas about disability and able-bodiedness. As Jason points out, "As we age, everyone moves closer to various levels of disability."
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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
Shooter and Bicycle Film Festival founder Brendt Barbur is making this. But it gets even better: it's about Danish filmmaker Jorgen Leth who we love. And Shooter patron Albert Maysles is involved too as cinematographer. AMAZEBALLS!
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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
Everything is a Remix is such a cool project. We're always interested to see what Kirby Ferguson has up his creative sleeves!
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Get GIMME THE LOOT to SXSW and ND/NF this Spring! by Natalie Difford
When a rival gang buffs Malcolm and Sofia’s latest graffiti masterpiece with a replica of the NY Mets home-run apple, they’re determine
Successful!- 106% funded
- $24,036 pledged
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Mar 19, 2012
Shooter Natalie Difford is a fantastic producer and we're really excited to see this project at SXSW and at New Directors/ New Films. But they need help to finish the film so GIVE THEM THE LOOT they need!
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Welcome To The Machine by Avi Zev Weider
Upon fathering triplets, filmmaker Avi Zev Weider explores the nature of technology, seeking what it means to be human.
Successful!- 117% funded
- $7,021 pledged
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Mar 22, 2012
Avi Zev Weider is exploring the nature of technology and what it means to be human. The fact that both he and his wife managed to each make a film after having triplets is reason enough to support this fine project!
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A Show with Ze Frank by Ze Frank
In 2006 I created a show called "The Show with Ze Frank." With your help I'd like to start a new show. Same, same... but different.
Successful!- 293% funded
- $146,752 pledged
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Mar 09, 2012
Bring back The Show indeed! We love Ze Frank and we'd love to see this come back. Support him and let's make Ze magic happen.
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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
A modern version of the Salem witch trials, adapted from a short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steven Millhauser - the Executive Producer is Shooter Courtney Lee-Mitchell and we're very excited to see this get made.
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American Promise by Rada Film Group
A film 12-years in the making about the educational journey of two middle class African-American boys. Broadcasting on POV in 2013.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $50,698 pledged
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Mar 14, 2012
This is an epic, documentary project, 12 years in the making, about a very important subject: Black boys are twice as likely as whites to be held back in elementary school, three times as likely to be suspended from school, and half as likely to graduate from college.
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An Encounter with Simone Weil by Julia Haslett
An emotionally powerful new documentary about thinker, activist, mystic, Simone Weil––a young woman willing to die for her convictions.
Successful!- 133% funded
- $20,077 pledged
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Mar 17, 2012
Simone Weil was a fascinating woman and more people should know about here work and her life. And now they can! This comes from Shooter Julia Haslett.
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BOY: the American release! by Taika Waititi
Bring our coming-of-age comedy—the all-time New Zealand box office champ—to America! We need a laugh!
Successful!- 123% funded
- $110,796 pledged
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Mar 02, 2012
We want to see this film! Taika Waititi is awesome (most New Zealanders are it seems) and it's high time this film came to America. Cross their palms with silver.
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Hungry by Hungry The Film
The first definitive feature documentary on Competitive Eating. Following the world's top eaters through it's most controversial year.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $10,151 pledged
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Mar 13, 2012
We hereby present to you the definitive feature doc on Competitive Eating. It's a sport dammit! Just don't watch this while you're eating.
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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
Dan Nuxoll has been a Shooting People supporter for years and of course we're always intrigued by tales of dodgy film festival directors. It's a crazy, crazy story and you'd be crazy not to support this project.
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Circle the Wagen by Ryan Steven Green
CIRCLE THE WAGEN is a buddy roadtrip documentary, and our loveletter to the vintage Volkswagen subculture in America.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $22,141 pledged
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Mar 01, 2012
A project for lovers of old camper vans everywhere! This comes from Shooter Ryan Steven Green. Get on the bus, Gus.
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18 Days in Egypt by Jigar Mehta & Yasmin Elayat
An interactive storytelling website documenting a year of revolution in Egypt through compelling personal stories and social media.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $20,142 pledged
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Feb 19, 2012
Really exciting project exploring new ways of telling stories through social media. It's interactive and collaborative and iterative and those are all things we think are rather fantastic.
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WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Kelcey Edwards
Traces the birth and evolution of Wonder Woman and introduces audiences to a dynamic group of fictional and real life superheroines.
Successful!- 139% funded
- $20,876 pledged
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Mar 03, 2012
Hey look, another cool project heading to SXSW. This one is made by women and it's about Wonder Woman. So obviously we love it!
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Double Fine Adventure by Double Fine Productions
An adventure game from Tim Schafer, Double Fine, and YOU!
Successful!- 834% funded
- $3,336,371 pledged
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Mar 13, 2012
It's a game, not a film but this is the first project to break a million dollars on Kickstarter and they reached their goal of $400,000 in 8 hours. Amazing.
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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
This film is going to SXSW next month but they need help finishing. Give them a hand!
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Alt Screen: New York's Alternative Movie Hub by Paul Brunick
Discover NYC films playing outside the multiplex and under the radar. Daily event listings, curated coverage, original essays.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $16,000 pledged
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Feb 17, 2012
Alt Screen is a fantastic resource to find films that are under the radar, those diamonds in the rough. We need more curatorial sites like this so we can discover all the amazing screenings and events out there. Thanks Alt Screen!
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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
This is being directed by Stuart Murdoch from Belle & Sebastian. Step into my office baby!
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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 has been a Shooting People member since 2002. That's loyalty for you! He's a very talented filmmaker and this story is fascinating. A very worthy project to support.
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SNOW TOWN, an I-Fi App by Jan Libby
This is not an enhanced e-book or ibook. SNOW TOWN is the world's first truly Immersive/Interactive Storyworld App. Welcome to I-Fi!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $10,310 pledged
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Funded
Jan 31, 2012
We love experiments in new forms of storytelling and we can't resist the idea of a "truly Immersive/Interactive Storyworld App" - bring it on!
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The Thing by Rhys Ernst
A woman, a transgendered man, and their cat travel towards a mysterious roadside attraction known as "The Thing".
Successful!- 108% funded
- $5,408 pledged
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Jan 19, 2012
Another great project that needs help with finishing funds so they can get to Sundance. It involves a woman, a transgendered man and a cat. Intriguing.
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Balloon Mapping Kits by mathew lippincott
Make your own aerial photos and maps with our flight kit and MapKnitter browser app. Add a camera to our reusable 5.5' balloon & kit.
Successful!- 558% funded
- $34,646 pledged
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Jan 31, 2012
Make your own aerial photos and maps. Simple and really effective!
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The Liberation by christoph green
A film about two people's paths from prison, homelessness, and addiction, through a revolutionary kitchen training program in Wash DC.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $42,008 pledged
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Jan 26, 2012
Co-director Brendan Canty is one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet (we're sure Christoph Green is too but we haven't met him yet!) and this project sounds really cool.
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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
Support our doc-loving friends in Boston!
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DANLAND by alexandra
Porno Dan craves intimacy. In spite of himself and despite his industry, can Dan finally find true love?
Successful!- 111% funded
- $6,692 pledged
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Feb 03, 2012
Debut documentary from Shooter Alexandra Berger. Help them get to Slamdance! Alexandra has triplets so this is no small feat!
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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty by Terence Nance
Help us get to Sundance! Our feature film has been accepted to Sundance. Now all we have to do is raise finishing funds.
Successful!- 136% funded
- $20,456 pledged
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Funded
Jan 19, 2012
This film sounds fab and they need help getting it to Sundance. Do it!
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THE IRAN JOB by Sara Nodjoumi & Till Schauder
A professional American basketball player accepts an offer to play in one of the world's most feared countries: Iran.
Successful!- 200% funded
- $100,466 pledged
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Jan 09, 2012
Last chance to support this fascinating project!
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CASSETTE: A Documentary Film about the Cassette Tape. by Zack Taylor and Seth Smoot
CASSETTE is a feature-length documentary that celebrates the past, present, and future of an endearing musical format.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $25,467 pledged
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Jan 28, 2012
Cassette tapes ooze nostalgia and it's about time they were celebrated in a film!
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Organ Trail: Director's Cut by The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Organ Trail: Directors Cut. The popular edutainment game about the impending zombie apocalypse, for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.
Successful!- 544% funded
- $16,339 pledged
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Jan 19, 2012
Hands up who played Oregon Trail at school as a kid? Well now there's Organ Trail. With zombies of course!
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RICKY on LEACOCK a documentary by Jane Weiner by Ricky On Leacock
A new documentary film by Jane Weiner on the legendary documentary film pioneer, Ricky Leacock.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $26,200 pledged
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Jan 01, 2012
Richard Leacock is a documentary legend and this sounds like a fascinating project.
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Newsmotion by Newsmotion.org
Newsmotion is a civic media, public art and documentary storytelling initiative.
Successful!- 118% funded
- $41,338 pledged
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Dec 29, 2011
Cool new journalism platform, rethinking and redesigning how we cover stories.
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WELCOME TO PINE HILL: Slamdance World Premiere! by Keith Miller
Playing himself, Shannon Harper journeys from Brooklyn to the Catskill Mountains. Now it's time to journey to our Park City premiere!
Successful!- 171% funded
- $20,630 pledged
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Jan 17, 2012
Directed by Shooter Keith Miller and heading to Slamdance in January - help them get there!
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Finishing Brooklyn Castle (Formerly Chess Movie) by Rescued Media
Brooklyn Castle looks at the challenges and triumphs of a champion junior high chess team hit hard by public school budget cuts.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $22,321 pledged
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Dec 26, 2011
Great kids, great story - it's a whole new way of looking at chess.
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Training for the Apocalypse by Rob VanAlkemade
Chronicling survivalists, truth-seekers and prophets united in their quests for personal peace as they prepare for global cataclysm.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $8,576 pledged
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Dec 11, 2011
Fascinating new project by the man who made What Would Jesus Buy? It's the end of the world as we know it and we feel fine...
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We Are Many - a feature length documentary film by Amir Amirani
We Are Many is a feature length documentary on the story and legacy of the biggest protest in history, which took place on 15 Feb 2003.
Successful!- 131% funded
- $92,029 pledged
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Funded
Dec 13, 2011
We Are Many is a documentary about the biggest protest in history, on 15 February 2003, against the Iraq war. A very important story to tell!
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Art As A Weapon by Art as a Weapon
This documentary will investigate the connection between street art, Buddhism and Democracy. With Shepard Fairey
Successful!- 113% funded
- $34,010 pledged
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Dec 09, 2011
What is the connection between street art, Buddhism and democracy? This documentary, featuring Shepard Fairey, explores this fertile territory.
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TINY: A Story About Living Small by Merete Mueller
A (short) documentary about tiny houses, and people who find home in less than 400 square feet. Can living small go big?
Successful!- 147% funded
- $11,062 pledged
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Dec 15, 2011
Can living small go big? We want to find out. Lovely, creative and very teeny tiny houses.
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DELTA BOYS by Andrew Berends
DELTA BOYS tells the untold stories of the militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $16,202 pledged
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Dec 17, 2011
Director Andrew Berends was imprisoned in Nigeria while making this film but he still managed to finish it!
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Don't Go Back to School: A handbook for learning anything by Kio Stark
A how-to guide for independent learning, with concrete strategies plus stories of people who learn on their own and how they do it.
Successful!- 268% funded
- $38,928 pledged
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Funded
Dec 15, 2011
Well this sounds useful!
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Moving Windmills - Documentary Film by Ben Nabors & Tom Rielly
Moving Windmills is a feature-length documentary that tells the true story of William Kamkwamba, a young innovator from Malawi, Africa.
Successful!- 278% funded
- $111,545 pledged
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Jan 08, 2012
A fantastically inspiring story about a young inventor from Malawi.
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Bloodsworth: An Innocent Man by Gregory Bayne
A feature documentary about Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, the first death row inmate in the US to be exonerated by DNA evidence.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $25,841 pledged
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Funded
Dec 05, 2011
Director Gregory Bayne is awesome and they only have 19 hours left. You know what to do.
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STYLE WARS ... the Outtakes by Henry Chalfant
What’s in the outtakes? Save never before seen scenes from Style Wars. Trains. Battles. Interviews. More about the artists we love.
Successful!- 134% funded
- $37,721 pledged
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Dec 07, 2011
Super-cool old school awesomeness.
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BEST KEPT SECRET by Danielle DiGiacomo, Producer
A Newark, NJ high school teacher struggles to prepare her autistic students for the brutal world that awaits them after graduation.
Successful!- 178% funded
- $26,179 pledged
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Dec 14, 2011
The producer of this project, Danielle DiGiacomo, has been a fantastic supporter of Shooting People over the years. She even hosted Shooters in the Pub for us! So we'd like to return the favor and ask you to support this great project.
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STUDIO H -- documentary film by C. O'Malley, P. Creadon, N. Baer
“Studio H” is a film which documents a year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $38,336 pledged
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Dec 18, 2011
From the team behind Wordplay. Using design to help a struggling school.
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ABACUS @ Sundance Film Fest 2012 by Lars America Jan
ABACUS is a visually immersive multimedia presentation about the future of national borders and how contemporary persuasion works.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $18,550 pledged
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Dec 10, 2011
This immersive project exploring national borders is heading to Sundance. Can't wait to see it in action.
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Help put When the Drum is Beating in Theaters and on TV by Whitney Dow
Help ensure the award winning film When the Drum is Beating is distributed to the world.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $65,749 pledged
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Funded
Dec 05, 2011
A fantastic film celebrating the music of Haiti. Let's help get it in theaters and on TV so that more people can see it.
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Peter Blanchette & The Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra by Jesse Epstein
A documentary adventure about success, collaboration, and surviving while doing what you love.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $15,371 pledged
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Funded
Nov 18, 2011
Jesse Epstein has been a Shooter and the editor of our NY Filmmakers bulletin for pretty much as long as we have been around. She's also a super talented filmmaker. And Malcolm Pullinger used to edit the SF/LA Filmmakers bulletin so this is like family!
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Meanwhile by Hal Hartley
Joe Fulton can fix anything. But success eludes him.
Successful!- 141% funded
- $56,433 pledged
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Funded
Dec 01, 2011
Hal Hartley is an indie film hero. Nuff said.
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Tomorrow We Disappear by Jim Goldblum
A feature documentary about Kathputli, India's last magician's colony. Help preserve this mystical place before it is destroyed.
Successful!- 154% funded
- $61,931 pledged
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Funded
Nov 13, 2011
Fascinating project about the Kathputli Colony in India - highlights the vital role artists (and acrobats and magicians!) play in society.
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Earth Camp One by Jennie Livingston
A new film by the director of PARIS IS BURNING, EARTH CAMP ONE is about grief, a hippie summer camp in the 1970s, and the afterlife.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $42,316 pledged
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Funded
Nov 11, 2011
Jennie Livingston made Paris Is Burning. That is reason enough to support ANYTHING else she does for evermore!
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VINYLMANIA: when life runs at 33 revolutions per minute by Paolo Campana
Vinylmania guides us through the grooves of an object that has never lost its soul: the vinyl record.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $37,173 pledged
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Funded
Nov 10, 2011
We're going analog! Let's celebrate the vinyl record at 33 revolutions per minute!
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The Undocumented by marco williams
THE UNDOCUMENTED is a 90 cinema verite documentary that exposes a little known consequence of current U. S. immigration policy.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $76,130 pledged
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Funded
Oct 28, 2011
Marco Williams makes superb films (Two Towns of Jasper, Banished) and we're sure this will be no exception.
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The Winter - the first Greek feature film by Melancholy Star by Melancholy Star
This winter in a remote Greek mountain town, the brave little crew of Melancholy Star will shoot a film in a notoriously haunted house.
Successful!- 122% funded
- $3,050 pledged
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Oct 26, 2011
A spooky story, based in Greece, made by Shooters!
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HERB & DOROTHY 50X50 by Megumi Sasaki
Help us finish the follow-up to the award-winning documentary HERB & DOROTHY, and share in the couple’s generosity and passion for art!
Successful!- 158% funded
- $87,331 pledged
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Funded
Nov 06, 2011
If you loved Herb & Dorothy you'll want to jump in and support this!
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Portraits of the Solidarity Economy by Caroline Woolard
Stop the crisis of economic imagination! Help us finish 7 short films about New Yorkers who are growing a different kind of economy.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $5,245 pledged
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Funded
Oct 16, 2011
This sounds like a great project - and the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective are involved.
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From ATP - four short films by Vincent Moon by From ATP
A series of four short films by Vincent Moon shot at the legendary All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival in the UK.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $15,794 pledged
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Funded
Oct 15, 2011
Vincent Moon is a Shooting People patron and we're very much down with the idea of awesome short films alongside the awesome music at ATP.
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CineSkates Camera Sliders by Cinetics
CineSkates is a portable tripod slider system that enables fluid, rolling video without the hassle of bulky camera gear.
Successful!- 2,432% funded
- $486,518 pledged
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Funded
Oct 14, 2011
We want this! We want this! That is all.
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The Happy Film by The Happy Film
The Happy Film is a documentary in which designer Stefan Sagmeister conducts a series of self-experiments to test his happiness.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $55,336 pledged
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Funded
Oct 16, 2011
Gorgeously imaginative opening credits. We think this new Stefan Sagmeister project will make us very happy indeed!
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99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film by Audrey Ewell & Aaron Aites
In a process that mirrors the OWS movement itself, 40+ award-winning filmmakers & artists are making a film about it. Together.
Successful!- 352% funded
- $3,522 pledged
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Funded
Nov 01, 2011
A collaborative documentary about Occupy Wall Street - you can back the project or get involved in making it.
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Where The Yellowstone Goes by Hunter Weeks
A visually stunning documentary film about America's longest undammed river. Join us to rediscover one of the last free flowing rivers.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $31,896 pledged
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Funded
Oct 15, 2011
Hunter Weeks has shared his inspirational DIY approach to making and distributing films with the indie film community for a number of years so we're always pleased to support his projects.
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The Punk Singer: The Documentary about Kathleen Hanna by Sini Anderson
The Punk Singer is a feature length documentary about Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of Bikini Kill, Julie Ruin, Le Tigre; punk feminist.
Successful!- 139% funded
- $61,455 pledged
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Funded
Oct 27, 2011
A doc about Kathleen Hanna? Hell yes!
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UnionDocs has a 10 year lease. Now we need the basics. by UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art
UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art has just secured it's space for 10 years. It is time now to make important renovations & changes.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $13,004 pledged
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Funded
Oct 16, 2011
Going to events at Union Docs is always an adventure - they embrace a really interesting, multi-disciplinary documentary landscape. Support them so they can keep being awesome.
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IN NO PLACE - a short film by Gabriel Long
A documentary about two stories in the career of one lawyer, the first from Mississippi in 1966 the second from Guantanamo Bay in 2004.
Successful!- 109% funded
- $2,076 pledged
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Funded
Oct 09, 2011
Film by Shooter Gabriel Long highlighting the importance of justice, due process and the constitution through the experiences of lawyer Stephen Oleskey.
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The Yes Men Present: The Yes Lab for Creative Activism by The Yes Lab
The Yes Men are launching The Yes Lab so activist groups and individuals can carry out creative, media-getting actions of their own!
Successful!- 142% funded
- $14,234 pledged
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Oct 17, 2011
We love The Yes Men! And creative activism sounds like a very good idea indeed.
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Music from Saharan Cellphones LP by Christopher Kirkley
An official vinyl release of "Music from Saharan Cellphones", a compilation of music collected from memory cards in the Saharan desert.
Successful!- 195% funded
- $7,814 pledged
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Funded
Oct 04, 2011
Not a film project but so wonderfully creative we had to get behind it!
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MAN-CHILD - Feature Film by Ryan Koo
The first feature film by Koo (dir. of The West Side, founder of NoFilmSchool.com) explores the high-stakes world of youth basketball.
Successful!- 108% funded
- $125,100 pledged
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Funded
Sep 23, 2011
Koo from No Film School is a guy we've been following so it's great to see he's making his first feature. It's also always nice to see creative campaign videos like this.
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On the Ice: The Movie by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Friendship, murder, and deceit in the Arctic – On the Ice is the first Alaskan feature by an Inuit director + entirely Inuit cast.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $85,690 pledged
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Funded
Sep 08, 2011
On the Ice is the first Alaskan feature by an Inuit director + entirely Inuit cast. They're raising money to release the film in the US and we'd love to see it reach a wider audience.
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FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE – an independent film by Maris Curran by Maris Curran
An intimate feature film about love, loss and compassion.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $40,613 pledged
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Funded
Sep 01, 2011
Nekisa Cooper is a producer on this film - she produced Pariah and she is amazing. So back this project without further ado!
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MY REINCARNATION by Jennifer Fox
Be the CATALYST. Spread MY REINCARNATION, an epic documentary about spirituality, family and destiny...
Successful!- 300% funded
- $150,456 pledged
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Funded
May 28, 2011
Jennifer Fox really led the way with this Kickstarter campaign. And she shared all her tips and tricks too which is doubly awesome.
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RIDE [short film] from the Archaeology of the Recent Future by Polina Malikin
Summer in a small Midwestern town. An orphaned teenage girl approaches adulthood while her younger cousin considers adolescence.
Successful!- 152% funded
- $3,820 pledged
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Funded
Sep 16, 2011
Lovely, creative campaign video so we're sure the eventual short film will be lovely and creative too!
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Help get "Sarah Palin: You Betcha!" into theaters! by SARAH PALIN: YOU BETCHA!
We need your help to distribute this film and get SARAH PALIN: YOU BETCHA! into theaters!
Successful!- 103% funded
- $31,120 pledged
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Funded
Sep 03, 2011
Nick Broomfield on Kickstarter. Well I never!
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"I Am Root Beer" A New Film by Handsome Experts by Casey Donahue
A short film about one surgeon who gives up his life in the O.R. to pursue his dreams of becoming actual, liquidy root beer.
Successful!- 128% funded
- $6,410 pledged
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Funded
Aug 05, 2011
I mean, who hasn't wanted to become "actual, liquidy root beer" at some point in their lives?... Oh, you haven't? Really?
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IRIBA CENTER in Rwanda: A Media Archive to Remember History by Anne Aghion
Nearly two decades after the genocide, IRIBA CENTER will gather Rwanda’s audiovisual history, and make it accessible to all Rwandans.
Successful!- 118% funded
- $47,201 pledged
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Aug 21, 2011
A project from Shooter Anne Aghion, director of My Neighbor, My Killer. The IRIBA CENTER FOR MULTIMEDIA HERITAGE will keep the country’s history alive and accessible for all Rwandans. An excellent project to support.
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Pen Type-A : A minimal pen by cw&t
We love Hi-Tec-C pens! Pen Type-A is a stainless steel replacement for the Hi-Tec-C's cheapo plastic housing.
Successful!- 11,279% funded
- $281,989 pledged
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Funded
Aug 15, 2011
We're thinking perhaps we should give up film and go into the pen business!
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My Brooklyn by Kelly Anderson
MY BROOKLYN follows the filmmaker’s journey, as a Brooklyn “gentrifier,” to understand the forces dramatically reshaping New York City.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $20,727 pledged
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Funded
Sep 03, 2011
My Brooklyn, made by Shooters, is asking lots of hard questions about gentrification and city planning in Brooklyn. We're excited to see this get made.
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One Day on Earth - filmed in every nation in one day by One Day on Earth
A world wide online community filmed over 3,000 hours of footage to create a picture of One Day on Earth. Please help finish the film.
Successful!- 178% funded
- $44,637 pledged
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Funded
Aug 12, 2011
A hugely ambitious project that Shooting People has been tracking and promoting. Help them finish this truly international (shot in EVERY country on earth) film!
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I USED TO BE DARKER by Matt Porterfield
A new film by Matt Porterfield (HAMILTON, PUTTY HILL) about family, love and letting go. Shooting in Baltimore this summer.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $42,394 pledged
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Funded
Aug 13, 2011
Shooter and all round awesome guy Steve Holmgren is part of the team behind this. We loved Porterfield's last film "Putty Hill" and we're pretty sure we'll love this too.
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WALT Episodes. by Charles Philipp
WALT's late on his rent again, the utility bills are piling up, and he's got an expensive candy addiction. He could use a helping hand.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $1,100 pledged
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Funded
Aug 14, 2011
Walt is cute, he tries to pay his rent with Jolly Ranchers, and we really like the idea of supporting animators like this.
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HOW TO START A REVOLUTION a new documentary film by Ruaridh Arrow
This film reveals the story of the modern revolution, the power of people to change their world and the man behind it all, Gene Sharp.
Successful!- 191% funded
- $57,342 pledged
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Funded
Jun 17, 2011
This project was part of the Shooting People & Sheffield Doc/Fest crowdfunding session at the Rushes' Short Filmmmakers Market, held at BAFTA. We're stoked they were so successful in their campaign.
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Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same by lucy sexton
In Madeleine Olnek's B-movie sci-fi film comedy 3 lesbian aliens come to earth to save their planet by visiting NYCs gay dating scene.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $7,417 pledged
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Funded
Aug 23, 2011
Fantastic title and we love the first line of the project description: "I wrote and directed and made this film by hand---with alot of help from my friends." That sounds like Shooters spirit!
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Flat Daddy by Nara Garber & Betsy Nagler
A feature documentary following four military families over the course of a year to reveal the impact of the war on those left behind.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $21,186 pledged
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Funded
Aug 15, 2011
Flat Daddies, also known as "heroes on a stick," are the life-sized cardboard cutouts of husbands, wives, parents and children serving overseas. Through the lens of Flat Daddies, Shooters Nara Garber and Betsy Nagler highlight the impact of war on those left behind.
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Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself by lpoling
A documentary film about writer, editor, quarterback, and lion tamer, George Plimpton.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $28,003 pledged
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Funded
Aug 26, 2011
George Plimpton rocks. Don't believe us? Watch the trailer and you'll be amazed by the many lives this one man has led.
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Orbit(Film) Astronaut Appreciation Society by Rooftop Films
Help launch a solar system of short films by an all-star cast of independent artists.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $5,014 pledged
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Funded
Jul 19, 2011
Who can resist the idea of a solar system of short films! And many of the filmmakers are friends and supporters of Shooting People which makes this even more irrisistable.
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+Pool: A Floating Pool in the River For Everyone by Family and PlayLab
An initiative to build a floating pool that filters river water off the shores of New York City.
Successful!- 166% funded
- $41,647 pledged
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Funded
Jul 15, 2011
Absolutely nothing to do with film. It's just such a great idea and we all want to go swimming!
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The Second Annual Kickstarter Film Festival by Kickstarter & Rooftop Films
Join Kickstarter and Rooftop Films on July 9, 2011, for the 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival!
Successful!- 111% funded
- $3,336 pledged
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Funded
Jul 06, 2011
Such a smart way to sell tickets and support great projects. And that poster is lovely!
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The Iraqi Seed Project by emma
A film & cross-media project about sustainable agriculture in Iraq.
Successful!- 116% funded
- $9,327 pledged
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Jun 06, 2011
Fascinating project by Shooter Emma Piper-Burket about sustainable agriculture in Iraq. When Emma talks about seeds we listen!
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Malls Across America by Rumur
In 1989, following in the footsteps of Frank, Winogrand, and Eggleston, I drove across the country and documented malls across America
Successful!- 110% funded
- $13,282 pledged
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Jun 30, 2011
Michael Galinsky, a Shooter and one of the filmmakers behind "Battle for Brooklyn", has documented malls across America and is planning a print run of books. It's not a film but we like it!
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Dot: 360º video capture for the iPhone 4 by Jeff Glasse
Snap Dot onto your iPhone 4 and in an instant you can capture fully immersive 360-degree videos and share them with anyone.
Successful!- 602% funded
- $120,514 pledged
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Funded
Jul 03, 2011
360º video capture for the iPhone 4. Yes please!
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NewFest 2011: New York's LGBT Film Festival by Bryce J Renninger
Help NY's Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Film Festival raise funds to make sure its 23rd edition goes on without a hitch, despite rising costs.
Successful!- 118% funded
- $8,852 pledged
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Funded
Jun 27, 2011
It's been a week of celebration in NYC and now we're looking forward to a particularly awesome 23rd edition of NewFest.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry by Alison Klayman
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the first feature-length documentary about China's (in)famous artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.
Successful!- 260% funded
- $52,175 pledged
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May 28, 2011
Fascinating artist and a great project. We saw Alison pitch at the Good Pitch at the Ford Foundation and were really impressed.
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Urbanized: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit
Help finish the new design documentary from the director of "Helvetica" and "Objectified".
Successful!- 139% funded
- $118,505 pledged
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Mar 23, 2011
Shooter Gary Hustwit makes gorgeous films about design (Helvetica, Objectified) and we can't wait for his next one.
































































































































































































































