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    The Giraffe That Knew Too Much by Cody

    A small 5 year boy is forced to give up his favorite book because it was put on a list of censored media.

    • 39% funded
    • $2,345 pledged
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    MPS Live Action Short Film student Eric Tosstorff and BFA Film & Video student Cody Kussoy present The Giraffe That Knew Too Much, a look at censorship through the eyes of a child.

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    Islands Of Diamonds: Bring our video game to Android! by Happymonitor Games Studio

    We're a husband and wife development team readying our debut iOS video game but we need your help to bring it to Android devices.

    • 24% funded
    • $870 pledged
    • 8
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    MFA Fine Arts alumnus Zoe Chan hopes to bring Island of Diamonds to the Android platform.

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    A Search for Truth by paul vogeler

    Creating a new body of paintings to present in Berlin.

    • 10% funded
    • $350 pledged
    • 15
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    BFA Fine Arts alumnus Paul Vogeler is raising funds to cover the creation of a new body of work.

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    Adrift by Nadia Bedzhanova

    A testorone-filled story about the search for identity among brothers during a game of self-induced asphyxiation.

    • 33% funded
    • $1,980 pledged
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    MPS Live Action Short Film student Nadia Bedzhanova presents Adrift, a short film about Benji and his risk-taking adventure into an asphyxiation game to impress his brother.

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    Scratch-off Stationery by Millie Rossman

    You might not win a thousand dollars a week for life, but you'll make your friends feel like a million bucks.

    • 25% funded
    • $756 pledged
    • 19
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    BFA Graphic Design alumnus Millie Rossman presents unique scratch-off notecards to brighten anyone's day.

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    Guns of Icarus Online by Muse Games

    Captain a steampunk airship and fly with your friends in this thrilling MMO air combat game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

    Successful!
    • 352% funded
    • $35,237 pledged
    • Funded Feb 21, 2012

    BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation & Visual Effects alumnus Tim Doolen presents a first-person multiplayer game set in a post-apocalyptic, steampunk inspired world.

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    The People That Melt In The Rain Graphic Novel by MikeDubisch

    Young adult fantasy about a young girl trapped in a cursed town.

    Successful!
    • 352% funded
    • $1,764 pledged
    • Funded Feb 12, 2012

    BFA Cartooning alumni Mike Dubisch and Carolyn Watson Dubisch bring their highly successful web comic "The People That Melt in the Rain" to print.

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    If Walls Could Talk by Katie Yamasaki

    Incarcerated mothers & the children of incarcerated mothers create public murals in dialogue designed by & dedicated to one another.

    Successful!
    • 104% funded
    • $16,780 pledged
    • Funded Jan 11, 2012

    MFA Illustration as Visual Essay alumnus Katie Yamasaki project would bring this large scale public art project between incarcerated mothers at Rikers Island and their children in East Harlem.

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    The Productive by Susan Godfrey

    Please Donate to a New York City Animation Coworking studio.

    Successful!
    • 106% funded
    • $10,601 pledged
    • Funded Jan 11, 2012

    Animation alumnus Susan Godfrey's The Productive will offer digital artists a NYC workspace, resource, peer support, and collaborative opportunities.

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    HELP PRODUCE GARY KAZOO'S first Children's Music CD! by Gary Silberman

    Musical Edu-tainment (Educational Entertainment) for preschoolers and their Parents! "Part Wiggles, part Paul Simon... "

    Successful!
    • 103% funded
    • $2,575 pledged
    • Funded Jan 10, 2012

    BFA Film and Video alumnus Gary Silberman presents a children's music project meant to introduce preschool children to the concept of rhyming, dancing, rhythm, melody and all things associated with music and movement.

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    The New Yorkers by Robert Herman

    A photography book project by Robert Herman

    Successful!
    • 140% funded
    • $10,559 pledged
    • Funded Dec 20, 2011

    MPS Digital Photography alumnus Robert Herman presents photographic documentation of the ever changing landscape of New York in a new book project.

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    The Compositor by john mattiuzzi

    A dark comedy following a neurotic artist who is persuaded to take a drug to cure him of his mind-body illness called being "Artistic."

    Successful!
    • 150% funded
    • $4,505 pledged
    • Funded Dec 19, 2011

    MFA Computer Art student John Mattiuzzi's film The Compositor is a dark comedy that explores one artist's struggle to cure a crippling condition with some unusual unwanted results.

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    Love Motel For Insects by Urban Art Projects

    Urban Art Projects is collaborating with scientist/ artist Brandon Ballengée to produce his piece The Love Motel for Insects.

    Successful!
    • 101% funded
    • $8,142 pledged
    • Funded Dec 11, 2011

    BFA Fine Arts faculty member Brandon Ballengée project would bring this outdoor interactive artwork to New York City.

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    The Pencilmation DVD! by Ross & Ama Bollinger

    Help me release all 21 episodes of my animated web series Pencilmation, plus special features on DVD before Christmas.

    Successful!
    • 127% funded
    • $3,825 pledged
    • Funded Dec 11, 2011

    BFA Animation alumnus Ross Bollinger project will bring his web series Pencilmation to DVD.

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    Help finish Bending Steel: A Feature Length Documentary Film by Sixkiller NYC

    A film about Chris Schoeck, an olde-time strongman struggling to overcome personal adversity and discover his place in the world.

    Successful!
    • 102% funded
    • $25,745 pledged
    • Funded Nov 22, 2011

    BFA Film & Video alumnus Dave Carroll documentary follows one man's quest to become a professional olde-time strongman.

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    Send the World's Fair Project to Montreal! by Jade Doskow

    I am photographing the remaining sites and structures of world's fairs internationally.

    Successful!
    • 105% funded
    • $2,625 pledged
    • Funded Oct 24, 2011

    MFA Photography, Video and Related Media alumnus Jade Doskow presents a series of photographs documenting the World's Fair - the latest site she would like to shoot is Montreal.

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    OMA & BELLA by alexa karolinski

    Oma and Bella is an intimate film about two elderly Jewish women in Berlin with humor, stories, and a deep fondness for good food!

    Successful!
    • 249% funded
    • $44,905 pledged
    • Funded Oct 23, 2011

    MFA Social Documentary Film alumnus Alexa Karolinski's film follows two elderly Jewish women in Berlin as they recall stories about heritage, memory, identity, and a deep fondness for food.

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    ::::MERKATO:::: by Sosena Solomon

    :::MERKATO::: -- A visually gripping portrait documenting 5 personal stories from one of the world's oldest & largest open air markets

    Successful!
    • 122% funded
    • $14,710 pledged
    • Funded Oct 10, 2011

    MFA Social Documentary Film alumnus Sosena Solomon's film explores the largest and oldest open air markets in Africa through 5 personal stories.