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on September 10
Therese Shechter
backed a project
Modern Family Business: a fresh-cut comedy web series by Destri Martino
Comedy web series about a bi-racial family of florists. Working to change t.v. programming one diverse web series at a time.
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118% funded $4,130 pledged
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on August 23
Therese Shechter
Posted project update #18Exciting news about the film!
Post CommentWe just got some really exciting news: "How To Lose Your Virginity" has been accepted to the IFP's Independent Film Week Project Forum happening next month in New York.
What does that mean, you ask? For four days in September, co-producer Lisa Esselstein and I will be meeting directly with distributors and broadcasters who can potentially help us finish the documentary and get it out to the world at large. This is a game-changing opportunity for "How To Lose Your Virginity" and we're honored to be part of this selective film market.
A year ago we had a trailer and now, working with super-editor Dina Guttmann, we have a 90-minute rough cut (see me with the index-card version below). We've gotten this far in large part thanks to your generous donations of money and time, not to mention online enthusiasm. It's a huge leap for the film, but the road ahead is still long: We need to finish editing, compose our score, create graphic design and animation, and more.
Right now, we're working hard on a 20-minute version of the film to show to industry leaders at the IFP Forum. So, as we prepare, you can continue to help us "go all the way" here. We can't keep making virginity puns without you!
Remember, our trailer is always available streaming online. So feel free to download or embed it for your blog, human sexuality class, or friends until the full-length version is finished and ready for the world.
Thanks,
Therese and Team Trixie
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on February 23, 2011
Therese Shechter
backed a project
xoxosms: a documentary about love in the 21st century by Nancy Schwartzman
xoxosms is a documentary about first love, long distance and Skype.
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106% funded $8,538 pledged
- 188 backers
- Funded Mar 16, 2011
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on February 23, 2011
Therese Shechter
backed a project
The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Kelcey Edwards
A documentary about female superheroes, warrior princesses and other popular culture icons of women’s empowerment.
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158% funded $15,850 pledged
- 409 backers
- Funded Mar 17, 2011
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on November 5, 2010
Therese Shechter
Posted project update #17Update: We're editing!
Thanks to your generosity and support, we began our 10-week edit last month with the amazing Dina Guttmann. Here she is laying out the first draft of the story on our big wall of index cards. We can't tell you how cool it is to see our footage turning into funny, moving and provocative scenes.
Our goal is to have our first rough cut done by mid-December, along a really tight 20-minute clip to send to funders, broadcasters and distributors. It's all so exciting!
If you haven't already, please check out our Thank You Page complete with names, links and celebratory video. Enjoy a little Salt N Pepa while you're there.
Thanks for your support!
Therese, Lisa and Team Trixie
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on August 3, 2010
Therese Shechter
Posted project update #16Check out your Thank You page!
Post CommentWe just put up our Thank You Page complete with names, links and celebratory video. Please check it out and enjoy a little Salt N Pepa while you're there.
We'll be keeping you posted on the progress of the film through our regular mailing list. Right now we're speaking to editors and hope to start cutting in September. Yay!!!
Some wee housekeeping: We did our best to find out how everyone wanted to be ID'd on the page, but if there are any changes, let us know! Also, if we owe you a DVD of I Was A Teenage Feminist, it will be on its way shortly.
Thanks for your support!
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on July 30, 2010
Therese Shechter
commented on a projectAwesome!! Congratulations!
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on July 28, 2010
Therese Shechter
backed a project
Help Us Edit Our Asexuality Documentary by Angela Tucker
Filmed over three years, our next Big Mouth Film, explores a community who experiences no sexual attraction -- asexuals.
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110% funded $11,073 pledged
- 204 backers
- Funded Aug 21, 2010
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on July 1, 2010
Therese Shechter
Posted project update #15And we're done!!!!
Thank you to our 202 backers for raising $12,909! Stay tuned for a special thank you video coming your way as soon as we stop screaming!
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Lisa Esselstein on July 1, 2010
Thank you to every one of our 202 Backers! You are amazing and we are so grateful for your support!
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on July 1, 2010Funded!
How to Lose Your Virginity by Therese Shechter
This documentary gets beyond the hype to figure out why, in our hyper-sexualized hookup culture, we're so obsessed with virginity.
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129% funded $12,909 pledged
- 202 backers
- Funded Jul 01, 2010
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Therese Shechter
Brooklyn, NY
Therese Shechter is a filmmaker who uses humor-spiked, personal narrative to make award-winning documentaries including "I Was A Teenage Feminist" and "How I Learned to Speak Turkish." She writes about virginity and feminism for he... view more
Dina, we're so lucky to have you on Team Trixie!
Hi all,
Just checkin in! Am excited to hear more on the progress, any news!