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about 18 hours ago
Jared Flesher
backed a project
Barzan (the movie) by Cassidy Dimon
Barzan is a documentary feature about an Iraqi-American refugee and family man accused of assisting an Al-Qaeda terror plot in the US.
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41% funded $3,485 pledged
- 40 backers
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22days left
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on February 2
Jared Flesher
Posted project update #18Thank You
Post CommentWe made it! I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the 89 people on Kickstarter who helped fund the post-production of SOURLANDS, the 103 people who helped fund the production phase earlier in the year, and many others who have contributed to the project in countless ways. It feels wonderful this afternoon to know that I can eat, sleep and drink SOURLANDS for the next several months and not have to worry about fundraising.
One of the most interesting things that happened during this fundraising campaign is that someone pledged $1. I remember opening up my email and thinking “Why did someone just give me a dollar?”
I Googled around and soon discovered that the $1 came from a man who is giving $1 every single day of 2012 to a different Kickstarter project and, just as importantly, helping promote each of these projects on his website.
This has inspired me to do the same. Once a week for at least the next year, I’m going to pledge $5 to a documentary film project on Kickstarter that looks interesting. I’ll also help promote each of these projects on the Sourlands blog (http://www.sourlands.com/blog.html) and the Sourlands Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Sourlands)
For my first donations, I cruised Kickstarter last night and chose two projects that both look compelling. The first is a film titled “The End of a Marvelous Era.” A group of San Francisco State University film school graduates plan to travel across the country and document what’s left of the Big Band music scene in this country. I especially liked that the mom of one of the filmmakers left a really nice message for him on the comments page:
“I'm stirred by your talent and inspired by your commitment. We simply MUST make this project happen! I love you, Son. Mom”
Here’s the link to the “End of a Marvelous Era" Kickstarter campaign: http://kck.st/AvNMFA
The second film I donated to is titled “Of Two Minds.” It documents the highs and lows of people living with bipolar disorder – as over 5 million Americans do. The trailer is intense but very well done.
Here’s the link to the “Of Two Minds” Kickstarter campaign:
http://kck.st/x0EXZxAnd finally…
GASLAND director Josh Fox was arrested yesterday while attempting to film a House Science subcommittee hearing on the EPA’s investigation into groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyo., potentially caused by hydraulic fracturing:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72326.html
According to the article, Josh had gone through the proper channels to try to get official credentials to be there to film... and was denied. Also, there were no other broadcast journalists in the room.
I like this quote in the article from Josh:
“They came to us and said, ‘You’re in violation of House rules.’ I told them, ‘You’re in violation of the rules of the United States of America, which is the Constitution.”
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on February 2
Jared Flesher
Posted project update #10Thank you
Post CommentWe made it! I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the 89 people on Kickstarter who helped fund the post-production of SOURLANDS, the 103 people who helped fund the production phase earlier in the year, and many others who have contributed to the project in countless ways. It feels wonderful this afternoon to know that I can eat, sleep and drink SOURLANDS for the next several months and not have to worry about fundraising.
One of the most interesting things that happened during this fundraising campaign is that someone pledged $1. I remember opening up my email and thinking “Why did someone just give me a dollar?”
I Googled around and soon discovered that the $1 came from a man who is giving $1 every single day of 2012 to a different Kickstarter project and, just as importantly, helping promote each of these projects on his website.
This has inspired me to do the same. Once a week for at least the next year, I’m going to pledge $5 to a documentary film project on Kickstarter that looks interesting. I’ll also help promote each of these projects on the Sourlands blog (http://www.sourlands.com/blog.html) and the Sourlands Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/Sourlands)
For my first donations, I cruised Kickstarter last night and chose two projects that both look compelling. The first is a film titled “The End of a Marvelous Era.” A group of San Francisco State University film school graduates plan to travel across the country and document what’s left of the Big Band music scene in this country. I especially liked that the mom of one of the filmmakers left a really nice message for him on the comments page:
“I'm stirred by your talent and inspired by your commitment. We simply MUST make this project happen! I love you, Son. Mom”
Here’s the link to the “End of a Marvelous Era Kickstarter” campaign: http://kck.st/AvNMFA
The second film I donated to is titled “Of Two Minds.” It documents the highs and lows of people living with bipolar disorder – as over 5 million Americans do. The trailer is intense but very well done.
Here’s the link to the “Of Two Minds” Kickstarter campaign:
http://kck.st/x0EXZxAnd finally…
GASLAND director Josh Fox was arrested yesterday while attempting to film a House Science subcommittee hearing on the EPA’s investigation into groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyo., potentially caused by hydraulic fracturing:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72326.html
According to the article, Josh had gone through the proper channels to try to get official credentials to be there to film... and was denied. Also, there were no other broadcast journalists in the room.
I like this quote in the article from Josh:
“They came to us and said, ‘You’re in violation of House rules.’ I told them, ‘You’re in violation of the rules of the United States of America, which is the Constitution.”
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on February 2Funded!
SOURLANDS: a documentary film by Jared Flesher
Stories of energy, agriculture, and ecology, told from one very important green spot on the map. www.sourlands.com
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102% funded $9,740 pledged
- 89 backers
- Funded Feb 02, 2012
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on February 2
Jared Flesher
backed a project
OF TWO MINDS by Douglas Blush
Take your best day...and your darkest moment...and multiply by a million. OF TWO MINDS puts a human face on bipolar disorder.
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39% funded $12,720 pledged
- 168 backers
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21days left
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on February 2
Jared Flesher
backed a project
The End of a Marvelous Era by Anthony Joseph Sabatino
A journey across America to explore the remains of the Big Band Era. A documentary film for all artists and live performers.
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25% funded $1,280 pledged
- 16 backers
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36days left
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on January 31
Jared Flesher
Posted project update #17SOURLANDS on Twitter Part 2
Post CommentOops, my first Twitter mistake. I'm told I should provide you with this link to my new Twitter account:
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on January 31
Jared Flesher
Posted project update #9SOURLANDS on Twitter Part 2
Post CommentOops, my first Twitter mistake. I'm told I should provide you with this link to the new SOURLANDS Twitter account:
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on January 31
Jared Flesher
Posted project update #16SOURLANDS on Twitter
Post CommentA friend of SOURLANDS suggested we get up on Twitter to try to get some buzz going in the final two days of our final Kickstarter fundraising campaign. Sounds like a great idea.
You can now follow Sourlands at @sourlands
I have no idea how to use Twitter, but here's my first ever Tweet:
"44 hours left to fund SOURLANDS on Kickstarter. Can we make it? Here's the video trailer: http://kck.st/ulvTrm"
Now some specially trained songbirds start flying around the world, right?
In other news, I recently sent out the SOURLANDS rough cut to its first film festival. Film festivals are competitive and the one I'm applying to is an excellent one -- so I'm not taking anything for granted. But it feels great to now be thinking about and planning for the premiere.
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on January 31
Jared Flesher
Posted project update #8SOURLANDS on Twitter
Post CommentA friend of SOURLANDS suggested we get up on Twitter to try to get some buzz going in the final two days of our Kickstarter fundraising campaign. Sounds like great idea.
You can now follow Sourlands at @sourlands
I have no idea how to use Twitter, but here's my first ever Tweet:
"44 hours left to fund SOURLANDS on Kickstarter. Can we make it? Here's the video trailer: http://kck.st/ulvTrm"
Now some specially trained songbirds start flying around the world, right?
Jared Flesher
SOURLANDS director Jared Flesher is an award-winning reporter, photojournalist, and filmmaker. Jared's articles have been published by The New York Times Online, The Wall Street Journal Online, The Christian Science Monitor, Grist, and many magazines.... view more
