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Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson

New York, NY

Annie J. Howell has written and directed films that have played internationally on the festival circuit, including at SXSW, Newport, Full Frame and Clermont-Ferrand. Her work has aired on the Sundance Channel, PBS, and the Independent Film Channel, and... view more

  1. on September 28
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #11

    Fall 2011 update - SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS

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  2. on April 19, 2011
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    backed a project

    The Itching by Dianne Bellino & Adam Davies

    The Itching is a short claymation about a wolf's attempt to confront her neurotic obsessions. A joyful and creepy adult fairy-tale.

    • 115% funded $4,315 pledged
    • 88 backers
    • Funded May 21, 2011
  3. on April 1, 2011
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #10

    Update April 2011

    Greetings, Kickstarters!
    Many of you are on a few of our lists -- so if you've received this update, no need to read further and THANK YOU for your patience!
    If you haven't heard from us --- we'd like to follow up and let you know we indeed premiered it at SXSW two weeks ago, which was extremely thrilling for us. We were reminded how grateful we are to you, those who helped us make the film. 
    Please check out the trailer and reviews at:
    ... which has a PRESS link and a twitter news feed (who knew we could learn to tweet and retweet?).  Facebook (click here) has a number of pics from the festival. Please consider 'liking' us if you do that sort of thing.
    Thanks again so much, we could NOT have done it without you,

    Annie and Lisa

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  4. on December 14, 2010
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #9

    Happy Holidays; and our film has a trailer!

    Dear Kickstarter friends (and apologies if you are receiving this for the second time),

    You have given so generously to our feature film, SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS. Thank you thank you thank you!

    We are writing to share a small fruit of the labor, the film's TRAILER.

    You'll notice there's a prominent DONATE button at the top .... well, our reality is that we have a pretty heavy LIFT to the finish line. (We are now in sound design with lots of big finishing expenses to go -- but very excited to get this one in to the world -- we're very happy with the film.)

    What could be a more perfect holiday gift than a donation to independent film for the young artist in your life? You can 'gift' the special thanks credit to that person, so his/her name appears on the BIG SCREEN, commemorated forever. (Just email us the recipient's name to info@smallbeautifullymovingparts.com.) It's for the arts-lover in the your life for whom you CANNOT find a suitable gift! We'll even throw in a copy of the DVD if you give $25 or more.

    Here's the trailer:

    http://smallbeautifullymovingparts.com/

    Happy Holidays,

    Annie and Lisa

    p.s. Post us on your FB wall!

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  5. on August 23, 2010
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    backed a project

    The Archnemeses - A Darkly Comedic Web Series by Jen Dougherty

    A character-driven comedic web series chronicling the surreal misadventures of four members of a New York City pub quiz team.

    Funding Unsuccessful (08/26/2010)
  6. on August 14, 2010
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #8

    On to Post Production

    Greetings!

    We wanted to check in to let you know we are alive and well after our marathon adventure across the West. Our road trip movie itinerary included LA, Santa Barbara, Grand Canyon, Vegas and Arizona ... so needless to say, we were well-traveled.

    Post-production has begun on the film, in New York. We've also launched a NEW funding campaign on indieGOGO.com -- a site similar to Kickstarter -- exclusively for post production:

    http://www.indiegogo.com/smallbeautifullymovingparts...

    Please spread the word if you know anyone who may be interested in learning more about our project.

    We have three blog posts up on SundanceChannel.com about our movie:

    http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/07/beauty-beast/
    http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/07/movie-in-a-van/
    http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/08/how-to-drag-a-pregnant-woman-across-the-west/

    and an interview with us:

    http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/08/interview-with-the-filmmakers-annie-and-lisa-of-sparks/

    AND ... they've just premiered our web series, SPARKS, which inspired the feature:

    http://www.sundancechannel.com/digital-shorts/#/series/443850641001/441576841001

    If you've just politely tolerated the intolerable number of links provided -- THANK YOU. And thanks for being a part of this with us.

    Happy August,

    Annie and Lisa

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  7. on July 20, 2010
    Funded!

    Join two award-winning filmmakers as we turn our Sundance web series into a feature by Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson

    Sarah Sparks relates more to technology ... than to people.

    • 142% funded $11,360 pledged
    • 87 backers
    • Funded Jul 20, 2010
  8. on July 19, 2010
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #7

    What's better than a BEAUTIFUL garden in LOS ANGELES?

    Shooting amongst the butterflies, the most refined compost, the most fragrant fertilizer ... Lisa's brother's house in Echo Park made for an AMAZING location .... (Thanks Alex and his roommates!)

    In this last still, our actors are prepping their scene in the garden. This image was shot on the actual film camera -- the Canon 7D -- a still camera that shoots gorgeous HD quality footage, as good as some of the most sought after HD cameras out there... and it's tiny.

    These stills also include us working inside, a flashback featuring a crazy love-addled couple expressing their deepest emotions ... BEFORE they had a kid.

    Today we drive to Santa Barbara to continue the second leg of our road trip.

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  9. on July 19, 2010
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #6

    33 hours to go

    Here's the news from the first leg of our trip --- Echo Park, Los Angeles, a great location, great actors, hot sun, shooting in the garden, adrenaline rush, making a movie! Our funding campaign on KS closes Monday at noon so if you're inclined to spread the word about our project, please do.

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  10. on July 12, 2010
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    Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson
    Posted project update #5

    COUNTDOWN

    So we are in the midst of the craziness. It's a sea of questions that need answers and lists that need to be shortened. We fly to L.A. on Tuesday and begin on Wednesday, launching our summer shoot sparks adventure. In the meantime, we're excited to report that our lead Anna Margaret Hollyman was featured this month in Film News Briefs. We agree with the writer's assessment: "We were also blown away by the lead actress, Anna Margaret Hollyman."

    Sarah Sparks would be ashamed at the length of the url below ... but Annie Howell can't find a way to shorten it. It does work -- so to see Anna Margaret (the last entry on this html email) ... click here and check out the trailer for her recent short film, ADELAIDE.

    http://us1.campaign-archive.com/...

    We want to thank you again for backing our project.

    Annie and Lisa

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