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Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #7Posters and DVDs are ready to send out!
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on December 7
Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #6Movie Poster!
Post CommentIt took some doing, but we are happy to say that we finally have a movie poster! We are particularly delighted that best-selling author Sonia Faleiro agreed to give us a blurb for the poster. We highly recommend her book, Beautiful Thing!
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The poster is based on original artwork by Daisy Rockwell. (See last update for the original art work.) Design work by S. Ashraf Meer and Arsheya Rauf, with some modifications by me and Kellen Parker.
As soon as we can get these printed we will begin sending them out to everyone who donated. Thanks for your patience!
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on October 17, 2011
Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #5Poster Art by Daisy Rockwell
We are really excited to have received this original painting from Daisy Rockwell which will be the basis for our new film poster (the one we will be sending to all the backers). We've long been fans of Daisy's work, which has included paintings of dictators and of the Egyptian uprising. In fact, for Shashwati's birthday this year I bought her postcards of Daisy's paintings. (You can buy some yourself on her Etsy page.)
At the time we were struggling with our film poster. We wanted something which had a hint of violence, but which also had a some humor - like the title itself. But we couldn't find a photograph or film still which captured the feeling we wanted. Then we thought of Daisy's paintings and thought of asking her. She ended up selecting one of my photos as the basis for the painting, but the painting transforms the photo into something iconic. We are thrilled with the result!
We still need to transform the painting into a movie poster. If anyone out there is a graphic designer, or knows one, and would like help, please let us know. I was thinking of using this Bollywood poster as a source of inspiration for the typography. Other suggestions are most welcome. As soon as it is done we will get it printed and mail it out to all of you!
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on October 15, 2011
Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #4Project Complete! Now what?
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on October 15, 2011Funded!
Please Don't Beat Me, Sir! - Documentary film set in India by Kerim Friedman
Indian society calls them "born criminals." They call themselves "born actors." And they are fighting back against police brutality.
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112% funded $5,605 pledged
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on October 12, 2011
Kerim Friedman
commented on a project updateHmm. It would be interesting to find out…
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on October 12, 2011
Kerim Friedman
commented on a project updateThanks!
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on October 11, 2011
Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #3We made it!
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Arvind on October 12, 2011
Awesome. Btw, not sure if Kickstarter gives you this data, but I plotted the rate of new backers/day since the first backer: http://sensemaya.org/files/KerimFriedman_Film_Kickstarter_FunderGrowth.png
Wondering if you can relate it to any of your publicity/social media activities?
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on October 9, 2011
Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #2Report on our Busan Premiere
Our World Premiere in Busan was a big success. One old Korean woman was so moved by the film that she ran up and gave Shashwati a hug, and then handed us her sandwich! And then, in a rare experience for documentary filmmakers such as ourselves, we found ourselves signing autographs and having our picture taken with fans.Post Comment
We've also been busy meeting festival programmers from around the world, some of whom asked for copies of our DVD. And in-between we even saw a few films ourselves, including the magnificent Red Western "The Seventh Bullet," a wonderful Crash-like film from the Philippines called "Amok," and a moving documentary ("Golden Slumbers") about Cambodian films of the seventies, most of which have been lost to history.
Meanwhile, thanks to you, our Kickstarter campaign has been a huge success. We are almost 80% funded, with 6 days to go. We'd like to ask everyone who has already donated to consider raising their pledge by just a little bit. If everyone added just two dollars and fifty cents to their pledge, we'd reach $4000, which would have a great psychological impact on potential donors. And if everyone pledged an additional $26 we'd reach our goal immediately! If we don't reach our goal in time, we don't get anything… -
on October 3, 2011
Kerim Friedman
Posted project update #1Half Way There!
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Kerim Friedman
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I'm not really a graphic designer, but I do a bunch of communication design at work. I'd love to take a stab, even if just for kicks. This image is so great that the typography really should just stay out of the way. send me the cast/credits info and i'll take a stab this week? arvind dot venkataramani at gmail