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on May 11
Cami J. Kidder
backed a project
Publish True North : A polar bear journey by Jayanne Sindt
True North is a "polar bear novel" portraying the relationships and challenges of life in the Arctic. Young Adult Fiction/Fantasy
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13% funded $200 pledged
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on April 15
Cami J. Kidder
backed a project
How to Succeed at Birth by Britt Sanborn
When everyday is the happiest day of patients' lives, these nurses strive to find their own happiness, one boring miracle at a time.
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101% funded $10,135 pledged
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on March 11
Cami J. Kidder
commented on a projectI heard an interview on a San Diego radio station (maybe Sophie?) while I was in town for business. I raised funds for my documentary on kickstarter successfully and want to help you reach your goal too. Tori's voice is AMAZING and I love how all the different instruments come together to create a unique and fun sound. So excited for the new record! Best of luck to you all. Let me know if you have a need for a music video or a behind-the-scenes-making-of video, maybe we can come up with something...
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on March 11
Cami J. Kidder
backed a project
Tori Roze and The Hot Mess get MESSY on their next album! by Victoria Roze
Tori Roze and The Hot Mess is BUBBLING over with NEW MATERIAL and we need to lay it down properly...with some stank on it!
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102% funded $5,135 pledged
- 117 backers
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on March 11
Cami J. Kidder
commented on a projectI am sure you have a plan to finish your film with God's guidance. If you want to launch another fundraiser, I'd be happy to consult. "Throw Like A Girl" didn't make the goal the first time, but with a few tweaks, we did after re-launching the project. Let me know if I can help! Hope you are feeling fine after your recent surgery.
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on March 10
Cami J. Kidder
Posted project update #9It's Spring Training!! Let's Play Ball!!
Post CommentMy apologies for being silent so long. No excuses, just a quick explanation for the long delay in sending out your rewards for backing "Throw Like A Girl" for those of you I don't get a chance to talk with on a regular basis. I was in a pretty severe car accident in September which resulted in a moderation concussion among other issues. Because of that I was virtually useless for much of the fall, once I got back on my feet, I got right back into production shooting footage of the now 14U Dream Team, new 13U Dream Team and So Cal Dream Team. That's right, the Dream Team is not only surviving - they are thriving and inspiring whether they go!
The team I play on, The International Earth Stars, played at the Phoenix Cup in Hong Kong in February. We were able to bring on some local players from Hong Kong and the Philippines living the IES dream of fostering the development of women's baseball internationally. I offer a fact I hope you will find interesting; a previously unknown team of High School girls from Taiwan went undefeated to win the tournament even beating Japan who has won the tourney nearly every year since the Phoenix Cup began.
I think this verifies that women's baseball is indeed growing at home and throughout the world!!! Now we just need to complete this film, so the everyone else will know what we know; women love baseball AND are good at playing it!
The next Women's Baseball World Cup will be contested in Edmonton, Canada in August 2012. Our plan is to have the film completed by then, but we plan on making the trip to enjoy the high level of baseball that is played at this tournament and possibly capture some footage for the DVD extras.
Everyone receiving this update is already a much loved backer of our project and we wouldn't have gotten this far without you, however if you happen to know of anyone else who wants to pre-purchase a DVD of the film, and/or make a contribution, please let them know that we posted a profile on indiegogo this time around to increase our potential for finding an even larger audience. http://beta.indiegogo.com/Throw-Like-A-Girl-a-documentary?a=149870
Thanks much,
Cami
PS I'll be using kickstarter to send out mailing address and size/color requests (as appropriate) shortly so that we can get your rewards to you.
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on March 8
Cami J. Kidder
backed a project
Bearers of the Promise documentary by Susan
A quest to see if God's promises really do hold up ... and the journey along the way.
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on July 14, 2011
Cami J. Kidder
Posted project update #8Now that the All-Star Break is over...
Post Commentproduction is proceeding full steam ahead!
Thanks to all of you, we are able to continuing traveling to tournaments and events to capture more footage about how women are succeeding in baseball and continue our quest to learn why their are some people who still try to keep us out.
Since my last update;
We have traveled to Ypsilanti, Michigan where the Dream Team was playing in a tournament. Ypsilanti is especially relevant because that is where, in 1973, the town rebelled against the Little League organization and allowed Carolyn King to play baseball even though Little League threatened to remove their charter if they let a girl take the field. Carolyn came to the tournament and met the girls between games. It was one of those full-circle moments that we were honored to be able to film.
Then it was off to Toronto, Canada as part of the International Earth Stars. I was mostly filming, but did play a few innings and had several at bats resulting in RBI double and scored a run. Plans are afoot for the Earth Stars to play in October/November in Ft Myers for the Roy Hobbs World Series and return to Hong Kong for the Phoenix Cup in January/February 2012. Please let me know if you are looking for a women's travel team to play on, and I will connect you with the Team Manager.
Finishing up at SABR 41 closer to home in Long Beach, CA, where as a guest of Meredith Wills, I was able to present an update at the Baseball and the Arts Committee and the Women and Baseball Committee meetings; and meet and interview some of baseball's top historians in effort to solve the mystery of why are women still not welcome in baseball.
I'll be back on the road soon, to Denver July 20-22 where the Dream Team will make history as the first girls team in a World Series tournament, then a few days later to the oppressive heat of Yuma, AZ where Tiffany Brooks is still in pursuit of a pro contract to play ball this season showing her stuff in the Arizona Summer League, and then to Cary, NC Aug 3-5 where USA Baseball is hosting the Friendship Cup and the first-ever Women's Baseball Development Camp for girls age 12-15 simultaneously.
It is my expectation that what we film in Cary will be how "Throw Like A Girl" ends as, perhaps for the first time, these young girls (Dream Team, Pioneers and likely others) will see that there is a place for them in baseball and they will be able to see their future as the current Team USA takes on Canada and Australia in tournament play preparing for next year's World Cup in Edmonton, Canada.
I do hope how much I appreciate the support you have given to this project! I remain humbled and honored that you chose to trust us with the telling of this important story.
Thank you very much,
With Respect,
Cami
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on June 3, 2011
Cami J. Kidder
Posted project update #7Now this is a GREAT day!
Post CommentThank you All once again. We are thrilled, honored, humbled and intensely gratified by your support and enthusiasm.
However, what is awesome about June 2, 2011 is not just that 109 people came together to help fund "Throw Like A Girl." But also that Marti Sementelli signed her Letter of Intent accepting a baseball scholarship to play college ball at Montreat College in North Carolina. According to her Dad, Gary, she is only the 3rd woman to ever be awarded a baseball scholarship in the USA. She said at a press conference today that she doesn't want it to stop at 3, let's have 10, 12, 15 more in the next few years and keep it growing.
Her Team USA teammate, Ghazaleh (Oz-a-Lay) Sailors may well be the only other female to be playing college baseball next year. She'll be playing at University of Maine at Presque Isle after finishing a stint in the Canadian Western Major Baseball League for the Yorkton Cardinals in Saskatchewan.
We are gearing up for our next shoot already - off to Michigan on June 9 to film the Dream Team as they continue their march across the US playing all boys teams in 13U tournaments.
Thanks again to each and everyone of you who are making this film possible, so that soon everyone may know that "Baseball is a Game. Girls Want to Play It" - Joni Stegeman
We'll keep you posted as we journey on! If you haven't found us of Facebook, please "like" our page to get all the updates. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Throw-Like-A-Girl/134383966594052 And send us an email to throwlikeagirlmovie@yahoo.com with your zip code so we can let you know when we'll be in your area for a shoot and/or a screening.
With my unending gratitude,
Cami
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on June 3, 2011Funded!
Re-launch of Throw Like A Girl, a feature-length documentary by Cami J. Kidder
Please support our feature doc that chronicles the quest by girls & women for acceptance in the traditionally male world of baseball.
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112% funded $14,235 pledged
- 109 backers
- Funded Jun 03, 2011
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Cami J. Kidder
Los Angeles, CA
Since moving to Los Angeles from Vermont a few years ago, Cami has produced and directed 3 documentaries including the award winning, STORE. She is currently is in post-production on “Bottom of the 9th”, a tribute film to her Dad, one of the world... view more
