Gorman Bechard

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New Haven, CT

Gorman Bechard is the author of seven novels, THE SECOND GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, UNWOUND (under the pseudonym Jonathan Baine), NINTH SQUARE, THE HAZMAT DIARY, GOOD NEIGHBORS, BALLS, and the soon-to-be-released NOT SO PRETTY. He directed/wrote t... view more

Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR by Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra are putting out an album. Pre-order it / get more info on the art book & gallery tour, here!
- Music
- Boston, MA
- 882% funded $882,453 pledged
- 18,519 backers
Lens/Focus Shifter - Lens Mounted Follow Focus by Daniel Bauen + Microfacturing

A stand-alone follow focus and focus marker board that can be used on any DSLR camera lens. No extra equipment is required. Made in USA
- Product Design
- Atlanta, GA
- 100% funded $19,185 pledged
- 444 backers
Funded!
Somewhere Between: A documentary film by Linda Goldstein Knowlton

Four teenaged girls, adopted from China as babies, explore the question "Who am I?" and start a dialogue about family and identity.
- Documentary
- Los Angeles, CA
- 125% funded $100,420 pledged
- 1,406 backers
- Funded Apr 11, 2012
Funded!
CineSkates Camera Sliders by Justin Jensen

CineSkates is a portable tripod slider system that enables fluid, rolling video without the hassle of bulky camera gear.
- Product Design
- Austin, TX
- 2,432% funded $486,518 pledged
- 2,019 backers
- Funded Oct 14, 2011
Funded!
Vegucated Documentary by Marisa Miller Wolfson

A documentary film that follows three people who, for six weeks, adopt a vegan diet and a whole new way of thinking about food.
- Documentary
- New York, NY
- 201% funded $40,356 pledged
- 522 backers
- Funded Aug 18, 2011
Funded!
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records by Colin Hanks

A documentary about the Rise and Fall of Tower Records.
- Documentary
- Los Angeles, CA
- 184% funded $92,025 pledged
- 1,686 backers
- Funded Jul 15, 2011
Funded!
Crooked Fingers Reservoir Songs II super-limited vinyl and download by Foreign Leisure & Clem Snide

Crooked Fingers' second all-covers EP, Reservoir Songs Volume II, will be released in July as a download and super-limited LP with Jay Ryan art.
- Music
- 242% funded $12,141 pledged
- 459 backers
- Funded Jun 15, 2010
QWERTY - Award-Winning narrative screenplay becomes a feature film. by Nat Dykeman

QWERTY is an offbeat romantic drama/comedy about two quirky outsiders who help each other through the ups and downs of everyday life in Chicago.
- Film & Video
- Chicago, IL
Funding Unsuccessful (02/21/2010)
Dr. Bonesaw: a crazy and fun horror feature by Asa Shumskas-Tait

"Dr. Bonesaw" is like Grey's Anatomy with a serial murderer on the loose, and we plan to go a little crazy and have a lot of fun making it.
- Narrative Film
- Los Angeles, CA
Funding Unsuccessful (11/02/2009)

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Lens/Focus Shifter - Lens Mounted Follow Focus by Daniel Bauen + Microfacturing

Somewhere Between: A documentary film by Linda Goldstein Knowlton

CineSkates Camera Sliders by Justin Jensen

Vegucated Documentary by Marisa Miller Wolfson

All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records by Colin Hanks

Crooked Fingers Reservoir Songs II super-limited vinyl and download by Foreign Leisure & Clem Snide

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