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Matt Bergstrom

Chicago, IL

Matt Bergstrom is a graphic designer, artist, photographer and founder of Wurlington Press. His work explores 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional representations of geographic experience of specific places in the intersection between mass-produced souvenirs and hand made objects of memory.

  1. Leonard - The Story of Salvation Mountain & Leonard Knight by Patrick Rea

    In 1971, a drifter came to believe he was called to tell the world, "God is Love." What happened next is of Biblical proportion...

    Funding Unsuccessful (05/15/2012)
  2. Cartura by stefania arcudi

    Cartura is a documentary project about a group of artists that recycle trash and became one of the most creative realities in Sicily

    Funding Unsuccessful (04/21/2012)
  3. The Mystery of THE ELECTRIC PENCIL by Neville Bean and Robert Vandeweghe

    Our documentary introduces the tragic yet uplifting story of an outsider artist institutionalized for LIFE at age 17.

    Funding Unsuccessful (04/03/2012)
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    Too Funky for the Rock and the Roll: the album, by Jumpsuit: the band by Nathan Tolzmann

    "Oh man, I want to hear this record so bad!" We're with ya, kid. Let's make this happen.

    • 121% funded $6,055 pledged
    • 140 backers
    • Funded Dec 28, 2010
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    Pittsburgh's Industrial History: A Helicopter by Ben Peoples

    Visually exploring significant historic industrial sites in the greater Pittsburgh area using low-altitude aerial photography.

    • 116% funded $666 pledged
    • 20 backers
    • Funded Oct 29, 2010
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    Martin Devaney: "The West End" LP plus download! by Martin Devaney

    New 10-song album recorded at Underwood Studios w/ Mark Stockert and a great band: Jake Hyer, Dave Boquist, Mick Wirtz, and Steve Murray.

    • 100% funded $2,500 pledged
    • 65 backers
    • Funded Sep 18, 2010
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    RISE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A MAN AND HIS DREAM by Tyler Bastian

    Augustin has spent fifty years working on his dream to rise above his circumstances and take flight in a helicopter of his own making.

    • 139% funded $9,076 pledged
    • 110 backers
    • Funded Nov 04, 2010
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    The Delta Smelt Documentary (Working Title) by John D. Williams

    A documentary film about the conflict surrounding the delta smelt and the fate of the largest estuary in the western United States.

    • 102% funded $3,600 pledged
    • 36 backers
    • Funded Sep 14, 2010
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    Caravanserais in the Levant, an exhibition series and book project by Tom Schutyser

    Photography about caravanserais in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan presenting the caravanserais as a metaphor in a first exhibition in Beirut and in a book.

    • 100% funded $16,622 pledged
    • 46 backers
    • Funded Nov 04, 2010
  10. Mississippi River : A Journey [[doing something]] by Colin McDonald

    I'm pedaling a boat 2,320 miles down the Mississippi River. This is my attempt to do "Something" - - Inspiring others to do their "Something" too.

    Funding Unsuccessful (09/01/2010)
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    I Check Coin Returns Project : Making WTF Moments by Richard Kelley

    I propose to leave 1" buttons with inspiring / absurd messages in coin returns of random vending machines in various US cities

    • 141% funded $564 pledged
    • 39 backers
    • Funded Sep 15, 2010
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    The Hungry Pedaler by Daniel Delaney

    The Hungry Pedaler will document one man's bicycle-powered quest to find America's best local, indigenous cuisines.

    • 119% funded $7,772 pledged
    • 126 backers
    • Funded Aug 20, 2010
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    PEOPLES: A documentary about communities unmade on Chicago's south side. by Ramona Stout

    I'm offering everything from prints to mix CDs to day tripping if you can help me bring my project from audio only to the world of the moving image.

    Funding Unsuccessful (08/29/2010)
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    Drawing America by Bike: Portrait of the Recession by Eric Clausen

    I'm riding my bicycle across the America for a year. I'm meeting people, getting stories of the recession and drawing pictures of the whole adventure.

    • 147% funded $1,475 pledged
    • 94 backers
    • Funded Aug 25, 2010
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    Flood Tide by Todd Chandler

    Flood Tide is a film about a group of friends who build a boat from whatever junk they can find and set out for open water.

    • 104% funded $10,406 pledged
    • 167 backers
    • Funded Jul 20, 2010
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    The Relentless ~ Artstead Boat Project by The Artstead Boat Project

    A salvaged antique house boat becomes a floating venue for experimental art and performance!

    • 105% funded $7,903 pledged
    • 165 backers
    • Funded Aug 14, 2010