Jon Madison

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father, geek. loves kickstarter. takes pictures. a lot of them.

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Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

A wireless square with sensors and a simple web app to set rules, Twine tells you what your things are doing by email, text or Twitter.
- Technology
- Cambridge, MA
- 1,590% funded $556,541 pledged
- 3,966 backers
- Funded Jan 03, 2012
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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty by Terence Nance

Help us get to Sundance! Our feature film has been accepted to Sundance. Now all we have to do is raise finishing funds.
- Film & Video
- Brooklyn, NY
- 136% funded $20,456 pledged
- 431 backers
- Funded Jan 19, 2012
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The Many Monsters of Sadness - Feature Film by Ryan Hartsock

A suspenseful dramedy about a group of students who discover a box that grants wishes. Things aren't always as they seem...
- Narrative Film
- Cincinnati, OH
- 108% funded $12,990 pledged
- 155 backers
- Funded Jun 19, 2011
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ONE MORE GIRL - Documentary by ThinkExist Productions

A documentary in the making about the other side of the Merck's "One Less" HPV vaccine campaign.
- Documentary
- Honolulu, HI
- 114% funded $42,458 pledged
- 549 backers
- Funded Apr 11, 2011
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Psychic Temple: Sounds, Images, Artifacts by Chris Schlarb

Psychic Temple features a 29-member ambient-jazz orchestra that includes Mike Watt, DM Stith, Mick Rossi, and Julianna Barwick.
- World Music
- Long Beach, CA
- 119% funded $4,231 pledged
- 99 backers
- Funded Dec 02, 2010
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DEVIL MAY CARE by DEVIL MAY CARE

Most people have heard Bob Dorough's music over the past 50 years without knowing it. Until now. A story for every artist who refuses to give up.
- Documentary
- New York, NY
- 104% funded $17,805 pledged
- 222 backers
- Funded Aug 11, 2010
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HENRI 2.0 -- A Science Fiction Short Film by Eli Sasich

HENRI 2.0 -- A science fiction short film about what it means to be a conscious individual, utilizing old-school, in-camera effects techniques.
- Short Film
- 146% funded $21,902 pledged
- 169 backers
- Funded Aug 08, 2010
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The Life and Death and Life of Henry Grimes by Hank Cherry

Henry Grimes disappeared from the jazz scene in 1969. His obit ran in 1984. In 2002 he re-emerged. This is a film about his life, and music
- Documentary
- Los Angeles, CA
- 117% funded $7,514 pledged
- 113 backers
- Funded Jul 27, 2010

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Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty by Terence Nance

The Many Monsters of Sadness - Feature Film by Ryan Hartsock

ONE MORE GIRL - Documentary by ThinkExist Productions

Psychic Temple: Sounds, Images, Artifacts by Chris Schlarb

DEVIL MAY CARE by DEVIL MAY CARE

HENRI 2.0 -- A Science Fiction Short Film by Eli Sasich

The Life and Death and Life of Henry Grimes by Hank Cherry

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