Ben Hicks

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I live in Taiwan, make films and eat hot lava.

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The Girls on Liberty Street by John Rangel

An independent feature film about a girl who decides it is worth risking her life to leave her hometown.
- Narrative Film
- Aurora, IL
- 143% funded $14,374 pledged
- 59 backers
- Funded May 09, 2012
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TEDDY BOY - Feature Film by Sean J.S. Jourdan

The first feature film of Sean J.S. Jourdan explores what happens when betrayal becomes its own redemption.
- Narrative Film
- Denver, CO
- 106% funded $35,633 pledged
- 244 backers
- Funded Apr 16, 2012
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ROUND THE WORLD WE GO !! by emily richmond

With 11,000 miles in our wake, this journey sure is becoming one hell of a story . . . - Catch up, lend a hand, and join the adventure!
- Conceptual Art
- Madang, Papua New Guinea
- 100% funded $10,054 pledged
- 85 backers
- Funded Dec 15, 2011
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GOODBYE PROMISE - an exploratory feature film by Karen Worden & David Branin

When do we say goodbye to our dreams?
- Film & Video
- Los Angeles, CA
- 108% funded $16,203 pledged
- 227 backers
- Funded Apr 22, 2010
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Bring BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO to a theater near you! by Jessica Oreck

This film is about the Japanese enthusiasm for insects. It encourages audiences to rethink the way we look not just at bugs, but all of nature.
- Film & Video
- 107% funded $12,950 pledged
- 131 backers
- Funded Apr 16, 2010
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The Museum Proper: a public puppet performance by bustedpuppet

Spectacle Puppetry: a 12-foot tall monster will confront the net of a naturalist in the midst of the crowd of San Jose's summer arts festival.
- Theater
- San Jose, CA
- 181% funded $2,356 pledged
- 59 backers
- Funded Mar 01, 2010
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HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG | a feature film Musical by Gary King

Help keep the MOVIE MUSICAL alive. This is a feature film about the life of an aspiring Broadway songwriter and his struggles. Share our journey.
- Narrative Film
- New York, NY
- 103% funded $31,101 pledged
- 239 backers
- Funded Apr 18, 2010
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■ VFX for SCI-FI shortfilm SIMILO ■ by mikehedge

SIMILO is a SCI-FI love story shortfilm set in 2064
- Short Film
- 125% funded $14,722 pledged
- 130 backers
- Funded Mar 07, 2010
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OpenIndie: 100 pioneering filmmakers embrace modern cinema by Arin Crumley

Anyone can screen any film anywhere. OpenIndie.com seeks 100 filmmakers to form a community that can be the change we've been waiting for.
- Animation
- 124% funded $12,413 pledged
- 236 backers
- Funded Oct 29, 2009

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The Girls on Liberty Street by John Rangel

TEDDY BOY - Feature Film by Sean J.S. Jourdan

ROUND THE WORLD WE GO !! by emily richmond

GOODBYE PROMISE - an exploratory feature film by Karen Worden & David Branin

Bring BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO to a theater near you! by Jessica Oreck

The Museum Proper: a public puppet performance by bustedpuppet

HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG | a feature film Musical by Gary King

■ VFX for SCI-FI shortfilm SIMILO ■ by mikehedge

OpenIndie: 100 pioneering filmmakers embrace modern cinema by Arin Crumley

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