PushStart Productions

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Portland, OR

Shilpa Sunthankar attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, studied with FAMU in Prague, and the BBC in London, then graduated in 1999 BFA with honors in Film & Television. She lives in Portland with her husband, artist Ben Adams, a... view more

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San Francisco International Women's Film Festival 2012 by Scarlett Shepard

The San Francisco International Women's Film Festival has a long history of showcasing and celebrating the voices of women worldwide.
- Film & Video
- San Francisco, CA
- 102% funded $5,102 pledged
- 68 backers
- Funded Apr 09, 2012
"House of Last Things" Sound Design & Music Scoring by Michael Bartlett

Starring RJ Mitte "Breaking Bad", Lindsey Haun "True Blood", Blake Berris, Michele Mariana, Micah Nelson, Randy Schulman, Diane Dalton
- Narrative Film
- Portland, OR
Funding Unsuccessful (11/15/2011)
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QUEENS & COWBOYS: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo by Matt Livadary

A year on the road with the Int'l Gay Rodeo Association through the eyes of a straight, city-boy. Stereotypes be damned!
- Documentary
- Los Angeles, CA
- 106% funded $37,300 pledged
- 324 backers
- Funded Aug 31, 2011
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Cicada Princess by mauricio baiocchi

Through miniature puppets, we follow the lives of the Cicadas as they come out of the ground for the party at the end of their lives.
- Film & Video
- Berkeley, CA
- 185% funded $74,272 pledged
- 1,097 backers
- Funded Jul 08, 2011
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How to Cheat - Help us get to the LA Film Festival! by Amber Sealey

How to Cheat is a self-funded, DIY-style feature film that has been accepted into competition at the LA Film Festival!
- Narrative Film
- Los Angeles, CA
- 102% funded $4,600 pledged
- 77 backers
- Funded Jun 16, 2011
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Stuff the film by Lawrence Johnson

A personal feature-length documentary relating the filmmaker's journey following his father's death.
- Short Film
- Portland, OR
- 141% funded $2,121 pledged
- 33 backers
- Funded Feb 24, 2011
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The Winding Stream - The Carter & Cash music documentary by beth harrington

This feature-length documentary is the epic story of the dynasty at the heart of American roots music - The Carter and Cash families.
- Documentary
- Vancouver, WA
- 133% funded $13,300 pledged
- 187 backers
- Funded Dec 30, 2010
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Be part of an ex-zookeeper's dream to show her photography at the Sundance Festival by Kristin Zabawa

Raise funds to prepare a great photography show, opening at the Sundance Resort during the Sundance film festival. Will Robert Redford show up?
- Photography
- Portland, OR
- 125% funded $1,876 pledged
- 37 backers
- Funded Nov 11, 2010

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San Francisco International Women's Film Festival 2012 by Scarlett Shepard

"House of Last Things" Sound Design & Music Scoring by Michael Bartlett

QUEENS & COWBOYS: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo by Matt Livadary

Cicada Princess by mauricio baiocchi

How to Cheat - Help us get to the LA Film Festival! by Amber Sealey

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