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This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 15, 2011.
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A heartfelt thank you! Your partnership is important to us.
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A digital, full HD version of the short film available for download upon its completion.
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Previous plus e-newsletters throughout the project with stories, photos, and footage from South Sudan. Get informed about Africa's newest nation through on-the-ground stories and interviews with the opportunity to ask some of your own questions!
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Previous plus a BluRay version of the short film with extended interviews and behind the scenes footage. (Free shipping in the U.S.; international contributors will pay additional shipping costs.)
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Previous plus a digital, full HD version of the final feature length film available for download after its world premiere.
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In honor of the first day of South Sudan’s secession vote (January 9th), you'll receive the previous rewards plus an 11"x17" or 12"x12" print from our travels in South Sudan. Some of these photographs are already available for selection on the blog (southsudan.jonathanshuler.com). More images will become available as filming continues throughout the next 12 months. You may choose your print at any time. (Free shipping in the U.S.; international contributors will pay additional shipping costs.)
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Previous plus a "thank you" in the credits of both the short and feature length films.
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Previous plus an invitation to the crew's pre-screening party of the feature length film, in Southern California.
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Previous plus an Associate Producer title in the short and feature length films.
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In honor of the year that South Sudan became a nation, you'll receive the previous plus a ticket to the premiere screening of the short or feature length film (your choice).
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Co-Producer title in both the short and feature length films, plus you'll have your questions about South Sudan answered by James, Kuol, and KongKong (by phone or Skype) while we are shooting in South Sudan, plus an invitation to the pre-screening party in Southern California, plus everything in the $109 pledge reward packet.
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Jonathan is a multimedia journalist focusing on trauma, economics, and technology in developing nations. He is attracted to stories that are overlooked and help describe our changing world, finding that he has a gift for explaining some of the complicated issues of our time with brevity, even-handedness, and beauty. His work has taken him to Kosovo, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and most recently, Kenya and Sudan.
His work has been seen on CNN, PBS, and BBC International.
