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Update #12: Updates about the documentary's broadcast
Dear Supporters,
We hope you are enjoying beautiful spring weather.
We have been preparing for broadcast of "Anna May Wong" documentary on PBS Plus with the Center for Asian American Media. We are happy to report that it will be broadcast during the March or May 2013 as to celebrate Anna May's story and accomplishments in the Women's History month and Asian American Heritage month 2013. We will post it again once we know the exact date!
Thanks again for your support to make it happens!!
With Regards,
Yunah Hong and William Smock
Update #11: Thank you!!
Dear supporters,
You did it!!!
It was 263 of you increasing your pledges that really made the difference -- the faithful supporters like you.
We have been moved by all the people who took up our cause, e-mailing, tweeting and calling for support. This was not like applying for a grant. It was like finding friends in all over the place.
We can't thank you enough. We Thank You from bottom of our hearts!
With Regards,
Yunah Hong and Bill Smock
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Michelle Materre on November 30
This is AWESOME news, Yunah! Congrats on reaching your goal and of course, please let me know how I can help with the distribution/outreach!
All my best wishes for continued success with this important project!
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Marcia Gaines on November 30
Very happy for you! Eternally grateful for such work, and with this one the added benefit of supporting my fellow Asian-Americans. :)
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Update #10: $17 is all we need
If every current backer goes up $17 we will hit the target!
I just posted a new reward: Raise your current pledge $17 or more and I will mail you an 8x10 Anna May Wong miniposter. (this includes all the people who have already raised their pledges – I am very grateful!)
Update #9: 24 hrs to go!
Dear Supporters,
Thank you so much for your pledge! We are very grateful for your support!!
As I write this, we have 225 backers, 81% pledged ($16,223), 1,464 people like the campaign in Facebook. We are still looking for the other 19% -- about $3,777 -- in less than 24 hours. As you might have noticed, we've tried everything, including courting celebrities like Hugh Hefner whom we heard support social issue documentaries. We thought that we could attract an angel...
I would like to ask you one big favor -- to increase your pledge by about $17, as Marie, one of supporters, suggested to me this morning. Those of you who already increased their pledges are exempted. I'm aware of all the favors you have shown to me and will try to return them someday.
Also, those of you who have a twitter account, please tweet the following message today:
Please help us to finish "Get Anna May Wong on Public TV." 24 hrs to go:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1107767469/get-anna-may-wong-on-public-tv
Thank you! Have a good day!
With Regards,
Yunah Hong (filmmaker) and William Smock(executive producer)
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Suzi Hough on November 29
I sent a message on twitter to George Takei, asking him to retweet about this documentary. Don't know if he will, but if he does it'll hopefully find some more pledges.
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Update #8: Angel Wings
Our frantic efforts have not produced a flood of pledges. With only three days left we need a few big donors.
A new reward (suggested by a backer) promises a “major donor” credit on public TV for pledges of $1000 or more. We have three so far. Spread the word!
A new $500 reward offers a school visit by Yunah Hong in the Greater New York area.
Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive. I’m optimistic!Yunah
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Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on November 30.
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All donors $5 and up: We will put your name on the website as a supporter of our documentary.
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A personal e-mail from Yunah Hong with behind-the-scenes news and photos
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Raise your current pledge $17 or more and I will mail you an 8x10 Anna May Wong miniposter. (this includes all the people who have already raised their pledges – I am very grateful!)
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An "In Her Own Words" postcard with a thank you from the filmmaker
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We will mail you a facsimile of one of Anna May Wong’s letters from the 1930s.
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A CD of the film’s original soundtrack, composed by Kevin Norton, published by Enduring Heart (ASCAP).
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Three glossy 8x10 publicity shots of Anna May Wong, suitable for framing.
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A DVD of the documentary
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Your choice of a “Blossoms” T-shirt or a “Plumes” T-shirt or a “Red and Black” T-shirt or a “Shanghai Express” T-shirt. (shown at left)
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A glossy 8x10 print of an Anna May Wong photo from the 1920s, and a DVD of the documentary
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A limited edition poster of the film (shown at left), autographed for you by the director
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An autographed poster and a DVD of the documentary
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An autographed poster, your choice of a “Blossoms,” "Plumes," "Shanghai Express" or "Red and Black" T-shirt, and a DVD of the documentary
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An acting or writing session with Esther Chae, actress, playwright, and TED fellow – see www.estherchae.com -- plus a DVD of the documentary. Los Angeles only.
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Photocopies of Anna May Wong's published interviews (including the one with Walter Benjamin), a DVD of the film and a T-shirt of your choice.
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A poster, a DVD of the film, a T-shirt of your choice, two facsimiles of Anna May Wong letters, three publicity photos and a thank-you call from the director.
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An acting lesson with Vivian Bang, star of the small screen – see www.vivianbang.com -- and a DVD of the documentary. Los Angeles only.
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A private drum lesson with Kevin Norton, sideman for Fred Frith, David Krakauer and Anthony Braxton – see www.kevinnorton.com -- and a DVD of the documentary. Greater NYC only.
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Yunah Hong will visit your child’s school or college, show the film and lead a discussion. Greater New York only
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A 3-DVD set of Yunah Hong’s documentaries: “Anna May Wong”(2010), “Becoming an Actress in New York”(2000) and “Between the Lines: Asian American Women’s Poetry” (2001), plus an autographed poster.
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A prominent credit on the film’s public TV broadcast as a “major donor.” We have only three of these so far.
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Lunch with Yunah Hong, a DVD of the documentary, a T-shirt of your choice and an autographed poster. Greater New York only
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Yunah Hong will come to your home town and do a private screening of the documentary just for you. She will bring you a poster, a DVD, and a T-shirt of your choice. U.S. only.
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Director Yunah Hong moved to New York from Korea to do graduate work. She first saw Anna May Wong in Josef von Sternberg’s "Shanghai Express" -- a beautiful, independent, gutsy Asian American woman unlike anyone Yunah Hong had ever met. The filmmaker embarked on an eight-year quest to find out what Anna May Wong was like as a person -- behind her cool movie image.
Yunah Hong has made eight films. All of them focus, in one way or another, on Asian American women. "Between the Lines: Asian American Women’s Poetry" is a one-hour documentary that weaves together autobiographies and readings by 16 poets. "Becoming an Actress in New York" follows three hopefuls as they trek to auditions, work with coaches, strive to be noticed in workshop productions and labor at day jobs. Yunah Hong has made several experimental films, including "Memory/all echo," based on the work of multimedia artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. This is her first shot at a national broadcast. Your modest contribution will have a big effect.
