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Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 12, 2011.
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You'll receive a PERSONAL THANK YOU NOTE from DAVID SUTCLIFFE and a thank you on our website.
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WATCH THE PROJECT EVOLVE. You’ll have access to all behind the scenes footage including: Dave's personal video blog, footage from the original demo, and rough cuts of clips as the editors work. (Plus a personal thank you note from Dave and a thank you on our website).
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You'll receive a limited edition GROUP T-SHIRT with our slogan "This is not therapy. This is life.” (Plus blog access, a personal thank you note from Dave, and a thank you on our website).
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You'll receive 3 PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED PRODUCTION STILLS plus a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD of BRIAN WOOD'S ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE. (Plus the stills package, the "Group" t-shirt, blog access, a personal thank you note from Dave, and a thank you on our website).
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You'll receive a PERSONAL THANK YOU PHONE CALL from Dave. (Plus the music download, the stills package, the "Group" t-shirt, blog access, a personal thank you note from Dave, and a thank you on our website).
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You'll receive a TWENTY MINUTE PHONE or SKYPE Q&A with Dave or any participating group member of your choice. (Plus the music download, the stills package, the "Group" t-shirt, blog access, a personal thank you note from Dave, and a thank you on our website).
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You’ll be the one and only ASSOCIATE PRODUCER of one of Group’s video segments. SEPARATE TITLE CARD. YOUR NAME ONLY. (Plus the music download, the stills package, the "Group" t-shirt, blog access, a personal thank you note and phone call from Dave, and a thank you on our website).
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You'll receive the ASSOCIATE PRODUCER credit and the TELEPHONE/SKYPE session. (Plus the music download, the stills package, the "Group" t-shirt, blog access, a personal thank you note from Dave, and a thank you on our website).
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You're invited to a BBQ at DAVE'S PLACE IN LA with the GROUP! Plus ALL OF THE ABOVE. (Airfare and accommodation in Los Angeles not included).
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You'll receive the ultimate BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR. Sit with Dave at his office and watch exclusive footage while he breaks down the process of filming and editing Group. Think of it as a live, in-person director's commentary. What's more, you'll have a one-on-one dinner with Dave. And, of course, you will receive all of the above. (Airfare and accommodation in Los Angeles not included).
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David Sutcliffe is best known as an actor from television shows like "Gilmore Girls" and "Private Practice"; but for most of the last two years he's put his acting career on hold to pursue his passion project GROUP.
nice...
love the cut of "first morning"
can't wait for more.
Hello Dave: Thank you for this update. I am happy things are moving along for you with your GROUP documentary film project. I am delighted to be one of a sizeable cadre of people that feels good about supporting you as you move over and beyond hurdles for this and other projects that may arise in the future.
I am here in Sydney Australia, traveling here 2 ½ weeks ago to function as a teaching assistant in yet another certification training program in Somatic Sex Education held at Gunnebah Retreat in Murwullimbah, north of here. I will return to Los Angeles this afternoon.
I visited Robert Kirby twice, and just finished a body reading session with him that was great. He has invited me to return to his retreats and workshops here in Sydney as a teaching assistant, and I’m honored at such an invitation. He also invited me to provide a video testimony for his website, and I was happy to do so. He was very happy to hear your project is moving along well, and sends all his best wishes to you. Your testimony still appears on his website.
All the best to you and your continued success with this and other projects that attest to your remarkable and gifted creativity and talent, Paul M. Allen, M.D., M.H.A., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G.
Waldschmidt at the buzzer... it's good!!!
Baseline Jumper!
This is fantastic! So happy for you!
Yay!
Outstanding! How appropriate to make the goal on your birthday Dave!
Congratulations! And happy happy birthday!
This is fantastic! So glad the funding was a success!
Yes! I'm so happy this project was funded. MT
So excited and pleased that the project's got the funding - well done - and good luck! :) x
You're gonna make it buddayyyyy!!!
These preview videos are only the tip of the iceberg from 5 days of intense all-day workshops at a mountain top retreat. When the project is funded there will be so much more to come! I was there, and still shed tears as I see once again the story of Three Sisters or Yvonne--such amazing honesty and courage to share with the world! Dave's commitment to this work and getting this project to the world is nothing short of astounding and deserving of your support!
Wow, you're so close to raising your goal! I'll give it another push on Twitter next week (there's not as much traffic on Twitter on the weekend). Good luck!
Keep going Dave! You're gonna hit the goal. 4K left to go!
If anyone can heal the world it is Ann Bradney!
Truth may cause worthy discomfort. That's what should precede these amazing videos. Without people brave enough to really get down to what's ACTUALLY going in their own heart- as individuals- we have zero chance to find peace as a collective. This series would break all barriers, barriers that are BEGGING to be broken (Wisconsin, Middle East, France). We have not the time to be polite and demure. We would all look better, feel better, live longer and laugh more if we had support to pull out what weighs on our heart. It's about calling 'bullshit' on ourselves and on the repetitive silliness of those around us. Dr. Phil, Oprah and all the reality shows need to see this series.
Let's get to it and make this happen. It's time to fly.
My name is Jenny and I was one of the participants in the GROUP project. I would like to tell you a little bit more about myself and this project from an insiders perspective.
I think a misconception that many people have about this project is that it is fake or scripted in some way. I cannot emphasize enough that it was not. Everything that you will see is what genuinely and spontaneously happened in the moment, as a result of us working together. While some of the participants are actors in their life outside of the group, no one was acting or being paid to participate or behave in a certain way. All twenty of us are regular people who committed to genuinely grappling with anything and everything that came up in our circle, with cameras present, for a wider audience sharing in our process to see that it is possible to find more honest ways of relating to one another.
Another comment that I get is that it looks like one huge crying fest. Yes, we cried. A lot. But that is not all that happened. The work is not only about pain or anger or sadness. It’s about feeling the emotions that come up fully and completely in order to discover what they are protecting you from. You’ll discover as you watch the videos unfold that every piece of work ultimately ends with joy and pleasure. And it is beautiful.
As you watch the videos, you might be put off by the yelling, the hitting, the crying, the screaming. It’s pretty intense and can be hard to watch. You might want to laugh at what’s going on, feel uncomfortable or have judgements about what you are seeing. That is a normal reaction. Do it. Feel everything that comes up for you, but I would encourage you to stay with it because what unfolds is so wonderfully human. It’s about people who want to live fuller, more authentic lives. It’s about a diverse group of people who are fighting to be honest with themselves and with each other. It’s about joy and sadness, pleasure and pain, fear, humiliation, courage, standing up for what you believe in and wanting to relate to other people from a place of honesty, compassion, integrity and love.
I also want to acknowledge that this retreat was filmed over 2 years ago. All of us a very different people since we shared this time together. Some of that is because of the transformational nature of this work, some of it is because that’s just the nature of life. I know I am very nervous about people seeing this past version of myself and I can imagine that others are feeling that same fear as well. I think we all agreed to be filmed for this project because in some way each of us believed that there was something important about the work that needs to be seen by more people. That conviction allowed me to share what I did in the group and also helps to ground some of the fear I have about our week together going out into the public domain.
In order for the project to be seen we need your help. I hope that you will consider donating money to help the fundraising effort. Even a donation of just $1 would help out a great deal. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing fundraising system and most of the projects that reach their goal are because they have lots of people donating small amounts of money. I believe in the power of this project to reach people in a very profound way. I know I am changed because of the group and I hope you will be too.
RAL rocks. Glad we are spreading the word!
Hey David, Good luck with the Project!
Valerie (from GG costumes)
Il dolore.
ti ho visto in faccia, ti ho riconosciuto. Non mi fai più paura.