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Hello and happy spring, butterfly backers!

The weather is finally warming up, and we just wanted to send you all a quick update on  Dreams of the Last Butterflies.  Post-production is still going great, though we've had some unexpected delays - but we are back on track and are now getting closer and closer to being done!  We are so excited to share the film with you, but there's still some important steps left, so thank you all for your patience and please keep sending us good luck!  It will be worth the wait, we promise.

Those of you waiting for prizes, they are all in the works and will be sent out soon.  There is lots of fun and butterfly magick coming your way!

**IMPORTANT!  Many have not yet responded to our email several weeks ago requesting your addresses.  If you have not replied to that email, please do, so we can send out all the prizes at once.  If you don't have that email, feel free to send your full name, Kickstarter user name, and physical address to zina@thousandnames.com.  Thank you!!

Lots of you have already gotten a chance to download Kai Altair's new song from the film, "Change",  which was released a few weeks ago.  The reaction has been amazing!  If you haven't heard it yet, you can listen here:

https://soundcloud.com/kai-altair/change

Lastly, we are thrilled to reveal another one of our Butterfly Queens...  May we present Madeleine Belle, starring as the Large Blue Butterfly Queen!

Yours in imagination,

Zina Brown

Director

(photo by Maxine Nienow)

Hello again backers!

Very exciting news!   We are thrilled to officially announce our new partnership with the amazing scientific organization, SavingSpecies.  

SavingSpecies is headed by one of the most respected and award-winning conservation biologists in the world, Dr. Stuart Pimm.  Stuart, along with Roger Harris and their team discovered the film, and thought it would be a perfect way to help spread their message outside the scientific community:  "SavingSpecies is a collective of senior, conservation professionals, profoundly committed to preventing species extinctions. Preventing species extinctions is the collective’s only objective."

You can the official announcement and article with lots more great details on their website:

Dream partnership between SavingSpecies and a New York movie production company

We are also tremendously excited to announce SavingSpecies is certifying the film as Carbon Neutral!

"Today, SavingSpecies and film company Thousand Names Productions announce a new partnership. Emerging from Thousand Names Productions’ new film Dreams of the Last Butterflies the partnership is a paradigm shift in the way art and science can work together to heal the Earth. Indeed Dreams of the Last Butterflies will be one of the first carbon neutral films produced and made in New York."

Here is the official press release:

SavingSpecies Enters New Partnership With New York City's Thousand Names Productions

"Stuart Pimm, who is also the Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, said: "I am delighted that the scientific talents of SavingSpecies are being united with the artistic talents of Zina Brown and Kai Altair in this new partnership. Zina and Kai’s enthusiasm for our partnership demonstrates their strong commitment to wildlife and conservation. I hope other artists will look to their example and use their talents to help heal the planet. I thank Zina and Kai, and Thousand Names Productions for their support and all they are doing to protect biodiversity."

**Aside from that fantastic news, post production is on track and going great!  We've just secured a truly phenomenal Voice-Over artist, Sarah Tancer.  Sarah will become the voice of the Butterfly Goddess, who will narrate our Faerie Tale and guide us through this dream.

We also though you'd enjoy this new still image from the film of Evgeniya Radilova as the Acraea Swordtail Queen!

Last but not least, our new official Facebook page now has nearly 5,000 likes - wow!

Once again, thank you all for your incredible support.  Spring is coming and the butterflies will soon awaken - can you hear them whispering?

Yours in imagination,

Zina Brown

Director

Hello again, Butterfly Believers!

Happy 2013! The Dreams of the Last Butterflies team is hard at work (and play!) on post-production, crafting our story for you from the amazing images we captured during the shoot. In the meantime, we have just a few updates we'd like to share with you...

First off, we have a brand new Facebook page - we'd **love** if you took a moment to click over and give us a 'like'! We'll be adding lots of cool new images and content there from the film as we progress - it's also an easier way to share with your friends. Thank you!

https://www.facebook.com/DreamsOfTheLastButterflies

We're also very excited to announce that musician Kai Altair (who stars as one of our Butterfly Queens) has joined forces with the incredible Dhruva Ganesan and Dave Sharma from Sub Swara.  Dhruva and Dave will be producing Kai's new song "Change" - which was written for the film, and will also appear on her upcoming album!

Lastly, in these new still frames we have the first glimpse of some of our villains, the "Trappers":

From top:

Teddy Petrosky
Lee Mayjahs
Micah Blacklight

Thanks again to all of you - and more updates coming soon!

Yours in imagination,

Hello again to our amazing backers!

While editing on the film is underway, we thought you'd enjoy the first tease of images from our Butterfly Queens.  May they bring you warmth and brightness as the winter season begins!

Photos by Maxine Nienow.  Make up Team: Christine Gieger, Jessah Amarante, Layna Roberts, Jessica Padilla.

Clockwise from top left:  Kai Altair, Dina Satti, Evgeniya Radilova, Melodee, Madeleine Belle, Ali Luminescent, Kayla Jo.

To see a larger versions of the images, click HERE!

Yours in imagination,

Zina Brown

Writer/Director

Hello Butterfly Dreamers!

We're pleased to say that since the shoot last month, our editing and post-production has been going very well, thanks to our amazing editor Stefan Pildes.  We should soon be fairly close to a rough cut of the film - exciting!  We're also thrilled to include our new music composer, Michael Pflug, as part of the team - Michael will be working with Kai Altair (writer of the film's new song, "Change") to create a breathtaking musical score for our adventure.

In other exciting news, the Seattle-based Miroir Magazine has just published a huge, multi-page photography spread on Dreams of the Last Butterflies in its premier issue!  Miroir is a high-end arts and fashion magazine, and we are honored to be included among such luminaries as artist Mark Ryden.  You can see the entire issue in an online version here - just click on "preview."

Miroir Magazine also did an online interview with Director Zina Brown about his inspirations as a filmmaker, his collaborations with other artists and performers, and Dreams of the Last Butterflies, among many other topics.  Click the link below to read the interview  - and be sure to scroll all the way down:

"Miroir Magazine Feature Artist, New York film director Zina Brown creates mesmerizing film masterpieces"

Lastly, here is a brand new promotional image from the film!  This is Evgeniya Radilova as the Acraea Swordtail Butterfly Queen, one of our 8 main Butterfly Queens. 

Photography by Maxine Nienow.

More updates and images coming soon, and once again, thank you all for your amazing help!

Yours in imagination,

Zina Brown

Writer/Director