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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 7, 2012.

New backer rewards announced, and they're super cool!

Update #3 · May 7, 2012 · comment

Hello EMPIRES friends, fans and supporters,

As we head into the final 30 days of our campaign, we are 27% funded!! A huge accomplishment and all thanks to you! We need to keep the momentum going, and have offered some exciting new rewards for our backers.

For each pledge of $60 you will receive a book of your choice from one of our fabulous interview subjects, as listed below. For a $100 donation, choose two books!!

A thousand Years of Nonlinear History, by Manuel Delanda

http://www.amazon.com/A-Thousand-Years-Nonlinear-History/dp/0942299329

The Exploit, by Alex Galloway and Eugene Thatcher

http://www.amazon.com/The-Exploit-Networks-Electronic-Mediations/dp/0816650446

Gilles Deleuze: An Apprenticeship in Philosophy, by Michael Hardt

http://www.amazon.com/Gilles-Deleuze-An-Apprenticeship-Philosophy/dp/0816621616

Peoples and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, from Greece to the Present, by Anthony Pagden

http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Empires-Migration-Exploration-Chronicles/dp/0812967615/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3

Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next, by Greg Lindsay

http://www.amazon.com/Aerotropolis-The-Well-Live-Next/dp/1846141001/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1336491170&sr=8-1

Science and Empire in the Atlantic World, by James Delbourgo

http://www.amazon.com/Science-Atlantic-Directions-American-History/dp/0415961270/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1336311259&sr=1-2-spell

Programmed Visions: Software and Memory, by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun

http://www.amazon.com/Programmed-Visions-Software-Memory-Studies/dp/0262015420

Uncanny Networks: Dialogues with the Virtual Intelligentsia, by Geert Lovink

http://www.amazon.com/Uncanny-Networks-Dialogues-Intelligentsia-Leonardo/dp/0262621878/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Now is a great time to contribute to EMPIRES! Please let your friends, colleagues, extended networks, Twitter followers, Facebook friends and family members know.

Sincerely,

The Empires team

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    16 backers

    THE FAN. Thanks for coming on board! We'll show our appreciation with a special thank you on our website list of supporters, and give you a big shout out on our Facebook page!

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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    22 backers

    THE AMPLIFIER. Amplify the conversation. Be part of the archive and part of the film. We will interview you over Skype, email, however you like. Make the film.

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
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    61 backers

    THE PARTICIPANT. Be the first on your block to see EMPIRES! You'll receive a digital download of the film, and a personal thank you note from the director.

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
  • Pledge $50 or more

    38 backers

    THE HACKER. Enjoy EMPIRES in the comfort of your own home. You'll receive a DVD copy of the film on its release, signed by the filmmaking team.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
  • Pledge $60 or more

    8 backers Limited (12 of 20 left)

    NEW REWARD! Get a fantastic book by one of EMPIRES' featured interview subjects. Chose from the list here. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1407330738/empires-the-film/posts Pledge $100 and get two books of your choice!!

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
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    20 backers All gone!

    THE NETWORKER. Show the world you care! Special thanks in the onscreen credits of the final film.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
  • Pledge $250 or more

    4 backers

    THE GLOBALIST. Why settle for the final cut? Receive an extended cut of the film on DVD. More from our interviewees, including Manuel De Landa, Saskia Sassen, Michael Hardt! More, more, more interview material included as a bonus feature!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
  • Pledge $500 or more

    2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)

    THE IMPERIALIST. Hob nob with the heavyweights of the film world. Or at least the EMPIRES crew and our families and friends. You'll receive 4 tickets to the New York premiere of the film!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
  • Pledge $750 or more

    1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)

    THE AGENT. This is the life! Host a private screening of the film in your own home for you and 8 of your closest friends - with the director in attendance! (driving distance from NYC only, pls)

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
  • Pledge $1,500 or more

    2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)

    THE EMPIRE BUILDER. Your name in lights. You'll receive associate producer credit on the film!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    1 backer

    THE 1%. In addition to all the rewards above, you'll receive executive producer credit on the film and the knowledge that you have made a HUGE difference!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2013