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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 24, 2010.
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Reward 3: Film soundtrack on CD once finished, a Twitter thank you/plug PLUS Reward 2.
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Reward 4: 50% discount on cheese purchases from Laurel Valley Creamery (up to 5lbs for one year) PLUS Reward 3.
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Reward 5: 1.5 lb cheese sampler pack AND a From Grass to Cheese poster AND a digital copy of the film PLUS Reward 2.
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Reward 7: 5 lb party cheese pack AND your name or business listed in the credits as a patron PLUS Rewards 2 and 3.
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Reward 8: 1 lb of free cheese per month for one year AND an associate producer credit AND a From Grass to Cheese poster AND the soundtrack AND the film on DVD.
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Reward 9: 2 lbs of free cheese per month for one year AND an executive producer credit AND a poster AND the soundtrack AND the film on DVD.
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Reward 10: Private visit and tour of the farm. Homemade dinner with the cast and crew AND 1 lb of free cheese per month for one year AND an executive producer credit AND a signed poster AND the soundtrack AND a signed DVD (Donors are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses)
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TODD TUE - DIRECTOR
While growing up in the countryside of Southeastern Michigan I developed a strong affinity towards the traditions and culture of American rural communities. I have also always been interested in various forms of storytelling and specifically the storytelling crafted in traditional American folk and country music. The music that these songwriters created was really a love letter to the land they lived on and the fruits of hard labor, and most importantly how those notions were intertwined.
In 2008, I started to explore my family's southern lineage and my love of southern tradition, by co-producing/editing a documentary film called Seven Signs: Music, Myth & The American South. The film focused on the marginalization of traditional life, art, and work in The South and shows how the alt-country music scene has helped bring a focus back to this diminishing way of life. This project really gave me a better understanding of how I can use filmmaking to shed light on these American communities that are dwindling. As society tends to distance itself more and more from traditional rural America I feel an urgency to share the stories of these communities, these families and our friends so we don't lose these threads that helped to build our unique national identity.
The Nolan family farm does not just make cheese, it is a place that combines life with livelihood and exhibits the long-standing tradition of a commitment towards community building. That is what I hope to capture with this film, the story of a family working together, bettering themselves, and bettering the community at large by providing ethically produced food.
COMPANY BIO
I am one of the co-creators of Milk Products Media, a production company specializing in creative documentaries music videos, and new media. Our goal is always to tell a good story and we love exploring ways of marrying music and images together in new ways.
Todd and the Nolan Family:
I pledged in honor of what you do and thinking of my friend Nick Kirch of Blue Marble Family Farm in Wisconsin. He runs a wonderful dairy that is struggling to get back on its feet and I can only hope that a film like yours will help all the small farmers out there like him. We need you in business and doing well!
Couple dairy posts on my blog site: http://myfoodshed.com/category/food-musings/ (click on Know Your Milk, Know Your Dairy 1 and 2, and Spilled Milk).
Todd, if you're in Chicago, maybe we should get together for coffee! I'd love to exchange ideas with you.
Grant
Thanks Shuling every little bit helps. Keep spreading the word about our "cheesy" project and we will definitely let you know how our project develops.
Thanks
Todd
Hey Todd,
It was great meeting you tonight. As promised, I checked out your site & video! :) Pledged a little support too. I can't afford much, but i hope it helps! Looking forward to hearing more about the project as it progresses.
Cheers,
Shuling
Thanks so much for the kind words Daniel. We definitely like making Kickstarter friends and we will do all we can to spread the news about your show. Your harvest dinners look AMAZING - so sure hope someone gets to take advantage.
Take care and best of luck.
Hey Todd and Nolan Family,
This is a great project, in the same vain as what I am doing, but the footage is beautiful and interesting, I wish you all the best in raising the funds and hope to find a way of seeing the film. My project is a documentary series about sustainable food in Minnesota, its an online weekly show - check it out www.theperennialplate.com - or my site here .. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/588580164/the-perennial-plate-weekly-web-series-about-sustai Thanks for your hard work and good luck!