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Cool science graphic T-shirt + personalized "thank you" in the credits of the film
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A dvd of our award-winning first film, "The Atom Smashers," -- OR -- a cd of the critically-acclaimed soundtrack to "The Atom Smashers" by Kate Simko on Ghostly Records + personalized "thank you" in the credits of the film
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Cool fused-glass belt buckle with atom design from Kiku Handmade (www.kiku-co.com) + personalized "thank you" in the credits of the film
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One of all the above prizes! Bonanza! Plus a listing in the "Special Thanks" credits in the film
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137 Films is a non-profit documentary production company based in Chicago. We create films out of the stories found in the world of science and strive to entertain, educate, and inform by exploring how science's search for answers impacts our cultural, political, and personal lives.
Science (and scientists, for that matter) have traditionally been looked to simply as sources of raw information, as providers of answers, but we believe there is much more there than data. America has a very strange relationship with science; the collision between science, culture and politics creates compelling stories with profound themes and fascinating characters, most of them overlooked. Theirs are the stories we want to tell.
And the science they pursue can be breathtaking, beautiful, complicated, and bewildering. The experiments and equipment scientists use can be incredibly simple or impossibly complex. Many people believe they can't understand what scientists do or aren't interested in trying. We disagree. Understanding the pursuit of science is within everyone's grasp. It deserves to be understood and appreciated because it helps to explain who we all are, what we do, and why we are here.
The movie looks great! I would suggest a title that captures peoples imagination. "Miracle In a Jar." "Hope's Orphan." "Who's Afraid of a Little Light?" "Neo-Luminescence". "Play Mystery for Me."
Please forgive the tongue and cheek of some of these, brainstorming should be fun if nothing else.
Thanks for all you are doing!
Stand by for an update on our film very soon... we've made a lot of progress! - Clayton
so what's happened with the film? where do we watch it?
We're building momentum! Keep the pledges coming! 8 hours to go!!
this looks awesome. congrats and good luck.
looks great guys! nice trailer.
Ten days to go! $4946! Who will knock us over the $5000 mark??
I loved The Atom Smashers and I can't wait to see this one. It's amazing the politics involved in fusion, and there is another story related to the subject that I've love to see told (if you're interested let me know, I'd love to collaborate on the idea).
We made it --- but let's keep going!
Thanks everyone --- with 18 days to go, we're going to keep pushing... this trip to Rome represents just a small chunk of our production expenses. Let's keep spreading the word and see how far over 100% we can get! Every dollar we raise on kickstarter is one less dollar we have to raise for the rest of the film!
Thank you, thank you!!!
Clayton and everyone at 137 Films
Hi, Reny ---
Many people have debunked cold fusion --- and there are many refutations to the debunking. Many scientific developments have been made since, and many of those have been debunked. The debunking itself has been debunked by others. The article you mention is from 1989, and literally thousands of papers and articles have been published since! Many books have been written defending and attacking cold fusion. Our position, and what we have found, is that there is much, much more to the story than whether the science works. Thanks for your comment!
Nice promotional film. But cold fusion has been thoroughly debunked. Go see http://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/science/050399sci-cold-fusion.html
Makes for a nice Don Quixote story though.
I wish big Oil, the UAW, Government, and others with selfish interests would step aside and allow those with revolutionary if not evolutionary ideas to bring their technology based solutions to market for the betterment of mankind.
Almost there, everyone --- really close! - Clayton
Wow!! Big thanks to Jonathan Blow!! Thank you so much!! - Clayton and all of us at 137 Films
This is going to be really cool. I hope this movie comes to theaters in austin texas.
Hi there fellow filmmakers,
Could we talk some more on this project you are going to shoot.
I'm CEO of a film- and documentary distribution & production company in the Netherlands and would be willing to invest in your project and help you with the worldwide distribution.
Please contact me on bert@filmfreaks.nl
Regards
Bert
www.filmfreaks.nl
www.reel23.com
Wow you've got a new fan, the trailer gave me chills! I love the work your doing,keep up the good work!
Best of luck guys! The trailer looks great.
I have heard very good things about this one!
I always get the heebie jeebies from the trailers from 137 Films. Happened when I saw the Atom Smashers. Same thing this time around. Well done, folks.
I saw Atom Smashers on PBS and thought it was great. I would love to see this this film get made, im pledging
Awesome project. The video has totally got me hooked. I'll have to check out the Atom Smashers piece.
Wish I could spell vapor....
Yesterday I went through a vapour lock in a NATO secure bunker. Weird stuff. Can't wait to see the film. Go get 'em!!
-- Posted from The Hague --
Clayton...
Best wishes and good luck on this project. Here's our web site in Aspen. www.hudsonreedensemble.org