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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on February 15.

YOU made us the 4th most funded Kickstarter doc!

Update #13 · Feb 16, 2013 · 4 comments

Thank you for making An Honest Liar the fourth most funded documentary EVER on Kickstarter at $246,989!

If, in the presence of James Randi, we call something "amazing", he'll quickly retort with "no, I'M amazing. That's astonishing." Well, with apologies to Randi, this Kickstarter campaign was amazing. When we started, we genuinely hoped we could hit our $148,000 goal to help us bring you a great film about James Randi.  We had no idea so many thousands of people would come out to show their support over the last month to help us raise over 150% of our goal!  These funds will enable us to do some really great things with the film, and we can't wait to show you the results.

A few notes:

  • Everyone who donated $75 and up will get a free Amazing Deck! On the Kickstarter homepage it says $95 and up: this is a mistake but the page is locked so we can't change it.
  • Your donations will be collected by Amazon Payments, and you will get a receipt when they process them. This is not under our control, so we don't know exactly when it will happen, but likely within 2 weeks.
  • We will be sending a survey to confirm the rewards selections, shipping addresses, etc. in the coming days, so keep your eyes out for that.
  • WE WILL WAIT until the rewards are ready (decks & coasters made, etc.) to send these surveys, because people move and addresses change! So don't worry if you don't get it that email right away. The deck design is being finalized, and it takes 6-8 weeks to have made.
  • We can still accept donations and give some of the same rewards from the campaign via the Honest Liar website if anyone is interested or missed the chance to donate and would like to.

We can't thank you enough! We will do our best to keep you involved and updated throughout the rest of production and post-production, and release. We don't want to overwhelm your inbox or pester people, so those who donated $20 and up will get access to a special section of our website to follow our progress. We encourage everyone to "like" our facebook page, and we'll post about our progress there as well.

Thank you for making this such a great experience!

- With love and gratitude from all of us on the Honest Liar Team.

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We passed $238K! Only 30 minutes left!!!

Update #12 · Feb 15, 2013 · 1 comment

We passed two more stretch goals - only one to go!

We have seen an astounding outpouring of support to push us over two stretch goals. Which means that we can now give FREE "Amazing Decks" to everyone who donated over $75! (You can increase your donation to get one if you hurry!)

There's less than an hour left, and we are very close to hitting the final stretch goal to ensure that everyone who donated $45 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"! Help us get there, and hopefully you can get a free deck (or second if you already donated for one)!

Your donations are going to be such and enormous help in our ability to bring you the best film possible about James Randi, and we so much appreciate all the support you have given us.

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24 hours to go with a sneak preview of our "Amazing Deck"!

Update #11 · Feb 14, 2013 · 1 comment

- Only 24 hours to go!  Our Kickstarter ends at 1pm EST tomorrow!  If your friends were thinking of backing and haven't yet, let them know they better hurry!  Thank you all for supporting us so far!

Kickstarter: http://kck.st/W3RVWs | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnHonestLiarDoc | Twitter: @AnHonestLiarDoc

- Filmmakers Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom just kicked off a Reddit AMA.  If you have a burning question for them, head on over!

- We want as many backers as possible to get our "Amazing Decks" after we close out tomorrow! We've figured out what we can afford to do as bonuses for as many people as possible, and we're so close to hitting these goals:

  • At $220K everyone backing at $95 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"!
  • At $238K everyone backing at $75 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"!
  • At $250K everyone backing at $45 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"!

Here's a sneak preview of what the cards will look like.  We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

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James Randi and his partner José discuss their relationship

Update #10 · Feb 13, 2013 · 4 comments

As you saw in our Kickstarter trailer, part of AN HONEST LIAR will cover James Randi's relationship with the artist José Alvarez, his partner of 26 years. It will also address how they are coping with the threat of José's possible deportation for illegally staying into the country decades ago, to escape persecution as a gay man in Venezuela. Out.com recently featured our film on the site.

Watch the clip below to get just a small taste of their plight, and please help us tell their story by spreading the word of our Kickstarter campaign.

The Kickstarter campaign ends this Friday at 1pm EST. We appreciate all of the help!

Kickstarter: http://kck.st/W3RVWs | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnHonestLiarDoc | Twitter: @AnHonestLiarDoc

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LAST 3 DAYS TO DONATE + New stretch goals!

Update #9 · Feb 11, 2013 · comment

Wow! We're almost at $200K!

Can you help us hit $200,000 today?  Please share our page with your communities and friends! Let everyone know this is the LAST week to get involved!  Thank you so much for the support!

Kickstarter: http://kck.st/W3RVWs | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnHonestLiarDoc | Twitter: @AnHonestLiarDoc

Get in on our new stretch goal system!

As we move towards the end of our campaign (Friday at 1pm EST!) and our dream goal of $250K, we want as many backers as possible to get our "Amazing Decks"! We've figured out what we can afford to do as bonuses for as many people as possible, and we are now creating a tiered stretch goal system:

  • At $250K everyone backing at $45 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"!
  • At $238K everyone backing at $75 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"!
  • At $220K everyone backing at $100 and above gets an "Amazing Deck"!

Let's keep the ball rolling so as many people are included as possible! And PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD THAT WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST 3 DAYS!!!

Thanks so much from the Honest Liar team!

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    "Towards a New Beginning (Green)" A SIGNED, NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION ART PRINT (edition of 7 with 3 artist proofs) by artist Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.) (Randi's partner who also appears in the film.) Jose's work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums - see the gallery that represents him (http://www.gavlakgallery.com/artists/jose-alvarez/) for more info on his work. These are being offered here at significantly below market rate. You also get your choice of a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, DVD, or BLU-RAY of the film, and everything from the $20 reward tier. (Add wood or leather coasters too - see rewards graphic for details.)

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    THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER COLLECTORS PACKAGE: Congrats, you're a part of the team! You get: A) “Contributing Associate Producer” OFFICIAL CREDIT on the film! B) A SPECIAL EDITION rare vintage signed poster as described above - signed “THE HONEST LIAR, JAMES RANDI”. (2 available, one "Milk Can" and one "Levitation". Specify which you'd like - first-come first-served.) C) Alice Cooper double-signed DVD, D) ONE EACH of the SIGNED HARDCOVER copies of "Conjuring", and "Encyclopedia" E) a SIGNED PRINT of Randi done by SIMPSONS animator Anna Maltese, F) TWO TICKETS to a MAJOR FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING AND PARTY! (Travel & accommodations your responsibility.) G) Your choice of a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, DVD, or BLU-RAY of the film. H) A set of 6 "Honest Liar" coasters in your choice of wood or leather!

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