LAST CHANCE to pledge. Help us meet our goal!
We urgently need support during the final hours of our campaign.
Help carry us over the finish line! Our campaign ends Sunday night - tomorrow! We will not receive any of the funds pledged thus far unless we hit our projected goal of $25,000.
In order to complete the feature film Far From Afghanistan we need funds for final post production. To date, our team of filmmakers, designers, producers, and support team have worked tirelessly, having self-funded the project to it's near-finished state.
Last week, thousands of people viewed our online event Far From Afghanistan: The October Edition, a selection of work-in-progress segments from the forthcoming film that streamed for free.
Here's what people are saying about Far From Afghanistan:
"Incredibly moving, potent - visually arresting. WOW...."
"The devasting stories humanized the victims."
"Powerful work... choice of images was so thoughtful, poetic and angering. A strange combination of emotions runs through the viewer: guilt, hypocrisy, sadness, resentment."
"I have no words, no words. Wish that there were some way for everybody on earth to see that."
If you haven't done so already, please make a pledge now. We've added some unique, special rewards in these final hours. FFA filmmaker Minda Martin has generously offered the actual flight suits worn by the characters Captain John Hansen and Sargent Adam Smith from her segment, The Long Distance Operator.
If you have already backed Far From Afghanistan, please forward this message to those in your community. Thanks to all for the support!
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Sep 7, 2011 -
Oct 16, 2011
- First created · 2 backed
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Pledge $6 or more
6 backers
Special thanks in final credits of final version of FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN for this level and any above.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $11 or more
11 backers
Limited-edition postcard designed by Eric Gulliver when the film comes out sent to your address. (http://ericpgulliver.weebly.com/graphic-design.html)
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $16 or more
1 backer
Limited-edition FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN button sent to your address
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $20 or more
5 backers Limited (5 of 10 left)
Your choice of a signed DVD produced by FFA producer Steve Holmgren. Choose between Matt Porterfield's PUTTY HILL (2011) and Marie Losier's THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE (2011), upon commercial release.
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $20 or more
2 backers Limited (8 of 10 left)
Your choice of a signed DVD directed by FFA editor Pacho Velez. Choose between OCCUPATION (2002) and BASTARDS OF UTOPIA (2010), thanks to Documentary Educational Resources (www.der.org).
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $25 or more
2 backers Limited (8 of 10 left)
Your choice of a signed DVD directed by FFA editor Robert Todd. Choose between IN LOVING MEMORY (2005) or a collection of shorts (2009) including REPAIR, GATHERING, SPECTRAL CYCLE, GROUNDPLAY, GOLDEN HOUR, LULLABY, SEEKING SUNLIGHT, and CASCADE.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $25 or more
48 backers
FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN DVD (upon commercial release)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $25 or more
2 backers All gone!
Signed copy of Noam Chomsky's influential book HEGEMONY OR SURVIVAL: AMERICA'S QUEST FOR GLOBAL DOMINANCE.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $30 or more
5 backers Limited (5 of 10 left)
Your choice of a signed DVD by FFA filmmaker Minda Martin. Choose between FREE LAND (2009), AKA KATHE (2000), or LOVE, LOSS, AND LONGING (2007), a shorts collection (distributed by V Tape).
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $30 or more
11 backers Limited (9 of 20 left)
Your choice of a signed DVD by FFA filmmaker Jon Jost. Choose between SPEAKING DIRECTLY: SOME AMERICAN NOTES (1973-75) and PLAIN TALK & COMMON SENSE (1987).
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $30 or more
2 backers Limited (8 of 10 left)
Your choice of signed short DVD from FFA filmmaker Soon-mi Yoo's collection, including PINK (2011), DANGEROUS SUPPLEMENT (2006), ISAHN (2004), SSITKIM: TALKING TO THE DEAD (2004), and FAITH (1999).
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $35 or more
7 backers Limited (3 of 10 left)
One-of-a-kind compilation DVD of your choice of FFA filmmaker Travis Wilkerson's works, including any combination equal to 120 minutes of the following films: A-U-D (65 min), NATIONAL ARCHIVE (15 min), SUPERIOR ELEGY (25 min), WKCR? REDUX (70 min), PLUTO DECLARATION (5 min). DVD will include personalized hand-written note from Travis.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $35 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
Limited-edition signed DVD of Brave New Films' RETHINK AFGHANISTAN, autographed by director Robert Greenwald (OUTFOXED, STEAL THIS MOVIE). Find out more about the film here: rethinkafghanistan.com.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $40 or more
10 backers
Limited-edition FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN t-shirt printed with film's exclusive design. Backers at this level will also recieve FFA button and postcard.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $50 or more
19 backers Limited (1 of 20 left)
Your choice of signed DVD by FFA filmmaker John Gianvito: out of circulation, THE MAD SONGS OF FERNANDA HUSSEIN (2001) or his latest, VAPOR TRAIL (Clark) not yet on DVD.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $60 or more
6 backers
“Mixtape” CD of anti-war songs selected by the FFA filmmakers. Backers at this level will also receive FFA t-shirt, button, and postcard.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $75 or more
2 backers
Limited-edition signed 8x10 photo print from a FFA filmmaker’s segment
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $105 or more
4 backers Limited (4 of 8 left)
Limited-edition signed 11x14 photo print of Occupy Wall Street movement by FFA website designer Adrian Kinloch. Check out his work at adriankinloch.net.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $125 or more
9 backers Limited (6 of 15 left)
Limited-edition 18x24 FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN poster designed by Just Seeds' Josh MacPhee (http://justseeds.org/).
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $130 or more
4 backers Limited (4 of 8 left)
Send a video camera to a young Afghan filmmaker! The camera will be sent under your name along with The Far From Afghanistan Team, and you'll receive special thanks in the final credits of the film.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $250 or more
0 backers
Private screening in October of FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN: THE OCTOBER EDITION, hosted by someone in the FFA team (NYC, LA, Massachusetts). Transportation not provided.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2011Pledge $300 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
All access pass to the 10th annual Independent Film Festival of Boston; April 2012, Boston, MA. This pass gets access to all film screenings, panels, and parties.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $300 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
Private 3-hour workshop on politcal filmmaking in the Boston-Cambridge area hosted by John Gianvito.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $750 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
SENSOR OPERATOR'S FLIGHT SUIT. This is a real flight suit that contains the actual patches used by U.S. Sensor Operators with a unique custom made patch for the character, Sargent Adam Smith, from Minda Martin's segment of FFA. Inside the suit will be a hand made patch with a message by the director.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $1,000 or more
1 backer Limited (3 of 4 left)
2 VIP tickets to our festival premiere, plus private dinner with those in attendance from the FFA team (transportation and accommodation not provided).
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,250 or more
1 backer All gone!
CAPTAIN JOHN HANSEN'S FLIGHT SUIT. This is the one-of-a-kind flight suit with real patches used by US Drone Pilots and featuring a unique custom made patch for the lead character, Captain John Hansen, from Minda Martin's segment of FFA. Inside the suit will be a hand made patch with message by the director.
Estimated delivery: Nov 2011Pledge $6,000 or more
1 backer Limited (2 of 3 left)
An Associate Producer credit in the final credits of FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $10,000 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
An Executive Producer credit in the final credits of FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
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