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Update #8: The Pigeon Game Short Screening in NYC on June 28th
I am delighted to announce that the twenty-minute version of The Pigeon Game will be screening again as part of a program of documentary shorts organized by New York Women in Film and Television!
The program called "Less is More" includes a wide range of topics, from an American feminist who finds herself enjoying being "objectified" in Turkey to a group of Pakastani-Americans that battles kites every Sunday in Dyker Park, Brooklyn.
A detailed description of the program can be found here.
There will be a Q+A following the films, as well as an after-party with a cash-bar and complimentary snacks.
Hope to see you there!
SCREENING INFO
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 East Second Avenue, New York
Tickets $9 ($6 for NYWIFT members, $7 for Women in Production, Women Make Movies, DCTV, IFP, Center for Communications, Shooting People, Arts Engine/DocuClub members and students).
After party: Dempsey's Pub, 61 2nd Avenue
Update #7: The Pigeon Game at the Tenement Museum 09/01
Finally, the fruit of your support! The new, twenty-minute cut that your donations made possible will screen on Wednesday, September 1st* at NYC's Tenement Museum at 6:30pm.
The evening will include the screening of the new cut as well as two speakers -historian Colin Jerolmack, an assistant professor of sociology and environmental studies at NYU will talk about the history of pigeon sports in NYC, and Martin McGuinniss, a Bronx native and veteran pigeon racer will talk about the sport today as well as bring a couple of his champion birds for show and tell.
The event is free, but you do need to make a reservation to attend: events@tenement.org
I hope you all can make it. It's because of you that this is all possible. Thank you!
Annie
*NOTE -date change!
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Wednesday, September 1 at 6:30 pm
The Pigeon Game: A Documentary Work-in-Progress
Co-Sponsored by City Lore
Tenement Museum Shop, 108 Orchard Street (Delancey)
F to Delancey; B/D to Grand; J/M/Z to Essex
212-982-8420; events@tenement.org
Free
More: http://www.thepigeongame.com
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Robin Rosenthal & Bill Yahraus on August 24, 2010
Congratulations on reaching this milestone! Sounds like a great evening, and hopefully will lead to further support for finishing the larger documentary.
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Update #6: Pigeon Party & Rewards
Thanks to everyone who came out last night to celebrate the successful ending of The Pigeon Game's Kickstarter campaign! I had such a good time. We drank all of the Masten Lake cocktails in the house, danced a little, hugged, kissed, gushed... left with new t-shirts. We finished the night with "pigeon poop" shots -tequila with a bit of Baileys. Surprisingly delicious, thanks for idea Christian!
A huge thank you to Jane, Brad, Forrest and everyone at Tandem- the best bar in NYC!
And thanks again to all of you backers far and wide for all of your help! It's now time to get your rewards so please send me your address if you are receiving something physical and if you ordered a t-shirt, the color and size you want.
I still can hardly believe this all came together, I'm just in awe of all the generosity and good will. My head is still reeling but we've already got to get to back to work -creating the 20 minute cut of The Pigeon Game for the Tenement Museum screening on Tuesday August 24th. You made it possible -thank you again and again!
Annie
Update #5: SUCCESS! THANK YOU! OH MY GOD!
THANKS TO YOU -with one whole day to spare, The Pigeon Game has reached it's financial goal of $10,000! Incredible news, thanks so very much to all of you!
The campaign will remain open the rest of Saturday, July 31st so if you missed the chance and still want to donate, you still can.
Then on Sunday, August 1st, we are going to celebrate the successful close of the campaign starting at 7pm at Tandem bar in Bushwick:
236 TROUTMAN STREET,
Brooklyn, NY, 11237
Thanks to a generous offer from Tandem, there will be drink specials with proceeds going in part to The Pigeon Game. So the giving can continue in a less formal, more personal way.
I wish so much I could celebrate with all of you! There has been so much support from far and wide! A special shout out to a couple donors whose pledges were grouped together and did not receive individual mention on the Kickstarter site: Joseph Musto, Eric Gioiosa and the Perth Amboy Racing Pigeon Club. Thank you guys!
Hope to see you Sunday!
With heartfelt thanks,
Annie Heringer
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Ping Choy on July 31, 2010
Hello, Annie,
I am so happy that the target goal was reached, and it is well worth the celebration among friends. I was very impressed and inspired by your work (filming of Spray Paints music video) and happy that Joanna is in best company of talents and great people.Best,
Ping Choy (Joanna's Mom)
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Update #4: 1 MORE DAY
I don't really know how to thank you all for the amazing support that you've given this project. About a week ago I felt like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Today, I feel like this:
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We're at 90% of our goal -so close! But we've only got 1 more day to raise the rest. So here's one last plea to spread the word, recommend the project to a friend in these last critical hours!
Again, a huge thank you to all of you who have donated -friends, family, coworkers, strangers... this has been an amazing experience of generosity -of community. Of humanity! Before I get weepy, let's seal the deal. Please help me with this final push to reach the finish line -$10,000 by July 31st!
Yours truly,
Annie Heringer
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A thank you on The Pigeon Game's website: www.thepigeongame.com
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Safari 7's self-guided tour of urban wildlife on the number 7 line, from our partner Urban Landscape Lab.
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A deluxe Celebrate Urban Bird Kit from our partner "Celebrate Urban Birds!" at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The kit consists of several materials that will help you identify all the feathered friends co-existing in your city.
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A free digital download of the slammin' new album "Glitter Tracks" by the Box Kites (my band), from the MP3 label Mutable Sound.
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"The Pigeon Game" DVD (anticipated completion date 2011).
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A $50 gift certificate to the Mini Market OR to the Shoe Market -two super cute, highly fashionable stores in Williamsburg, NY.
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A copy of Andrew Blechman's amazing book "Pigeons." You will never look at a pigeon the same way again. A fascinating, entertaining look at the history of human-kind's relationship to the world's most controversial bird.
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"The Pigeon Game" t-shirt. Available in white with black print for women (sizes S,M,L) and white on gray on a unisex shirt (sixes S,M,L, XL). The logo is designed by Malcolm Felder and the shirts are printed by Daydream Silkscreen. They are going to look extra-special (pics coming soon).
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NEW REWARD! T-shirt & DVD combo -the t-shirts have been so popular, I'm going to order more. Add another $40 to your donation to get a DVD of The Pigeon Game too (release date TBD)
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A DVD copy of any film by Jim Jenner -the award-winning documentarian of the pigeon world. Jim's films are incredibly thorough and intimate journeys of the history and culture behind this unique sport. Choose from the titles: Secrets of Champions I, II, III and IV, The World of Pigeons: Marathon in the Sky and Oldest Feathered Friend, Share the Blue Sky, Best of British II, Schaerlaeckens and The Dark and The Light.
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A one year subscription to Racing Pigeon Digest -"The Thinking Person's Journal of Racing Pigeons," a beautifully printed magazine with diverse articles about technique, history and the pigeon racing community the world over.
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Handmade pigeon artwork. Choose from a knit pigeon by master-knitter Sunmin Whang (limit 1) OR a watercolor pigeon portrait painted by me -send me a photograph of your winning pigeon (or just favorite bird) and I will immortalize him/her.
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NEW REWARD COMBO: one The Pigeon Game t-shirt, one DVD of the film when it's finished (anticiapted 2011) and one hand-drawn pigeon portrait.
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You are really helping us to complete this project! In return you will receive a thank you credit in the film, a DVD copy of "The Pigeon Game" (estimated completion date -2011) and two free tickets to the premiere (location and date TBD).
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! In return: your name listed under "This Film Supported By" credits, a DVD copy of "The Pigeon Game" (estimated completion date -2011), two free tickets to the premiere (location and date TBD), and a watercolor pigeon portrait by me -send me a photograph of your winning pigeon (or just favorite bird) and I will immortalize him/her.
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Annie Heringer has produced and directed programming for PBS, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel among others. Her first documentary March Time March profiles three African-American youth drill teams. It received the 1999 Women In Film Finishing Fund Grant, premiered at the LA Freewaves Festival and was distributed by the National Educational Telecommunications Association to various PBS stations. In 2006, Annie received an Emmy for her research work on Voices of Civil Rights, a documentary for the History Channel.
