What a month!
THANK YOU for helping us achieve what seemed almost unachievable back in January, when we first learned that we had been invited to premiere CALL ME KUCHU at the Berlin International Film Festival.
It's been a grueling month! Over the course of a rather sleepless three weeks, we finished the edit (with the support of consulting editor extraordinaire Yana Gorskaya), took the film through color correction and a sound mix, and gave it a once-over with our legal counsel to make sure we were in good shape to screen the film to the public (luckily, we were). We also spent a nerve-wracking week wrangling travel permission and transport for Naome Ruzindana, one of the LGBT activists featured in the film, so that she could join us in Berlin.
Finally, on the evening of Saturday February 11th, with Naome by our side, we presented CALL ME KUCHU for its world premiere at the Berlinale. The result? Many hundreds of bums in seats and lots of engaged voices, three screenings in a row.
It cost a fair amount of money as well as effort to reach this crucial point, and none of that would have been possible without YOU, and the phenomenal support you provided through your donations and your help spreading the word. Today our Kickstarter campaign closed with a heartening $11,044, or 110% of our goal, so THANK YOU.
And there's more good news: CALL ME KUCHU scooped up two awards at the Berlinale -- the Teddy Award for Best Documentary and the Cinema Fairbindet Award, which will take the film on a theatrical roadshow throughout Germany later this year! CALL ME KUCHU also came second place in the Panorama Audience Award (close behind the striking doc MARINA ABRAMOVIC: THE ARTIST IS PRESENT) and received an honorable mention for the Siegessäule Reader's Award.
We are thrilled that David's story is receiving the attention it deserves, especially at this crucial juncture when Kampala's kuchus need the world's attention more than ever. Just two weeks ago the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was reintroduced in Uganda's Parliament, and last week a government minister shut down an LGBT conference in Kampala, claiming that the activists were intent on recruiting Ugandans into homosexuality. It's clear that the situation still requires action, and we're hoping that CALL ME KUCHU will spur further efforts to support the LGBT activists working on the ground to end state-sanctioned homophobia in Uganda.
Your collective contribution has been phenomenal, so thanks once again. And keep an eye out for those rewards, which should be arriving in your mailboxes shortly!
Stay in touch,
Malika & Katy
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THANKS, EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS! -- Your name will be added to a special supporters page on the CALL ME KUCHU website.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $10 or more
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YOU'VE GOT MAIL -- You will receive a personalized thank you photograph via email from directors Katy and Malika + your name will be added to a special supporters page on the CALL ME KUCHU website.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $15 or more
16 backers
SIE HABEN POST! -- In two weeks, you will receive a postcard from Berlin handwritten by directors Katy and Malika, and your name will be added to the supporters page on the CALL ME KUCHU website.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2012Pledge $25 or more
35 backers
DISPLAY IT WITH PRIDE -- You will receive a limited edition signed and numbered CALL ME KUCHU 5x7 film still + a stylish necklace made from traditional Ugandan recycled paper beads (beautiful to wear, or makes for a unique gift) + a limited edition CALL ME KUCHU button (also known as a "badge" to British readers) + your name will appear on the supporters page on our website. (International shipping please add $2)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $30 or more
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FOR REPEAT BACKERS ONLY /// If you pledged $25 or more to our last Kickstarter campaign, receive a DVD OF THE FILM (upon release) + a 5x7 film still (International shipping please add $2)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $50 or more
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STICK IT ON YOUR WALL -- You will receive TWO 8x10 limited edition CALL ME KUCHU film stills, signed and numbered + a traditional Ugandan recycled paper bead necklace + a CALL ME KUCHU button + your name will also appear on the supporters page of our website. (International shipping please add $2)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $100 or more
33 backers
YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN! -- Upon completion, you will receive a DVD of CALL ME KUCHU (upon release) + your name will appear in the film's end credits in time for the U.S. PREMIERE (as well as on the supporters page of our website). You will also receive a limited edition CALL ME KUCHU 8x10 signed film still. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $200 or more
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A NIGHT AT THE THEATER! -- Two tickets to see STOMP on Broadway (NYC) or in the West End (London) (kindly donated by the directors and producers of STOMP; sorry, travel and lodging not included). Plus everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN, with a signed DVD! package above. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $200 or more
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ADORN YOUR APARTMENT -- Receive this framed film still: PINK MASK http://bit.ly/yGjBO0, lovingly printed on canvas and mounted on a 16x24 wooden frame + a signed DVD of CALL ME KUCHU + your name on the online supporters page. (Canada shipping please add $7; international shipping please add $20)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $200 or more
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ADORN YOUR APARTMENT -- Receive this framed film still: DAVID AND HIS MOM http://bit.ly/AbmhCd, lovingly printed on canvas and mounted on a 16x24 wooden frame + a signed DVD of CALL ME KUCHU + your name on the online supporters page. (Canada shipping please add $7; international shipping please add $20)
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $200 or more
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ADORN YOUR APARTMENT -- Receive this framed film still: CROWNING MISS KUCHU 2010: http://bit.ly/ynaexh, lovingly printed on canvas and mounted on a 16x24 wooden frame + a signed DVD of CALL ME KUCHU + your name on the online supporters page. (Canada shipping please add $7; international shipping please add $20)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $200 or more
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ADORN YOUR APARTMENT -- Receive this framed film still: LOAFERS TO HEELS http://bit.ly/Ahu1Aq, lovingly printed on canvas and mounted on a 20x20 wooden frame + a signed DVD of CALL ME KUCHU + your name on the online supporters page. (Canada shipping please add $7; international shipping please add $20)
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $250 or more
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A PRIVATE SCREENING IN NEW YORK - You and a friend will join the directors to watch the film in a private screening room in New York (travel not included) + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $250 or more
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ADORN YOUR FEET -- Have a unique and fun pair of sneakers designed to your specifications by artist Julie Youngblood ($150 value, check them out here: http://bit.ly/juliey) + a signed DVD of CALL ME KUCHU + your name on the online supporters page. (Canada shipping please add $3; international shipping please add $5)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $250 or more
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A CLASSIC COCKTAIL LESSON WITH ONE OF NEW YORK'S FINEST BARTENDERS -- Receive a classic cocktail lesson for you and a friend from the owner of The Wren (http://www.thewrennyc.com/, in New York only. Sorry, travel not included) + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD! (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $300 or more
1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)
JOIN US AT OUR WORLD PREMIERE -- Receive tickets for you and a friend to the premiere in Berlin on Saturday, February 11th, followed by a drink with the directors and a kuchu activist! (Sorry, travel not included) + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD! (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: Feb 2012Pledge $400 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
DINNER WITH THE DIRECTORS & A PRIVATE SCREENING - A delicious meal and a private screening of CALL ME KUCHU with the directors in Los Angeles for you and a friend (sorry, travel not included). + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $400 or more
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SUPPER & A COOKING LESSON FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS -- A private cooking lesson for you and three friends from Julia Turshen, chef, food writer and co-author of Mario Batali's SPAIN: A CULINARY ROAD TRIP and Gwyneth Paltrow's MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER. And the best part? The lesson will double as dinner! (New York City only) + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)
YOUR OWN PRIVATE SCREENING AND AN INVITATION TO OUR OUTREACH SUMMIT -- The directors will come to your home for a private screening of the film, followed by a Q&A (for those outside of NYC or LA, this will instead be done via Skype). You'll also become an integral part of our filmmaking process: join an outreach summit in person or via Skype with ourselves, our funders and LGBT-focused NGOs to strategize on how to ensure CALL ME KUCHU has an impact. + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3)
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $3,000 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
JOIN US AS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & COME TO THE PREMIERE -- You will receive an Associate Producer credit on CALL ME KUCHU and two tickets to the film's Berlin or U.S. premier (sorry, travel and lodging not included) + everything in the YOUR NAME ON THE SILVER SCREEN package above, with a signed DVD. (Canada shipping please add $2; international shipping please add $3). (Please note our legal tiny print: this reward does not include any creative or business involvement with regards to CALL ME KUCHU beyond what is described here, nor does the credit entitle any claim of ownership over CALL ME KUCHU.)
Estimated delivery: May 2012
Comments
Creator Brian L. Frye & Penny Lane on February 21, 2012
Rock on gals! Can't wait to see it!
Creator Elisabeth Holm on February 21, 2012
HELL. YES.
Congrats!!!!!
Creator Hudson L. on February 21, 2012
Amazing, congratulations!!