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This project successfully raised its funding goal on December 29, 2010.

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Whatever you can give means a lot to us. You'll receive "props" on our website, love forever in our hearts, and the knowledge that you've helped an important story to be heard.

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Thank you! You'll receive a glossy still print from the film, signed by the director, plus plenty of good karma and acknowledgment as above.

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For $50 or more, you'll receive a signed collectors-edition DVD of the completed film, acknowledgment, and don't forget the good karma!

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A signed copy of The Flag Series will be yours. This limited edition documents life in Akron's Northside projects in powerful black-and-white photographs. It also makes a great holiday gift (once the project is funded, you can tell us where to send it.) Plus acknowledgement and good karma, of course.

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Now you're really saying something. Receive all of the above, plus a signed full-size original photographic print by John Lucas, matted and ready for framing. A selection of images are available (see examples at left).

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We don't know how to thank you, but we'll try. Receive all of the above, plus an invitation to a private screening of a rough cut of the film, featuring a discussion with the director and producer, as well as a "special thanks" credit in the film.

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You're our hero! Receive all of the above, plus an Associate Producer credit in the film. (By the way, can we tell you about our next project?)

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John Lucas was born in Akron, Ohio, and has worked as a documentary photographer for more than twenty years. He has directed and produced several cutting-edge multimedia projects, and brings to this film a quarter-century of social criticism in the arts. He lives in California, and is represented by O.K. Harris Works of Art in New York City. The Cooler Bandits is his first feature film.

  1. coolerbandits.com
  2. americanstill.com