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Update #8: Be ready to get your sexy crip swank on!

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Transcript for video update by Leroy Moore:

Hello Leroy Moore of Sins Invalid here how is your summer so far?  Remember our wonderful and successful Kickstarter campaign?  Yeah time flies… well Sins Invalid wants to update you on our Kickstarter awards.  We are excited to fulfill your Kickstarter Backer rewards—and in case you haven’t seen it: check out our public thank you on our website called “Roll the Credits”

Okay, we’re going to let you in on a little behind-the-scenes secret… shhhhhh.  Here at Sins we’ve been working through some big decisions, and there is indeed an SF Bay Area premiere of the Sins documentary on the horizon.  Stay tuned, and be ready to get your sexy crip swank on!  Peace.

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Update #7: A Fantastic Finish: But Wait! There's more.

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Update #6: Can't Stop, Won't Stop!

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Update #5: We made it to $10,000!!

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Update #4: Starting an Avalanche of Love!!!!

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Funding Successful

This project successfully raised its funding goal on February 15.

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You will receive our sincere gratitude and the truth that you are part of a phenomenal project!! You will also receive updates as we complete and launch this awesome film!

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You have our deep thanks, updates about the awesome film, and you receive the Official and Ultra-Cool Sins Invalid Sticker!

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You will have our deep thanks, updates about the awesome film, the Ultra-Cool Sins Invalid Sticker, and a public THANK YOU on our website!

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You will have our deep thanks, updates about the awesome film, the Ultra-Cool Sins Invalid Sticker, a public THANK YOU on our website, and (drumroll please) you receive a DOWNLOADABLE COPY OF THE COMPLETED FILM!!

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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You have our deep thanks, updates on the awesome film, the Ultra-Cool Sins Invalid Sticker, a thank you on our website, a downloadable version of the film and a DVD COPY OF THE COMPLETED FILM!!!

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus a SECOND copy of the DVD of the COMPLETED FILM to give to your superhot sweetie, your critical thinking study group, or your best friend who needs to love her body more!!!

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus the INSIDE SCOOP with a COMPANION DVD with EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE!!!

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus you receive an archival, pigment ink PRINT FROM A SINS INVALID PERFORMANCE, signed by the artist, Richard Downing, and by the Artistic Director director, Patty Berne. Richard Downing has photographed theatre artists who possess vision and a social conscience for many years, and has documented Sins Invalid since 2007; http://www.richarddowning.com/. Look at the beautiful image on this page to gain a sense of an amazing image you may receive…

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus you receive an ORIGINAL POEM written for YOU!! Printed on a card and mailed to you by Sins Invalid co-founder, poet/performer Leroy F. Moore (read his bio below).

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus an invitation to join to the SF/Bay Area PREMIERE of the film!! Sit with us, share drinks with us, and enjoy a night of film and performance!!! (Does not include travel or accommodations)

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus -- along with your invitation to the SF/Bay Area Premiere of the film, please come to the MEET & GREET with artists and share your thoughts, ask questions, and share community with the radical and sexy artists of Sins Invalid!! (Does not include travel or accommodation)

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus -- you can experience the artistry of a performer from Sins Invalid – LIVE!!! Several of our performers have agreed to offer their creative muse to a key group of our Kickstarter collaborators (read their full bios to the left): - Singer/songwriter Nomy Lamm will give you SINGING LESSONS - Poet/performer seeley quest will perform SPOKEN WORD at an event or party of your choosing - Musician/Cultural Critic Juba Kalamka will SPEAK to your class or community group on the intersections of race, queerness and performance - Author/artist Aurora Levins Morales will READ and give FEEDBACK on your writing project All of these are available via Skype or live exclusive to the SF/Bay Area.

Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012

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All of the rewards of partnership listed above plus -- Sins Invalid folks will SHARE A PRIVATE GOURMAND MEAL with you at either a fabulous restaurant or at one of our homes (depending upon location) and you will have a PRIVATE SCREENING with a Q & A afterward -- wow!!! (Does not include travel or accommodation, within the continental U.S. only).

Estimated Delivery: Nov 2012

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Sins Invalid is a San Francisco/Bay Area based performance project that celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and queer and gender-variant artists. Since 2006, our sold out performances have explored themes of sexuality, embodiment, and the disabled body. We are fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group.

  1. dancersgroup.org
  2. sinsinvalid.org