About this project
Imagine getting away from all the problems you face in this society... Away from sticky situations that come to us uninvited, away from everything that you don't believe in. Well, some people have actually glided out of that misery and into a more agreeable environment for themselves. Or at least they left searching for it.
This is a documentary about the people of intentional communities in America. What drove these people to seek out a better version of society on their own terms? How are they going about creating it? We try to answer these questions while looking into the unique ways in which the people of intentional communities lead their lives.
We will take you along in our travels through California to Oregon and Washington, New Mexico, Missouri, Tennessee, Virgina and back to my motherland of North Carolina.
The money raised will be used towards a backup camera, a lens, traveling expenses, food, and bread and butter during the editing of the footage. We set the goal at the bare minimum of survival to get this project done and every extra penny earned will go into making this documentary perfected.
As a side note:
Since the rise of a the internet and technology like the smartphone, we have seen journalism move from the control of big media companies and into the hands of individuals on the spot. There is little room for on the spot and immediate journalism but I think there will be a growing need for well thought out documentary style journalism, to keep us up on the bigger picture that takes time to grasp. We hope this is the first of many great documentaries to come and all help is greatly appreciated.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 17, 2011.
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You will be sent a personal link to stream the entire documentary online as well as receive a credit of appreciation and a link to your website on the ongoing blog.
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You will be sent an 8x10 still photograph from the documentary as well as receive all the rewards listed below $25.
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You will be sent a signed professional DVD with an insert of the documentary for your optimal viewing pleasure. You will also receive a credit of appreciation at the end of the actual documentary.
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You will receive everything in the rewards below $100 as well as a personal postcard of thanks from the road and a frame for the 8x10 still that you choose.
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For this level of support I will send you everything listed below as well as an I.O.U. of photography services. That is, if you pay transportation costs to get me to you and back, I will photograph your wedding, or family portrait, your son's Bar Mitzvah, your kids soccer game or whatever you like.
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That's a lotta money. For this level of support I can give you everything listed below and give you the title of Associate Producer in the credits of the documentary.
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For this level of support I can give you everything listed below and give you the title of Exectutive Producer in the credits so as the documentary makes its rounds on the festival circuits everyone will applaud you name.
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You can keep my camera (a Canon D60 with a 18-135mm) when I am done shooting the documentary.
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Kent Kessinger was born in Ohio and moved around as a young sap. He finally settled briefly around the sticks of North Carolina before setting out again. He has made several documentaries ranging in topics from festivals, immigration, social welfare and more.
