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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 19, 2011.
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Your name on our website, along with our gratitude and sincere thanks.
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Your name in a Thank You video read by Gayle on our website.
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A Grameen America savings book autographed by Professor Yunus.
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A DVD of the "To Catch a Dollar" documentary autographed by Gayle (once it's released)
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A boxed set of Gayle's 4 documentaries - To Catch a Dollar, 16 Decisions, Anonymously Yours, and The Ganges; River to Heaven, along with a personal thank you note.
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We will be having a screening of the documentary in NY or LA the week of September 23rd, and this will give you two tickets to the screening.
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Lunch with the documentary director, Gayle, in Boston or NYC.
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Two VIP tickets to a NY screening on Sept 23, 2011. Afterwards, you will meet with Gayle and Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus for coffee, a photo together, and a signed poster.
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I work to bring personal accounts of extraordinary and socially compelling stories to the film circuit. TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA is my fourth independently produced and directed feature documentary, and a recipient of the prestigious Sundance Documentary Program/Skoll Foundation Stories of Change grant. My previous works include: GANGES: RIVER TO HEAVEN (2003) where with unparalleled intimacy the film explores dying in the holy city of Varanasi, India; ANONYMOUSLY YOURS (2002) shot clandestinely in Burma follows the harrowing world of sex-trafficking through the stories of four young women; and SIXTEEN DECISIONS (2000) an intimate look at one young woman’s challenges in rural Bangladesh to change her family’s life of extreme poverty. I received Masters Degrees in Public Administration from Harvard University and Mass Communication from Boston University, and studied International Human Rights Law at Oxford University. I own Gymnastic Academy of Boston/Cambridge, which funded her films through Aerial Productions.
Hi is there an update? Have rewards been sent out?
I've backed 3 projects on kickstarter so far and have never received any rewards :(
Nevertheless the movie sounds great, and I hope it reaches a wide audience.
Gayle, how about a status update?
Anyone else know the status?
This is great news. Thank you for the opportunity to be a "backer"! Best wishes as this work continues. One CAN make a difference...one dollar, one person, one kindness, etc. at a time.
Hi Gayle - What a wonderful movie. I think that those with the passion, like yourself, to get the word out about the effectiveness of microfinance are truly making a positive difference to those in need. Thanks for the time and effort that you have provided.
Congratulations on reaching and passing your goal!
Hi Gayle, I'm a big fan of Professor Yunus', and I absolutely loved the film. I am praying it gets the funding it needs by tomorrow. I learned about the kickstarter project on the Friends of Bob Harris message board on Kiva.org. :)
If just one in three microenterprises hired a single employee, the US would be at full employment! That's a great reason to support this film.
This may have more direct impact on the current poverty issues in the US than anything else you can do today.