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This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 21, 2009.
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One original Frank Pease portrait photograph; Your name/link on our website's Backers page
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A signed copy of the LaPorte, Indiana book, your name/link on our website's backers page
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You'll receive an original Frank Pease portrait photograph; a signed copy of the LaPorte, Indiana book; your name/link on our website's Backers page
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Illustrator to the stars, Arthur Jones, will draw a caricature of you (or a person of your choosing) in whatever environment you can imagine. Perhaps a lunar landscape, or inside a whale, Arthur can make it happen. Check postitnotestories.com for more on Arthur!
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Two original Frank Pease portrait photographs, a signed copy of the LaPorte, Indiana book, a very grateful mention in the film's "Thank You" credits, your name/link on our website's Backers page
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Super musician and friend-of-the-project, Michael Hearst (of One Ring Zero and Songs for Ice Cream Trucks) will write and record a "song portait" for you (or your love) about the person of your choice (or the object of your desire); a very grateful mention in the film's "Thank You" credits; your name/link on our website's Backers page
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TWO VIP tickets to NYC premiere and after-party, a very grateful mention in the film's "Thank You" credits, FIVE original Frank Pease portrait photographs, TWO signed copies of the LaPorte, Indiana book, your name/link on our website's backers page
Pledge $2,495 or more
A two-day guided tour of LaPorte, Indiana with Jason Bitner! We will fly you to Chicago (US only- ticket should be less than $500), and drive out to scenic LaPorte. We'll stay one night at the lofts@920, LaPorte's boutique hotel, and Jason will be your personal guide to the town. Head to the beach? Cinnamon rolls at the diner? Drinks at Dick's bar? Wherever you want to go, we'll go there. GOOD TIMES!
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Director Joe Beshenkovsky was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Nonfiction Editing for his work on the Showtime television series “This American Life,” based on the celebrated public radio program. Other projects include “Objectified,” a documentary film currently in theaters, and numerous television series and programs sponsored by the UN and State Department.
Producer Jason Bitner is the co-creator of FOUND Magazine, a show-and-tell project celebrating found notes, letters and other ephemera, and the creator of Cassette From My Ex, a storytelling project based around love and mixtapes. Jason’s work has been widely published and reviewed, and has been featured in print, web, radio, and television appearances including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, National Public Radio, SPIN Magazine, and many others.
