About this project
"Roots & Hollers" is a half-hour documentary film that traces the wild American ginseng trade from the rugged men who dig the elusive root in the mountains of Appalachia to ginseng shops in San Francisco's Chinatown.
The film explores the challenges diggers face in eking out a living by trading the rare and valuable plant and reveals the unique intersection between Asian and American cultures that dates back to the early 18th Century.
"Roots & Hollers" is a collaborative project of Patrick Kollman and Thomas Gorman as their Master's project in the documentary program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. They've been working on this film since September but need some additional funding help for archival footage, music and post-production.
"Roots & Hollers" will be released in May 2011.
Thanks for your support!
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Soon! and hopefully, nearby! We're getting the word out and making plans to show this film all over. Stay tuned here and at www.rootsandhollers.com for updates on screenings and showtimes!
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You certainly can! Kickstarter is closed but we're open to any generous souls who would like to help out! All the same pledge and reward levels apply.
Please email rootsandhollers [at] gmail.com to find out more!
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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A limited-edition ginseng t-shirt screen-printed by us plus a free DVD and some wild ginseng.
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Special thanks in the credits plus the limited-edition ginseng t-shirt, free DVD and some wild ginseng.
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Two (2) tickets to the film premiere in May, a limited edition t-shirt, free DVD, wild ginseng, and special thanks in the credits.
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A home-cooked meal with the producers, plus 2 tickets to the premiere, and all of the above.
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ManMan Films is a documentary collaboration between Thomas Gorman & Patrick Kollman.
Thomas Gorman is a reporter and producer based in Northern California and a graduate of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. Originally from Brisbane, Australia, he shoots, edits, and produces for video, print and radio.
Patrick Kollman is a multimedia journalist from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He now lives in Oakland where he shoots, edits and produces video, radio and print stories. Whenever he can he is either traveling, cooking, biking, reading, brewing beer, or some combination of these fine endeavors.
