Kickstarter

This is a small step. But every journey begins with one step. For your donation, I thank you very much, and you have the pride of knowing you helped make this project happen.

CHIP IN THE WALL BACKER. Thousands of chips in a wall can bring it down. You'll get a hand-made political pin that says “let’s change the american INjustice system.” Wear the button to start conversations, and spread the word about the project and the cause.

CRACK IN THE WALL BACKER. You'll get a personal thank you call from director, Matt Pillischer, as well as the pin above. Yes, he'll need your phone number! (Sorry, donors outside the U.S. will have to settle for an email or skype!)

ACTIVIST STARTER KIT BACKER. Raise consciousness with screenings of your own signed copy of the film once completed, along with a thank you note from director. REALLY!: you can be a part of this movie and own a copy for just $25!!! (For donors outside the U.S., please add $5 to your contribution to help with mailing.)

ACTIVIST BACKER 1. For your donation, you'll get an original, limited edition silk-screened Broken On All Sides poster and signed copy of movie. Make a statement, and a show of support, by hanging this limited edition poster. Raise consciousness with screenings of your own signed copy of the film once completed and a thank you note from director. (For donors outside the U.S., please add $5 to your contribution to help with mailing.)

ACTIVIST BACKER 2. You will receive an original, limited edition silk-screened Broken On All Sides T-Shirt and signed copy of movie. Make a statement and a show of support by wearing this limited edition T-shirt. Raise consciousness with screenings of your own signed copy of the film once completed and a thank you note from director. (For donors outside the U.S., please add $5 to your contribution to help with mailing.)

ACTIVIST BACKER 3. You'll get ALL 3 of the rewards directly above! A signed copy of the movie once completed, a thank you note from director, and both the limited edition Broken On All Sides T-shirt and Poster! (For donors outside the U.S., please add $5 to your contribution to help with mailing.)

AGITATOR BACKER. With this contribution you’ll have a part of the film and a part of the movement: Philly's famous Social Justice Photographer, Harvey Finkle, whose work appears in the movie, is offering signed prints as a reward. See a good short movie on Finkle here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XslAV8wENuo You’ll also receive a signed DVD of the movie once completed, and a limited edition T-Shirt!

RATTLE THE CAGE SUPPORTER. With this contribution you’ll have a part of the film and a part of the movement with a signed “Poor-Prisoner-Print” by Leonard C. Jefferson (whose prison art is featured throughout the movie). The “Poor-Prisoner-Print” will be copied by Leonard himself (he may add some special touches to each print), straight from State Correctional Institute in Albion, PA, where Leonard has been imprisoned for 17 years for a crime he did not commit. You’ll also receive a limited edition T-shirt, and signed DVD of the movie once completed!

BREAK THE CHAINS SUPPORTER. For your generous contribution, you will receive a beautiful, limited edition, woodcut print by David Aponte (local activist, artist, and graduate of PA Academy of Fine Arts). Images are either Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, or Black Panther Party women (your choice). You’ll also receive a signed DVD of the movie once completed, and a limited edition T-Shirt!

INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORTER. Show your support and interest by contributing $500 to the movie. In return, you’ll get to investigate the history of prisons on a tour of Eastern State Penitentiary (the oldest prison in America) and coffee at Mugshots with the director/producer. If you wish, you will be thanked by name in the credits of the movie. You’ll also receive a signed DVD of the movie once completed, and a limited edition T-Shirt! Tour will be set up at a time mutually convenient for both parties, between November 2011 and July of 2012.

SOLIDARITY SUPPORTER. You can make a grand show of solidarity with the cause by contributing this amount to the movie. In return, you'll get 4 front row tickets to the first public screening of the finished movie in Philadelphia. You will also be recognized at the screening as a Solidarity Supporter with an introduction, and given 2 minutes of stage time to explain why you supported this cause. (If you are unable to make the first screening, don't worry, we'll make this happen at another screening or we'll recognize you in your absence if you prefer.)

EXECUTIVE SUPPORTER 1. All causes need money in this world to succeed. For your grand backing of $1000 you’ll get the pride of knowing you made this project happen, and as a reward you’ll get a live performance by the High Hearts (the Director’s folk band). 3 out of 4 bandmates have music that appears in the soundtrack of Broken On All Sides, and while we won't be playing the soundtrack live in your living room, you will get impassioned performances by dedicated and accomplished music writers. www.HighHearts.com Additionally, if you wish, you will get a special thanks by name in the credits of the movie. You’ll also receive a signed DVD of the movie once completed, and a limited edition T-Shirt! Concert will be set up at a time mutually convenient for all parties, between February and December of 2012. (Anywhere more than 75 miles away from Philadelphia you will have to provide transportation and/or accommodations.)

EXECUTIVE SUPPORTER 2. Make a short film with the director!! I love movies. You love movies. As the biggest and best funder, with the grand backing of $5000, you’ll get the pride of knowing you made this project happen, and I will help you make your own short movie. Must be shot within 50 miles of Philly. Any genre, 1-5 minutes, but I have to approve the story. I will provide the basics: brainstorming ideas and planning production with you, then free shooting and editing, and 10 finished DVDs of the movie. You will come up with the rest. Maximum 8 hours of planning, maximum of 16 hours of shooting, and maximum of 40 hours of editing. Always wanted to make a movie? Now’s your chance to realize your dream, and at the same time help fund my own dream of completing Broken On All Sides. Production will have to take place after post-production of Broken On All Sides is complete, at a time convenient for you and me, sometime between March 2012 - March 2013. Additionally, if you wish, you will get a special thanks by name in the credits of the movie, you’ll also receive a signed DVD of the movie once completed, and a limited edition T-Shirt!

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. Your choice of any 3 of the awards above. And "Executive Producer" credit in the movie.