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      Andrew Ferry on August 18, 2010

      Keep doin' what you do. Wish I could afford to donate more.

      - a friend in the arts

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      M. Wells Gaffney on August 13, 2010

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      Dario on August 12, 2010

      Sir, on this video, the initial seconds, where was shooted? Lovely and charming place seems to be... please let the world knows it!! (am I argentinian!) Kudos from the distance!

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      Samuel Baumel on August 3, 2010

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      Samuel Baumel on August 3, 2010

      This is oing to be B A.

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      Ginger Carden on July 29, 2010

      Bummer Summer was so beautifully shot..........I'm already intrigued by this future project...

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      Blake on June 16, 2010

      alright Zach...i like it. Protagonist-- Ben....Rickles perhaps???

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The very first person to go for it and give $500 will receive all of the above PLUS the one of a kind concept sketch used above in the thumbnail for our video. It was drawn by SF-based artist Lara McCauley in black ink on a white 8.5'' x 11'' sheet of paper. It's currently hanging on my mother's fridge. It could be hanging on yours.

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This is the works. You get all of the above PLUS we will travel to your home, cook you a feast (considering any dietary restrictions you may have, of course) and eat dinner with you as we all watch the film together. Afterwards, we'll spend all night cleaning your home. If you'd like, we'll even buy you a hotel room for the night so you can stay out of the way of our scrubbing, dusting, etc. If you want, you can write a guest-post for our blog about the experience. At this level, you can basically do anything you want to/with us.

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Newhard Entertainment is a highly elite filmmaking unit founded by the unprecedentedly mysterious mogul T. Newhard. The organization was initially conceived as a vehicle to produce Zach Weintraub's first feature film, Bummer Summer, which is currently enjoying all of the glamor and excitement of an international festival run.

Following the success of this first endeavor, Newhard retreated back into his shadowy lair of secrets, leaving the reigns of the operation in the capable hands of Weintraub himself and his partner Nandan Rao (each considerably less mysterious). Most recently, the duo collaborated with infamous creative madman Rob Malone to shoot a cross-country action/adventure thriller (Fresh Starts 4 Stale People), and are currently developing a transcontinental co-production (The International Sign for Choking) that colleagues predict may go down in history as one of the most ingenious arthouse classics of modern times.

Follow their misadventures at http://www.newhardentertainment.com or communicate with them electronically via info@newhardentertainment.com.