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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on March 14.
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Wisdom Package: You'll get a personal thank you tweet from the crew, a mention on our website, and enrollment in our exclusive, secret Sapience newsletter with production updates! You'll also be credited as a contributor in the film.
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You'll get the Wisdom Package, plus a downloadable zip folder of Sapience digital art, containing a profile picture for social networks, high-res desktop backgrounds, and an audio clip/ringtone.
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You'll be mailed a signed thank you card from the crew, you'll get a Sapience branded water canteen, plus all previous rewards.
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NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! *Please select this reward if you're a Nerdfighter and want us to make a "What is a Nerdfighter?" Thought Bubble for the VlogBrothers! *Pledging more then $50?? We'll still hook you up with the appropriate rewards you see in the list below, but we need you to select this reward when pledging so we are able to count your awesomenesses... Remember, if 100 Nerdfighters or more pledge this amount Thought Bubble will make the most awesome Nerdfighter video ever. DFTBA!
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You'll receive a signed, Sapience exclusive, infographic print exploring ignorance, collapse, and wisdom. Plus all previous rewards.
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THE WISE BEING: You'll receive a signed, exclusive Sapience art book, containing production art, stories and photos from the crew, plus all previous rewards.
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THE SAPIENT: You'll be invited to partake in a monthly conference call with the creators of the film with news, updates and Q&A. You'll also receive a specially-selected library of autographed books by our 'wise people', plus all previous rewards.
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THE SUPER SAPIENT: You'll be invited to a personal screening of the film in Toronto. Dinner, drinks and your hotel stay will be covered, and you'll also receive a book of art from our favourite local artist, Amy Shackleton (see more about Amy in the project description). Plus all previous rewards.
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THE EAGER SAPIENT: As the first person to pledge $5000 or more, you'll receive the raddest gift we have: The Stool of Wisdom. This special stool has been autographed by every one of our 'wise people', and has been used as the seat for each wise person's interview. You'll have a stool that's been signed and sat on by some of the greatest thinkers of our time, and there's only one available. Plus, you'll receive the reward package associated with the amount you pledge, and all previous rewards.
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THE MASTER SAPIENT: You'll be invited to a personal screening of the film in Toronto as above. You'll be invited to spend a day on set shooting one of our remaining interviews, you'll be credited as Associate Producer on the film, and you'll receive a personalized* original 22" x 30" painting, valued at $2000, from our favourite local artist, Amy Shackleton. Plus, all previous rewards. *Note: Amy Shackleton would create an original urban landscape painting, with her newest drip technique, that's tailored to your taste. She would collaborate with you to determine the best colour, location and subject matter for your painting too! (See more about Amy in the project description).
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THE SAPIENT AMONG SAPIENTS: You'll get a gorgeous personalized* original 30" x 45" painting, valued at $4000 from our favourite local artist, Amy Shackleton, you'll be credited Executive Producer on the film, plus all previous rewards. *Note: Amy Shackleton would create an original urban landscape painting, with her newest drip technique, that's tailored to your taste. She would collaborate with you to determine the best colour, location and subject matter for your painting too! (See more about Amy in the project description).
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The Thought Makers is a film collective that aims to spread socially relevant messages through documentary and narrative driven feature films. We are film makers, writers, graphic designers, creative directors and visual effects artists who want to use our craft to spread important messages.
The Sapience film team is comprised of four members:
Suzanna Brusikiewicz is a CCO at Smart Bubble Society, and is serving as Production Designer and a Producer on the film.
Peter Brusik is the founder of Trouble & Maker New Media Group and is Co-Directing the film with Jonathon Corbiere, who is currently the CEO of Smart Bubble Society.
Julia Nadeau is a Communications Studies student at Concordia University, who helped research & develop the film and is acting as Associate Producer.
This is tragic - This project is so deserving. I hope a miracle comes through because the world needs this project.
I hope this gets funded. Good luck!
Has the number of dollars pledged gone down?? I feel like there was more last week :/
A worthy investment :)
Hey Vladimir. Thanks for the interest! We've uploaded a pdf scan of the story:
"Chocco" by Ernest Callenbach
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37844157/chocco-ernest-callenbach.pdf
What is the story by Ernest Callenbach at the beginning of the trailer called? I would like to read it. Very cool topic, these are the kind of issue we need to be exploring.
So looking forward to seeing this project come to fruition!
We love this idea for a wake up call for the humanity. We need a change!
Very creative approach and promising beginning for the great documentary.
Bravo!
So $5000 buys one the "Stool of Wisdom" right? The Stool of Wisdom? WTF?! More like The Shit of Wisdom, as if you are wise enough, you realise that the streets outside you house will be full of shit in just a few years time. 10 billion population? We ain't gonna get that far, - we will be lucky to hit 8 or 9 before 2020 when the shit will hit the proverbial fan, and it doesn't matter how wise you are, it will be all about how much land you have, how close you are to a fresh water supply, and how long you can hold out against the raging zombie hordes... $5 from me then.
Incredible already, the Thought Makers are forging ahead with a project that's beyond critical right now.
The world needs this, right now!
Great project , can't wait to see the film.