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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on February 18.
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You've supported Isthmus Zapotec and other endangered languages in their struggle for survival, and you''ll be formally thanked on our project websites.
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One poetry chapbook from the five-chapbook set to be published by Phoneme Books, featuring original work translated from Isthmus Zapotec, Zoque, Huichol, Yucatec Maya, and Mazatec. This level includes the $1 Reward, too.
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The entire five-chapbook set of indigenous Mexican poets, a digital download of the film (available after festival screenings), and the $1 Reward benefits.
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A bilingual broadside of Víctor Terán's poem "The North Wind Whips," designed by Zapotec artist Soid Pastrana in a limited edition of 50 copies, signed by Terán, Pastrana, and translator Shook. This level includes the $1 Reward, too.
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A handwritten Isthmus Zapotec poem by Terán, matted and suitable for framing, plus the $1 and $30 Rewards.
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A signed, limited-edition print from Terán and an Isthmus Zapotec painter's collaborative work incorporating original poetry, plus the $1 and $30 Rewards.
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A credit as Associate Producer in the film and on its websites, plus a Producer-exclusive Painter/Terán print, two complete sets of chapbooks, a thank you printed inside each of the chapbooks in the five-chapbook set, and the $1 Reward.
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A credit as Producer in the film and on its websites, plus all benefits of the $1000 Reward.
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A credit as Executive Produce in the film, on its websites, and in all promotional material, an original piece of artwork by an Isthmus Zapotec painter, plus all benefits of the $2500 Reward.
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Join Ben and David in Oaxaca for a week of film production (lodging and food included, transportation to Oaxaca not included) culminating in a celebratory dinner in your honor, featuring live performances by Isthmus Zapotec poets, musicians, and dancers, plus all the benefits of the $5000 Reward.
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David Shook is a poet, translator, and writer in Los Angeles. He studied endangered languages in Oklahoma and poetry at Oxford. He's currently at work on a poetry documentary shot in Equatorial Guinea and a collection of travel poems.
