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Update #2: Here's your EXCLUSIVE video for supporting "We Rock Long Distance"
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Posted on October 9, 2010
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Update #1: Two weeks left and an exclusive video for backers!
We're an 1/8 of the way there thanks to you! In addition to your pledges, the project has received a lot of great press. Here's what folks are saying:
“Worth every penny if you get to see more of the Professor dancing” – Cake in 15
"[An] ambitious work-in-progress” - City Pages
“Thanks, M.anifest, for continuing to push hip-hop’s boundaries further” – SoulBounce
“This is amazingly brilliant - we have to get back to valuing the teachings & history that comes live & direct from our elders, which no history books have nor can authentically record!” – Global Fusion Productions
The University of Minnesota did a press release on the film, and it was featured on the websites of the Immigration History Research Center, and the front page of the College of Liberal Arts!
IHRC: http://bit.ly/c8TtQm
UMN Press Release: http://bit.ly/bzftJn
CLA: http://cla.umn.edu
And if you haven't heard it, M.anifest released a remix this week of his song "Golly Gosh." Listen and download here: http://bit.ly/9IiG4L
As an added incentive, all backers of the project will get access to an EXCLUSIVE video featuring M.anifest. When you back the project, you'll get a link to a password-protected Vimeo page. Click that big green button to back us now! It's just a couple clicks through Amazon Payments.
We’re also gearing up to leave for Ghana to film the collaboration with M.anifest and his grandfather, J.H. Kwabena Nketia. Justin and M.anifest talk about some of the things you’ll see in “We Rock Long Distance” in our project update video. Check it out!
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on October 23, 2010.
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Our heartfelt thanks and your name listed in the ‘Kickstarter Supporters’ area of our website. Thank you!
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Our heartfelt thanks and your name listed on our website AND in the We Rock Long Distance film credits, plus we’ll send you a postcard from Ghana during the trip!
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All of the above, including a postcard sent to you from Ghana, plus a DVD of the finished film signed by the cast and filmmakers of We Rock Long Distance.
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All of the above, plus Lauren will create a unique set of three photographic prints from the trip to Ghana, especially for you. Prints will be 5x7, archival, signed, and include a hand-written note of thanks for your support! (And we're told she has nice handwriting, too!)
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Join us at the premiere! You’ll receive a personal invitation for two to the Minneapolis premiere of the film, plus your name in the “Special Thanks” area of the film credits, plus all of the above. (Transportation and lodging for out-of-towners not included, but Lauren says she'll buy you a tasty beverage of your choice.)
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A personalized video postcard just for you, from us, from Ghana! We’ll send you an update along with a sneak peek at some of the best sights, sounds, and moments from the trip. (Plus all of the above.)
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Cutting Edge: Get special access to the editing process! View our rough cuts on a private Vimeo channel, chat with the filmmakers, and become an integral part of shaping the film. (Plus all of the above.)
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Your Name in Lights! Associate Producer Credit on the film (this will also appear on our IMDB listing), plus a VIP invitation for four to the premiere of the film, plus all of the above. And BOTH Lauren and Justin will buy you a beverage of your choice. A fancy one, even!
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Your Name in BIGGER LIGHTS! You’ll receive a Co-Executive Producer Credit on the film (this will also appear on our IMDB listing), plus everything above, plus Justin will shoot and edit a video portrait of an elder member of your family. (Transportation and lodging not included outside of the Twin Cities metro area.)
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Justin Schell is a documentary filmmaker, freelance writer, and Ph.D. student in Minneapolis, MN. We Rock Long Distance is his first feature-length documentary. He also plays a mean washboard tie. To see more of his work, visit: www.612to651.com
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