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A feature-length documentary that follows 28-yr-old Jake Bouma from diagnosis with Hodgkin lymphoma through treatment and to recovery.

Let's Do This: Facing Hodgkin Lymphoma

A feature-length documentary that follows 28-yr-old Jake Bouma from diagnosis with Hodgkin lymphoma through treatment and to recovery.
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Nathan Matta
Nathan Matta
150 backers pledged $10,410 to help bring this project to life.
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World Premiere - April 1, 2016

No, it's not a joke!

Let's Do This: Facing Hodgkin Lymphomawill officially premiere the evening of Friday, April 1st at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival in Cedar Rapids,... Read more

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Backer Preview Coming!

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Happy Holidays!

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Santa won't be the only one giving gifts this year...

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Backer Exclusive Update - First Ten Minutes

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Backer Exclusive Update - Are We There Yet?

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Guest Update - Eric Piatkowski "Finding The Art"

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Backer Exclusive Update: Creating the Score

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Jake's Update

Hey, Kickstarter backers. Jake here. The charming, formerly bald subject of the documentary you supported a while back, remember? I'm guessing that you're getting sick of Nate hogging all of these updates.... Read more

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May 29, 2013

One hour.  Fourteen minutes.  Three seconds.

That's the runtime for the first cut.

There's still more to go.  A great interview to shoot that will glue this whole piece together.... Read more

February 23, 2013

Yes, yes.  I know it's been a while!  So what's new?!

We are still deep into the editing process of the first cut of the film.  I have been calling... Read more

December 10, 2012

It is absolutely amazing how when you grow older, the year goes by so much faster than you remember when you were younger.  When I was in grade school, the... Read more

Backer Exclusive Video - UNOFFICIAL Trailer

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Backer Exclusive Video - Jake's Final Radiation

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Backer Exclusive Video - Radiation Begins

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Backer Exclusive Video - A Visit to Iowa Public Radio

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Article: Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patient Jake Bouma, 28, Learns That He Is Cancer-Free (Huffington Post)

Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patient Jake Bouma, 28, Learns That He Is Cancer-Free

In this moving video, watch as 28-year-old Jake Bouma finds out he's cancer-free.

Bouma, who lives in Des Moines,... Read more

Article: US man finds out if cancer treatment worked (ninemsn.com.au)

US man finds out if cancer treatment worked

This is the moment a US man finds out if he still has cancer.

A nervous Jake Bouma, who was diagnosed with... Read more

Backer Exclusive Video - Drumroll Please...

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Backer Exclusive Video - Jake's PET Scan

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Question to all of our backers (PLEASE READ)...

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Article: A Cancer Journey on Film (The Des Moines Register)

A Cancer Journey on Film

Jake Bouma documents every part of his lymphoma discovery and recovery, a process bolstered by the support of his church community

Written by JESS KNIGHT


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Eclipse

I stepped outside with my wife to shoot the solar eclipse with the new production camera.

I love working with it.  Thanks to you, our backers!

Backer-Exclusive Video - B-Roll Clips

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Production Update - May 16

It has now been over three months since Jake has been diagnosed and over a year since his wedding day.  We've been busy over the past month getting our ducks... Read more

Production Update - April 16

WOW!  Thank you to all of our backers for not only meeting our funding goal of $7,500 but smashing our SECOND goal of $10,000!

Jake and I have... Read more
Successfully raised $10,410 with 150 backers

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Production Update - April 3

Things have been slowing down and getting busy all at the same time.  It is kind of weird how that all works.  Jake had his third chemo treatment last Thursday... Read more

Production Update - March 21

There's been so many things that have happened since I last updated, it's hard to catch up!  First off, we've passed our initial goal and have secured funding!  This is... Read more

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Week of March 4

This has been quite a week.  On Monday, we received an all-access pass from the hospital to shoot Jake's surgery to have his port installed.  Scratch one off the "never... Read more
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