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Kickstarter Campaign
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07.16.13Kickstarter Campaign: ‘Jesse Heiman: World’s Greatest Extra’Most people might recognize Jesse Heiman from Go Daddy's controversial Super Bowl commercial in which he tongue kissed a model. For me, he's the guy that popped up in the background of practically every movie made in the last 10 years, providing a 'spot THAT guy' mini-game while simultaneously breaking down my suspension of disbelief by inadvertently connecting otherwise disparate movie universes that should remain separate. Try watching Old School and The Social Network back to back and watch for Heiman looming around in the background. Suddenly I find myself picturing Vince Vaughan throwing the Final-Clubs parties and Will ...
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07.12.13‘Blood Brother’ Director Launches Kickstarter For Follow-Up Film ‘Gennadiy’Steve Hoover, director of the Sundance favourite Blood Brother has just kicked off a Kickstarter for his follow up documentary titled Gennadiy. Unfortunately I've yet to see Blood Brother but the teaser for this follow up looks to be a beautifully crafted, character driven story that poses some complex questions. Gennadiy works through the political system as an activist, and he runs an orphanage, but the system doesn’t work fast enough for him—or for the thousands of street kids who live in his city of Mariupal, Ukraine, most of whom are addicted to a lethal cocktail of injected cold medicine ...
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01.14.13Kickstarter Campaign: An Honest Liar: The Amazing Randi StoryLast year I posted about a 'work-in-progress' trailer for the upcoming documentary 'An Honest Liar: The Amazing Randi Story'. Well, nearly a year later the creative team behind the film -- that would include directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom -- have started a Kickstarter Campaign in hopes to complete the project over the next year. Here's a quick synopsis: An Honest Liar profiles the colorful life of famed magician turned professional skeptic James “The Amazing” Randi as he embarks on a series of public crusades to expose America’s psychics, faith healers and con artists with religious fervor. But you ...
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01.08.13Help Support Ben Powell’s ‘Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier’Watch the above trailer and tell me you're not excited to see this project. Austin filmmaker Ben Powell has been following Phil Collins on tour, but it's not exactly what you think. This time Collins is bypassing rock arenas for book stores as he pushes his new book The Alamo and Beyond, which documents his world record collection of Alamo artifacts. From what I gather from the trailer, Collins' experiences on tour offer a unique perspective on the life of this rock icon and his interest in collecting historical artifacts manages to reveal something about the nature of fandom and ...
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09.04.12Kickstarter Campaign: Xan Aranda’s ‘Mormon Movie’It's been a bit quiet lately here at The Documentary Blog, but I'm back with a new Kickstarter campaign that you guys should seriously consider taking part in. The film is 'Mormon Movie', directed by the wonderful Xan Aranda who's debut film, 'Andrew Bird: Fever Year', has been touring the festival circuit over the last year. This time she's turning the camera around on herself and her family, exploring their personal history with the controversial Mormon church. As the title suggests, there's a particular interest in a Utah based motion picture studio which produced a number of religious educational ...
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07.31.12Kickstarter Campaign: Malcolm Ingram’s ‘Continental’Over the past year, former Documentary Blog Podcast guest Malcolm Ingram has been busy shooting his lastest documentary 'Continental'. He recently wrapped principal photography (including a shoot in beautiful Sydney, Australia) and is now looking for some help to cross the finish line. Like many doc filmmakers, he's using Kickstarter to ask for your support in pulling together the funds to put the final touches on his work. For those unfamiliar with the film, here's a few words from the Kickstarter page: What do sex without consequence, men in towels and Bette Midler have in common? The Continental Baths was a ...
