SEMBENE!: Help launch the tale of Africa's great filmmaker!
A project in Santa Fe, NM by Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman000days
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Ousmane Sembene was Africa's most inspiring storyteller. We need your help to share his incredible story with the world!!
Backers: 487
Average Pledge Per Backer: $68
Funded: $32,912 of $27,500
Dates: Nov 26th -> Dec 17th (21 days)
Project By: Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman
Backers: 487
Average Pledge Per Backer: $68
Funded: $32,912 of $27,500
Dates: Nov 26th -> Dec 17th (21 days)
Project By: Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman
$32,912
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 17 @ 08:30 -0500 GMT
119%
of goal
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Latest News
We can see the top of the mountain now! 
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
One-half of the SEMBENE! directing team Jason Silverman shares his heartfelt gratitude with all the supporters of SEMBENE! We're in the home stretch now -- with just 20 hours to go, can you help us reach our beyond-our-wildest dream goal of $35K?... (Read More)
SEBENE! We still need your support!
December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
As we move into the final day of our Kickstarter Campaign, we want to express how grateful we are to everyone who has been able to contribute monetarily, as well as to the people who are simply sincere fans, supporting us through their excitement and... (Read More)
Launch SEMBENE! at Sundance. Less than 48 hours left!
December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
SEMBENE! fans are the very best! We reached our initial goal over the weekend, but if Sembene the man taught us anything, it’s to keep reaching higher... Every additional dollar we raise increases our ability to show the film at Sundance and... (Read More)
Help us reach a $5,000 match!
December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been seven years since Jason and I decided to make this film, and we have just six weeks until our premiere ... and only five days left to reach our Kickstarter goal. Let's get our film to Sundance! Watch the great Life + Times Video (Jay Z's... (Read More)
Project of the Day! - Take the journey with us.
December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
What a week! We announced our Sundance premiere, and we've crossed the $10,000 mark in our Kickstarter campaign, with over 140 backers! We've delivered the film to our post-production house for the finishing work, and our master materials are nearly... (Read More)
SEMBENE! - Selected for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival - International Documentary Competition
December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The Sundance Film Festival is one of the world's most prestigious film festivals. More than 12,000 films submitted, with fewer than 2 percent selected. That's why we are so happy to share our big news: SEMBENE! will be premiering at this year's... (Read More)
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