JAMES BENNING & RICHARD LINKLATER (Cinéma, de notre temps)

A project in Chicago, IL by Gabe Klinger
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A doc portrait of a friendship / a visual essay that sets out to find connections between the work & lives of two American visionaries.
Backers: 398
Average Pledge Per Backer: $67

Funded: $26,792 of $25,000
Dates: May 9th -> Jun 8th (30 days)
Project By: Gabe Klinger
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Let's celebrate!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Everyone, Here we are, 27 days later, with 100% of our goal, thanks entirely to your support. The idea for the film was conceived just a few short months ago (February 3rd, to be precise) when I wrote James Benning an email asking if he'd be... (Read More)

NEW VIDEO!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, This is it.  3 days.  $569 needed to reach our goal. I know we can do it. Hard to believe we've been campaigning for 27 days. Speaking personally, the last few months, including the Kickstarter launch, have been some of the most... (Read More)

ONE WEEK LEFT TO GO

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, At 12:15pm (Central Time) today we'll have entered the final 7 days of campaigning. You'd think that with the way things have been going the last little stretch would be as easy as Hank Aaron sending his 715th into the bleachers. Not... (Read More)

USA TODAY likes us

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Apparently there are some cinephilic minds at USA TODAY. Our project was graciously featured in today's edition of the national newspaper: http://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2013/05/28/kickstart-art/2366159/ In somewhat related news, huge... (Read More)

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May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, If you haven't done so already, please take a moment to vote for our film on Indiewire: http://www.indiewire.com/article/vote-for-project-of-the-week-will-it-be-benning-and-linklater-finders-councilwoman-or-above Voting only takes a few... (Read More)

VOTE FOR US ON INDIEWIRE!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Our film is currently in the running for "Project of the Week" on Indiewire. Please take a moment to register your vote this weekend (voting ends Monday, 11AM EST):... (Read More)

Backer Only Gift: Exclusive Images from Richard Linklater's Personal Archives

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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30% HERE WE COME!

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, As I write this, we've reached a notable 28% of our fundraising goal with just under 22 days left to go. According to most sources, projects that make it to 30% generally succeed. It would appear, at least statistically, that we are... (Read More)

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