“Real” People & “Reel” Jobs in Michigan's Film Industry

A project in Troy, MI by Nancy Skinner
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The "real stories" of people, who after recession and auto collapse, reinvented themselves and "hope" in Michigan's new film industry.
Backers: 217
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62

Funded: $13,496 of $46,000
Dates: Mar 19th -> Apr 19th (31 days)
Project By: Nancy Skinner
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Latest News

Press conference to roll out our ads on Wednesday

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Kickstarter project will be ending in a few minutes and we will not be reaching our goal. Thank you so much if you have pledged. Any pledges made will not be billed to your credit cards. But our fight is not over! After some discussion, we have... (Read More)

We're up over $10,000 now

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Let's keep this going, folks. Spread the word. A pledge from Scott G. Sanders just put us up over $10,000. Between today and the telethon on Sunday, let's see how close we can get to our final goal. Thanks, Scott!  (Read More)

$500 pledge received yesterday...

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
...from Homewood Suites by Hilton Detroit Troy. Robert McCullough, the director of sales, came to our studio and recorded a video for us. You can view it here. They lost $124,000 when a new movie project pulled out of the state because of the... (Read More)

We have received our first two $2500 matches

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Our $2500 matches from both EXXODUS Pictures and Gilbert Films have now been received, which puts us up over $8,000 toward our goal. Please keep spreading the word -- we have two weeks left! We attended a town hall about the film incentives at CMNtv... (Read More)

Great news! Just got a $1,000 donation...

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
now our first two matches of $2500 each from EXXODUS Pictures and Gilbert Films will kick in! That will bring us to about $7,700. This should kick up the campaign and get us really rolling. Thanks to Kevin Crute for the $1,000 donation! You have our... (Read More)

We have a commitment for a second $2500 match!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Gilbert Films has committed to match $2500! We have less than $1,000 to go to get $5000 in matches, so let's kick it up and talk to everyone you know to get us there. Those matches will really get us on our way. Gilbert Films http://gilbertfilms.com/... (Read More)

We're now at 70 backers for our Kickstarter project!

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far! We're at 3% of our total funding. It's a great start, but we need to "kick" it up a little. Please spread the word to all your contacts -- call them if you have to make a personal plea -- and tell them... (Read More)

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