Swimmer's Ear: A Documentary

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Amanda Salem & Stephen Fell
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Jazmin Hernandez, 15, tries to break the stereotypes of growing up deaf in South LA by going for the gold at the 2013 Deaflympics.
Backers: 145
Average Pledge Per Backer: $71

Funded: $10,269 of $8,000
Dates: Apr 1st -> May 12th (41 days)
Project By: Amanda Salem & Stephen Fell
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Latest News

We Hit Our First Stretch Goal!

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We passed 9 thousand dollars!!! We are beyond thrilled. It would not have happened without so much love, encouragement and support from everyone. We're both super grateful and inspired to have so many amazing people join us on this journey. But it's... (Read More)

The Biggest Week Yet!

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The big news is … WE HIT OUR GOAL!! Hooray! We have the best backers on the planet. Thanks to your support, we have an official, bone fide successful project on Kickstarter. That is more than incredible! We now have FIVE DAYS before our... (Read More)

Hitting the Hawaiian Headlines

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This past Sunday we were featured in the Honolulu Star Advertiser!! It's the newspaper in Amanda's home state of Hawaii. Star-Advertiser's film and television writer, Mike Gordon, wrote a great piece about Swimmer's Ear. You can read it on the... (Read More)

More Press!!

April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We can't believe we're down to less than two weeks before our Kickstarter campaign is over. But even more unbelievable is how all of YOU have helped us get to over 80% of our goal!! You guys are amazing. Wanna know what’s also really cool? We were... (Read More)

We're in the News!

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
What a week! We passed the halfway mark. In fact, we are at 64% of our goal! That is so, so, so incredible! A HUGE thanks to all our backers!! And in other big news, this past Sunday, we were featured on The Silent Grapevine, a site that hosts the... (Read More)

Closer to Our Goal!

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Right now, we are moving steadily towards our goal! Which is amazing. We are so grateful for our supporters and we can't thank you enough. Our deaf swimmers have different goals at the Deaflympics. For some, it's to get a medal. For others, the... (Read More)

A Clip to Celebrate Hitting 30% of Our Goal!

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to OUR heroes (all of you amazing backers) we are at 30% of our goal as of April 8. So we wanted to say a big "Thank You" by sharing a moment from our film, Swimmer's Ear. About the Clip On Jazmin's 16th birthday, she gave us a tour of her... (Read More)

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