BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* on free speech in documentary film

A project in Malmö, Sweden by Fredrik Gertten
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First, a film about banana workers saying Dole had made them infertile. Then Dole's attack on the filmmakers. Time for another film!
Backers: 412
Average Pledge Per Backer: $41

Funded: $16,847 of $15,000
Dates: Jan 11th -> Mar 11th (60 days)
Project By: Fredrik Gertten
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Latest News

From Bananas!* to BIKES vs CARS

September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, thanks again for supporting Big Boys Gone Bananas!* The film has now played in almost 80 countries and I have been flying around the globe, talking free speech and fair food with engaged and cool people. This is very cool and inspiring.... (Read More)

Goal reached – and your pledges keep coming!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much! We passed the $15,000 mark last week, which means our initial goal for the Kickstarter campaign for BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* has been reached.  After our last update, many people kept increasing their pledges. And even with this... (Read More)

We're getting really close – many people are topping up their pledge

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much for all the pledges so far. It's a very powerful experience to see them coming in – encouraging and humbling at the same time. BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* is being received incredibly well – now we just need to get the film out there!... (Read More)

Morgan Spurlock and Ondi Timoner support BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!*

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This is what happened when I met Morgan Spurlock and Ondi Timoner at the Sundance Film Festival last month...  (Read More)

Standing ovations and some tears

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
After our Sundance premiere, an American journalist told a Swedish radio reporter: "I was crying. The support the filmmakers got from Sweden – so beautiful. And we American journalists always know who pays our salaries. We could never go against... (Read More)

Taking off – on a plane and on Kickstarter

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for all the pledges so far. I'm off to Sundance! My latest blog entry is here: http://www.bigboysgonebananas.com/taking_off  (Read More)

Thank you for your support!

January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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