Bloodsworth • An Innocent Man - Film Completion & Premiere

A project in Boise, ID by Gregory Bayne
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Charged. Convicted. Sentenced to Death. Innocent. The remarkable true story of the 1st death row inmate exonerated by DNA in the US.
Backers: 428
Average Pledge Per Backer: $155

Funded: $66,373 of $65,000
Dates: Oct 1st -> Nov 3rd (34 days)
Project By: Gregory Bayne
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Latest News

You Just Made Our Year!

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, I am beside myself. We've hit, and now surpassed, our goal with a full day to spare. After 3 1/2 years working to make this film a reality, we now have the means to finish this film and bring it out into the world thanks to your... (Read More)

48 Hours Left to Go!

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, I must once again express my extreme gratitude for all of your efforts. I am so heartened by how far we've come since this campaign began on October 1st. It means a great deal to me, and Kirk, that you have come out in support of this... (Read More)

Help Idaho flilmmaker Greg Bayne finish off his Kickstarter.com campaign

November 1st - via: idahostatesman.com
BOISE, ID - Idaho documentary filmmaker Greg Bayne is nearing completion on his latest film “Bloodsworth — An Innocent Man,” about Kirk Bloodsworth, the first person in the country to be exonerated from death row through DNA evidence. (Read More)

Indiewire & and a correction

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Friends, Thank you for another amazing day in this campaign so far. Two quick things. 1) We have been nominated to be IndieWire magazine's "Project of the Week," but in order to claim the honor, we need your votes. Below is a link to do so, and an... (Read More)

Happy Halloween & Happy Birthday Kirk Bloodsworth!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, Today is Kirk Bloodsworth's birthday, something that was actually held against him at trial (with numerous other trivialities) in what was a completely circumstantial case. Because of your generous contributions we are 72% of the way... (Read More)

A Remarkable Morning

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, I apologize for the rapid fire updates, but this one is pretty incredible.  Last night I had dinner with Raymond Santana who many of you may know from his wrongful conviction, along with Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam and... (Read More)

6 Days, $29,900, and Tales of the Impossible Made Possible.

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, As of this writing we are 314 backers strong with $35,100 pledged of our $65,000 goal. Nearly 55% funded. As you know, this is an all-or-nothing endeavor with just 6 days to go. Some may think raising $29,900 in that short period of... (Read More)

We Did It!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, I just wanted to take a quick moment to thank you all for your efforts in helping us unlock our $1500 bonus pledge toward the completion and release of "Bloodsworth - An Innocent Man." Because of you we are now 306 backers strong, and will... (Read More)

Weekend Challenge Update

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Monday Morning my Friends, Just a quick update on our challenge. We had a great weekend with several new backers joining in to help us reach our goal of 300 backers strong to receive a $1500 bonus pledge. As of this writing we're just 30 pledges... (Read More)

Weekend 300 Backer Challenge!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, One of our gracious backers has offered to increase their already generous pledge by $1,500 if we can add an additional 45 backers in the next 48 hours (by Monday at noon EST). That would bring us up to 300 strong, and over 50% funded... (Read More)

Friday 50.

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends,  Thank you again for such an amazing week. Because of you we are within striking distance of 50% funded. Just $2,262 separates us from this important threshold. We'd be over the moon if we could surpass that today, situating ourselves... (Read More)

8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS, 19 DAYS, AND A PIECE OF TOAST.

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I sat down this morning to write you an update, and then something amazing happened. No, really. One of our gracious backers increased their pledge 4-fold and put us on track to be where we sit now, which is $30,058 pledged of our $65,000 goal. I... (Read More)

This Takes Things to a Whole New Level!

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, A good Sunday morning to you! Yesterday afternoon I received a message from Kirk, and good friend of the project, Abbie Test, that they had located and retrieved Kirk's old case files.  Once thought lost, we now have at our disposal a... (Read More)

Tales of Taco Salad & Our March Toward the Halfway Mark

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
True story. The 1984 introduction of the Taco Bell's Taco Salad played a part in Kirk Bloodsworth's arrest, and ultimate conviction for the murder of Dawn Hamilton. I'll let him explain: You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play... (Read More)

3 weeks to go, and Upworthy just featured our campaign!

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Thank you again for your gracious support of Bloodsworth - An Innocent Man. With 3 weeks to go in our campaign, we are 30% funded & 151 backers strong. Your efforts have put us on such incredible footing to bring this campaign to a... (Read More)

Thank you for an incredible first week!

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends,  Kirk and I are truly heartened by the outpouring of generosity toward our film. Thank you very much for taking the time pledge to, and share, this campaign. To those of you who have come out again, after supporting this project from... (Read More)

100 Strong!

October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
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Thank you for an incredible first day!

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends,  Kirk and I want to express our gratitude for a remarkable first day! Thank you for taking the time to pledge to, and share, our campaign in its opening hours. Because of your generosity we raised 21% of our goal in just 23 hours. ... (Read More)

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