Illegal: Giving Voice To The Voiceless

A project in Ashland, OR by Nick Alexander
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A feature-length documentary chronicling one immigrant's life or death journey to the American dream.
Backers: 237
Average Pledge Per Backer: $169

Funded: $40,012 of $40,000
Dates: Mar 3rd -> Apr 4th (32 days)
Project By: Nick Alexander
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Latest News

It's the final COUNTDOWN!

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, ILLEGAL Ambassadors! We are only 15 hours away from the end of this important campaign for this very important film and we have the finish line in our sights 🏁🏁🏁 Our Producer, Laz Ayala, is going to match every dollar that is donated... (Read More)

Comic Relief Anyone?

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
In the spirit of adding some comic relief to everyone’s Facebook feeds amidst all the (important) COVID19 updates, our Marketing and Film Directors, TJ and Nick, have put together a little challenge 🐎😂🐎 First, the backstory... While we... (Read More)

62% Funded With 10 Days To Go!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The past few weeks have been an incredible journey for us. The support we have received for our film, and the cause it promotes, has been inspiring to say the least. We started this campaign before COVID-19 gripped the world and we realize that this... (Read More)

Stay Well Everyone!

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, We’re happy to be 60% funded with 16 days to go! We could not have got here without each and every one of you. THANK YOU! We started this campaign before COVID-19 gripped the world. And we realize now that this campaign is not, and... (Read More)

Thanks To You, We're 60% Funded!

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
YOU DID IT! Thanks to all of you who supported us last week by donating and sharing our campaign with friends and family we hit our 100 backer goal and received the $5,000 matching donation! We're now 60% funded with 18 days to go! Our entire team... (Read More)

$5,000 Matching Campaign!

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a late surge last night thanks to everyone who donated, but although your effort was valiant, we did not hit our 100 backer goal by midnight. We talked as a team (and with our generous matching donor) AND THERE'S GOOD NEWS! 🙃🙃🙃 We... (Read More)

Our Community, Both Near And Far, Is Stepping Up!

March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This week, we've had 55 backers donate over $5,800 to help us reach our goal of finishing our documentary, humanizing the conversation around immigration, and fighting for positive reforms. We just had one man, who donated last week, up his pledge... (Read More)

We Got Selected As A "Project We Love"!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
🎊🎊EXCITING News Jeeps Pouring In! 🎊🎊 We just got word from Kickstarter today that our project has been selected as one of their staff selected "Projects We Love"! This means our campaign will appear on the exclusive Projects We Love page... (Read More)

Being An Undocumented Immigrant In America

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I have experienced firsthand what it is like to be an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. This reality was not a choice that I made. I came here with my father and brother when I was just 14 years old fleeing the violence of a US-backed civil war that... (Read More)

Then Something Amazing Happened!

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We Have A Chance To Unlock $5,000! Something INCREDIBLE just happened! An anonymous backer just told us that if we get 100 or more contributions by midnight on Friday, they will donate $5,000! This is incredible news! We're working on making it a... (Read More)

From a 14-year-old shoved in the trunk of a car...

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
From a 14-year-old shoved in the trunk of a car, fleeing the civil war in El Salvador to a citizen, taxpayer, business owner, and scholarship provider to DACA students. This is just one immigrant's story. There are so many more. While the media will... (Read More)

We've Reached More Than 10% Of Our Goal!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're so immensely grateful to everyone who has backed this campaign so far. Documentary films are so hard to make, and it really does take an army of love to make it happen.  The fact that we are already over 10% funded and the amount of support we... (Read More)

We're Well On Our Way To Meeting Our Goal. Thank You For Helping To Give Voice To The Voiceless!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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