The Other Side

A project in Boston, MA by Jon Washer
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A documentary on marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas and her historic attempt to cross the English Channel four times.
Backers: 201
Average Pledge Per Backer: $89

Funded: $17,796 of $5,000
Dates: Aug 14th -> Sep 4th (22 days)
Project By: Jon Washer
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Latest News

300%!

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Whilst I 100% believe in this project, I definitely wasn't expecting to be writing a post celebrating this milestone when we launched! Thank you so much to everyone for this incredible support in making this documentary happen! I cannot wait to make... (Read More)

Hello to Our Digital Download Backers ($50 pledges)! Some info:

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

We've just unlocked the second stretch goal. Time to announce the third!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch Goal #3 - Unlocks at $16,500 Break On Through! - To celebrate tripling our goal, we will upgrade the second stretch goal from 4 mini videos to a daily vlog covering small bits of each day of Sarah's 2-week swim window. These will post... (Read More)

Happy Friday & Day 3 of The Other Side's Campaign!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 3 is underway and I'm still a bit shell shocked from the first two! 114 backers in less than 48 hours... and knowing that no matter what happens in the next 19 days, we have the funding to make this project. It is an absolute honor to get to do... (Read More)

Announcing Stretch Goal #2 - $12,500!!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
With the opening day surge for the campaign now in the books, and our first stretch goal achieved, we can tell this lovely audience wants to see how Sarah's story, and her incredible attempt on this swim, play  out. Our second stretch goal, which... (Read More)

Announcing Stretch Goal #1 - $9500!!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
 We are very excited to announce that award winning photographer, James Musselwhite, has signed on to do a portrait shoot with Sarah once we've arrive in the UK. All backers that have pledged at $50 or higher* will receive an 8x10 print of this... (Read More)

FULLY FUNDED IN 5.5 HOURS!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of our amazing supporters, this project is fully funded and has a big old greenlight! We did it! And it is because of each and every one of you! Thank you so much for a WILD afternoon! We will be announcing the first tier of our stretch... (Read More)

Launch Day! Here we go!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Well then.... I'd started writing our first update 4 hours ago, and it was initially celebrating our opening 25% surge in the first hour... But I didn't get to finish as I had to run out for a scheduled photoshoot in the afternoon. So now I'm back... (Read More)

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