Farewell Meu Amor - The Film

A project in Brooklyn, NY by Ekwa Msangi
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An immigrant's story about the love that is lost when a man's wife and son finally receive visas to join him in the US.
Backers: 83
Average Pledge Per Backer: $78

Funded: $6,482 of $6,000
Dates: Apr 19th -> May 16th (28 days)
Project By: Ekwa Msangi
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THANK YOU!!

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
WE DID IT! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL for all the wonderful love and support you've shown throughout the past four weeks of this fundraiser, I'm happy to announce that we made our goal! What an incredible journey it's been.It took me a... (Read More)

Indie Filmmakers are the New Freedom Fighters!

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
 I'm excited to present my new article published in OkayAfrica about the work of African Filmmakers and how what we do is very similar to that of our Freedom Fighters of the 60s. Dirty, Dangerous and Very, Very, Necessary. And while we're but mere... (Read More)

A PSA for all those who haven't yet joined the Cool Kids!

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Watching Your Plants Grow is Lame! Say No and Go Make a Movie! Let's be serious for a moment: as much as it's a crap-load of intensive, construction-style labor, the phrase "I'm making a movie" is probably one of the sexiest things that anyone can... (Read More)

Yes We Can! Yes We Can! Yes We Can!

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Because we're DOPE. Period. That's the chant that was in my head this morning when I woke up! I've been reaching out far and wide, to friends, relatives and press people to talk about the work that we're doing here, and as I was jotting down some... (Read More)

Let's Kick this into High Gear!

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Saturday Friends! I'm off to the African Film Festival to spend the day talking to some wonderful artists about their films, very excited about that! In the meantime, here's a quick PSA from our lead actor Sahr Ngauja urging everyone to get... (Read More)

Film! Film! Film!

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Opening Night at the 2016 New York African Film Festival So much happening, where does one even begin! First off, we have 11 more days for our campaign good friends, time to jump into ACTION!! We've done a tremendous job thus far getting over the... (Read More)

Telling Our Family Stories...

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
The toast This weekend I'm at a family wedding in Tennessee. If you know anything about me, you'll know that my family is huge, and we're spread out all over the world, and that I love this crazy group to death!  My family gave me my first... (Read More)

Ekwa is officially a "New Voice in Black Cinema!"

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Ekwa & Aaron On Saturday my film Soko Sonko played at BAM as part of one of the shorts programs for the 6th New Voices in Black Cinema Festival. It was such an honor and pleasure to be surrounded by such an incredible group of Black filmmakers,... (Read More)

And we're off!!

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I Voted!  Comrades!  Thank you all for joining onto this bandwagon and kicking us off in style! In less than 48 hours (or thereabouts!) we've already gotten 22% of our goal in. Well done! Tuesday was a significant day for me, not only because I... (Read More)

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