Far Western

A project in Tulsa, OK by James Payne
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Far Western is a music-fueled, character-driven documentary film about Japan’s history and obsession with American country music.
Backers: 310
Average Pledge Per Backer: $113

Funded: $35,153 of $35,000
Dates: Aug 18th -> Sep 17th (31 days)
Project By: James Payne
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Latest News

The Final Last Call for Far Western!

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Correction on the bad Kickstarter link.   Now we are at 90% and 24 hours left to go!   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1647613452/far-western Here's our friend Charlie Nagatani playing his own theme song at his own bar called Good Time... (Read More)

Last Call for Far Western!

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We are at 90% and 26 hours left to go!  Holy sh*t, what a comeback.  We are so close.  Please help one last time by sharing the Kickstarter with friends, family or posting to your Facebook or Twitter. Kickstarter:... (Read More)

NEW REWARD! WESTERN CLUTCH BAG / iPAD CASE

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Far Westerners, Check out the new reward we've added for the final week!  It's a minimalist western style clutch bag or an extremely chic iPad leather bag.  This is handmade by Oklahoma craftswoman Taylor West of Mies Leather.  It fits a full size... (Read More)

Final Week!

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Far Westerners, We’ve got to make 50% of our budget in the last week and we know we can do it! We need you to sing the praises of Far Western yet again. We have some big contributions coming in and some great press but it’s gonna go down to... (Read More)

Happy Hour!

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Far Westerners, We're at 50% of our goal with 9 days left!!   To celebrate we'd like to invite you to come have a happy hour beer with us and check out some news scenes and tracks. We'll be at one of our favorite places in Tulsa, OK - Fassler Hall... (Read More)

Gaining Ground!

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We got some of the coolest press yet in the last few days!  Far Western has really got some momentum going on the interwebs.  Check out some of nice things people had to say about the film this week. Camera in the Sun - a great cross cultural film... (Read More)

Kickstarter Project of the Day!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We’re very excited to announce that we’ve been chosen as the Kickstarter Project of the Day! All your support, sharing and excitement for our project have helped us get here so we want to thank you!  But this just means we'll be working harder... (Read More)

A Little Bit Of Our Story

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to all who have kindly supported this project! Beyond being a phenomenal music story, Far Western also has a real personal connection for us. My mother grew up in Japan as a young girl. She told me stories as a kid and I was always dreamed of... (Read More)

Far Western Week 2 Update

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Tuesday everyone! It’s week two of the Kickstarter and we’ve reached 17% of our goal. We really need your help to ramp things up. Please take a minute to share our page with folks you think should know about the Far Western!... (Read More)

Big First Day!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re extremely pleased with the first day of the Kickstater campaign for Far Western.  Thank you everyone for helping us to get off to a strong start!  Plus we were flattered to be added as a Kickstarter ‘Staff Pick’ on the first day!   ... (Read More)

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