Socialism: An American Story

A project in Oakland, CA by Bhaskar, Yael & Morgan
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A feature-length documentary on the history and resurgence of socialism in America.
Backers: 1126
Average Pledge Per Backer: $93

Funded: $104,261 of $100,000
Dates: Apr 25th -> May 25th (30 days)
Project By: Bhaskar, Yael & Morgan
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Last 12 hours to snag a reward!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Now is the time to tell your friend who you’ve been meaning to contact and you know would be interested but you’ve been procrastinating on reaching out to! If you’re thinking about getting a Jacobin subscription, a link to the film, a socialism... (Read More)

If 1,000 backers told 1,000 friends...

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Over 1,000 people have backed our project! If each one of you encouraged just one friend to pledge even just $1, then we could say "thousands of people helped make this movie!" Also, now that we’ve met our goal to fund production, every pledge over... (Read More)

We did it!!!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it!Thanks to all your incredible generosity we reached our goal! We couldn't have done it without you! But, the journey isn't over yet. We just received an anonymous donor who will match any donation past our $100k goal once the project has... (Read More)

We're almost there!!

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
One week left and less than 7% to go! We can’t thank you enough for pitching in and helping to spread the word. If we reach our goal to cover production costs we can start funding the hefty post-production work coming up!   Here are our stretch... (Read More)

Celebrating 50% with a new video on the history of capitalism!

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
One week in and we’re over halfway to our goal! Thank you all for the overwhelming support! It's easy to think that capitalism has always been around and that it's inevitable, but it's not. So we made a video about the history of capitalism with... (Read More)

All pledges over $50 get a private preview link to the film!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear fellows, comrades, friends, countrypeople,  To clarify, if you pledged over $50, you will get a sneak preview to the film! We'll also throw in a digital copy of the ABC's of Socialism for good measure.  27% raised, $27,000 in the can, 27 days... (Read More)

End of Day One - 23% there!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Super! 24 hours in and we raised over $23K!!Huge THANK YOU to our early backers for making our first day a giant success! With over 300 donors on the first day we are nearly 25% of the way there.  But there is a long way still to go. We need your... (Read More)

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