ACCORDING TO MY MOTHER: A Painfully Funny Short Film

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After the death of his beloved aunt, Daniel, a gay, struggling actor visits his devout Christian, Korean mother.
Backers: 264
Average Pledge Per Backer: $77

Funded: $20,255 of $19,000
Dates: May 7th -> Jun 7th (32 days)
Project By: Cathy Yan
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Latest News

WE DID IT! And our FINAL PUSH.

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear A2MM Family, Thank you for your incredible generosity, your brilliant sense of humor, your wise suggestions and your social media shares. Because of you, WE DID IT. With 3 days left, we've hit our initial $19,000 goal. It was ALL BECAUSE OF... (Read More)

200 Backers! Remember to VOTE FOR US on Project of the Month

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest A2MM Family,  We are officially at 200 backers. Shout out to Debbie for being #200! And we are so close to our fundraising goal we can taste it. It smells like Korean BBQ.  And do you know what else could use another 200 backers? Our... (Read More)

6 More Days To Go!! IndieWire Project of the Week and 34,000 Video Views!

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Yay! We did it! We're IndieWire's Project of the Week!! BUT. Since it's technically June 1...guess what we have to do now? Become IndieWire's Project of the... (Read More)

Vote for us!

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear A2MM family We have just until early tomorrow morning to become Indiewire's Project of the Week! If you have a few seconds, please vote for us here:... (Read More)

Vote for us as Project Of the Week + Margaret Cho LOVES us!

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear A2MM Fam,  We're up for Indiewire's Project of the Week! But we need your help! Please take a few seconds to VOTE for the project (and verify via email). This will help get our story out to even more people. And help get this film made.  And... (Read More)

IndieWire Project of the Day!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey A2MM Family,  We've been selected as IndieWire's PROJECT OF THE DAY! Do us a favor and like it, comment on it and when Friday comes around, vote for it to become the PROJECT OF THE WEEK!  Thank you all for your support so far. We are... (Read More)

Taking Over the World

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
According To My Mother Family, we are slowly but inevitably taking over the world.  Today, Daniel's interview is the lead story on the front page of Huffington Post Korea! Apparently, we are the most important thing happening in Korea today.... (Read More)

29% Funded, 100 Backers and Kickstarter Staff Pick!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Wahoo! We're getting closer...we can taste the victory! We're now 29% funded with 17 days to go! Many thanks to our generous and diverse backers. We literally couldn't do anything with you. Anything.  We are officially a Kickstarter Staff Pick!... (Read More)

Now on Huffington Post!

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The Huffington Post just posted a wonderful interview with Daniel. Yay! Please take a look and spread the love. Thank you all for your support!   (Read More)

We're on Buzzfeed!

May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy day-after-Mother's-Day!  In celebration of all mothers, here's a Buzzfeed post about Daniel and his mom! Hello World!! It includes our Kickstarter video, so we would really love a it if you could LIKE, SHARE and SPREAD THE WORD about the post... (Read More)

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