American Realities-Portraits of Poverty
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A multimedia project about poverty in America by award-winning Danish photographer Joakim Esklidsen and reporter Natasha Del Toro.
Backers: 176
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $10,266 of $10,000
Dates: Jul 23rd -> Aug 22nd (31 days)
Project By: Natasha Del Toro
Backers: 176
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58
Funded: $10,266 of $10,000
Dates: Jul 23rd -> Aug 22nd (31 days)
Project By: Natasha Del Toro
$10,266
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 22 @ 19:01 -0400 GMT
102%
of goal
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Latest News
Hunger in the Valley of Plenty Multimedia Series 
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Friends, Hope you are well. I just wanted to let you know that as an outgrowth of the American Realities project and the work photographer Joakim Eskildsen and I did in Fresno, California public TV and radio station KQED and the Center for... (Read More)
American Realities has launched!
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Visit the site at www.americanrealities.org! (Read More)
American Realities has launched!
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Backers, I wanted to let you all know that after lots of time and effort, our American Realities project has finally launched. Thank you all for supporting this project on poverty in America. Without your help, I would not have been... (Read More)
Preview of the American Realities
February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Poverty in America Project update
January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Thank you on the website?
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Many of you indicated that you did not want backer rewards, however, if you would still like your name included in the "thank you" section of the website, please let me know! I would be happy to do it. Also, I'm writing names in the thank you section... (Read More)
Postcards are on the way!
October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks, This is just a quick note to tell you that the signed postcards from the trip with handwritten captions should be in the mail in the next few days, so be on the look out for them. I will also be posting my notes from the trip in a blog for... (Read More)
American Realities Web Site: In progress
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks, Just wanted to send you a quick update and let you know that things are moving along quite well with the American Realities website. Today I met with our designer extraordinaire, Ida Benedetto at her lovely office in DUMBO from where she... (Read More)
Payments
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Woops! The fundraising is not over yet as I had thought. I just looked at the Amazon account through which Kickstarter receives donations. Some of you received a message that your payment failed. This means the default debit or credit card on your... (Read More)
American Realities-Portraits of Poverty--12 days left to go!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Friends! Last summer, Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen and I traveled around the country interviewing people living below the poverty line. He took photos and I recorded audio interviews. We gathered some incredible stories that you rarely see... (Read More)
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