The Royal Road — a film by Jenni Olson

A project in San Francisco, CA by Jenni Olson
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A lyrical new film contemplating butch lesbian desire, nostalgia, Casanova, a history of the Mexican-American War and so much more.
Backers: 424
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57

Funded: $24,038 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 15th -> Jul 11th (26 days)
Project By: Jenni Olson
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Latest News

Join Hazel and Sylvie: Donate. I still need more money.

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Very touched to say that my 14 year-old daughter Hazel has generously donated a whopping $60 of her summer babysitting earnings and my 10 year-old daughter Sylvie made me this great sign to help me finish my Kickstarter campaign with style (it says:... (Read More)

Now is the time: Only a few hours left

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Now is the time! You have ONLY 12-HOURS LEFT to support my new LGBT film, The Royal Road on Kickstarter (chip in $10 for a warm fuzzy feeling, or for just $50 you can be in the credits)! If you've been waiting to donate please do it NOW. My... (Read More)

Exciting Updates & 48 hours to go!

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everybody — Let's start off with lots of gratitude and appreciation. It is truly humbling (in a very good way) to have received all of your support and to have hit our $20,000 goal. As you will recall from yesterday's update we have also now... (Read More)

WE DID IT!

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit our $20,000 Kickstarter goal! A huge THANK YOU to all of you who have contributed your money, time, energy and social media sharing. Your enthusiastic support has been absolutely inspiring. We (the royal We of Jenni and the whole The Royal... (Read More)

Join These Fabulous Backers

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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Sunday House Party details

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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IMPORTANT: A quick cut and paste!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
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Queerty.com Showcases THE ROYAL ROAD

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to share the full text of this piece that ran earlier this week on the most popular LGBT blog site in the US, Queerty.com: Kickstarter Alert: Learn About Queer Film Historian’s Ambitious New Project “The Royal Road” As a longtime... (Read More)

My Sundance blog post!

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Very proud to share a link to my new blog post freshly up on the Sundance Film Festival website (text below) in which I reflect on being a four-time Sundance alum and gush about how important the Sundance New Frontier section is for all of us queer... (Read More)

A BIG Reward if You Double your Pledge Today!

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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San Francisco House Party (Sunday, July 7th 5-8pm)

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Please join writer-director Jenni Olson and producer Julie Dorf at our home in San Francisco's lovely St. Mary's Park on Sunday, July 7th at 5-8pm for a house party fundraiser for Jenni's exciting new film, The Royal Road. Recommended donation $60... (Read More)

Happy Gay Day!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Wishing everyone a Happy Gay Day and continuing to beat the drum for my Kickstarter campaign for The Royal Road. Can a few of you fabulous people chip in and tip me over the $11,000 mark today?  And here's a nice fresh production still from the film... (Read More)

Exciting New Queerty Story

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Woo-hoo! Check out this great feature today on Queerty all about my Kickstarter campaign which includes nice acknowledgement of a few of my high-profile supporters like Jennie Livingston, Allan Brocka, Charlie David, Fenton Bailey & Randy... (Read More)

So Many Encouraging Words

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The campaign continues and as always thanks for continuing to share the link on Facebook, etc. and spread the word about the project. I have been so touched by all the support, especially from my filmmaker colleagues and friends. Here are a few... (Read More)

Kickstarter Alert: Learn About Queer Film Historian’s Ambitious New Project “The Royal Road”

June 25th - via: queerty.com
As a longtime champion of LGBT film over the past twenty-five years LGBT film critic and historian (and Queerty contributor) Jenni Olson has brought us such entertaining queer film history projects as the vintage gay movie trailer collection, Homo Promo and the Lambda Award-nominated The Queer Movie Poster Book. Olson is currently running a Kickstarter campaign seeking support for her newest feature film project. The Royal Road, is an ambitious portrait of California urban landscapes which she describes as “a lyrical new film contemplating butch lesbian desire, nostalgia, Casanova, a history of the Mexican-American War and so much more.” (Read More)

Gratitude, storytelling and highlights

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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Update #1 — Great News for The Royal Road

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends and Supporters — The Kickstarter fundraising campaign for THE ROYAL ROAD, a film by Jenni Olson is off to a terrific start. In just the first 24 hours we’ve already raised more than $2,000. I’m extremely encouraged by this... (Read More)

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