The Great American Lie

A project in San Francisco, CA by Jennifer Siebel Newsom
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From the filmmaker behind "Miss Representation" and "The Mask You Live In" comes an exploration of inequality and our cultural values.
Backers: 435
Average Pledge Per Backer: $181

Funded: $78,829 of $75,000
Dates: Mar 22nd -> Apr 19th (29 days)
Project By: Jennifer Siebel Newsom
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Latest News

Thank you! We're officially 100% funded!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We are officially 100% funded! HUGE thank you to all of you, our followers and supporters! We couldn't have done it without you. YOU made The Great American Lie a reality!!! To celebrate, we're introducing you to a new character from The Great... (Read More)

What Do YOU Believe?

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m asking because just under $10,000 stands between us and closing our goal of raising $75,000 for The Great American Lie. For the past 5 years, I have seen how our country has been increasingly hurting. One in five American children and one in... (Read More)

Sexism Has a Price Tag: Why We're Commemorating Equal Pay Day

April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Sexism has a price tag. On average, women had to work 99 days into 2018 to make the same as men made on average in 2017, which gets us to today, Equal Pay Day. And it's even worse for women of color: white women make 80 cents for every dollar a man... (Read More)

It's official, we're 75% funded!

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
That's right, we just reached 75% funded on Kickstarter! We couldn't have done it without you. But we only have 12 days left! We still need your help to get "The Great American Lie" out into the world. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see... (Read More)

We're Over 50% Funded! And We Have Something to Share with You...

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who's donated, we just reached 50% of our goal! We could not have done it without you. As a special thanks, we're giving you a sneak peek of our interview with Dr. Caroline Heldman for The Great American Lie: You'll need an HTML5... (Read More)

Let me introduce you to Ruby

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Right now, there is so much inequality in our country, so much anger, and so much pain. But there is also so much hope. Over the weekend, I spoke at the San Francisco March for Our Lives and was inspired by the spirit and tenacity of the large crowd... (Read More)

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