Risalo:Puppet Film of Sufi Poetry Bridging Pakistan & India
A project in Los Angeles, CA by Mad Guru000days
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Last Updated: January 11 @ 13:30 -0500 GMT
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Latest News
48 Hours to go! 
January 9th - via: kickstarter.com
While surfing the web, I came across an article listing 5 cool movie projects on Kickstarter to back for the month of January. I feel honored that Gwynn Watkins included "Risalo" on that list. "Risalo" has two days left to reach its goal. Thanks to... (Read More)
Risalo on KPFK 90.7
January 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi backers, I want to share an interview I gave regarding "Risalo" with Saba Waheed on her program "Flip the Script" for KPFK 90.7. It was a lot of fun to share the project and hear the Girnari Jogi Group's music on air last night. Listen here.... (Read More)
Happy New Year - Surando, a musical rarity
January 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy New Year from "Risalo"! Things are progressing well on "Risalo". Thanks to friends at KPFK, I recorded an interview for the program "Flip the Script" with Saba Waheed which should air on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 8pm Pacific Standard Time.... (Read More)
Wandering with Jogis
December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to 99 backers and countless people sharing the "Risalo" campaign across social media, personal emails and calls we are at 62% of our goal with 15 days left in the campaign. For this update, I wanted to share a little story of gratitude for my... (Read More)
55% and climbing!
December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm still doing a lot of outreach to get this project in front of as many people as possible. This project will only be funded if we reach our goal. We are 55% there with less than $5,000 to go and 30 days left. I'm humbled by the outpouring of... (Read More)
#GivingTuesday
December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Today is #GivingTuesday. In response to the rampant consumerism of Black Friday sales here in the US and in a growing number of countries, we have Giving Tuesday. It is a reminder to take a moment to reflect and appreciate causes that are dear to... (Read More)
Thanksgiving and Risalo!
November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I just wanted to send out a big thanks on Thanksgiving for all the support that "Risalo" has received so far. I've been busy storyboarding scenes from the film and getting the word out. We're already at 47% of our goal, which is fantastic and thanks... (Read More)
Girnari Jogi Group - Album
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
I can't thank all of you enough for getting this campaign to 30% in less than a week. I've been reaching out to puppeteers around the world, letting them know about this effort and they too have been helping to spread the word and support. It takes a... (Read More)
Sindh
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This Kickstarter campaign is off to a great start thanks to all of you generous backers and your gracious support. I want to give a shout out to another cool project called "Go! Samurai" which is a fast paced samurai action animation by Keiichiro... (Read More)
Rajesh Gurjargour Puppeteer from Rajasthan
November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought I'd share a bit more about Rajesh Gurjargour my puppeteer collaborator on "Risalo". Here are a few photos by J. Adam Huggins from an article from theindiatube.com which I have linked to below. His work is beautiful and he is one of the... (Read More)
Kickstarter Staff Pick and some music!
November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Kickstarter Staff Pick! Thanks to all of you, things are going great on only day 2 of the campaign. The kind folks at Kickstarter made "Risalo" a Staff Pick. We're at 10% of our goal we're just getting started. I thought I'd share a bit more about... (Read More)
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