Free Party: A Documentary
A project in London, UK by Aaron Trinder000days
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They wanted the freedom to party, the state saw them as the enemy within.
A Folk History of the Free Party movement.
Backers: 652
Average Pledge Per Backer: £50
Funded: £32,408 of £12,479
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 17th (31 days)
Project By: Aaron Trinder
Backers: 652
Average Pledge Per Backer: £50
Funded: £32,408 of £12,479
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 17th (31 days)
Project By: Aaron Trinder
£32,408
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 17 @ 05:02 -0400 GMT
259%
of goal
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Latest News
We have 10 hours to go... the last push. 
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you for this amazing past 30 days. We're so far ahead of where we thought we'd be. Its been an amazing and exhausting journey, but from tomorrow the real work on the film begins. In fact, literally as soon as the campaign is... (Read More)
We've hit our £30k stretch goal - moving towards £33k our next stretch goal - but only 24 hours to go!!
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This community has created something incredible - we've reached £30k in donations in 30 days. What an achievement !! The team working on this film are truly overwhelmed by the support for this independent project and would never of dreamed of... (Read More)
Almost at £30k!!! Released two more stepped stretch goals for the last 48 hours!
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow - we're nearly at £30k - which will enable us to bring onboard an archive producer helping free up the creative team to continue work on the edit and sort out all the challenges around archive footage from major companies like getty, kino, itn... (Read More)
£29k - people grabbing those t-shirts !
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve got 48 hours to go and we are only £1k away from our stretch goal of £30k! Lots of people have been adjusting their pledges to grab the special edition t-shirts as well as get additional rewards such as the live Q and A, screening... (Read More)
Last 60 hours - we're up to £28.4k! and T-Shirt upgrade options!
June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all So we're steadily climbing up towards our stretch goal of £30k and we're in the final 60 hours. What a mission its been - but we are getting closer and closer! For those that are interested - a few backers have also asked whether they can... (Read More)
LAST 72 HOURS!!
June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you for your amazing efforts so far this project is really coming to life. As well as slowly creeping towards our next stretch goal of £30k (we're nearly at £28k) all sorts of amazing things are happening outside of the campaign... (Read More)
3 days to go... but still £2.5k to get to our next stretch goal
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all We're pushing slowly forwards, but we're still nearly £2.5k from our stretch goal of £30k with ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT of the campaign. Its been an amazing effort so far, but we really need one last push in these last 3 days to get us over the... (Read More)
5 Days to go!!!
June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're into the last 5 days now - and we've just hit £28k! We're £2k off our next stretch goal, which would be an amazing achievement! If we can keep pushing over the next 5 days there is even the chance we could go beyond that, unlocking the... (Read More)
£26k - but only one week left!!!!
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Very quick update to say we are at £26k this morning. We are slowly creeping towards our next stretch goal of £30k but we only have one week left of the campaign - it’s going to be very tight! You’ve done so amazing already - but we really do... (Read More)
Press coverage!!
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had amazing support from various press outlets in the past weeks. Here's a few links below!! https://fourfourmag.com/free-party-a-documentary-kickstarter-project/ https://selector.news/2021/05/20/aaron-trinder-films-free-party-folk-history/... (Read More)
500 backers !
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Morning everyone ! Amazingly there is now 500 of you now making this project a reality. It’s incredible to see and at £25k we are moving towards our next stretch goal of £30k. But we only have 12 days of the campaign left so please do keep... (Read More)
half way to half way …
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello lovely backers ! A short update to say we’ve reached the halfway mark in our campaign - and it’s amazing how far we’ve come. We are at 199% of our original goal and are at 49% of our ultimate stretch goal (of 50k) at just under £25k.... (Read More)
Still going strong...
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
As we get closer to the bank holiday weekend in the UK and the weather takes a turn for the better, 29 years on from Castlemorton, our campaign is still going strong, edging closer to £24k. Every penny from this point onwards goes towards making... (Read More)
23k!!!
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to all of you for making this happen, we've just reached our £23k goal, and immediately gone straight passed it!! This unlocks more footage and music licenses for the Barcelona work in progress screening, making it closer to what... (Read More)
New mini teaser film, TikTok and still not quite at the magical £23K
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Morning Free Party backers! Yesterday we released a mini teaser we call 'magic' aimed at a more social media audience. We'll be releasing a few more of this mini 'mood' films over the next week or so, so please do push them out on your networks. ... (Read More)
Mixmag + 23 + 23
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Mixmag have just picked up on the story of the film! https://mixmag.net/read/documentary-90s-free-party--folk-history-news?fbclid=IwAR0qCHPE51AhVqX-KACn6d_HjnJUJOgy31RCfqWhn0skM6UwA24JcXNz3FA Also - with 23 days left we are approaching £23k, which... (Read More)
21k!!
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all Just a very quick update - the campaign continues - and we just hit 21K! Congratulations to all of you for getting the project this far! This is getting us that bit closer to our next stretch goal of £23k which will unlock additional... (Read More)
20K!!! Wow!
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Congratulations to you all!! We've hit our second stretch goal, enabling us to bring on board a designer / editor to help with a unique visual style for the film! We really want the film to have an exciting, creative visual style, to match the... (Read More)
29th Anniversary post!!
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Morning lovely backers (if you're in europe - but good afternoon, evening or good night if you're elsewhere!). So today is the 29th anniversary of the beginning of Castlemorton - our 'MAJOR' goal of a finished film able to be screened, is one... (Read More)
Still strong support!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello lovely backers! Just a quick update. Well - what a week! The film is still getting strong support across the board, and we're heading towards our next stretch goal of 20K! Generally the second week in a Kickstarter campaign go a bit quieter,... (Read More)
17k
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey lovely backers! We hit 17k earlier, which is fantastic! - Well done to all of you, massive effort everyone! We're still looking towards our second stretch goal of 20K which would bring onboard an editor / designer to give the film a unique... (Read More)
Hit another goal!
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Woke up this morning to discover we'd hit another landmark of our stretch goal of 16K! What an amazing group of supporters this project has! So - we're pushing for our next goal of 20K, and to do that we want to try to widen the projects exposure!... (Read More)
Thanks to you all!
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you all for your continued support! We grow ever closer to our first stretch goal of 16k, which will enable us to film at a number of free party sites from the 90s, across the South West of the UK, over the coming months. This will really... (Read More)
WE HAVE REACHED OUR FIRST FUNDING GOAL!!!
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
A massive shout out to everyone who made this happen!! We've now reached our initial goal, within two days of launch, and this will get us to Barcelona's In-Edit music documentary festival for a 'work in progress screening'!!! Woohoo!!!... (Read More)
The countdown begins....
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm amazed to be even saying this - but we're now within 1k of our goal, on day 2 of our campaign! A massive shout out to you all for making this happen, its a genuine surprise and incredibly humbling. If we do manage to reach our goal, then this... (Read More)
We've hit 10K!
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Incredibly we've just hit 10K, which is so unexpected in such a short period of time. All the funds (apart from Kickstarters percentage cut) will go into making the film, so a big thank you all. If we hit our target, I'll share details of how any... (Read More)
A Big Thanks....
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Well I thought 25% was amazing, 30% was incredible. But we've hit over 50% on our first day!! This community is bringing this project to life, and with your help we can go all the way. Thanks so much - its been a truly astonishing start to this... (Read More)
Getting bored of hearing from me yet?
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Sorry to send yet another post (they will ease up soon i'm sure), but we just hit 33% funded!! Totally blown away! All the sharing and posting you're doing is making all this happen, so thanks once again! Aaron (Read More)
WTF? 25% funded!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Well this is amazing - we've hit 25% funded on our first day, and its not over yet! All of the sharing you are doing is making a massive difference, so thanks so much, with your help we'll reach our goal, and try to get this film ready for film... (Read More)
Wow 20% funded !!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This is pretty amazing everyone. We're already 20% funded and its not even at the end of our first day!. Its looking really good. If you are able to keep spreading the word this project could really go places. Thanks so much already! aaron (Read More)
Wow - 15% funded already!
May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much everyone - 15% funded in the first few hours is a great start! Really appreciate your help! Please do share it as much as possible - anywhere you think it would be well received! Thanks all! aaron (Read More)
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