SHADOW OF A GUN — a feature film
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An exploration of gun ownership in America and the effect it can have on a rapidly evolving friendship between two neighbors.
Backers: 188
Average Pledge Per Backer: $110
Funded: $20,639 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 3rd -> Jul 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Micah Van Hove
Backers: 188
Average Pledge Per Backer: $110
Funded: $20,639 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 3rd -> Jul 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Micah Van Hove
$20,639
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 3 @ 15:30 -0400 GMT
103%
of goal
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Latest News
We did it! 
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Backers,We just crossed the finish line and are so thankful to all of you for making this possible. The whole team and I are extremely excited at the opportunity to tell this story. We will be tirelessly working on this project all summer and look... (Read More)
More team additions!
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey'all, Happy to say that the illustrious Journey Wade-Hak (who has worked on almost all my productions in the past) has offered his hand at Co-Producing for the film this summer. Journey is an invaluable local asset who will really help us spend... (Read More)
As Promised: A Link to My First Film + (we're 80% funded!)
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers!We made yesterday's $1,000 push in 24 hours, so now I have to actually release this thing. Please enjoy the first film I ever made in all of its lovely weirdness: We're at 80% of the way to our goal. Conventional wisdom would say we're too... (Read More)
New Article: A Crash Course in Micro-Budget Filmmaking
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers!As we rally towards the last hours of our campaign, we are targeting our $35 reward as the thing to push to the masses. In this article, I talk about attending the TERMINUS festival and how it inspired us to create a 15-minute INDIE... (Read More)
75% of the way there! + My very first short film.
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers,You all rock in serious ways. We're all pushing really hard to make this film exist and we couldn't do it without you. Now is the time when our whole team is pushing the hardest to get across the finish line. We have until Sunday at noon... (Read More)
Matching Donations with just 4 days left!
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Big updates! With just 4 days left to raise our goal of $20k, we have had a generous backer step in with matching donations up to $1,000. That means for the next 24 hours, contributions will be effectively doubled. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing... (Read More)
Vote for us on IndieWire!
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we were IndieWire's Project of the Day and now we are being pitted against a few other projects to be selected as Project of the Week! This is entirely decided by fan votes (you!) — so please take a moment to vote for us on IndieWire's... (Read More)
We're IndieWire's Project of the Day!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, we're happy to announce that we've been selected as IndieWire's Project of the Day. This is awesome press — but only if we capitalize on it. IndieWire's 'Project of the Day' ** The best way you can help us is to leave a comment in the... (Read More)
11 Days Left!
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all — I just got back from visiting Atlanta, GA this weekend where I spoke about micro-budget filmmaking to students at the Terminus Festival. It was an awesome experience and we'll have some photos and video to share from that soon! A nice... (Read More)
Over halfway!
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for being with us on this weird journey. We're now over 50% with 16 days to go! I wanted to share some thoughts I had about the current climate of gun discussion and how it pertains to this project: "At a time like this, it feels strange to... (Read More)
Shadow of a Gun on Us vs. Film Podcast!
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all — I made an appearance on the "Meet the Filmmaker" section of the Us vs. Film podcast. Check it out below (our segment starts at 25:09): 'Shadow of a Gun' director Micah Van Hove on Us vs. Film Podcast (Read More)
New Additions to our Team!
June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello dear backers, We're over 30% funded but we still have a long way to go — Which is why we're battening the hatches and adding members to our team. Enter Sam Gall, our new 1st Assistant Director! Sam Gall, our new 1st A.D. (!) We've also added... (Read More)
Week #1 — Character Study Video
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all — Thanks to you we're almost at a quarter of our goal in just 5 days! Any time you make a film it's an extreme privilege, and I'm very grateful for everyone who has contributed, shared or entered into conversation with me about this... (Read More)
Huge first day! + Essay on No Film School!
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all — just wanted to extend a big thanks to everyone who made our first day a success. We had an awesome party here locally in Ojai and raised nearly 18% of our goal in the first 12 hours. Holy shit. Also, I wrote an essay on No Film School... (Read More)
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