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October 29, 2009
Battle of Brooklyn
KickStarter
Filmmakers Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley and David Beilinson have been working on their Atlantic Yards documentary, Battle of Brooklyn, for nearly six years. They're trying to raise funds to finish it, and you can play a role.
Now we need your help to finish it. Our plan is to pre-sell 1000 copies of the DVD for $25. If we reach our goal of $25,000 by December 1, then we'll get a matching grant which will provide the finishing funds.
The audience is the key to the success of any film - and we're asking you to pre-buy a digital download and signed DVD of "The Battle of Brooklyn" for $25.
Eminent Domain is an issue that matters regardless of your beliefs. One of the reasons that we were so drawn to the story is that we think it's a great way to get people to think more deeply about their own relationship to partisan politics. As with Horns and Halos we know that people will leave the theater with a lot of questions. We think that's a good thing.
They will believe in the power people have to stand up and fight for what they believe in - even when it seems all hope is lost and there's no way that they can win.
Every day we'll be posting a new piece of media from the film. It could be raw footage or a scene. We encourage your feedback and comments as we continue to shape the final cut.
NoLandGrab: If every loyal NLG reader contributes just $25, it'll be enough to... well, let's just say it'll be a lot of money. And every dollar is critical, as it's all or nothing, per Kickstarter's "Learn More" page:
Why is the money given called a "pledge"?
They're pledges because money is collected only if a project reaches or exceeds its funding goal before time expires. If a project's funding goal is $5,000 and only $4,999 is pledged when time expires, no money is collected. Zip, zero. Also, no rewards will be delivered. No funding, no rewards. Everyone walks away as if nothing happened.
So pledge up!
Here's today's clip: Rev Billy at this year's walkathon
Posted by eric at October 29, 2009 10:41 AM