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The Secret to Funding an Indie Film

You've written a brilliant feature film screenplay. People who read it invariably give you very enthusiastic feedback containing words like "brilliant", "clever", "ground breaking", "exciting", "suspenseful", "touching" and "hilarious". You need a measly $55,000 in order to shoot this film on your carefully calculated shoestring budget. There is a surefire secret strategy to obtain this micro budget for your terrific indie movie. I'm sure there is. I just don't know what it is. I thought that Kickstarter might be the answer. My project is live as I type this post; our deadline is June 30, 2013 to reach our funding goal of $55,000. If we reach it, we shoot the movie. If not, those who pledged donations will not pay us a penny, and the movie will not be made. Again... I've been down this road many times with several of my screenplays. Just when investors seem to be lined up and ready to sign check

The other Jonathan Geffner

There is another Jonathan Geffner who lives in the same county as I do. We have communicated via Facebook occasionally over several years but have never met. He is one of the first contributors to my fund raising campaign on Kickstarter.com for my "dummy noir" movie. I am grateful for his support, but would expect nothing less from a man with such a cool name.  By the way, if you haven't pledged a donation yet to our project, why the heck not? The deadline is June 30th, 2013, so get off your tokhes and do it already... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/609133593/while-the-village-sleeps Anyway, I'm thinking of writing a short film entitled Jonathan Geffner, about two Jonathan Geffners who simultaneously get amnesia, then simultaneously awake to believe that they each are the other one. I'll hire the other Jonathan Geffner to play one of the Jonathan Geffners and I'll play the other.  Since we are both musicians we can do the music together. I can't

New feature film project launched on Kickstarter!

Our Kickstarter project - While the Village Sleeps - has launched! Please visit our project now and help make this movie. Our deadline to fund the movie is June 30, 2013. Please share the link widely. Thanks for your support... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/609133593/while-the-village-sleeps?ref=email