Indiegogo.com, the website for film funding, promotion, and discovery, announced today a partnership with the Sausalito Film Festival (Aug. 21-23), to give select filmmakers from the IndieGoGo website an opportunity to showcase their work in front of a live festival audience.
The goal of the Tease and Screen event is to let filmmakers share their works while giving the audience an opportunity to take action, including contributing funds, joining the team, or spreading the word.
Five works-in-progress and one feature documentary were selected including:
Tease:
The Harvest (by Robin Romano, produced by Eva Longoria and the producers of War
Dance) – A documentary about the children who work to feed America.
Eloquent Graffiti (by Zak Forsman) – A story about the inability of humans to connect
in a meaningful way despite the increasing presence of social technologies designed to
do exactly that.
Tapestries of Hope (by Michaelene Christini Risly, produced by Michelle Titus) - A
documentary about two activists from two corners of the world taking on a government
and an urban myth to protect young girls from rape and abuse.
As The Dust Settles (by Arin Crumley, produced by Mike Hedge) – A participatory
film, collaboratively shot and edited about life-changing experiences, the Zeitgeist and
Burning Man.
Time to Impact (by Tom Cappello, produced by Dan Abrams and Richard Krasney) –
A documentary about Paterson, NJ. Is it possible to turn a city around in 365 days?
Screening:
Win or Lose: A Summer Camp Story (by Louis Lapat) - A character driven, personal documentary about the thrill of the win and the agony of defeat…at summer camp.
“The Tease and Screen gives filmmakers the opportunity to get the audience involved before the film is completed”, said Slava Rubin, Founder of IndieGoGo. “Like trailers in the movie theatre, the audience will get a sneak peek into five future films. But here they can take action onsite or at Indiegogo.com”.
The Sausalito Film Festival will host its inaugural event from Aug. 21-23 opening with a screening of No Impact Man and including 18 screenings in total.
“The Sausalito Film Festival’s mission is to bring world class films and new experiences to a festival audience in an amazing location” said Antonio Capretta, Founder, Sausalito Film Festival. “Partnering with IndieGoGo helps us bring a new festival experience to both the filmmakers and audience. We are excited to see what will happen next.”
Interested filmmakers can get their work featured in a future Tease and Screen event by showcasing their work on IndieGoGo and send a note to info@IndieGoGo.com