8 Crowdfunding

Just hours after we ran the Kickstarter, our home internet went down. We had scheduled a Facebook Live and Kickstarter Live interview when our campaign came to an end to celebrate with everyone. (We streamed them in tandem; there is a slight delay on Facebook Live if you do this, but more on that later.) It would have been tragic if that had happened before the campaign ended. We had just enough time to go live and thank everyone.

Our Kickstarter was full of amazing synchronicities like that. We got just what we needed when we needed it. As you run your campaign, be sure to hold onto these moments to encourage you. It’ll help you keep going. Hearing from funders as to why they love your film; people that “need” your film; I was ...

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