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Your Chance To Back An Oscar-Winning Documentarian

The great Zana Briski, who lived with the children of the brothels of Calcutta for months before she and her then-boyfriend decided to document her experience, is now working on her next experience. And she’s hoping to be funded by… you.

4 Responses to “Your Chance To Back An Oscar-Winning Documentarian”

  1. chris says:

    “The great?” Based on that one movie (which, admittedly, I think is lousy)?

  2. anghus says:

    so embarrassing. i cringe every time i see one of these. every asshole on the internet has an indiegogo.com website begging for money for the first draft screenplay gathering dust.

    this is what film has become on the internet. a shitty fund raising opportunity that some company can take ten percent off the top.

    fucking sad.

  3. berg says:

    I liked it better when it was called The Hellstrom Chronicles

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