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We're celebrating a successful finish to our Kickstarter campaign!! Funds raised will allow us to finish production and move onto the editing of Pioneers in Skirts. nd
The story --
231 backers put Ashley Maria and her producing partner and co-writer of the film, Lea-Ann W. Berst, beyond their $50,000 goal. When the 30-day campaign ended, their total funding came to $50,176.
Described as a “nail-biter” moment, just three hours before the deadline, the filmmakers were still ~$4000 short of their goal.
“I rushed home from a film set in Los Angeles,” says Ashley, “and it was already midnight for Lea-Ann in North Carolina. Over the past 30 days, we had been working around the clock to bring in more supporters and encourage others to phone, email, and post on social media to help us.”
 The team was interviewed by numerous blogs and podcasts, and developed multiple videos to entertain and engage supporters – including meeting a funding challenge that involved singing with a superhero character on Hollywood Blvd, debuting a 360 viewing experience explaining ‘why this film, why now’, several behind-the-scenes clips, and introducing future mascots – all to reach our goal by midnight September 19th at 11:59pm PST.
“It was now the final hours,” stated Ashley. “All we had left to do was hope – and keep posting live videos and comments on social media.” -- read more --
Gratitude to those who believe in the film -- From the women and men who were interviewed for the film, to friends, family and total strangers – backers stepped forward to send the message of, “Let’s finish this film!” -- see who stepped up to help us when we needed them --
If you missed out on the Kickstarter, we still need financial and in-kind help to finish the film! Since we're affiliated with a nonprofit, you can make a tax deductible donation here.
Pioneers in Skirts is a film for women and men -- and for future generations. We are discovering solutions...and we can’t wait to share them with the world!
Want to know more about the film? Visit www.pioneersinskirts.com.
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