If you ever wanted to be involved in a Spike Lee joint, you now have your chance. The famed director announced a new Kickstarter campaign to fund his next film project, according to Shadow and Act. His goal is $1.25 million, and incentives for donations include the chance to be an extra in the film (if you pledge $1,000 or more) or credited as an associate producer in the film (for those who pledge $5,000 or more). But as Shadow and Act reports, the campaign is light on details.
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What's interesting is that, on the project's Kickstarter page, he doesn't say much about the project. He doesn't even give a title, nor tell us what it's about, other than that if we love what he's done before, and believe in him and his abilities as a filmmaker, knowing that he won't disappoint, then we should contribute to the campaign.
Lee is the latest well-known person to go the crowdfunding route to finance his next project. Actor and director Zach Braff launched and successfully met his financial goal for his next film through a Kickstarter campaign. The team behind the canceled television series Veronica Mars also acquired enough funds ($5 million) to finance a feature film based on the series. Lee's last film, Red Hook Summer, was reportedly funded by the director himself.
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Jozen Cummings is the author and creator of the popular relationship blog Until I Get Married, which is currently in development for a television series with Warner Bros. He also hosts a weekly podcast with WNYC about Empire called Empire Afterparty, is a contributor at VerySmartBrothas.com and works at Twitter as an editorial curator. Follow him on Twitter.
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