Help support the Chicago Asian American Showcase

A project in Chicago, IL by FAAIM
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We've been showcasing Asian American Cinema for 20 years. Help us continue, & celebrate with a commemorative print by Jay Ryan!
Backers: 77
Average Pledge Per Backer: $77

Funded: $5,944 of $2,500
Dates: Mar 17th -> Mar 27th (10 days)
Project By: FAAIM
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Latest News

We're talking about you (good things)

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Countdown Telethon

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Tomorrow from 3-6pm PT, Eric & Goh Nakamura will be running an online telethon on Goh's youtube channel for the final 3 hours of the Kickstarter. Come hangout, see what happens!  Ask questions, or just watch the shenanigans. Link:... (Read More)

27 Hours to go

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
For your listening pleasure, more conversations and musings and stories from Tim Hugh, Eric and Goh Nakamura about the Chicago Showcase, Art, Film and music... We're nearing the end of this amazing ride, which ends at 6pm PT tomorrow. Thank You so... (Read More)

Day 7: The Final Countdown

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Still floored by all the support and love pouring in, Thank you & you & you... Eric and Goh (and perhaps some specials guests) plan on hosting an Online Final Countdown Pledge Drive on Friday 4pm Pacific Time before the 6pm Deadline.  We... (Read More)

Day 6: 50 Backers!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We were thrilled to see this Dave Choe drawn caricature of our Festival Director Tim Hugh that Lydia Fu found in a back issue of Giant Robot Magazine. We're at 50 backers with about 2.5 days to go!  'til then, we're going to keep pushing, and ask... (Read More)

New Reward for everyone who pledged $15 and up!

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Sorry for the double update, but I wanted to let you know that all backers who pledge(d) $15 and up will get a digital download of a collaborative "Mixtape" of tracks by H.P. Mendoza and Goh Nakamura of Movie Themes, 80's songs, and who knows what... (Read More)

Day 5: Deep Gratitude

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!  Some people asked why the monetary goal was low, the main reason was I didn't want to stress Tim out since he has the weight of preparing and running the fest when he's not working on cars.  Also, to be honest,... (Read More)

Message from Tim Hugh

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone who donated, or even just looked at our kickstarter. It really means a lot to us that people care and the love and appreciation for what we do. We have always been lucky to have such great fans, friends and family not just in... (Read More)

Day 3: New Reward added!

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Crossed the $1k mark, outstanding!  We've added a new reward tier of a very limited edition Man From Reno Poster signed by star Ayako Fujitani!  Still a week to go, so please share this link if you can: http://bit.ly/faaim20 Thank you so much for... (Read More)

Day 2

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This is Goh here, I'm pretty much helming this campaign with Eric Nakamura since Tim isn't on any social networking sites.  He's too busy fixing cars!  One of the takeaways from the Chicago Showcase for me was the friendships I made and developed... (Read More)

And We're Off...

March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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