⋆ The Unseen Africa TV Series - The pilot episode: Morocco
A project in Agadez, Niger by Francis Tapon000days
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Africa is more than just poverty, pestilence, and pyramids. Support this ground-breaking pilot TV episode about Morocco's unseen side.
Backers: 323
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $24,075 of $20,000
Dates: May 24th -> Jun 24th (31 days)
Project By: Francis Tapon
Backers: 323
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $24,075 of $20,000
Dates: May 24th -> Jun 24th (31 days)
Project By: Francis Tapon
$24,075
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 24 @ 12:30 -0400 GMT
120%
of goal
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Latest News
300 Backers! $22K! Final 40 hours! Our Biggest Backer! 
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
By pre-ordering the pilot episode, Caroline Pratt simultaneously became our 300th Backer and put us over the $22,000 milestone! Thank you Caroline! There's just 40 hours remaining, so achieving our $25,000 stretch goal will be hard. The key to... (Read More)
The Untold Story of How We Got To $20,000
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
In my previous update, I announced our Stretch Goals, so I didn't have time to share the remarkable story of how we got to $20,000. You gotta hear it. The story begins in 2011, when I launched a book cover contest for The Hidden Europe. Yasmin... (Read More)
We're 100% Funded! Announcing Stretch Goals!
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm celebrating after sneaking up Mauritania's tallest peak! In just over 20 days, we raised $20,000! We crossed the goal line! Mission Accomplished! WE DID IT! WOO-HOO!!! Great! So now what?2 Things: 1. The Unseen Africa production team is... (Read More)
$18,000 = 90% Funded!
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
If you've ever done a long hike, you know how it feels when you look at a map and you realize you've only hiked 10% of the trail. It can feel pretty intimidating. That's how it felt when we had raised only $2,000. Now think about how you feel after... (Read More)
Charities vs. Kickstarter + 1st Minute of the Show!
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Milestones: We are now two-thirds funded! We have 187 backers! 3 reward levels ($15, $20, and $30) are all sold out! We've been consistently in the top 10% of all documentary film projects on Kickstarter! We've usually been the #1 Kickstarter... (Read More)
We've Halfway There!
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Yipee! We're at the halfway point in both time and money: with half of our fund-raising period done, we've raised half the money! Since the beginning, we've been pugnaciously advancing like a stubborn thru-hiker climbing a mountain to our $20,000... (Read More)
What a difference a day makes!
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
In my last update, I explained why our funding pace was plummeting. I tore up the "social media and blogger outreach" playbook and adopted old-school fund raising methods: individual outreach. Thanks to everyone's efforts, It's working! We soared... (Read More)
Tearing Up the Playbook
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
After an explosive start, our fund raising pace has slowed The graph below sums it up. We want to the blue bars ($ pledged) to always be above the green line (avg daily pledge required to make our goal). Strong start. Now lagging. This is... (Read More)
You'll Never Believe What Is the Most Popular Reward
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Three good news items!GOOD NEWS #1: Since our debut, The Unseen Africa has been in the Top 20 of the most popular film/video projects. This is remarkable because nearly all the projects on that list are nearly or already funded. They've been at it... (Read More)
We hit an important milestone of our first day!
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Any scientist and economist would scold you for drawing a trend line based on one data point. However, let's run in a closet and do it anyway while those party-poopers aren't looking! Based on our debut performance on Africa Day (May 25), we're... (Read More)
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