MANA a documentary about 6 nuns and 60 children
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MANA is a film about six girls who ran away from home to become single mothers in the most unconventionally conventional way possible!
Backers: 139
Average Pledge Per Backer: $332
Funded: $46,117 of $45,000
Dates: Apr 4th -> May 4th (30 days)
Project By: Valerie Kontakos
Backers: 139
Average Pledge Per Backer: $332
Funded: $46,117 of $45,000
Dates: Apr 4th -> May 4th (30 days)
Project By: Valerie Kontakos
$46,117
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 4 @ 09:30 -0400 GMT
102%
of goal
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Latest News
Lyrio, past & present... (the story of the twins) 
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
LYRIO - Past & PresentA lot of people have expressed the desire to find out what some of the kids who were raised at Lyrio are up to now, so you'll be happy to know you got your wish. Anastasis tracked us down through Facebook and offered to... (Read More)
Looks like we made it!
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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NEW PERK + NEW POSTER!
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Our favorite designer Chris Pothitakis has just delivered two MANA poster fresh from the oven that go hand-in-hand with our new Kickstarter perk at $70: Pledge $70 or more (50 of 50) A thank-you email + a digital download of the documentary + a MANA... (Read More)
Pardon my Greek!
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
A lot of people have wondered whether I actually speak Greek - and rightly so! I've got a wonderful bilingual crew at the production office who spoils me rotten by speaking English all day long - which is great on one hand, but it hasn't helped me... (Read More)
Life at the Production Office
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's something you don't know about us, unless you live in Greece. We have a small in-house screening room, which we use to create community in downtown Athens. We screen 2-3 docs a month (free of charge), we organize workshops and lectures and we... (Read More)
A personal note because you care...
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Supporters, We're almost 3 weeks into our Kickstarter campaign, and although we're not doing as well as I had hoped, we still have 10 days to reach our goal. Much heartfelt thanks to those of you who have already... (Read More)
We're going to Docs Barcelona!
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Looks like we made it! We have just been selected as one of the 25 projects that will get a chance to face the music at Docs Barcelona! What does this mean? It means we get to to present our project in front of a lot of powerful people that could... (Read More)
The Dance Teacher!
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends and backers, on a recent trip to Lyrio I met someone I know you'd have wanted to get to know better. Her name is Fotini and she's a physical education teacher. Fotini started going to Lyrio about 12 years ago, when she was just a girl.... (Read More)
There's someone we'd like you to meet!
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
This is Oz, a gorgeous bronze gentleman, handmade by artist Mark Hadjipateras. Oz stands 12 inches tall and comes from a very small family. He's #5 out of 8 sculptures created in 2012 and exhibited at a.antonopoulou gallery in Athens, Greece, during... (Read More)
A Look Outside our Window!
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Just another Saturday morning at the office! This was the view outside our office window this morning! If you're wondering why we've turned to Kickstarter to fund a project that deserves to be made, I think you just got your answer. Greece has been... (Read More)
Sheffield Doc/Fest love us and we love them back!
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Sheffield Doc/Fest + Mana - The Documentary = LOVE!!! I try not to share content that's already on our Facebook page, or at least I try to create a more detailed version, but this one's short and sweet and I thought it was worth sharing. We're so... (Read More)
T-Shirt colorways are decided!
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends and backers, just a quick word to let you know that the two Mark Hadjipateras + This Heart is a Pipe Bomb (read previous post for an exclusive interview with them) T-shirt colorways that received the most Likes (and the most views) on... (Read More)
Just a perfect day!
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We had an unexpected guest today that put a smile on everyone's face. Lyrio alumni Kostis Tesfae, who spend 11 years of his life at Lyrio, found our MANA campaign on Facebook and dropped by the office to meet us and learn more about the project.... (Read More)
BACKERS & FRIENDS CHOOSE YOUT FAVORITE T-SHIRT COLOR!!!
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
IT'S T-SHIRT TIME * LIKE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR It's time to launch our Mark Hajipateras + This Heart is a Pipe Bomb collaboration! The T-shirt will be printed in two colours and you get to choose which one. Hop on over to our Mana - The Documentary... (Read More)
We've got hate mail!
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Last night we reveived this e-mail on Kickstater via a person we would rather not name. It wasn't anyone we knew, it was just some random guy expressing his views on our project: "Why should we give our hard earned cash to the representatives of... (Read More)
WELCOME TO LYRIO
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I think it's time we start letting everyone in behind the scenes of this wonderful place so all you beautiful people who supported us on Kivkstarter know where your money is going! We hope our documentary will help this unique children's village... (Read More)
Athens International Radio
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello there lovely Kickstarter backers and general public! Valerie Kontakos will be interviewed by CNN correspondent Elinda Lambropoulou on Athens International Radio and you can all listen in! The show will be transmitted live tomorrow, April 8, at... (Read More)
This Heart is a Pipe Bomb!
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We thought long and hard about our campaign rewards and we decided to give the instantly collectible Mark Hadjipateras T-shirt the treatment it deserves. We wouldn't just take it to any stamp shop, we'd make a real work of art out of it. So we... (Read More)
Mark Hadjipateras T-Shirts
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This is an exclusive first look at Mark Hadjipateras' T-shirt design for all you lovely people who are monitoring our progress via Kickstarter. London-born Greek fine artist Mark Hadjipateras spent 20 years in the US before moving to Greece and has... (Read More)
Transmitting live!
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Greek CNN correspondent Elinda Lambropoulou has invited us to her radio show on Athens International Radio to talk about MANA and our crowdfunding campaign! Luckily, the show is in English and I believe you can listen to the whole thing online, so... (Read More)
Our first official article
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Valerie Kontakos' doc production company, Exile Films, and its non-profit branch, Exile Room (one makes films and the other screens films and offers training and educational workshops to non-fiction filmmakers), has received a fair amount of press in... (Read More)
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