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Grant Applications and More Venues

7 July, 2006 (06:14) | News | No comments

The grant application for the post-production phase of Deserted Memory has just been turned in to the Chilean government film and video art funding program… I’ll keep you posted on what happens (news comes out several months from now though so be patient). If the grant comes in, finishing this film will be a lot […]

The Thermometer Rises to $1,950!

27 June, 2006 (11:35) | News | No comments

Thank you Frank Galuzska for your generous donation! The funds have now reached $1,950, only $450 away from the fundraising goal! Every month that passes we come nearer to closing this fundraising drive thanks to all who’ve made a contribution.
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Thanks to Will Sherman’s efforts we managed to publish a total of 4 articles on […]

Future Screening Venues!

27 June, 2006 (07:23) | News | No comments

The grant application to the Chilean government (Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual) is progressing one step at a time. Supporters of the The Chacabuco Project from three different continents are faxing and mailing in signed letters promising to show the film in independent theaters, cultural centers and Universities.
So far here’s the list of venues where the […]

Last Article in 3 Part Series: Theft in Chacabuco

24 June, 2006 (09:59) | News | No comments

Check out the final article written by Will Sherman of the three part series published in the Santiago Times about Chacabuco Restoration. Read the Chacabuco story here

Chacabuco History - New Article Published

11 June, 2006 (11:33) | News | No comments

Today’s article published in The Santiago Times (the English language newspaper of Chile) is the 2nd in a 3 part series to be published on the front page of the weekend edition for three consecutive Sundays. Once again, the article was written by Will Sherman: soundman, co-producer and research writer for The Chacabuco Project.
Read the […]

More Press Again

6 June, 2006 (05:41) | News | No comments

Once again the Chacabuco Project has been featured in the English language newspaper of Chile, The Santiago Times. This is the second time we’ve published an article on the front page of the weekend edition of this paper. Check out the article here
Will Sherman wrote the article about our experience filming in Chacabuco along with […]

We Made It Back Safe & Sound

28 May, 2006 (12:21) | News | No comments

We’re back! And before mentioning the trip I’d like to send out a belated thank you to Nathan Groth, Juan Edwards, Myriam Garcia, Corina Aleman, Bill Stott and Alan Devenish for their donations while we were gone.
The total is now up to $1,890, THANK YOU!
What a trip. Will Sherman and I just returned this morning […]

One Week of Abstinence

22 May, 2006 (06:06) | News | No comments

…from computers, and the Internet, begins as soon as I finish this blog post.
In less than an hour The Chacabuco Project embarks on phase II: production. In an hour we will stop by Santiago’s place, give him the plane tickets, and then hop on the overnight bus to Antofagasta at 9pm ET.
But even though we […]

Chacabuco Plane Tickets Add Up — We’re Adding $650 To The Budget

21 May, 2006 (12:10) | News | No comments

Thanks to Tom Marshall, Katie and Brian Hoeber, Raffaele Timarchi, Sheiva Rezvani and Sam Coble for their donations! We’ve soared right past the production cost goal of $1,580 with a total received of $1,750!
THANK YOU to all who have donated and helped in anyway by spreading the word of the existence of this project! We’re […]

Only $95 away!

20 May, 2006 (03:14) | News | No comments

Thanks to the recent donations of Jessica, Luis and Diego Aguilera-Steinert and George and Kim Gonsalves we are now at $1,485 in donations! We are only $95 from our goal of $1,580 (we past the old goal of $1,368 effortlessly). This means we are $95 from flying Roland and Santiago (the two concentration camp survivors) […]

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