The Perennial Plate

Hi Folks, we have been getting a number of emails requesting to donate to the immigrant/refugee film series despite the Kickstarter being over. So we set up a paypal account, any donation to this project will be split 50/50 between production and getting the films out to a wide and politically diverse group of people. Thanks!  ...

With two days left, we made it to our goal!  Over 600 people came together to support Immigrants and Refugees -- and the idea that storytelling has the power to change perspectives. Kickstarter campaigns are hard, but doing this campaign inspired us: We were inspired by your generosity — from donations of $1.00 up to $5,000. We were inspired by the kindness of our “neighbors" as we received donations from Ireland, Australia, England, Mexico, Singapore and Tajikistan. We were ...

I swore I would never do another Kickstarter campaign.  Back in 2009, and then in 2011, we asked our viewers to contribute to our campaigns to make The Perennial Plate possible...and you did. It was motivating and wonderful.  Since then, we felt like we had “graduated”.  We would find other ways to fund our filmmaking aspirations...and we did.  We’ve produced over 170 films from the help of Travel Companies, generous donors, grocery associations, small and big businesses, and tourism b...