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‘Squattertown’: World’s First Dim Sum Western

Sparmberg had an idea: why not pay homage to the glory days of Hong Kong cinema by creating an entirely new genre? The result is “Squattertown”, a “dim sum Western” web series that will premiere at the end of June. The funding for the web series will come through IndieGoGo.

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Partho’s Project Raises 21K USD Through Crowdfunding on IndieGoGo

The crowd-funding campaign for Partho Sengupta’s project Sunrise (Arunoday) on crowd funding website indiegogo.com ended with a total of $21, 000 on May 29, 2011. Written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta, the film addresses the issue of child abuse in India and is expected to go into production this winter.

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Montgomery-based instrumental band wants to cook dinner for you

In exchange for helping fund the release of their debut album, “Hymns of Mare Nostrum,” Montgomery-based instrumental band Hail the Titans have offered different ways to show appreciation, including cooking dinner. The band just launched a campaign through IndieGoGo to collect contributions that will go toward the CD release of the album, due out in late summer.

Visit their campaign here.