Our friends at All Together Now are hosting concerts at SXSW Wed, Fri & Sat that will also benefit Invisible Children. If you’re planning on attending SXSW please come say hello. I’ll be at the booth most of the time and we can chat about life, love, film and how to end wars. http://www.atnshowcase.com/
LYKKE LI HAS CONFIRMED TO JOIN US ON THIS TRIP!! We’re so extremely honored to announce that Lykke will be the 3rd and final artist on this trip.
I could not have asked for a better, more sincere group of people to be a part of this film. The Ugandan people deserve nothing less than the most talented artists representing them and I am confident that we have found the most adequate ambassadors.
So we have our team and all things are go at this point! We’ll be looking into sponsors to help continue to fund the rest of this film and will be relying upon word of mouth to raise awareness. Please continue to tell friends about this project. We’ll keep you updated!
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Due to the overwhelming support we received on the Kickstarter page I decided to create a place where supporters can go for updates about the status of the trip etc. So here it is!
I guess this page is a bit of an experiment. Bringing these bands together to help raise awareness about Africa’s longest running war has been exciting, but also a ton of work. I thought it’d be fun to give a sort of behind the scenes look at the development of this project and the people working to make it happen.
The response so far has been humbling and I’m honored to be a part of this film.
Everyone involved will be posting at times. At first it will be mostly me, Kenny, from Invisible Children, but others will pitch in as we go along. At some point we want to lead up to contributions from the bands, photo updates once we reach Uganda, behind the scenes footage while we’re editing the film, etc.
Please follow along and spread the word. I’ve posted a few blogs below to get the page moving.
PS..Our amazing intern and designer Steve put this page together in his off hours while volunteering at Invisible Children. A million thanks to him for making it happen. He is incredibly talented. To see some of his artwork find him HERE.
WE DID IT!!! This last week has been incredible as we’ve watched the numbers climb on and supporters come in from all around the world to reach our KICKSTARTER goal of $20k. More than half the money was raised in this past week alone. Thanks to everyone who Facebooked, Tweeted, Blogged and Carrier Pigeoned to get the word out. You’re all amazing.
The Polyphonic Spree are donating signed robes and albums as a reward on Kickstarter! We are so grateful for their support in this project and are excited to see the numbers climbing already.
YEASAYER has confirmed to join this remarkable project!! We’re extremely excited to have them on board as they have been involved with Invisible Children for years, donating their music to be used in our films and podcasts.
