Spike Lee's next joint, funded by Kickstarter

After hearing about the success of Rob Thomas' Veronica Mars, and Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here Kickstarter projects, NYC filmmaker Spike Lee decided to get a little piece of the action too and took to the crowd-funding website in an attempt to raise the $1,250,000 he needs for his new feature film.

With the current climate in The Hollywood Studio System it's not an encouraging look for Independent Filmmakers. I'm not hating, just stating the facts. Super Heroes, Comic Books, 3D Special EFX, Blowing up the Planet Nine Times and Fly through the Air while Transforming is not my Thang. To me it's not just that these Films are being made but it seems like these are the only films getting made. To The Studios it seems like every Film must be a Home run on a Global scale, a Tent Pole Enterprise, able to spin off Sequel after Sequel after Sequel after Sequel after Sequel after Sequel.

I have a different vision of what Cinema can be, a different vision of what some under-served Audiences might want to see. That is why I am here on KICKSTARTER, to raise the Funds for The New Spike Lee Joint, to get this BAD BOY financed. Nothing in Life is Free and if you want something you got to pay for it. If you have liked any of my Films in the past, this is the price it costs to see another one (which can be less than the cost of one Movie Ticket). We feel the different levels on contributions make it affordable for everyone to GET DOWN FOR THE CAUSE.

Not many words about the project though, except: "Human beings who are addicted to blood. Funny, sexy, and bloody (and it's not "Blacula")...

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