The 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl

Comedy

Short

Brooklyn

LIZ, the naive president of a Brooklyn pickling competition, aims to create a day of culinary fun for a gaggle of rowdy hipsters who, she learns, will go to great lengths to be crowned the best pickler around. As she struggles to maintain order, Liz discovers the secrets of this exclusive community.

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Our quirky art direction needs to be top notch for our last day of filming. No excuses.

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Colorist & Editor

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You get a rousing shout out on Facebook!

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Your name will appear in the SPECIAL THANKS section of the credits & we'll also send a PRIVATE LINK to view the completed film.

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An official 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl POSTER, including hilarious slogans like:

Size Always Matters
Stop! It's Pickle Time
It's Kind of a Big Dill
Peace, Love & Pickles

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Your name will appear in the EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS section of the credits & we'll also send a private link to view the completed film plus a HAND WRITTEN NOTE from Brad and Stuart.

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$150 USD

Your choice of either REGGIE, FELIX or LIZ'S Official 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl (hand made) trifold signed by Brad and Stuart. Plus a link to the completed film, an extra special thanks credit, and a hand written note.

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$200 USD

The Official 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl TROPHY, also includes an extra special thanks credit, link to the completed film and a hand written note.

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$250 USD

ASSISTANT TO STUART & BRAD credit, plus a link to the completed film and a hand written note.

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About The Project

Our goal was to step away from the traditional, downbeat, overly sentimental short film to provide a comedic ensemble piece focusing on authentic, quirky characters in an original world.

We're confident that we've written an honest story about friendship, belonging and the responsibility we have to create accepting communities, as well as the problems that result when we're unfair to each other.

Our aim was to film something full of heart and peppered with comedy, designed so that that anyone could easily understand and enjoy.

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$10 USD

You get a rousing shout out on Facebook!

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$25 USD

Your name will appear in the THANK YOU section of the credits and you'll receive a shout out on Facebook.

Claimed: 15 of 'Unlimited'

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$50 USD

Your name will appear in the SPECIAL THANKS section of the credits & we'll also send a PRIVATE LINK to view the completed film.

Claimed: 12 of 'Unlimited'

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$75 USD

An official 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl POSTER, including hilarious slogans like:

Size Always Matters
Stop! It's Pickle Time
It's Kind of a Big Dill
Peace, Love & Pickles

AND a link to the completed film, as well as a special thanks credit.

Claimed: 2 of 'Unlimited'

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$100 USD

Your name will appear in the EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS section of the credits & we'll also send a private link to view the completed film plus a HAND WRITTEN NOTE from Brad and Stuart.

Claimed: 4 of 'Unlimited'

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$150 USD

Your choice of either REGGIE, FELIX or LIZ'S Official 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl (hand made) trifold signed by Brad and Stuart. Plus a link to the completed film, an extra special thanks credit, and a hand written note.

Claimed: 1 of 'Unlimited'

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$200 USD

The Official 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl TROPHY, also includes an extra special thanks credit, link to the completed film and a hand written note.

Claimed: 5 of 'Unlimited'

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$250 USD

ASSISTANT TO STUART & BRAD credit, plus a link to the completed film and a hand written note.

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$300 USD

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER credit plus a link to the completed film and a hand written note.

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$500 USD

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER credit, a link to the completed film and a hand written note.

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$1,000 USD

PRODUCER credit plus a link to the completed film and a hand written note.

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The Team

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About This Team

Stuart and Brad are long-time buddies. They went to NYU together, both studying at the Tisch School of the Arts. In fact, at one very low point in both their lives, they shared a bunk bed. Which is funny now, but it really sucked at the time.

Stuart, who co-wrote, directed and produced THE 9TH ANNUAL BROOKLYN PICKLE BOWL, has been fortunate enough to find film and TV production work in New York City since graduating. He's co-produced Sundance selected short films, worked with amazing people on tiny independent features and also big-budget blockbusters like The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Lately, he's assisted an executive producer/ director who helps Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson solve mysteries on the CBS television series Elementary.

Brad, who wrote and produced THE 9TH ANNUAL BROOKLYN PICKLE BOWL, currently works on an Emmy Award-winning television series. After graduating from NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, he moved to Los Angeles. There, he took classes at The Groundlings, assisted writers, worked at a startup, and helped on short films. He's a Wisconsin native who enjoys the comedies of Judd Apatow and can basically recite the movie Wayne's World. He's an avid writer and creative type, whose 5 year plan includes writing Heavyweights 2.
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The 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl

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The 9th Annual Brooklyn Pickle Bowl

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Comedy

Short

Brooklyn

Green Light

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52 supporters

59 followers

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for PRODUCTION PHASE 2

52 supporters, 59 followers

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RED Camera & Lenses

$800 to go

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Grip & Electric Equipment

$1,200 to go

costs $1,250

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Production Design

$725 to go

costs $1,000

How much would you like to contribute?

Location fees

$450 to go

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Colorist & Editor

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costs $2,000

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