Txan Film

Los Angeles, California, United States

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What is my Identity? For over 550 years, Blackness became the norm for everyone from the continent of Africa.

<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </p><h3><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h3 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </h3><h3><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </h3><h2><font size="4"><span style="color: blue;"></span></font><span class="agText"></span></h2><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style><span class="agText"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><span class="agText"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoTitle, li.MsoTitle, div.MsoTitle { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">http://www.indiegogo.com/In-Search-of-my-Identity<br>57 HOURS LEFT TO END THIS CAMPAIGN!!!<br>leve, leve<br>Morabeza<br></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Thank you to everyone who have financially supported this project via this incredible state of the art fundraising platform, IndieGoGo. </span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="../../In-Search-of-my-Identity">http://www.indiegogo.com/In-Search-of-my-Identity</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">This venue has really been exciting and a learning experience. Though our ambitious campaign may not have been met, I certainly am thankful and grateful for those who took the time to view my next documentary film and for all the positive and negative comments I have received. We always learn from one another and each other. </span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;">I will forever be Cape Verde native son. </span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Morabeza to all.</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></p> </font></font></span><span class="agText"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><br><font size="4"><span class="agText"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><font size="4"><span class="agText"><br></span></font></p></span></font></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><font size="2">JANUARY 23, 2012 is fast approaching. We are determined to keep this campaign ALIVE to the very end. Please help to make it happen. <span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">CONTRIBUTE WHAT YOU CAN!</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Greetings Everyone:</font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Learning this new technology of campaigning for my new film project is quite challenging and I am not one to easily give up. So, here I am again reaching out to you, my dear friends, families and colleagues. The success of this campaign is in your hands. Yes, its monetary sacrifice on your part but the reward is for <b>ALL</b>. <br>Please help me make this valuable and educational documentary happen. <br>Be part of my mission. <u><font style="font-weight: bold;">CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER YOU CAN.</font><span> <br></span></u></font><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY!</b></span></font><br><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><u><span><br></span></u></font></font></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><font size="1">Happy Holidays Family, Colleagues, and Friends:<br>This year has been a difficult time for everyone and I just to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to everyone. Your support strengthens and keeps me inspired to keep going. <br> This film is not just about me but also about all Cape Verdeans and African Descendants. In memory of our ancestors, the past, the living and for next generation. And as we bid 2011 farewell, let's look at 2012 as a new beginning for peace and hope within ourselves and for what is yet to come. I wish you the best Christmas ever and extending my warmest hugs to everyone. <br></font> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><font size="1"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial;"><font size="1"><strong>To our beautiful Cesaria Evora: Your message of love will continue to live on in each of us. Rest in Peace.</strong></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br><strong><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> <span class="agText"><h3>EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!</h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="agText"><p>Itâ€™s been a difficult and challenging time for me as an independent filmmaker. There have been many obstacles which I continue to face but I am determined and committed to telling stories through my film.</p> <p>I donâ€™t have the luxury of a crew to assist me nor continued financial support, however, I work very hard from my heart and want to continue to keep the Cape Verdean culture alive. We canâ€™t let the struggles of the people before us live in vain.</p> <p>History must be passed on to the next generation. This is why this film, In Search of My Identity is about. Itâ€™s getting to the very root of our existence in order to move forward and continue on.</p> <p>Through your contribution, WE <span class="caps">JOURNEY</span> <span class="caps">TOGETHER</span> AS <span class="caps">ONE</span>.</p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><u><br></u></b></span></p></span><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><u>Our Story:</u></b></span></p> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">My name is Guenny K. Pires. I am a producer, director and independent filmmaker. I started my video production company, Txan Film Productions & Visual Arts, Inc. with my close friend, Jeremy C. Gredone who </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">shares my deep passion for filmmaking and philosophies on the importance of humanity, empathy, understanding and worldwide growth in unity. We are seeking financial assistance from IndieGoGo and supporters for our post production new film, <b>In Search of My Identity. </b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">This documentary explores questions and social issues surrounding the Cape Verdean identities relating to race, religion, ethnicity, art, music and language. You may view caption at: </span><span style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153);"><u>http://guennypires.com/in-search-of-my-identity/</u></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">. The film returns back to the Portuguese colonial days of slavery, the post colonial African liberation movement in the Cape Verde Islands, Guine Bissau, Senegal and Ghana. The film visually narrates stories of the different ethnic groups, tribes and nationalities brought out of Africa during the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade of the 1700's. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><u>The Impact:</u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><u><br></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">This story is my own personal journey to self-examining my roots. I was born in Mira-Mira, a very poor and small village with less than ten houses. It's located in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde islands, West Africa. I was however fortunate to have studied visual anthropology, sociology and cinema in Portugal and have since then moved to Los Angeles. My dream of bringing attention to the world about overlooked aspects of African and Creole cultures led me to creating this film. I want to build awareness and illustrate how Africans came to be. For over 550 years, Blackness became the norm for everyone from the continent of Africa. I want the audience to distinguish Africa's diverse cultures and languages and the cultural connection </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">between West Coast of Africa and the East Coast of the Americas particularly Brazil, Cuba, Aruba and Curacao. I want to give the audience another point of view given my background and prospective, another angles other than what the Europeans and Americans have written and taught in schools. As these identities were nullified, I want to raise a different level of understanding for my people and the next generation of Cape Verdeans. <span style="">  </span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><u>What We Need & What You Get:</u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><u><br></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">In order to complete the postproduction of this film <b>"In Search<i> of my Identity"</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> we are seeking <span style="color: black;">$12,500 right now. This will cover the cost of a Mac Book Pro 17 inch, rental studio, film festival fees, publicity, transportation, and </span>HDV 1920x1080i masters, including video transfer to others medias formats. <span style="color: black;">All funds will strictly go to the production of this film. With current technology changes and demands, the state </span>of our equipment has become obsolete. <span style="color: black;">If we do NOT reach our goal any money raised will still go to the production of the film and the rest will come from putting pennies together! We are committed to getting this movie completed before end of this year but no later than January, 2012. We are hoping to present this film at the 20<sup>th</sup> Annual Edition of Pan African Film & Arts Festival, which will take place in LOS ANGELES, CA February 9 thru 20 of 2012.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Based on the level of the donations, Contributors will receive as follows: DVD copies, screen credit logos, invitation to the private screening and signed movie posters. <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b><u>Other Ways You Can Help: </u></b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b><u><br></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Make your contribution here or at: </span><span style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;"><u>www.txanfilm.com</u></span></span><span style="">       </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><b>Buy our DVDs</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> at<span style="text-decoration: underline;">:</span></span><a href="http://www.txanfilm.com/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><br></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.txanfilm.com/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">http://www.txanfilm.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">http://www.amazon.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: blue;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">PLEASE! PLEASE! Get the word out through any social media platform and share the link for this project with your entire social network. Help us to convey the significance of this film and provide a deeper understanding of the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">African culture<span style="color: black;"> through the eyes of one human West African soul. We hope t</span>his film can bring humanity closer under one Divine purpose and build a better place for all human beings. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>

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