GREAT NEWS! THIS IS OUR LIMITED WORLDWIDE ONLINE RELEASE OF GOODBYE PROMISE. YOU CAN WATCH OUR FILM INSTANTLY & EASILY RIGHT NOW. FOR THE LAST 11 HOURS YOU CAN WATCH THE ENTIRE MOVIE FOR FREE. IT IS THE VIDEO RIGHT ABOVE THESE WORDS. IF OUR MOVIE IMPACTS YOU IN ANY WAY, WE WELCOME YOU TO CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO THIS INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR WORK.
UPDATE - Knowing that going after 1 million viewers is not tangible, in our last days we are putting all of our efforts into going after 1000 contributors which we do believe is possible. Our current aim is to reach 400 (we are only 29 away). And our big goal is to reach 1000 by the end of our campaign Wednesday night. We welcome you to join us on this adventure and help us prove that indie artists everywhere can succeed going direct to their audience online.
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"Goodbye Promise is a visually alert, enormously well-observed film that deftly captures Hollywood heartbreak."
LA Times
"On a micro budget, Filmmaker David Branin and Actor Gregor Collins have created a perceptive and touching portrait of the lives of struggling actors working on the fringes of Hollywood."
Fred Roos, Producer, Lost In Translation
"There's about a dozen really poignant moments in the film, where it hits that true emotional core that should resonate."
89.3 KPCC
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It is our privilege to release into the world our feature film, Goodbye Promise. We the filmmakers—David Branin, Gregor Collins, and Karen Worden—vowed to bring this finished product to you ourselves, using no distributors or middlemen, without delay, and as simply as possible.
FIRST, A SYNOPSIS:
Matt moves to Los Angeles and makes a pact with himself: In seven years he'll be a working actor. He promises that if he isn't working by then, he'll pack up and go home. The film opens seven days before his self-prescribed seven-year-deadline... and he is just as anonymous as the day he started. This is his goodbye story.
OUR STORY:
When we made the decision to launch production, we had just about everything stacked against us: no script, no money, and no camera crew. But we knew we were sitting on a deeply personal story—one all three of us were living everyday, and one we knew millions of other artists around the world would find just as personal.
We shot on weekends spanning an entire summer. Since 100% of the dialogue was improvised, we often had no idea where a scene was headed, let alone how the film would end. But amassing a cast of talented actors we knew would deliver natural performances, and keeping our goal in mind—to tell an authentic story about what it’s really like to come to terms with failure—we forged ahead into the unknown. And we believe we came up with something that will resonate with anyone who has ever pursued a dream.
WHY WE ARE RELEASING IT ON INDIEGOGO
We’re confident we’ve found the best and most exciting way we can unveil our film. Bypassing film festivals and theatrical options gives us the opportunity to immediately share it with an audience—you—online. Waiters, we are not. Waiting around to be discovered is never an option for us. We’re releasing this film in a way that, as you hear of it, you’ll be able to watch it and share it freely with as little resistance as possible.
Our financial target is $1,000,000. While anything’s possible, our core intent isn’t to make the million dollars—all we want is the opportunity to show our film to as many people as we can. Our research has indicated that we are the first to use a crowdfunding platform to distribute a film directly to an audience online.
HOW TO WATCH GOODBYE PROMISE
Click the donate button, give at least a buck, go to the update section, and you’ll be given an unlisted YouTube link to the film. That’s it! We ask that you not share the film link with others. We realize there’s no way to regulate that, so all we can do is request that be honored. If you do decide to donate/watch the film—and it resonates in any way—we welcome you to refer this page to friends and colleagues around the world.
If we don’t reach our goal, the money we earn will go toward the debt that has come as a result of making this film. Anyone who has made a film knows the expenses that incur in the post-production process. If we do well enough to pay off our expenses, monies will then go toward the support of a limited DVD release. And if we do really well we will put the money into our upcoming projects.
We shot Goodbye Promise because we were frustrated with the downside of chasing our dreams, the part that no one likes to talk about. We wanted to take those frustrations out on celluloid in the most honest way possible. Now we need your help. For this to catch fire like we think it can, we need you to supply the kindling.
BONUS:
The first 228 contributors of this campaign will receive a free promotional tweet from our @FilmCourage account. Send us your tweet and we will send it out on your behalf to our 11,000+ Followers.
COUNTRIES WHO HAVE RENTED GOODBYE PROMISE SO FAR:
United States, Canada, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Mexico, Poland, Italy, Russia, United Arab Emirates, India, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Philippines & Singapore.
(If you have rented this movie and do not see your country listed, please contact us)
TRANSPARENCY (400 RENTERS - Next Update When We Reach 500)
$1 Renters - 110
$2 or more - 290
$10 or more - 104
$25 or more - 26
$100 or more - 4
PRESS:
'Goodbye Promise' captures Hollywood heartbreak - LA Times
David Branin & Karen Worden from Film Courage Release Feature 'Goodbye Promise' for $1 on IndieGogo - No Film School
Balls Of Steel: A New World In Distribution - Goodbye Promise Releases on IndieGogo - Script Magazine
30 Days To One Million - The Worldwide Release of Goodbye Promise! - David Paul Baker
Real People Talking About Goodbye Promise - Testimonials
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Images from Goodbye Promise:
Producer / Actor Gregor Collins
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Actress Sarah Prikryl
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Writer / Director David Branin (with co-DP A.J. Rickert-Epstein)
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Actor Jud Bogard
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Actress / Producer Karen Worden
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Actor Brian Durkin
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Actor Tyshawn Bryant
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Actor Christopher Guckenberger
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Actor Kevin Deen
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Actor / Radio Host Benjamin Pratt
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Actor Todd Cattell
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Actor Len Cordova
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Actor Frantz Durand
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Actor Johnny Giordano
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Actress Amy Hamilton
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Actor / Musician Jordan White
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Actor Dean Matthew Ronalds
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Actor Brian Ronalds
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Actor Raphael Sanchez
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Actor / Hairstylist Shann Christen
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Los Angeles Times review of Goodbye Promise
Photos of the sold-out L.A. premiere on June 1st, 2012 (from Wire Image)
Read the Film Courage article 'TELL YOUR MOM SHE'LL SEE ME ON TV'
Read more about 'THE PATH: 30 DAYS TO 1 MILLION' by Film Courage
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Opening night music from Kevin Gant of the documentary KEVIN by Jay Duplass
REAL PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT 'GOODBYE PROMISE'
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