***UPDATE 1***
We reached our goal!
What's next?
We are overwhelmed with gratitude at all the support that has come pouring in for our Manufactured-On-Demand Indiegogo Campaign.
Thank you for helping us exceed our initial goal of $5,000!
Thanks to you, we are moving forward with our Manufactured-On-Demand DVD program! The initial $5,000 goal included the cost of manufacturing a handful of DVDs of each title in the first-round MOD library. The additional funds raised from your continued contributions will go towards manufacturing costs for more copies of these first-round MOD DVDs.
Plus, we're excited to announce new STRETCH GOALS!
$7,000 - DVD Essays and Booklets Available Online
The Blackhawk Films® Collection has booklets and essays written by film historians that correspond to many of the films in the MOD library. The nature of MOD production does not allow us to print and enclose booklets in the DVD cases. If we raise $7,000, in additional to replicating more discs, we will make these essays available online to people who purchase an MOD title. The money raised will go towards:
- Cost of labor to transfer essays online
- Replication costs of about 150 additional DVDs
$10,000 - 3 More Titles Added to 1st-Round MOD
If we raise $10,000, we will add three additional titles to the 1st-Round MOD selection:
1. Cecil B. DeMille's THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOL
2. BEFORE THERE WAS HOLLYWOOD, THERE WAS FORT LEE, NJ
3. Dziga Vertov's KINO-EYE.
The money raised will go towards:
- Transfer of original masters onto digital files
- Creating new, original artwork for the 3 titles
- Setting up product pages for these 3 titles in the online store
- Manufacturing proofs
- Replication of about 200-300 additional DVDs
If we reach this goal, silent film fans will not have to wait any longer for these 3 cinematic masterpieces to be available on DVD at affordable prices!
We also created new PERKS to thank you for your contributions. Scroll to the PERKS section below for details.
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Flicker Alley's Mission: Bringing Film History to New Audiences
Flicker
Alley is a small but dedicated home video company, born out of a passion
for cinematic history and a desire to bring filmmakers and films from out of
the past to new audiences with renewed recognition.
Each Flicker Alley publication is the culmination of hundreds of hours of research, digital restoration, graphic design, music composition and scoring. Collectively, they reflect the creativity, expertise, and shared passion of many talented collaborators, including the Blackhawk Films® Collection, Lobster Films, Film Preservation Associates, Drag City, Inc., Transit Film GhmB, Turner Classic Movies, and many more.
The quality of our work has been recognized with multiple Film Heritage Awards by the National Society of Film Critics, honors at the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards, and regular press mentions in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and many other notable publications.
Today, we are asking for your help. Flicker Alley, in collaboration with you, hopes to bring a host of unique, significant, and out-of-print classics from the Blackhawk Films® Collection back into publication by launching our very own Manufactured-on-Demand (MOD) program.
WHY MANUFACTURED-ON-DEMAND (MOD)?
Thanks to our dedicated partners at the Blackhawk Films® Collection, we have a newly-expanded list of truly exceptional and rare titles from which to choose from for distribution. These treasures of classic cinema deserve to be seen, not only by today’s film enthusiasts, but by future generations of movie lovers to come.
The unfortunate reality of our current home-video market, however, necessitates a high initial investment for the mass production of each individual title. These upfront costs mean that Flicker Alley can only afford to mass produce a limited selection of films each year. Meanwhile, more and more previously-published gems of cinema history are currently unavailable.
Flicker Alley's Manufactured-On-Demand initiative will make it possible for us to make more movie titles available to our customers.
HOW MOD WORKS
With Manufactured-On-Demand (MOD), customers can choose any title from our growing MOD library. A custom-created, professionally-packaged DVD-R is then shipped directly to you.
A new perk package that includes even more classic titles. Due to low stock, this is now the ONLY WAY to get the GARDEN OF EDEN DVD. To thank you for your extremely generous donation, you'll receive: Streaming Movie Coupon Code All 5 MOD Perk DVDs GEOREGES MELIES: ENCORE MISS MEND INFERNO Movie Poster CINERAMA Print PERILS OF THE NEW LAND BARDELYS THE MAGINFICENT DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS: A MODERN MUSKETEER THE GARDEN OF EDEN Out-of-Print DVD Signed CINERMA HOLIDAY A TRIP TO THE MOON SteelBook
This customized system means that we can preserve and share more films than ever before. You, our audience, will be able to select the titles that specifically speak to you. And there will be lots to choose from - w
ith MOD, we plan to add 2 new titles to our library every month!
WHICH MOVIES?
The cinematic masterpieces available for MOD feature timeless screen icons, such as Rudolph Valentino, Lillian Gish, Wallace Beery, Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Richard Barthelmess, Florence Vidor, and Phyllis Haver; and boast groundbreaking directors, such as Ernst Lubitsch, Cecil B. DeMille, D.W. Griffith, Raoul Walsh, Dziga Vertov, and Henry King.
Despite their obvious significance to film heritage, none of these works are currently being legally published on home video.
The following movies are slated to be the first titles available on MOD:
WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP
The Flicker Alley team is dedicated and passionate, but currently lacks the resources to make available the breadth of films that our customers want to see. As such, we want to enlist you - our loyal fans and devotees of film history – to help us fund the initial investment amount to get the Manufactured-on-Demand program off the ground.
If you value our collective cinematic past and want to see more great works back in print, we hope you will contribute.
WHERE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS GO
To make these films available to the public, we are looking to raise $5,000. This money will go toward funding the following start-up costs:
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Transfer of original masters onto digital files
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Creating new, original artwork for each title
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Setting up/designing a unique online store
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Manufacturing proofs
- Replication of first few hundred DVDs ordered
PERKS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
We sincerely thank you for any amount you contribute to this campaign. Your contribution shows that you support the efforts of small publishers and will help make these noteworthy classic films available to future generations of film aficionados.
In addition to the gratitude of the entire Flicker Alley team, we are offering some unique and entertaining perks! Including:
Your Name on the Flicker Alley Website - $10+
Know that you made a positive impact on the home entertainment landscape. When you contribute $10 or more, your pivotal role in ensuring these historic films are available to the public will be recognized with a personalized Thank You on the Flicker Alley website (www.FlickerAlley.com).
Free Streaming Movie - $25
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A coupon code to rent one of the many streaming titles on the Flicker Alley website. Code can be applied to: TILLIE'S PUNCTURED ROMANCE, WAY DOWN EAST, ATLANTIS, LUMIERE'S FIRST PICTURE SHOWS, EDISON'S NICKELODEON, ALICE GUY: A FEMALE PIONEER, MELIES IN HD, J'ACCUSE, HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT'S INFERNO, and CHICAGO.
Choose from 5 of our Manufactured-On-Demand DVD Titles - $35+
Be one of the first to own one - or five! - of these rare classics on DVD. All contributions over $35 come with your choice of:
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AELITA, THE QUEEN OF MARS
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC (1925)
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THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE
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TRUE HEART SUSIE
- THE LOST WORLD
HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT'S INFERNO Movie Poster - $75
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The full color, 27" x 39.5" poster is the same as the ones used to promote INFERNO in theaters and features striking images of star Romy Schneider.
10" x 20" Glossy Photo from THIS IS CINERAMA - $100
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A beautiful 10" x 20" glossy print of the Manhattan skyline from 1952's THIS IS CINERAMA. This breathtaking scene from film history is perfect for display in a living room or home entertainment theater.
Out-of-Print GARDEN OF EDEN DVD - $100 SOLD OUT
The very first Flicker Alley publication, THE GARDEN OF EDEN is now out-of-print. Only a handful of these factory-sealed DVDs remain in a private inventory. Stylish and sophisticated, the film follows vocalist Toni LeBrun (Corinne Griffith), who leaves her family’s bakery for Budapest to become an “opera singer,” unaware that she has contracted to perform as a chorus dancer at the Palais de Paris, a cabaret run by the decadent and delightfully menacing Madame Bauer (Maude George). Directed by Lewis Milestone.
CINERAMA HOLIDAY Signed by Betty Marsh York - $150 NEW!
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In 1954, Betty and Johnny Marsh embarked on a dream tour through Switzerland and France. The result was the spectacular travelogue CINERAMA HOLIDAY, the highest-grossing box office hit of 1955. Betty has graciously signed several copies of CINERAMA HOLIDAY, the beautifully-restored Blu-ray/DVD Combo.
UNDER FULL SAIL DVD Signed by JUNIOR COGHLAN - $150 SOLD OUT
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One of the most popular child stars of the 1920s and 30s, Frank "Junior" Coghlan started out in early "Our Gang" comedies and is best known for playing Billy Batson in the 1941 motion picture serial Adventures of Captain Marvel. Coghlan stars in "The Yankee Clipper," one of the five films in the UNDER FULL SAIL collection.
A TRIP TO THE MOON Limited Edition SteelBook - $200
Ten contributors will have the unique opportunity to own a copy of A TRIP TO THE MOON in a factory-sealed Limited Edition SteelBook. Highly sought-after, this SteelBook is now out-of-print and only a few remain in a special, private inventory.
ALL OF THE ABOVE! - $500 SOLD OUT
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Three generous contributors will receive all the perks listed to the right, including the out-of-print GARDEN OF EDEN and A TRIP TO THE MOON Limited Edition SteelBook!
The Full Perk Package includes:
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Thank You on the Flicker Alley website
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Streaming Movie Coupon Code
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All 5 MOD Perk DVDs
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GEOREGES MELIES: ENCORE
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MISS MEND
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INFERNO Movie Poster
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CINERAMA Print
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DVD Signed by JUNIOR COGHLAN DOUGLAS
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FAIRBANKS: A MODERN MUSKETEER
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THE GARDEN OF EDEN Out-of-Print DVD
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A TRIP TO THE MOON Limited Edition SteelBook
Ultimate Cinephile Package - $500 NEW!
A new perk package that includes even more classic titles. It's similar to the previous "All of the Above" package, but adjusted to reflect new additions to our PERKS and remove sold out items. Due to low stock, this package is now the ONLY WAY to get the now out-of-print GARDEN OF EDEN DVD, Flicker Alley's first publication.
The Ultimate Cinefile Package includes:
- Thank You on the Flicker Alley website
- Streaming Movie Coupon Code
- All 5 MOD Perk DVDs
- GEORGES MELIES: ENCORE
- MISS MEND
- INFERNO Movie Poster
- CINERAMA Print
- FAIRBANKS: A MODERN MUSKETEER
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PERILS OF THE NEW LAND DVD Collection
- BARDELYS THE MAGIFICENT/MONTE CRISTO DVD COLLECTION
- CINERAMA HOLIDAY Signed by Star Betty Marsh York
- THE GARDEN OF EDEN Out-of-Print DVD
- A TRIP TO THE MOON Limited Edition SteelBook
For more fantastic perks, check out the sidebar to the right!
RISKS AND CHALLENGES
In order to manufacture the MOD DVDs associated with the perks, we will need to raise a certain amount of capital. If we do not meet this threshold, we will not be able to move forward with manufacturing the perks or making MOD available for these titles in general. In this case, Flicker Alley may elect to substitute other Flicker Alley titles as we may deem appropriate.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
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- Encourage others to contribute.
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