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Dream With Me

A documentary about one DACA recipient’s fight for recognition in the country she considers home.

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Dream With Me

Dream With Me

Dream With Me

Dream With Me

Dream With Me

A documentary about one DACA recipient’s fight for recognition in the country she considers home.

A documentary about one DACA recipient’s fight for recognition in the country she considers home.

A documentary about one DACA recipient’s fight for recognition in the country she considers home.

A documentary about one DACA recipient’s fight for recognition in the country she considers home.

Jonathan Seaborn
Jonathan Seaborn
Jonathan Seaborn
Jonathan Seaborn
2 Campaigns |
Lubbock, United States
$4,645 USD 95 backers
46% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Saba is one of the more than 800,000 “Dreamers” who took advantage of the DACA program in 2012. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama era program, provided some temporary protections to undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children. In 2017, the Trump administration made the decision to rescind DACA. With her immigration status once again in limbo, Saba must now face a new set of challenges.

Like all beneficiaries of DACA, Saba was brought to the United States as a child. Her family moved from Pakistan to Texas where her grandfather, an American citizen, lived and owned a business. They were granted U.S. visas through proper channels. While in the process of moving to the U.S., Saba’s grandfather passed away. Left without a family sponsor, Saba’s parents would have to choose between becoming undocumented or returning to Pakistan.

Not long after they immigrated, terrorists bombed the market across from the apartment building where they had lived. With the realization that Pakistan was no longer a safe place for the family, her parents decided to stay and become undocumented.

We have spent the past two years with Saba and her family as they faced one setback after another. This film follows Saba’s fight for the rights of DACA recipients, her parent’s immigration status and the certification of her marriage to a U.S. Citizen.

What We Need

Funds will be used for remaining film production, post-production, sound mixing, music composition and recording of original score, distribution, publicity and legal costs etc.

NEEDS INCLUDE:

  • Licensing
  • Music Composition
  • Sound Mixing & Editing
  • Color Correction and Image Mastering
  • IndieGoGo, Credit Processing & Legal Fees
  • Film Festival Submissions
  • Promotion & Publicity
  • Travel & Screening Arrangements
  • BluRay/DVD Production Fees

Our goal is to finish the film by early summer 2018 so that we may submit to film festivals such as Austin Film Festival, DOC NYC, & Sundance. We want to get Saba's story in front of as many people as possible.

All and any support is greatly appreciated.

MEET THE TEAM

Jonathan is the Production Director for KTTZ where he directs the short documentary program 24 Frames. He also was the co-director of Between Earth and Sky, a feature length documentary film about climate change and how it is impacting Alaska. Between Earth and Sky was accepted into the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, The Environmental Film Festival at the Nations Capital,  and Earth Day Texas Film Festival to name a few. He has received two Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the Lonestar Region.

Paul is the General Manager for Texas Tech Public Media. He has received three Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the Lonestar Region for his short form documentary filmmaking. Paul teaches documentary filmmaking in the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. Paul was the director of Between Earth and Sky, as well as a producer on Through the Repellant Fence, which screened at SXSW 2017.

Emily is a two-time Lone Star Emmy nominated filmmaker.  She works as a senior producer at Texas Tech Public Media where she produces the short form documentary series, 24 Frames, and many other local productions.  Currently, she is serving as an assistant director on two feature-length documentaries. She plans to have the projects completed by the fall of 2018. 

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

If you are not in a position to help us financially, then we would be grateful for your help in a number of forms.

You can spread the word about our campaign to folks you think might be interested! Sharing is caring - please use the Indiegogo share tools! Follow us on social media (Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram) — retweet, repost and share. 

Thank you from from the bottom of our hearts for any and all assistance you can give us! 

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Thank you shout out

$10 USD
Every little bit helps. We’ll send you a personal thank you note on social media and let the world know that we appreciate your support!
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  • Shout Out
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July 2018
12 claimed
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CASP special number 1

$20 USD
A special item for those who donate in person at the CASP print studio on FFAT.
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  • Shout Out
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August 2018
0 claimed
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Digital copy of the film

$25 USD
Receive a digital copy of the film before it's publicly available.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital Copy
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
27 claimed
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Digital copy + extras

$35 USD
Receive a digital copy of the film, stills from the film and deleted scenes.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital copy +
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
4 claimed
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"Dream With Me" Tee Shirt

"Dream With Me" Tee Shirt

$40 USD
You'll receive a "Dream With Me" tee shirt designed by Luis Lerma.
Included Items
  • T-shirt
Estimated Shipping
November 2018
6 out of 40 of claimed
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BluRay or DVD copy of the film

$50 USD
You will receive your choice of a BluRay or DVD copy of the film plus a digital download.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital Copy
  • "Dream With Me" BluRay orDVD
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
4 claimed
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Between Earth and Sky

$50 USD
A digital copy of "Dream With Me" and a DVD or BluRay of Between Earth and Sky. Mixing interviews with some of the world’s leading scientists, with the struggle of native Alaskans living on the front lines of global warming, Between Earth and Sky shows the calamity of climate change that has started in Alaska but will soon engulf the globe.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital Copy
  • BEAS BluRay or DVD
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
3 claimed
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CASP special number 2

$50 USD
A special item for those who donate in person at the CASP print studio on FFAT.
Included Items
  • Shout Out
Estimated Shipping
August 2018
0 claimed
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Both films on BluRay or DVD

$75 USD
Receive a copy of "Dream With Me" and "Between Earth and Sky" on BluRay or DVD.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital Copy
  • "Dream With Me" BluRay orDVD
  • BEAS BluRay or DVD
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
0 claimed
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Poster

$75 USD
You'll receive a hand printed and numbered poster for the film designed by Dirk Fowler.
Included Items
  • Poster
Estimated Shipping
December 2018
9 out of 40 of claimed
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T-shirt, BluRay & digital copy

$100 USD
You will receive a copy of the film on BluRay or DVD and a "I Dream With Saba" t-shirt.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital Copy
  • "Dream With Me" BluRay orDVD
  • T-shirt
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
5 claimed
Ships to United States of America

Film credit

$250 USD
We'll acknowledge you in the films credits with a special thank you.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" Digital Copy
  • Thanks in the credits
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
1 claimed
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Thank you video & more

$500 USD
Receive a personal thank you video from the filmmakers and Saba. Plus, a BluRay copy and a thanks in the credits of the film.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" BluRay orDVD
  • Thanks in the credits
  • Personal thank you video
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
0 claimed
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Associate Producer

$1,000 USD
Become a part of the team! Receive an associate producer credit on the big screen. Plus all the items listed.
Included Items
  • "Dream With Me" BluRay orDVD
  • T-shirt
  • Associate Producer credit
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
0 claimed
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Producer PLUS!

$2,500 USD
Become a part of the team! Receive an associate producer credit on the big screen. Plus all the other perks!!!
Included Items
  • Shout Out
  • "Dream With Me" Digital copy +
  • "Dream With Me" BluRay orDVD
  • BEAS BluRay or DVD
  • T-shirt
  • Personal thank you video
  • Associate Producer credit
  • Poster
Estimated Shipping
May 2019
0 claimed
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