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GIRL WITH A GUITAR - A Documentary Series

A documentary film project to empower girls through music. [Travel expenses/gear for trip]

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GIRL WITH A GUITAR - A Documentary Series

GIRL WITH A GUITAR - A Documentary Series

GIRL WITH A GUITAR - A Documentary Series

GIRL WITH A GUITAR - A Documentary Series

GIRL WITH A GUITAR - A Documentary Series

A documentary film project to empower girls through music. [Travel expenses/gear for trip]

A documentary film project to empower girls through music. [Travel expenses/gear for trip]

A documentary film project to empower girls through music. [Travel expenses/gear for trip]

A documentary film project to empower girls through music. [Travel expenses/gear for trip]

Hans Fjellestad
Hans Fjellestad
Hans Fjellestad
Hans Fjellestad
2 Campaigns |
Los Angeles, United States
$4,315 USD 36 backers
43% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Girl With A Guitar is a documentary mini-series by Hans Fjellestad (Sunset Strip, Moog) that aims to bring guitars and music to kids who live in parts of the world where access to instruments and training is unavailable or extremely limited. We want to bring these young ones a musical gift and give our viewers real glimpses of life in Pakistan and Afghanistan. With music as our window, we can learn about the essential nature in all of us – along with challenges facing specific local communities – and emphasize the universal importance of education for girls and equal rights for women.

This Spring, master guitarist Lanny Cordola is set to deliver new guitars to several young girls in Kabul, Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore. We'll film their first music lessons, meet their families, and play with some amazing local musicians.

One of these aspiring young musicians wrote to Lanny recently and her words really describe our aims best: "I believe that education is the only way to brighten people's minds, empower women, stop war and conflict, and to break all barriers to women's progress. Never underestimate the power of arts and music, because I believe it is the platform of understanding and that the light of the real world is MUSIC!"

When she first met Lanny and learned he was a guitar player, she insisted he teach her on the spot. After strumming her very first E-chord, she was hooked. She decided to learn music in order to give a hopeful voice to Afghan girls. It will be a great moment when we surprise her with her first guitar!


Lanny (seen above playing for kids in Pakistan with Atif Aslam) has been active in the region since 2010, organizing numerous humanitarian initiatives, musical collaborations, and programs to aid the children throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan. One of these projects, Afghan Lullaby, raised over $8500 for the family of two young sisters lost to a tragic suicide bombing in Kabul a couple years ago. These brave girls saved the lives of several Americans stationed in Kabul, sacrificing themselves in the process. We will deliver this money to the surviving family in person during our journey.

I'm super excited and honored to be involved in this project. We just need additional travel expenses and a road-worthy camera so we can get over there and start!

Please spread the word and help make this special project happen...

Thanks!

Here's a little more about us:

Musician and humanitarian Lanny Cordola has worked with Beach Boys, Guns N’ Roses, Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, renowned Pakistani musician Atif Aslam, and was the lead guitarist for House of Lords. He was also a regular on the classic TV sitcom Full House. Lanny has since traveled the world exploring his vision of peace through music.

Hans Fjellestad has directed feature documentaries for over 10 years. His films include Sunset Strip, Moog, The Heart Is A Drum Machine, Sounding The SpaceWhen The World Breaks, and Frontier Life, having all been screened in theaters, museums, festivals, and on major television networks including Showtime, ABC, MTV, PBS, Music on! TV (Japan), Arte, and BBC. Hans has worked throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Scandinavia, Europe, Turkey, Taiwan, and Japan.

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Name Check & Digital Download

$25 USD
You receive a digital download of the pilot episode of "Girl With A Guitar" and your name will appear in the "Thanks" part of the credits.
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July 2015
7 claimed

Pakistan Underground CD

$50 USD
Receive a compilation album of Pakistani singers and bands called "Pakistan Underground," curated and produced by our own Lanny Cordola. These artists kindly donated their songs to help the children of Pakistan.
Estimated Shipping
November 2015
8 out of 25 of claimed

Star With Guitar!

$100 USD
Receive a personalized audio message and music from one of our new young friends in Kabul! Plus a digital download of the pilot episode.
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July 2015
1 out of 10 of claimed

Guitar Star & Lanny Lesson

$250 USD
Receive a personalized audio message and music from one of our cast members in Kabul PLUS a one-hour guitar lesson with Lanny Cordola via Skype!
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September 2015
0 out of 5 of claimed

Associate Producer Credit

$500 USD
Receive an Associate Producer credit for the complete "Girl With A Guitar" series and a digital download of all episodes.
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January 2016
4 out of 5 of claimed

All of the above +

$1,000 USD
Receive all of the aforementioned perks plus a personalized copy of the entire "Girl With A Guitar" series on DVD or Blu-ray upon completion.
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January 2016
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