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Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman Documentary

Support the first documentary film about the father of the American Arts & Crafts movement.

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Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman Documentary

Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman Documentary

Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman Documentary

Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman Documentary

Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman Documentary

Support the first documentary film about the father of the American Arts & Crafts movement.

Support the first documentary film about the father of the American Arts & Crafts movement.

Support the first documentary film about the father of the American Arts & Crafts movement.

Support the first documentary film about the father of the American Arts & Crafts movement.

Herb Stratford
Herb Stratford
Herb Stratford
Herb Stratford
3 Campaigns |
Tucson, United States
$1,600 USD 7 backers
4% of $40,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
We are a filmmaking team living in Tucson, Arizona, and have been working on this film for the past year and a half. We have traveled to locations in IL, MI, NY, NJ and NC to capture the history and the people associated with this remarkable story. 90% of principal photography is complete and we need your help us finish this film.

Help us complete the final phases of this project. We need your help for post production on this important film. Our team has been given unprecedented access to private collections, family archives and stories, objects and imagery rarely seen. We have traveled to locations in five states and nine cities to capture the history and the people associated with this remarkable story. 

About the Film:

Gustav Stickley was much more than just a furniture maker, Stickley founded perhaps the first truly American style at the turn of the 20th century. His furniture, along with his innovative ideas about materials, craft, workmanship and natural beauty combined with the ideals of pride in creation and a deeper connection to nature, were revolutionary in the early 1900’s. Yet his ideals remain relevant today. The creation of an all-encompassing lifestyle that was harmonious with nature was masterfully managed by Stickley through his seminal magazine, The Craftsman, his furniture line, his home blueprints, his New Jersey farm and his radical Manhattan retail store, which eventually led to his business’ decline and failure in the face of World War I. 

His remarkable life, the subject of many books, museum exhibitions and scholarly research over the years, has never been told on film, until now. Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman will be the definitive portrait of an amazing American icon, and this campaign will help with moving the project towards completion. With unprecedented access to private collections, family archives and top scholars on both Stickley and the arts and crafts movement, the film will take viewers deep into the world that Stickley created, and will explore the lasting legacy of his vision on the American psyche.

Stickley’s legacy is more important now than ever, thanks to the resurgence of the “maker” movement, which celebrates the handmade object and appreciation for natural materials. American ingenuity is again at the forefront of a return to the appreciation of craft and a rejection of the mass-produced, disposable object. In addition, the current farm-to-table movement has revolutionized the restaurant industry, but these same principles were utilized by Stickley when he operated the restaurant in his Manhattan building with product from his farm in New Jersey, 100 years prior. Stickley was a visionary, and an advocate for values and ideals that were long ahead of their time.

What We Need:

We need $40,000 to go toward post production work. The funds raised will go 100% towards the cost of post production including editing, image rights, etc....  We anticipate completing the editing of the film in 2018 for release.

What Happens if Our Goal is Not Reached:

We will continue to work on the film as funds become available. If we are not able to fully fund this campaign, we will be exploring other funding mechanisms such as grants . We have had great support from the Arts & Crafts community, as well as the Stickley family, and hope that you will want to be included in the list of supporters wanting to see this story on film.  

Impact of your contribution:

We hope to debut the finished film in 2018, which will be the 160th anniversary of Stickley’s birth. Our image rights and editing process will take the next 6-9 months to complete. 

We are deeply committed to telling this story on film, and will do so thanks to the support of the incredibly passionate arts and crafts community and other generous supporters. 

We Want Your Help!

We hope that you will be able to assist the project with a cash contribution, but if you are unable to there is another way to support the project, you can help spread the word to anyone you know who would be interested in our film. Gustav Stickley’s story is a true American tale of success; a first generation immigrant who followed his passion and created a unique set of ideals that envisioned a greater lifestyle, that in harmony with nature that appreciated the value and beauty of handmade items. He was a visionary who created and promoted an entire way of life and envisioned trends, that we are still enjoying today

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Your Name in The Credits
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Your Name in The Credits

$150 USD
You'll receive special recognition in the film's final credits as a film supporter and be immortalized forever in a documentary film.
Included Items
  • Email Updates
  • Behind the scenes video clips
  • Your name in the credits
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"I'm In"

"I'm In"

$20 USD
Receive email updates on the progress of filming and get access to the film's Facebook page for information on the project.
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  • Email Updates (4)
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January 2018
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Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

$50 USD
In addition to receiving email updates and access to the film's Facebook page you will receive exclusive behind the scenes photos & videos from our shoots on location at iconic places in the Gustav Stickley history.
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  • Email Updates (4)
  • Behind the scenes video clips (4)
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
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Own the Film

Own the Film

$75 USD
Following the world premiere of the film, a DVD or Bluray copy will be sent to you (our beloved investors) before it is available commercially.
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  • Email Updates (4)
  • Behind the scenes video clips (4)
  • DVD/Bluray copy of the film
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Attend the Film's Premiere

Attend the Film's Premiere

$1,000 USD
You and a guest will be given special seating at the final, completed feature length film's premiere. You'll meet the team behind the project and be among the first to see Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman.
Included Items
  • Email Updates
  • Behind the scenes video clips
  • 2 film premiere tickets
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Associate Producer

Associate Producer

$5,000 USD
You'll receive credit in the finished film as a producer as well as on the film's poster for your generous support of the project. You'll also get a DVD or Bluray copy of the finished film with your credit. You'll also be invited to attend the premiere of the film.
Included Items
  • Email Updates
  • Behind the scenes video clips
  • Your name in the credits
  • 2 film premiere tickets
  • Producer Credit
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