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One Million Steps

A Tapdancer falls into Istanbul in the uprising of 2013, her steps become a statement of solidarity.

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One Million Steps

One Million Steps

One Million Steps

One Million Steps

One Million Steps

A Tapdancer falls into Istanbul in the uprising of 2013, her steps become a statement of solidarity.

A Tapdancer falls into Istanbul in the uprising of 2013, her steps become a statement of solidarity.

A Tapdancer falls into Istanbul in the uprising of 2013, her steps become a statement of solidarity.

A Tapdancer falls into Istanbul in the uprising of 2013, her steps become a statement of solidarity.

Eva Stotz
Eva Stotz
Eva Stotz
Eva Stotz
1 Campaign |
Berlin, Germany
$5,235 USD $5,235 USD 77 backers
121% of $4,327 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

/// Zur Kampagne in Deutsch  ///

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August 2016

Here an update what happened last year with One Million Steps

- One Million Steps was screened at 42 Festivals!

One Million Steps was awarded 12 times!
(find detailed infos about festivals and prizes here: http://augohr.de/catalogue/one-million-steps

- Eva and Marije continued their work in Istanbul with an audio-visual performance, called "Moments of Movement"

If you supported us, thanks again, we keep you posted! 

If you are eager to see the film, you can do it here: https://onemillionsteps.vhx.tv

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August 2015

The festival tour has started for One MIllion Steps, after the amazing world premiere in Istanbul, the film is steadily making it's way into film festivals around the world, confirmed screenings in St Louis (USA premiere), South Korea, Norway, Italy and Egypt, and more coming in! Check out the website and fb page for more screening information!

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March 2015

Finally, after more then a million steps with a wonderful dedicated team, the film is finished and wonderful! Here the website of our festival agency http://augohr.de/catalogue/one-million-steps We keep you posted about the path of this jewel!

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December 2013

We want to thank our editor Georg Petzold for his dedicated work. Due to the second shooting period, when we had to go back to Istanbul to film the protests, our film became more expensive than calculated. Our postproduction team works on low budget and high energy. The first rough preview of the film in Stadthaus Ulm was very promising.

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June 2013

The adventure continues - Istanbul people are on the streets - we have to go back!
Is there a link between the story of a lost tap dancer, searching for the way on the streets of istanbul - and the reality in Istanbul now? Thousands of people on the streets, demanding another way?
Yes! It needs to be revealed... This is why the core Lady-Team Eva and Marije go back to Istanbul and continue filming. It's necessary to reveal the fury and discontent below the hospitable people of Istanbul. We ask for their stories

To cover the additional costs of 2000 € we started a new term of our campaign! Of course we will still give out our lovely perks, but we raise the money directly through our filmaccount, and not through the indiegogo system.

Please check out our website http://www.onemillionsteps-project.com
Every support, even small is highly appreciated!


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In May 2013 tap dancer Marije Nie, filmmaker Eva Stotz and a small film crew will travel to Istanbul to explore different parts of this huge city. The feet of the tap dancer lead us through the film, engaging with the rhythms of Istanbul and seeking out stories about extraordinary or even life-changing steps that people took in their lives.

Istanbul seems to us the ideal city for collecting stories and different rhythms and music, because it's a crossroad of old and new, East and West, religions, people, architecture, music… Both the industrial beats and breathtaking visually exciting scenery of a booming metropolis, ánd the subtle poetry at the edges of the continents of Asia and Europe.  Tap Dance creates a spontaneous atmosphere of interaction, because people instantly react to it. It stimulates the ability to create rhythms with our own body, combining this with music in a powerful yet whimsical way. Above all, it's highly communicative. The soundtrack of the film consists of meetings of the tap dancer with musicians living and working in Istanbul.
One Million Steps combines film, life stories and rhythms, and is a reflection upon the millions of steps we take in our life. How do we take them, and where do they take us?

 

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One Million Steps - more than a movie

On our website www.onemillionsteps-project.com we collect stories of steps. Both footsteps and figurative steps that took your life in one direction or another.We want to build up a platform for exchange, Feedback and maybe encouragement during those scary moments. After the film is finished in July 2013, One Million Steps will go travelling again. We plan screenings embedded in Events where Dance and Rhythm is the centre focus. Together with London Event Producer Pigalle Tavakolli, we are working on a concept for Amsterdam, Berlin and Istanbul. 

 

Who is behind One Million Steps?

One Million Steps is brought together by Berlin filmmaker Eva Stotz and Amsterdam Tap Dancer Marije Nie. We met in Summer 2012 and instantly discovered a shared passion: Eva, a travelling filmmaker (www.globalhome-themovie.com, Sollbruchstelle - Devil hides in doubt) is always seeking to capture the unique rhythms of places. Marije, a dancing percussionist, is constantly noticing beats and playing with them. Now we bring it together. Both have ten years of experience, have been awarded prizes, and invited around the world to perform and show their work. See more on our websites. 

Why are we out here and what are we requesting?

After jumping into a spontaneous first shoot in December we saw the potential in the project. Now we hope you see this too and get curious about to see this film. Not an easy job to make a campaign with a topic that is not easy to grasp. We both know it's going to be something strong and beautiful in the end. Now we hope to stimulate your imagination with photos, videos and our website. Feel free to contact us if you have further questions.

With the money we wish to gather we will bring a small crew together and film two weeks in Instanbul in May 2013. The film will be edited in June to a 20 - 30 minutes documentary. And here's the calculation how we want to invest your money:

Technics Rent (Camera / Soundequipment / Microports) € 800

Team Istanbul (Sound Engineer / Translator / Local Assistant) € 800

Production Istanbul (Flights, Transport, Appartment) € 800

Post Production (Editor, Sounddesigner, Mixing, Colour Correction) €1,600

These are all minimal Budgets, and will only work out with high initiative of everyone. Every small contribution is greatly appreciated and will make us move forward. You decide if it's a frog jump or a tiger leap. Let's make One Millions Steps Together, please support us! 

 

What happens if we don't make it?

Between the end of the campaign and the shooting in May we have some more time to promote the project in all various creative ways. We would shoot anyway and do the film. It would turn out to be shorter, not half an hour but maybe only 15 min. 15 Burner minutes then! In any case we will gather enough that we can travel again to Istanbul and shoot there - this ask our experience. 

 

Please spread our campaign

Even when you can't support us with money, you can with your network. Please spread the word about One Million Steps with your friends, family, networks. Make us appear in as many mailing lists, newsletters as possible and forward the link to this campaign to the cool people that you know, who can be set into motion by our thrilling project. Thank you! 

 

What is in it for you?

Besides the beautiful perks we have and being an essential part of the project, after seeing our unique music and dance journey you will experience something normal like walking in a new way. Maybe the movie helps to reflect on your own steps, the ones you take automatically, the ones taken out of your own free will. Or maybe we might even meet and dance together at one of our screening and dance parties. Convinced? Please refer to the contribution levels on the right. Thank you, again!


 

 

 

 

 

////////////////////  KAMPAGNE IN DEUTSCH  ////////////////////

 December 2013


Das Abenteuer geht weiter - Istanbul's Menschen sind auf den STrassen - und wir müssen dorthin zurück!
Gibt es eine Verbindung zwischen der Geschichte einer verlorenen Tänzerin auf den STrassen Istanbuls und der Realität in dieser Stadt im Moment? Tausende von Menschen auf den Strassen die einen neuen Weg fordern? Wir denken JA, uns deswegen müssen wir zurück und unsere Dreharbeiten für One Million Steps fortsetzen. Wir müssen nochmals hinreisen um den Anliegen der Menschen einen Raum in unserem Film zu geben, den veränderten Beat der Stadt einzufangen, und zu zeigen dass es unter der gastfreundlichen, fröhlichen Oberfläche der Menschen brodelt.
Wir reisen mit einem Minimalenteam, Eva Stotz und Marije Nie.
Um die Zusatzkosten zu decken für Flüge, Unterkunft, Technikmiete, Schnittassistentin und Cutteringage haben wir einen erneuten Aufruf gestartet. Wir benötigen 2000 € um diese Kosten zu decken. Jede kleine Unterstützung hilft uns auf diesem Weg. Vielen Dank!

Natürlich schenken wir Euch wieder unsere schönen Unterstützergeschenke. Komm auf unserer webseite vorbei um dir ein Bild vom Projet zu machen www.onemillionsteps-project.com

 

Bank: Deutsche Kreditbank
Accountholder: Eva Stotz

Kontonr: 1015546169
Bankleitzahl 12030000

IBAN : DE39120300001015546169
BIC : BYLADEM1001 (Berlin)

Betreff/Subject : OMS - your mail

 

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April 2013

Über den Film 

One Million Steps handelt von den Rhythmen der Moderne: erforscht in Istanbul, übersetzt von den Füßen einer expressiven Stepptänzerin und interpretiert zusammen mit den Menschen dieser Stadt. Das Projekt verbindet Film, Lebensgeschichten und Tanzevents zu einer Reflexion über die Millionen der Schritte die wir gehen in unserem Leben. Wie tun wir sie, und wohin bringen sie uns? 

Marije's Tanz erzählt rhythmische Geschichten mit den Füßen. Er wirkt kraftvoll, humoristisch oder nachdenklich - und ist vor allem eins: kommunikativ. Stepptanz ist mehr Laufen als Tanzen, mehr Rhythmus als Musik, und deswegen perfekt um mit Menschen und dem Umfeld zu interagieren. Istanbul bietet eine breite Palette von spannenden Rhythmen mit denen wir spielen möchten. Seien es die industriellen Beats einer boomenden Metropole oder die magische Poesie an den Rändern der Kontinente. 

 

Warum ist es ein "Projekt"?

One Million Steps ist mehr als nur ein Film. Auf unserer Webseite www.onemillionsteps-project.com sammeln wir Geschichten von Schritten. Die, die mit Füßen gemacht werden, aber auch von Schritten von Entscheidungen die ein Leben in die eine oder andere Richtung gelenkt haben. Wir möchten eine Plattform aufbauen für Austausch, Feedback, vielleicht Ermutigung, und die Inspiration die Menschen bekommen teilen. 

Nachdem der Film fertig ist (vorraussichtlich im Juli 2013) wird One Million Steps auf die Reise gehen. Wir möchten die Screenings im Rahmen von Events stattfinden lassen, bei dem Tanz und Rhythmus im Zentrum stehen. Zusammen mit Londoner Event Produzentin Pigalle Tavakolli arbeiten wir an einem Konzept erstmals für Amsterdam, Berlin und Istanbul. 

 

Wer steht hinter One Million Steps?

Wir, das ist die Berliner Filmemacherin Eva Stotz und Stepptänzerin Marije Nie aus Amsterdam. Wir haben uns im Sommer 2012 kennengelernt und eine gemeinsame Leidenschaft entdeckt: Eva, als reisende Filmemacherin (www.globalhome-themovie.com, Sollbruchstelle - Devil hides in doubt) hat schon viele spezifische Rhythmen an unterschiedlichen Orten eingefangen. Marije, eine tanzende Schlagzeugerin, nimmt beständig Beats wahr und improvisiert mit ihnen. Nun bringen wir es zusammen. Beiden haben zehn Jahre erfolgreiche Berufserfahrung hinter sich, wurden ausgezeichnet und international eingeladen, mehr über unsere Arbeit auf unseren Webseiten, folge den Links.

 

Worum bitten wir Euch? 

Nachdem wir spontan einen ersten Dreh im Dezember organisiert haben, sahen wir das Potential des Projekts, und hoffen jetzt dass ihr dies auch erkennt und Lust bekommt diesen Film zu sehen. Es  ist großartig und inspirierend von Anfang an im Austausch mit seinem Publikum zu sein, Fragen beantworten wir gerne!

Mit dem Geld um das wir Euch bitten stellen wir eine kleine Filmcrew in Istanbul zusammen um im Mai zwei weitere Wochen dort zu drehen. Das Filmmaterial wird im Juni geschnitten, und im Juli 2013 wird die 20-30 Minütige Tanzdoku fertig sein. Hier die Kalkulation wie wir das Geld investieren möchten: 

Technik Miete (Kamera / Soundequipment / Funkmikrophone) € 800

Team Istanbul (Tonmann / Übersetzer / Lokaler Assistent) € 800

Produktion Istanbul (Flüge, Transport, Wohnen) € 800

Post Produktion (Cutter, Sounddesigner, Mischung, Farbkorrektur) €1.600

Das sind alle minimale Budgets und gehen von leidenschaftlicher Initiative aller Beteiligten aus. Jede noch so kleine Unterstützung wird gefeiert und hilft uns das Projekt voran zu bewegen. Du entscheidest ob es ein Tigersprung oder ein Katzenschritt ist. Gerne passen wir die Perks an Deine / Ihre Ansprüche an - komm in Kontakt mit uns! 

 

Was passiert wenn wir unser Kampagnenziel nicht erreichen?

Zwischen dem Ende der Kampagne und dem Drehstart haben wir noch zwei Monate um auf alle möglichen kreativen Wege weitere Unterstützung zu finden. Fakt ist: wir drehen und machen den Film! Doch vielleicht wird er kürzer werden - und es werden nur 15 min - die knallen! 

 

Was hast du davon? 

Neben den schönen Perks wirst du auf etwas das so normal ist wie "gehen", eine neue Perspektive bekommen. Vielleicht wird der Film dich anregen deine eigenen Schritte neu zu reflektieren. Dir bewusst zu machen welche du automatisch gehst, und welche bewusst. Oder du liebst es dich zu bewegen, zu tanzen, oder es zu lernen - wir würden dich gerne auf einer unserer Screening und Tanzparties treffen. Du magst das Projekt - zeig es uns - rechts! 


Freunde, wenn ihr kein PayPal Konto habt und auch keine Kreditkarte, gibt es auch die die Möglichkeit auf das Konto meines Bruders zu überweisen. Dieser macht dann die Transaktion auf Indiegogo für Euch. WICHTIG hierbei: Schreibt Eure Emailadresse in die Betreffzeile, so dass wir nicht die Spur verlieren und die Perks zu Euch finden.

 

Oder hilf uns die Kampagne zu verbreiten! 

Eine andere große Unterstützung ist diese Kampagne in Deinem Netzwerk zu verteilen. Sprich über One Million Steps, hilf uns in Mailinglisten und Newsletter und bringe diese Kampagne zu Leuten, die durch unser Projekt bewegt werden, und uns bewegen.

Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!

Eure Eva und Marije

 

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Welcome on Board! Here you get an immediate shout out on One Million Steps Facebook page and your name will be posted on our website!
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February 2013
1 out of 50 of claimed

Frog Leap

Currency Conversion $16 USD
€15 EUR
You will get love from Istanbul! With this donation, we will send you a handwritten postcard from Istanbul + you will get a shout out on the One Million Steps Facebook page and website and a Special Thanks on End Credits of the film!
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May 2013
16 out of 50 of claimed

Cat Walk

Currency Conversion $27 USD
€25 EUR
Dance power! With your donation, you will receive a protected preview link of the film, a track of special (tap) dance music for you to dance to, a loud shout out on our website/facebook page, and a Special Thanks on End Credits of the film!
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February 2013
15 out of 50 of claimed

Pony Prance

Currency Conversion $54 USD
€50 EUR
Special taste from Istanbul, you receive a box of our favorite delicious turkish sweets shipped right to your doorstep. These are the sweets that fuelled our movie, the energy bombs that kept us moving - without getting fat, a protected preview link of the film, and a Special Thanks on End Credits of the film! (Please add 5 EUR for shipping)
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May 2013
9 out of 25 of claimed

Camel Step

Currency Conversion $87 USD
€80 EUR
A Special Istanbul Delight for you! Choose your favorite filmstill from our movie and we will send it to you as an artprint to put in an inspirational place, and we are happy to send you a handwritten postcard from Istanbul. Of course you will get a protected preview link of the film, and a Special Thanks on End Credits of the film!
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May 2013
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Zebra Gallop

Currency Conversion $108 USD
€100 EUR
Wow, you are a mover, you get the treasure box! You receive all the above plus a limited edition DVD and a of course, Special Thanks on End Credits of the film!
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July 2013
16 out of 20 of claimed

Tiger Leap

Currency Conversion $216 USD
€200 EUR
Totally awesome! With this donation Marije will Tap Morse your name or a special message inside the magic shoe box theatre and you will receive a video that you can spread, post, or dance with it! Of course you will get a protected preview link of the film, and of course you will get special thanks at the end of the movie.
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March 2013
1 out of 10 of claimed

Wild Horse

Currency Conversion $324 USD
€300 EUR
Super cool! Here you get a big big box of most excellent Instabul sweets, an artprint of a filmstill you've chosen, and you are close to the process through an exclusive skype talk with Eva and Marije during the shooting. Of course you will get a protected preview link of the film, and special thanks at the end of the movie.
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March 2013
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Marching Elephant

Currency Conversion $541 USD
€500 EUR
Fantastic! If you are in Berlin or Amsterdam we cook our best dinner for you, give you a private screening and then take you on a wild dance tour / or sightseeing, if you prefer. Of course you will get a protected preview link of the film, and special thanks at the end of the film! (travel not provided)
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March 2013
1 out of 5 of claimed

Anti Lope

Currency Conversion $865 USD
€800 EUR
You have the energy of a tap dancer! And here you go with a special tap dance lesson from Marije. Either you come to Amsterdam (travel not included) or we will arrange a meeting somewhere. As Marije is pretty nomading spirit, you'll surely catch up with her somewhere in the world! And of course a Special Thank you in the End Credits of our film.
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June 2013
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Racing Rhino

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€1,500 EUR
You share your generosity, your friends will love you! Here you get a private Screening and a special concert by Marije and one of her amazing musician collegues for you, your friends, your company. Of course you will get a protected preview link of the film, a beautiful DVD and special thanks at the opening and the end credits of the film!
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March 2013
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Jaguar Sprint

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€2,000 EUR
Welcome Official Coproducer! You will be named in the front credits of the film, and invited as a VIP to a screening of your choice (travel not included). Besides that you will get a dance event for your organization or a group of friends / family / neighbours (up to 40 people). Make ‘em move! Of course you get a limited DVD of the film, and the Coproducer Credit / If you want this event to be filmed by Eva and going home with a dance movie for you peeps – please get in touch!
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