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Squee! Web Series

This web series is a celebration of the fangirl experience created by women in fandom.

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Squee! Web Series

Squee! Web Series

Squee! Web Series

Squee! Web Series

Squee! Web Series

This web series is a celebration of the fangirl experience created by women in fandom.

This web series is a celebration of the fangirl experience created by women in fandom.

This web series is a celebration of the fangirl experience created by women in fandom.

This web series is a celebration of the fangirl experience created by women in fandom.

Hansi Oppenheimer
Hansi Oppenheimer
Hansi Oppenheimer
Hansi Oppenheimer
2 Campaigns |
New York, NY, United States
$1,776 USD 58 backers
35% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Our Goals 1. Pay our post team to transform content that we've been collecting since the project's inception in 2012 into quarterly, long-form, webisodes, with additional short form* and bonus (1-5 minute) videos released monthly. 2. Continue to travel and interview fangirls across the country and around the world to add to our archive. 3. Finally, it will also enable us to bring screenings and panels to conventions as an IRL way to share this content with audiences around the world. .

Although originally conceived as a documentary feature film, the story was far too big and multi-layered to fit into that structure so we had to re-think it as a series of webisodes.

Women have a long history as participants and leaders in fandoms, and I am continually inspired by those women who have paved the way for modern fandom, the unsung heroes who helmed the letter writing campaigns in the early days of Hollywood, who wrote, edited and distributed the 'zines of the 60's, 70's and '80's and have now added to fandoms as outspoken voices in fan journalism, fanfiction, podcasting, fanart, social media, and much much more.

This project is a celebration, a history, and an archive of women's contribution to fandom & popular culture. 

Who is working on this project?:

I'm particularly proud to say that my primary crew is made up of women.

Hansi Oppenheimer (Producer, Director, Writer)  I'm most well known as the Creator of the feature documentary Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements. The film is the history of the band as told by their fans. My background also includes many years managing and archiving media libraries.

Dr. Lynn Zubernis (Co-Writer, Associate Producer) Lynn is well known in the Supernatural fan community for her excellent books on fandom (Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls) and her coverage of conventions. 

Chinisha Scott (Post Producer, Editor, Co-Writer) Chinisha is a filmmaker and educator. She leads the Young Women of Cinema Program at DCTV in New York– a program that assists young women to digest and understand the gravity of representation in the media, as the participants create their own original projects. 

Meredith Levine (Researcher, Co-Writer) Meredith has spoken at San Diego Comic Con, Comikaze, and VidCon on the subject of fans. Her undergraduate degree is in Communication and Culture from Indiana University. Her master’s degree is in Critical Media Studies from UCLA, where she focused her studies on fandom. Her research interests include, fandom, transmedia storytelling, emerging platforms and themed entertainment.



We've had invaluable assistance along the way from the hundreds of fangirls who we have interviewed, helped us to transcribe hours & hours of footage, given us feedback on rough cuts, cosplayed as our logo Troubled Girl, bought t-shirts and mugs, and helped spread the word. 

 

What We Need & What You Get

  • We need to raise $5000 to pay our credit card for all the costs of our shooting, editing, audio mixing, traveling, screenings, promotional materials and equipment up to this date.
  • If we don't meet our goal, we can still pay off at least some of our costs and continue to create the web series.

The Impact

  • Squee! is important because it gives women a voice in nerd culture. It also offers opportunities for women to work together to create media and supports gender parity and representation.
  • We have been very successful at  presenting Squee! screenings & panels at cons. There has never been a better time for women to show that we have a voice in nerd culture and  the power as consumers to demand equal representation.
  • Squee! supports all marginalized people, not just women and I'm committed to offering a place to tell their stories because I believe that stories are important and if we can see ourselves in media or empathize with one another we can create a better world. 

Risks & Challenges

  • I've been working on Squee! since 2012. While researching a topic for a new film project in 2012, I discovered fanfic, which led me to conducting and filming a series of interviews with fanfic writers & readers. The project quickly took on a life of its own and became an exploration of women, transmedia storytelling, and fandom. 
    As a fangirl myself, I wanted to discuss how others felt about identifying as fangirls, our  communities, the pride and occasional embarrassment we feel, and most of all the passion–the squee. 
    Although originally conceived as a documentary feature film, the story was far too big and multi-layered to fit into that structure so we had to re-think it as a series of webisodes.
  • Once we began to think of the project as a web series it took off. I am also lucky to have found a small crew made up of women who have been incredibly generous with their time and creativity.

Other Ways You Can Help

Even if you can't contribute financially, please help us get the word out.

  • Please post, share, write reviews, come to our screenings and panels and interact with me on social media.
  • Please feel free to use the Indiegogo share tools!

Thank you! Squee! is a community project and wouldn't exist without the hundreds of people that have helped contribute to the project, dressing as our logo, creating merch, allowing me to interview them, writing reviews, transcribing, advising, sharing, offering financing and generally being absolutely awesome. 

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Choose your Perk

TeamSquee

$2 USD
You'll receive credit as part of Team Squee on all upcoming episodes.
Included Items
  • Credit on all new episodes
Estimated Shipping
September 2015
2 claimed

Join The League

$3 USD $5 USD (40% off)
Stand proud as a card carrying member of League of Extraordinarily Troubled Girls and get your own membership card. We support women, LGBTQ people and POC and are united in our quest for representation and diversity in pop culture. You may be called to action to represent Squee! at a con or meet up, so keep your cape handy!
Included Items
  • Digital membership card
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
0 claimed

Fandom is My Fandom

$5 USD
Thank you! You will receive a Squee! AF badge ribbon and a special "Thank you" on all new epsiodes of Squee!
Included Items
  • Squee! AF Badge Ribbon
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
4 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Raffle Perk

Raffle Perk

$5 USD $20 USD (75% off)
This perk enters you in a raffle to win a copy of "Family Don't End with Blood" signed by author and Squee! Co-creator Lynn Zubernis.
Included Items
  • Family Don't End With Blood
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
1 claimed
Ships to United States of America

I Ship It

$10 USD
You will receive 2 Squee buttons, a Squee! AF badge ribbon and a special "Thank You" on all future epsiodes of Squee!
Included Items
  • Squee! AF Badge Ribbon
  • Squee! Logo Button
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
10 claimed
Ships to United States of America

The OTP

$20 USD
You will receive our cool badge ribbon, button and stickers and a special credit "Thank You" credit on upcoming episodes of Squee!
Included Items
  • Squee! AF Badge Ribbon
  • Squee! Logo Button
  • Squee Stickers (2)
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
12 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Squee Fu Master

Squee Fu Master

$30 USD $35 USD (14% off)
Awesome Squee! Fu Master Tank top available in racer back or tank style and in pink, red, black, green or blue.
Included Items
  • Squee! Fu Master Tank Top
Estimated Shipping
September 2020
0 claimed
Ships to United States of America
All Night Fangirling

All Night Fangirling

$35 USD $50 USD (30% off)
Stay up all night reading fanfic and drinking coffee (or tea) with your own beautiful Squee! logo mug.
Included Items
  • Squee! Mug from Red Bubble
  • Squee! Logo Button
  • Squee Stickers (2)
Estimated Shipping
September 2015
5 claimed
Ships to United States of America

We <3 It

$50 USD
Thanks for being a supporter! Show your FG pride with a Badass Fan or Fangirl Beanie plus you will receive a special "Thank You" credit on all future episodes of Squee!
Included Items
  • Squee! Badass Fangirl Beanie
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
7 claimed
Ships to United States of America

Squee! AF

$75 USD
Thank you! You will receive an awesome black unisex Squee! AF tank top in your choice of size and and a Squee! AF Badge ribbon. You will also receive a special "Squee! AF Thank You" credit on all new Squee episodes.
Included Items
  • Squee AF Tank Top
  • Squee! AF Badge Ribbon
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
1 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Badass Fan

Badass Fan

$100 USD
Thank you! You will receive your choice of our Squee! AF Squee! Tank Top or Badass Fan or Fangirl Proud to Squee! t-shirt in various colors and sizes plus a special "Badass Fan Thank You" credit on all future episodes of Squee! webisodes.
Included Items
  • Choice of Squee! shirt
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
0 claimed
Ships to United States of America
Aca-Fan

Aca-Fan

$150 USD
Thank you! You will receive your choice of Red Bubble Squee! mug to drink your beverage of choice while you study your favorite fandom in whatever discipline you enjoy, your choice of any Squee! shirt and a Squee! AF badge ribbon. You will also receive a special "Aca-Fan Thank You" credit on all new Squee episodes.
Included Items
  • Squee! Mug from Red Bubble
  • Squee! AF Badge Ribbon
  • Choice of Squee! shirt
Estimated Shipping
September 2017
1 claimed
Ships to United States of America

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