TLDR: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rasquache/nakom

From two years living and working in Nakom, Ghana, to crafting an authentic and ambitious script, to the hard fight for production financing, to shooting-the-impossible-shoot over more than 2 months in a village with no electricity (made possible ONLY through the teamwork of hundreds of Nakom’s villagers and a determined crew) our dream of the feature film NAKOM has been 8 years in the making. After a challenging and miraculous 4-month Ghanaian production phase, with 60 hours of footage in the can, we are ready to make the villagers of Nakom proud and finish this film. Only, there’s one obstacle standing in our way: FUNDING.

For NAKOM to reach its potential, we need to cover all of the following:

-an editor and facility costs -a colorist (to enhance the visual quality, a must for a film shot in the sun that’s exposing for darker skin tones) -sound design -a score -music/media rights -festival fees, prints, and marketing materials -travel for two key Ghanaian collaborators, lead actor Jacob Ayanaba and producer Isaac Awinimi, to attend the World Premiere of the film

This is the 2nd Feature Film from filmmaking team Kelly Daniela Norris and Travis Pittman. The first – SOMBRAS DE AZUL – premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2013, winning the Audience Award in its category. Pittman served with the Peace Corps in the village of Nakom, and wrote the script through close collaboration with Isaac Awinimi – the talented and tenacious Nakom-native who is also the film’s Producer.

At its heart, NAKOM is the story of that community. To ensure that this film has real-world results, we have pledged a 5% stake of film revenue to entrepreneurs and farmers in Nakom through its tribal chief.

We want this film to fly. We want our amazingly talented lead actor to have a lasting career. We want the whole village of Nakom to reap the benefits of their hard work and sacrifice. And that all starts here, with you.

Please, even if you can’t monetarily donate, share our campaign and the story of this film via Facebook, Twitter, email, or even (in true Ghana-style) in person.

We need your help.