The video above with Olympic medalist Missy Franklin and Kara Lynn Joyce, produced by filmmakers Christo Brock and Grant Barbeito, is a reminder that their Touch The Wall Kickstarter campaign is still rolling.
So far they have 261 backers and they’ve raised $21,861, however, with 35 days to go they need to meet their $110,000 goal. (Editor’s Note: within a few hours of this post, Olympic sprint specialist, Jessica Hardy, donated and then tweeted ” I just backed Touch the Wall on @Kickstarter.” Hardy’s donation got the ball rolling again, and an additional $10,000 was donated. Presently Touch the Wall has 275 backers, and they’ve raised $32,746. With 34 days to go, they still need to reach their goal of $110,000.)
At SwimSwam, we’ve rubbed shoulders with Christo and Grant on the road at every major swim meet. While they’re veteran pros at their craft, they’ve also become emotionally invested in swimming. They love the sport. With 400 hours of footage captured, they have the best possible story, but the expense of editing in post production is enormous. The $110,000 goal is crucial to deliver the narrative.
Missy Franklin did get her Olympic Rings Tattoo. See it here.
More about the Touch The Wall Kickstarter Campaign:
You can follow Missy Franklin on Twitter here.
You can follow Kara Lynn Joyce on Twitter here.
So these two movie makers want donations to finish their film. What does the contributor of some money get? A percentage of the profits if there is any?
Swimming is a great sport, but I doubt if the buying public will find this movie all that compelling. As an ex-swimmer I would, but the folks with no connection to the sport mind find it to be a snoozefest.
I meant to say “might, not mind find it to be a snoozefest. TYPO!
Thank you for letting us know about this project. I hope they get the funding they need!