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Moneys for films like us. the money got taken away from us because of david kochs influence at pbs. >> a piece was written in the "new yorker," you suspect the koch brothers big footed pbs. one of them sits on the board, if im not mistaken, and the funding dried up -- >> david koch sits on two boards at pbs and was zang lg a big donation. because of that, the agency that cure rates and funds films like ours pulled their port. >> then youre screwed. >> we were screwed then we went to kick starter...

People, im spike lee. this is my office here in ft. wayne, brooklyn. the republic of brooklyn. i need you to help me finance our new next film through kickstarter. yes, kickstarter. >> you heard that right. renowned film major spike lee is on kickstarter. what began as a noble cause, ultimate democratization of the film industry through crowd sourcing has taken up the plight of famous people with money. filmmakers who, perhaps, do not so much need money to start projects as they want money to st...

Going to -- essentially were making something made for grassroots folks and independent people be sucked up by famous people. the other is its not zero sum. people come to give money to spike lee and might click on some other films that are in kickstarter. >> absolutely. >> it also brings you closer to the work. this is an age where the millennials, theyre, you know, were tweeting with the president. >> right. >> and so everybody wants to be closer and closer to the -- i think thats a great thin...

Here is a case where you have a public agency controlling the public airwaves cayiving to the influence of a private donor. >> to get the public to fund it. >> absolutely. >> did you get it funded? >> were on day 13. >> right now its up. >> its up right now. we have 13 days left in our campaign. were about $25,000 short of the $150,000 -- >> you hear that? take a click over to kickstarter. how do we feel, david and carl and tia, how do we feel about the spike lee moving into that space? the proj...

Addresses. >> you might say, spike, you didnt connect, do the right thing, blah, blah, blah. its a different climate now. the only way to ensure as an independent filmmaker that your vision gets on screen is when you bring the money to the table. >> the reason why spike lee is here, the reason why zach braff is here and countless others is because the film industry is, whats the word? a mess. the big studios dont want anything to do with movies that arent a sure thing. in other words, unless he ...