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Moneys for films like us. the money got taken away from us because of david koch's 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 i'm 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 you're screwed. >> we were screwed then we went to kick starter. we lost out not only on our funding but public television audience. >> you went to kickstarter ...

People, i'm 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 start projects. the uninitiated kickstart is an online platform that helps independent filmmakers and...

Going to -- essentially we're making something made for grassroots folks and independent people be sucked up by famous people. the other is it's 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, they're, you know, we're tweeting with the president. >> right. >> and so everybody wants to be closer and closer to the -- i think that's a great thing. >> the president and i always direct message. we will be right back to look at how all thi...

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? >> we're on day 13. >> right now it's up. >> it's up right now. we have 13 days left in our campaign. we're 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 project you're talking about sounds like the ideal project for kickstarter. i have friends who are f...

Addresses. >> you might say, spike, you didn't connect, do the right thing, blah, blah, blah. it's 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, what's the word? a mess. the big studios don't want anything to do with movies that aren't a sure thing. in other words, unless he wants to direct superman 19, spike lee may not have any other options. joining me at the table,...