There is an ever-increasing stream of LGBT-themed projects looking for funding via crowdsourcing, but it’s always nice when something a little different comes along. So how about a stop-motion animated short film series about queer history?
That’s what we’ve got with LGBTQueerstory, which has launch a campaign to raise $4,700 via Kickstarter.
The idea is that ‘This will be an ongoing, educational web series done in stop motion and various other animation styles that focuses on teaching LGBTQ history. Each episode is currently about 5 minutes long. The target audience is early to mid-20s. It will cover topics ranging from Stonewall to the decriminalization of homosexuality in the US to people of interest/ importance (Alan Turing, RuPaul, Billie Jean King, etc) to anything in between. It is meant to be an intro to LGBTQ history of sorts and is meant to inspire independent study. Discussion of each episode’s topic will be encouraged and suggestions for future topics or topics to cover in more detail will be welcome and considered.
‘My main goal with this project is to show the positive ways the LGBTQ community has impacted the world and to show young LGBTQ persons the triumphs and struggles that led us to where we are now, hopefully inspiring the next generation to keep up the fight for equality. That is it in a nutshell.’
Take a look at the pitch video below and then head over to Kickstarter to help out.
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