Portlandia Throwback: Kickstarter Mania

Posted by Melissa Locker on
Great art doesn’t make itself.
Everything from Blanche Devereaux earrings to turtle-hippo friendship documenting zines to Great Dane adventure films all require cold hard cash. Luckily there’s Kickstarter for all of that.
In this Throwback clip from Portlandia season two, Carrie Brownstein’s Jayde needs to raise $25,000 to finish her band Jayde speaks Sevyn’s music video. Instead of setting up a retro lemonade stand, Jayde enlists director Gavhin Quin for help and they turn to Kickstarter to make an appeal to the hearts and minds and checkbooks of their many fans (read: dear old dad).
Portlandia: Kickstarter by IFC-Official
Read more:
– 15 Weirdest Kickstarter Campaigns Ever Funded
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