Baker Movie:
The Art of Baking and the Coupe du Monde

DONATION INCENTIVES:   PLEDGE $5 OR MORE A fancy sticker! Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012 PLEDGE $20 OR MORE A sticker and a magnet! Estimated Delivery: Sep 2012 PLEDGE $50 OR MORE A sticker, magnet and a pre-release copy of the film! Estimated Delivery: Sep 2012 PLEDGE $100 OR MORE A sticker, magnet, pre-release copy of the film and a T-Shirt! Estimated Delivery: Sep 2012 PLEDGE $250 OR MORE A sticker, magnet, pre-release copy of the film, T-Shirt and a Bread Bag! Estimated Delivery: Sep 2012 PLEDGE $500 OR MORE A sticker, magnet, pre-release copy of the film, T-Shirt, Bread Bag and a hand made Apron! Estimated Delivery: Sep 2012 PLEDGE $750 OR MORE Limited Edition Screen Printed Poster and everything offered above! Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012 PLEDGE $1,000 OR MORE Bread Subscription for 1 year (1/2 Kilo)(Location Specific) and everything offered above! Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012 PLEDGE $2,500 OR MORE Gift Basket of local goods, your name in the credits and everything offered above! Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012 PLEDGE $5,000 OR MORE Private Party for 25 + under with a screening of the film (Location specific - Sonoma County)(includes food and drink) or Executive Producer Credit, and everything offered above! Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012 PLEDGE $7,500 OR MORE Private Party for 35 + under with a screening of the film (Location specific - Sonoma County)(includes food and drink) or Executive Producer Credit, and everything offered above! Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012 PLEDGE $10,000 OR MORE Bread Subscription for 1 year (1 Kilo)(Location specific - Sonoma County), the title of Executive Producer at the front of the film and in print on the DVD,and everything offered above! Estimated Delivery: Oct 2012.

LIVE TO BAKE - BAKE TO LIVE - BAKE FOR LIFE
This experimental documentary will explore the craft of baking and its history. Bread is a staple that has accompanied the development of human society throughout the ages. As a part of the current U.S. Baking Team, local craftsman baker, Mike aka [the bejkr] journeys to the Coupe Du Monde De La Boulangerie to compete for the world title of bread making. This bakers tale will be told through the use of innovative film technique and the documentation of the burgeoning localized food movement in Northern California. The film culminates in the grand finale at the World Cup in Paris 2012 where the winner is yet to be crowned. This film will not be a conventional documentary, but rather a modern presentation of the art of baking.

OUR GOAL
Is to provide a glimpse into what it takes to become a world class baker. To follow the ingredients in a loaf of bread and observe the routines of everyday local farmers.

MIKE ZAKOWSKI - OWNER, THE BEJKR
Mike Zakowski is a graduate of the Culinary Arts program at Kendall College in Chicago, Illinois. When he owned Kraftsmen Baking in Houston, Texas, he was named Best Baker in Houston and won the Best Bread award for his pain biologique during the bakery's first year of operation. He was the Operations Manager at Artisan Bakers in Sonoma, California for 5 years and currently owns his own bakery, The Bejkr, and markets his creations at local farmers markets in Sonoma County, CA.. Mike is a member of Bread Bakers Guild Team USA and competed at the 2010 Louis Lesaffre Cup and soon in the 2012 Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie in the Baguette & Specialty Breads category.
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YOUR INVESTMENT
We are seeking funding to accomplish the following goals:
1. Gather current interviews from leading bakers and farmers, and document them in their environments.
2. Pay for a soundtrack, graphics, editing, post-production and distribution.
3. Travel costs: Airline and train tickets, lodging and food.
4. Equipment rentals.
5. Donation Incentives.

CAN WE EXCEED OUR GOAL?
Although $25,000 seems like a lot of money, it will barely cover our preliminary production costs. The production team will be donating most of their time and effort, but film production can be surprisingly expensive. Travel, legal and copyright expenses, insurance, post-production, music, distribution, and marketing add up very quickly. Most documentaries of this scope can easily exceed $200,000 in total production costs. But by calling on favors and self-distributing, we can substantially reduce our costs and finish the film on time. If we exceed our goal, we will be able to license archival footage, music, and pay all of the creative people who have donated their time so willingly. Simply put, the more money we raise, the better this film will be.