{"id":447730,"date":"2019-11-25T17:47:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T17:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447730"},"modified":"2019-11-25T18:01:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:01:24","slug":"lost-in-moldova-a-miniseries-from-and-about-moldova-supported-through-a-crowdfunding-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/lost-in-moldova-a-miniseries-from-and-about-moldova-supported-through-a-crowdfunding-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost in Moldova – a miniseries from and about Moldova supported through a crowdfunding campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Lost in Moldova<\/em> is a short\u00a0drama series created by\u00a0John Lewis and directed by Calin Laur\u00a0that tells the story of a young man called Diego. He joins the Peace Corps to win back his ex-girlfriend and gets to Moldova. He imagines exotic, tropical places, instead he\u00a0ends up\u00a0“Lost in Moldova.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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source: seedandspark.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The movie will feature the cultural aspects specific to an Eastern European country, its creators hoping to build\u00a0“a bond between the people of Moldova and Americans through laughter and their shared humanity”<\/em> according to the description<\/a> of the movie.<\/p>\n

The first season of\u00a0Lost in Moldova<\/em>\u00a0revolves around Diego (played by\u00a0Kenny Grimble Jr.) teaching English at a school in a small Moldovan village, the characters he meets, and his adjustment to life in Moldova. In the movie, the protagonist has to undergo\u00a0a transformation through a series of adventures that changed his assumptions about the world, especially about Moldova.<\/p>\n

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source: seedandspark.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The crowdfunding campaign<\/h4>\n

The funds needed for production crew, equipment, travel, permits, insurance, editing, etc. were raised through a crowdfunding campaign, the team planning\u00a0to\u00a0re-shoot the\u00a0pilot episode, along with 3 additional episodes from the first season.<\/p>\n

Up till now, $14 175 were raised, the campaign ended successfully and the pre-production phase of the project started. The supporters of this campaign\u00a0had the opportunity to receive a wide variety of perks: exclusive access to finished episodes (for a donation of minimum $50), a digital signed copy of the pilot script (for a donation of at least $75), a “Thank You” in the credits (for $250 or more),\u00a0upgrading the name of the grantor to associate producer (for a donation of $1 000) or even to executive producer (for a donation of $2 500) in the credits.<\/p>\n

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source: seedandspark.com<\/p><\/div>\n

According to its authors, the project will make a big impact in creating awareness about Moldova, transforming the image of Moldova in the eyes of people around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with shooting the episodes of the first season, parallel content will be developed using new characters. The glimpse of ‘behind the scenes’ are planned to be shared on the\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, Twitter\u00a0<\/a> and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0channels.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0crowdfunding video for the Lost in Moldova series:<\/p>\n