Pipe Smoking Documentary never caught on

[pylorns]

This would have been pretty cool if they had been able to do it.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/father-the-flame

 

[smeigs]

I have been following this for about a year now and I could not wait till it came out! But, I guess its not going to happen which is pretty sad. It would have been cool to have a modern day "hip" pipe documentary!

 

[quincy]

I talked to one of the producers at the Richmond show. Project is still a go. They are still shooting footage. It's just taking longer than expected because of funding (I suspect). But they are still trying to do it.

 

[timely]

I was looking forward to this documentary also, shame it is not going to happen.

 

[irish]

I agree it would have been a very cool documentary. Wish it would have made it! :puffpipe:

 

[quincy]

I just wrote that the Producers say it's STILL GOING TO HAPPEN!

 

[irish]

Good deal. Thanks Quincy for the update. :puffpipe:

 

[fitzy]

It's funny I spoke to them about crowd sourcing about 8 months ago and they said they were going to have a go sometime in the future possibly on kickstarter. So we'll have to keep an eye out for that if they decide to try and go that route again.

 

[kashmir]

You'd think someone flush with cash would be interested in financing such a venture. I think there'd be a market for this film. And I say that not just because I smoke a pipe. I think this country is reaching a teetering point, not liking the future they see, and longing for the America that once was. Call it nostalgia or comfort food, but I think a celebration of pipe smoking is just want this country needs right now.

 

[pipinho]

In retrospect, the pipe smoking community could have been more supportive. 1100 is pretty sad

 

[davidintexas]

+1 Kashmir

 

[pylorns]

I think they went to get general audience on that indegogo site - and that just won't work- there are not enough hipsterse who think its cool to fund this. You want funding for a pipe documentary - you gotta go to the source - the full-on pipe hobbyists. I suspect if the half-dozen or so pipe sites and magazines promoted them they'd get much closer to their funding goal.

 

[fitzy]

At the time there wasn't much info known about that project and the people that did know didn't really know about them going up on indiegogo. I think if they went to crowd funding now and put up posts or adverts on all the big pipe forums they would get a lot more activity.

 

[spartan]

I'm pretty sure if we just complain loud enough and long enough Kevin will produce a pipe documentary of sorts in small, short, monthly segments.

And after your done, BOOM. Blooper bonuses.
I'm a genius I know. 8)