You might remember us mentioning a new film about the Beetle. The feature length documentary by Damon Ristau needed funding and appeared on fundraising website Kickstarter back in June. With a mission to find $40,000 it looked like a tall order, but we’re pleased to announce the target has been reached and ‘The Bug Movie’ has got the green light!
Billed as ‘the greatest automotive story every told’ the film looks at the various ways the Bug has captured hearts and minds over the last decade, with filming taking place in countries where the Beetle was widely produced, including Mexico, Brazil and South Africa. All done in a way, of course, that captures the fun loving spirit which the vehicle inspires.
Judging by the Facebook site getting enough cash to make the whole thing possible was a pretty close run thing…
With just four days left to go before the deadline, there was still $10,000 left to find but a final flurry of backers pushed it over its target, giving Damon the necessary readies to get the project finished. The final total was $44,074.
He’s aiming to screen the finished film at Funfest for Aircooled VW over in the US next June (5-7th) and we’ll keep you posted on where you can see it over here.
Ian
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