Where Ink On Paper Studios leads, Gilmore Girls fans will follow. The company’s highly-anticipated Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls project co-directed by Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna (Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters) hit its Kickstarter goal in just 48 hours and, at time of writing, has raised over $234 thousand from nearly 2 thousand backers.
Going into the final week of crowdfunding, Balakumar and Hanna have announced additional interviewees for the film and stretch goals for the campaign, and The Beat has all the details.
Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls is timed to the beloved show’s 25th anniversary and features interviews with more than 30 cast and crew members. It dives into the series through commentary, critique, and cultural analysis to examine why Gilmore Girls became such a genre-defying, autumnal staple for so many that is still being talked about a quarter-century after its debut.
New interviewees who have been announced for Drink Coffee, Talk Fast include:
- Actor and series dialogue coach George Anthony Bell (Professor Bell)
- Actor Shelly Cole (Madeline Lynn)
- Actor Vanessa Marano (April Nardini)
- Actor Olivia Hack (Tana Schrick)
- Actor Todd Lowe (Zack Van Gerbig)
The actors join previously announced interviewees including:
- Actor Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore)
- Actor Jared Padalecki (Dean Forester)
- Actor Chad Michael Murray (Tristin Dugray)
- Actor Keiko Agena (Lane Kim)
- Actor Sally Struthers (Babette Dell)
- Actor Liz Torres (Miss Patty)
- Actor Emily Kuroda (Mrs. Kim)
- Actor Rose Abdoo (Gypsy, Berta)
- Actor Kathleen Wilhoite (Liz Danes)
- Actor Michael Winters (Taylor Doose)
- Actor Aris Alvarado (Caesar)
- Actor Matt Jones (Morgan)
- Actor Nick Holmes (Robert)
- Actor and musician Grant Lee Phillips (the town troubadour)
- Director Jamie Babbit
- Writer and Producer Stan Zimmerman
- Costumer Valerie Campbell
- Casting Directors Jami Rudofsky and Mara Casey
- Gilmore Guys podcast host Kevin T Porter
Ink On Paper Studios has also announced a new Kickstarter stretch goal. If the campaign hits $245 thousand, it will release a “More Drama Than a Friday Night Dinner” bumper sticker for all physical reward tiers. Backers have previously unlocked the following stretch goals:
- $115 thousand: Die-cut sticker of the t-shirt art included with all physical shipments
- $125 thousand: Spanish and Portuguese subtitles
- $140 thousand: Directors’ audio commentary
- $165 thousand: Enamel pin included with all physical tiers
- $185 thousand: Post-campaign Zoom Q&A with the filmmakers plus a surprise cast guest
- $215 thousand: “Reading List” bookmark included with all physical tiers
The Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Gilmore Girls Documentary Kickstarter campaign ends on Thursday, October 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Ink On Paper Studios’ Drink Coffee, Talk Fast is directed by documentary filmmakers Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna and executive produced by Adam F. Goldberg. The film is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. or the producers of Gilmore Girls.
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