Braff, who co-wrote the film with his brother, Adam Braff, also directed it and stars in it with Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”), Kate Hudson, and Josh Gad.
“Wish I Was Here” premiered on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation and positive reviews. It’s given him some measure of freedom to make the picture he wants to make and at the same time gives him a direct line to his fans.” “I’m a fan of Zach Braff’s previous work and appreciated his approach choosing to use Kickstarter to fund his new project. “If something resonates with me in a particular way, I’ll back it,” Garber told NBC News in an e-mail exchange. "It just would be nice to get a message saying, hey the rewards are coming in the mail."įor web developer Jason Garber, the point is not when he’ll reap his reward for investing in “Wish I Was Here.” As a fan of Braff’s work on “Scrubs” and his indie hit “Garden State,” the 32-year-old supported Braff’s cause for the same reason he’s backed 54 other projects created by friends, bands, filmmakers and photographers on the crowdsourcing site. “I like for creativity to get out in the world anyway it can.” “Kickstarter is a very good thing,” he said. “It just would be nice to get a message saying, hey the rewards are coming in the mail or whatever,” said Haughey, one of Kickstarters earliest investors and backer of 200 projects, including the “Veronica Mars” movie and an upcoming Spike Lee film. Haughey, who lives near Portland, Ore., isn’t expecting much for his $20 or $30 donation (he can’t recall the exact amount). Haughey, 41, laughed as he pointed out he’d like a little more communication from Braff, now that his dream has come true.
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