Ask HN: Have you made a movie?

Hey HN. I'm producing my second feature, called At Sunrise, right now. The first one we crowdfunded for about $10K. Does anyone have experience in producing along more conventional routes? We've raised about $70K of in-kind contributions and $15K of cash but need $30K more. There aren't a lot of film angels in my state (Michigan). We've built a great ROI case for the movie, assembled the cast, begun rehearsals, secured a location, but we're still struggling to close our financing. Any advice?

If you'd like to see a reel from our first movie, you can email me at jordan at birnholtz dot com. I'd be happy to show it to you! I'd post but it but we're keeping it (more or less) private until this festival season is over.

Thanks a bunch, HN.