'When Brooklyn Was Queer' - VR Series Pilot
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$2,611 displayed raised · 8 fund applications (1 curated · 4 funded) · 2 seasons · best rank #95 in Season 6
Grit, glitter and guts: While history has the curtain down, three Queer legends rise & cl…
1800sBlack HistoryHistoricHistoryImmersiveLGBTQIAPN+LGTBQ+Performance ArtQueerSocial ImpactSpatialStorytelling queerwomenarts-mediacommunity-economyfilm-storytellingmusic-performance
www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/books/review/ ↗
Project details match catalog
About
We're fundraising to renew the rights to this groundbreaking book from Hugh Ryan, 'When Brooklyn Was Queer,' into an immersive, narrative, XR experience. (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/books/review/hugh-ryan-when-brooklyn-was-queer.html )
Impact
This project impacts the world by increasing awareness & visibility by reclaiming actual untold & erased history. This project helps elevate the voices & experiences of queer communities, while inspiring the next gen of LGBTQ activists and allies.
Progress
Completed our prototype/vertical slice, v3 script in development, selected for the Venice Production Bridge in 2024, partnered with www.dragkinghistory.com & nonprofit Free to Be Youth, hosted a virtual showcase and also a virtual table read.
Team
As a Black, award-winning, lesbian producer who's worked across various media platforms for 20+ years & have strong ties to the subject matter & its impact. I thrive on creating entertaining content that educates, inspires & makes us feel something.
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | $1,485 | $950 | $2,435 | $3,445 | $5,880 | $0 | $50 | $4,445 | 0.6x | 3.0x | 3.0x | $1 | — |
| Season 7 | $485 | $40 | $525 | $910 | $1,435 | $60 | $200 | $1,210 | 0.2x | 2.1x | 2.5x | $2,611 | — |
| Total | $1,970 | $990 | $2,960 | $4,355 | $7,315 | $60 | $250 | $5,655 | — | — | — | $2,611 | — |
Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 6 | Freedom of Art Fund | funded | 2026-01-16 |
| Season 7 | Pressman Film Fund for New Frontiers | curated | 2026-07-09 |
| Season 6 | Haus of Us Fund for Queer Creators | funded | 2026-01-15 |
| Season 6 | Fund of Infinite Yes | funded | 2026-02-26 |
| Season 6 | ArtTech Fund for Civilizational Retelling | submitted | 2026-02-26 |
| Season 6 | Collective Women’s Fund for Creative Solidarity | funded | 2026-03-02 |
| Season 7 | Hope Fund for Collective Futures | submitted | 2026-08-17 |
| Season 7 | Nightshift Fund for Working Artists | submitted | 2026-08-31 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/when-brooklyn-was-queer-1
Wayback: leaderboard page ↗ · Wayback: platform page ↗
Not recovered: creator, drives, snapshot. Sources: "snapshot" = verbatim Internet Archive page · "platform metadata" = archived artizen.fund page metadata · "leaderboard" = the artizen.fyi public accounting tables · "match catalog" = the platform's public fund-matching catalog (captured 2026-10-15, generated 2026-09-07) · "community catalog" = a June 2026 platform scrape preserved in a community repo.
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