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A friend of mine (warning, this is a "my friend" kickstarter) is a film student looking to fund a big project. Most normal people don't watch anime or understand what the its weird fan base is. A lot of people just plain don't know about that huge community and are baffled when they see convention goers. This documentary attempts to demystify the hole thing in an educational documentary.
While Japanophilia is the main topic it will inevitably touch on other things conventions are about like comics and the horrors of MLP and homestuck.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/637668928/animerica-japanophilia-in-america
Read the kick starter page, my summary really doesn't do it justice. Here's the page's preamble for those too lazy to even click the link.
WHAT IT IS
Animerica is a documentary about Japanophiles; people with a love for all things Japanese. It follows the story of several individuals who pursue their own interests and struggles within the world of Japanophilia, and their enthusiasm for Japanese culture, highlighting anime, cosplay, and the entire spectrum of this adopted lifestyle.
This documentary aims to take a broad and objective look at the phenomenon; it will cover its origin and beginnings in American culture, and how it became such a popular and diverse subculture that remains largely unknown and misunderstood to this day. We are telling the personal, individual stories of several devoted enthusiasts within the subculture, through their own unique perspective and experience, while telling an expansive story that covers any and every facet of this lifestyle parallel to their stories.
Their goal of $40,000 is ambitious but I don't think it's unrealistic.