Check out the Kickstarter campaign to fund this paper cut film (to be shot on 8mm!) about American soldiers in the First World War, from US director Andy Smetanka.
Campaign here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1486916197/and-we-were-young?ref=card
Teaser and pitch here: http://laughingsquid.com/and-we-were-young-a-cut-paper-animated-documentary-about-americans-in-wwi
Good luck Andy!