Southerly

Southerly tells the story of a young and impulsive Ada, who escapes Melbourne’s 2020 lockdown for a rural NSW coastal property, bringing with her a guitar, a phone addiction and growing dependence on alcohol.

After a heavy night of drinking, Ada wakes up in a nearby neighbour’s yard to discover a washed-up musician Josh, and, more importantly, his fully functioning music studio. Sensing a chance to turn around an otherwise disappointing year, Ada decides to make some music with the help of a very reluctant Josh.

As they work together, Ada & Josh are forced to challenge each other, as well as themselves, ultimately finding the opportunity for the change they both need.

Southerly Trailer
https://vimeo.com/941027745?share=copy

🎬 Why We’re Crowdfunding

We’ve finished shooting and editing Southerly with the passion and dedication of a small, diverse team of emerging creatives. Now, with your help, we’re ready to bring the film into the world through its final stage: post-production.

To complete post, we’re working with Melbourne-based post-production collective Flagpost, who share our commitment to authentic and impactful storytelling and we’re raising $42,000 to cover essential costs, including:

•⁠  ⁠Colour grading

•⁠  ⁠Visual effects

•⁠  ⁠Final sound design and mix

•⁠  ⁠Final polish and mastering

•⁠  ⁠Festival deliverables and submissions

Every dollar goes directly into completing the film with the care and detail we hope it deserves.

🎥 Why This Film Matters

•⁠  ⁠⁠Southerly features a diverse and entirely emerging cast, showcasing real and raw Australian experiences

•⁠  ⁠Produced with a micro-budget under $100k, entirely self-funded so far.

•⁠  ⁠⁠Shot during, and inspired by, the lived experience of lockdown after the 2019/20 in a rural community affected by the black summer bushfires.

Southerly explores themes of mental health and substance abuse, issues that affect countless people, and approaches them with empathy, honesty, and care.

We believe in telling personal, grounded, and inclusive stories, ones that reflect the complexity of real life in contemporary Australia. Southerly is our contribution to this evolving narrative landscape.

🎁 What You Get

To thank you for your support, we’ve put together a range of rewards:

•⁠  ⁠HD digital access to the finished film

•⁠  ⁠Your name in the credits

•⁠  ⁠Invitations to private screenings or Q&A sessions

We’ve made it this far with grit, heart, and the generosity of our creative community. Now we’re inviting you to be part of the final chapter. Your contribution, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to sharing Southerly with audiences across Australia and beyond.

Support independent film. Support new voices. Support Southerly.

💛 Thanx you.