THIRTY - the series

Check out our Season 2 teaser video above!

Thirty is a web series about four women in Sydney, who’ve hit the dirty 30 and are trying to get their shit together. It showcases women of all different shapes, sizes, ages, ethnicities and sexualities – all in a gritty, funny, relatable way.

Our first season won ‘Best Dramedy’ at New York Webfest and was nominated for ‘Best Australian Drama’ at Melbourne Webfest. Since then we’ve been accepted into Creative Partnerships Australia's MatchLab program – if we hit $20k through Pozible, they’ll give us $10k towards Season 2. The catch? If we don’t hit $20k here, we get nothing… No Season 2… eeeek!

We need your help! Check out our snazzy rewards and chuck some support behind this baby. We’ve got a killer second season coming – we want you to see it and find out what happens to all your fave/less fave characters.

So, be a legend and join #teamthirty!

Thirty is written, produced and directed by women and stars a bunch of fabulous female characters. Why is this cool? Because women are seriously under-represented in the screen industry – both in front of and behind the camera. Women deserve their stories told and also deserve the opportunity to work in this industry as actors, directors – you name it, we’re employing them!

We've brought back our Season 1 all-stars, including our Director, Leah Pellinkof at the helm, Alison McGirr ('Charlie'), Sarah de Possesse ('Bianca'), Prudence Holloway ('Anna') and Tricia-Lyn Morosin ('Dalia'). Not to mention all your other faves - Dani, Nabil, Jess, Ben and we all love John, yeah?

Meet the creator (oh hang on, that sounds like God doesn't it?)

Hey that’s my mug up there! I’m Trish, the Writer and Producer of Thirty (if I look familiar it’s ‘cos I also play ‘Dalia’). I wrote Thirty about my life as a size 16, 30-something Lebanese-Australian mum, after realising I was seriously un-castable. There are so many diverse stories not being told. Help us tip the scale on representation with Thirty.

What’s Season 2 all about?

Check out the teaser video at the top of the page for a sneak peek, but keep in mind we couldn’t include many of the spoilers. It’s juicy my friends. Very juicy! 

Oh, if you're (understandably) wondering how or why we've already filmed Season 2 without fundraising first, it's because one of our leading ladies was recently back in the country (she's living the celeb life in Hollywood). And we jumped at the chance to have our OG cast back for Season 2. Our cast and crew have (very kindly) not charged us... yet...

Overall our budget is $42k to make Season 2. Sounds like a lot? It’s actually not. If we were paying only award wages, we’d be looking at around $200k because it takes a BIG ensemble cast and crew to make this show. Our $42k budget includes absolute mates’ rates and still many people working for free (as opposed to Season 1, where the vast majority worked for zilch – i.e. not a sustainable set up… people gotta eat).  

Of the $42k budget, we’re hoping $20k will come from crowdfunding, matched by Creative Partnerships Australia’s $10k and the final $12k will come from major corporate sponsorships / private philanthropy.

Here’s the breakdown of where the funds will go:

What if we exceed our target?

That would be incredible, as it would take the pressure off us finding multiple corporate and private philanthropic sponsors – meaning we could get S2 to you quicker! If we went WELLLL over budget, that would allow us to put some in the piggy bank for Season 3.

Final word...

As Jerry Springer would say - please donate to Thirty and let us wow your pants off with Season 2!

*Note - Thirty Season 2 premiere event will be held in Sydney, Australia. Donors are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.