Glitter Grunge is a 10 minute comedic coming of age film. This short film centers 4 childhood best friends who are also bandmates in a rock girl group who have become local legends of their towns. realizing and accepting that their band will inevitability move on with their own lives.

Imagine Bottoms, Little Miss Sunshine and The Runaways have a CHILD! Glitter Grunge includes Bottoms like humor, female rock band like The Runaways with an emotional grasp like Little Miss Sunshine!!!

Vibe of Glitter Grunge

Our Story!

Liv and Ella are a dynamic and creative duo, who work seamlessly together in creating comedic women centered short stories. They are a writer/director duo that share exciting visions and ambition. Their first project together was an award-nominated short film where they both discovered their passion in creating comedic female centered stories. After learning a lot they are back, better and eager to get going. What makes them the ultimate dream team is that they both have different strengths that compliment each other flawlessly. Ella's comedic dialogue and good eye for cinematic lighting/camera work pairs perfectly with Liv's expressive and particular writing and comedic directing style. Liv takes on a leading role on set as a director and Ella will be shooting the film.

Logline

Four childhood best friends in a rock band head to their final gig before they disband. On the way they realize it’s not as easy as they thought, unresolved tensions rise as they face the harsh reality of their friendship's future

Synopsis

Four inseparable local legend band mates get ready for their final gig. They embark in their janky tour van but are forced to pull over leading to a flat tire. Tensions rise about their future, they can’t imagine their lives without the band however it’s time for them to chase new dreams. The girls confront the unresolved tensions and head to the final Battle of the Bands gig! By the time they finally hit the stage, the gig becomes less about impressing a crowd and more about saying goodbye. They celebrate the end of an era together and go out with a bang

Directors Statement:

This story is a vibrant, authentic and cathartic look into the lives of young female musicians who are about to take on whole new lives and challenges. Our story is about a group of best friends with an inseparable bond. Navigating, facing and accepting the gut wrenching but inevitable reality of growing apart. We want to validate these terrifying feelings of getting older. Our aim is to challenge stereotypes of young women in rock and highlight them as creative, driven and empowered. We aim to use music to capture vulnerable emotions using a powerful visual style inspired by the 2000s rock era.

Fundraising plans

Funding for our film is very important, we will be making merchandise, do fundraising events and use crowd funders to help bring this project to life! We will be using these funds to kick off our production design and world building. We intend on making a set build of our girls performance space (a grotty family garage), transforming an old van into a tour van and much much more. We will be using these funds through to our production stage where we will be feeding and transporting crew and ensuring a creative, safe, happy and dedicated set for both public, cast and crew! In post production we will be looking at using our funds for festival submissions. We would be extremely grateful for any donation as it helps us make this exciting short film a reality!

Characters:

The characters in our story are four best friends. They are a homegrown band and regularly play small gigs to entertain their small home town. It's the summer before they are forced to spread their wings and explore other dreams and passions.

Callie

Callie is our whimsy singer of the band. She is pretty quiet and lost counting crystals in her own world however when performing or with her friends she transforms to a confident and powerful singer! Raised by her eccentric witchy mum, she wears her heart on her sleeve and embraces all things love and flowers. Although some may find her a little 'out of it' she's radiant and brings an optimistic and enthusiastic energy to the band.

Rita

Rita is the bassist. She's sarcastic to the core and awkward but in the most endearing way. She floats through life with little to no urgency, nothing fazes her. She's blunt but delightfully strange but some parts are still a mystery to her closest friends. She will randomly drop a bizarre and random story, she's lived many lives yet still remains cool and mysterious.

Gracie

Gracie is our guitarist. She's the calm in the storm, the unofficial mum of the group. She is the natural mediator of the group and doesn't hold back when one of them needs a gentle but firm reality check. She has her heart set on university determined to make a change. With younger siblings looking up to her and a mum who's always working she's used to carrying more than just her share however she does it with grac(i)e (no pun intended), strength and a heart full of purpose. She is loyal and would choose her girls over the world.

Joey

Joey is the drummer. She is energetic and chaotic with her ideas, always jumping headfirst with a spark in her eye, she's laced with impulsivity and passion. She radiates energy so loud, louder than her crash cymbal, it almost drowns out her deep fear of moving on. With a family that never felt like home, the band became her safe place. Her chosen family she would do anything for. Flirty and fearless on the outside but vulnerable and scared on the inside, she's desperate for her band to stay together. She clings onto her girls terrified of moving on.

Risks and Challenges

1. Performance and Chemistry

The story is about childhood best friends and their friendship is vital for the story. Our solution is to complete many chemistry reads and rehearsals before finalizing actors we hope to have regular rehearsals, back story exercises but also partaking in chemistry building activities to make these girls friends for life!

2. Funding the Short Film all the way to the end

We are aiming for all our kind donations to help us! starting all the way from pre production until the end to festival submissions. Our solution is to raise as much money as we can!

3. Filming in a Van

We want the band to have a 'tour van.' Acquiring a van and insuring it is a fun challenge we can't wait to explore. Our Producer has already looked into this and has already sourced a van and our DOP is looking into rigging a camera in the van however insurance and rig equipment will need to be funded through Kickstarter.