Strange Attractor film - crowdfunding campaign

G'day,

We are a community of rural filmmakers making a short film called STRANGE ATTRACTOR as a proof of concept to get funding for a feature film.

Strange Attractor is a dark comedy thriller with a twist of absurdity set 'sometime in the near future'. Mysterious happenings abound, missing people and a strange emerging philosophy that encourages all who come in contact to be inconvenient to this suffocatingly convenient society. It is a battle to take back our purpose, embrace our foolishness, and discover the magic of who we really are to the extreme.

The funds we wish to raise will support the cast and crew by covering food, transport and accomodation primarily but if we make the entire amount we wish to pay the cast and crew for their craft.

We hope to distribute this film to national and international film festivals to build our presence as a community of filmmakers, actors and crew to move into feature length dramas.

We will be shooting this film in Granite Belt/New England regions surrounding the rural towns of Stanthorpe and Tenterfield.

It is a showcase of our regional talent and our beautiful Australian environment and cultures as we move into a new era of change and uncertainty. This film will be enjoyed and at the same time will set the internal cogs at a steady pace with mystery and intrigue.

Your support will make a huge difference in completing this goal in an efficient manner whilst relieving stress as we take a moment to step away from treadmill to create something totally unique.

THE CREW

Director and Writer | Hadley Perkins

With a background in theatre and psychology Hadley has found the perfect medium for his creative flow.

thrown in the deep end as first AD on Darius Devas’ UNRAVELLING, Hadley has since made his directing debut with the absurd and entertaining MURPHED whilst keeping up work in the AD department on various shorts.

Hadley has something to say and it’s entertaining, anxiously vulnerable and surprisingly profound.

DOP | Nolan Verheij

Nolan Verheij is a Cinematographer based between New Zealand and Australia.

Influenced by his early work in photojournalism, Nolan puts authenticity and the human experience at the forefront of his filmmaking. Nolan moves between his two passions, documentary, and narrative. His ongoing documentary work has taken him to the Middle East and Europe covering the refugee crisis and producing award-winning documentaries. In 2021 he was DP on an Australian feature film "Unravelling" and three short films which will be on the festival circuit this year. He was also DOP and editor of the feature documentary “Freedom is Beautiful” that premiered this year at the Sydney Film Festival.

Art Director | Jess Lee Foote

Jess Lee Foote, is a NZ born art director, commercial stylist and visual artist based between Australia and Aotearoa. She has worked in the creative/film industry across film, documentary and commercials as well as many creative and passion projects. Jess is passionate about sustainability and engaging in a circular economy, and weaves this ethos through her work; whether it be commercial styling and prop sourcing to her own fine arts practise utilising almost 100% found materials.

First Assistant Director | Jonatan Lundmark

Swedish born, Jonatan Lundmark, 42 years of age, chose Byron Bay as his home back in

2008 after exploring the world through his passion for surfing, skateboarding and filmmaking.

The path naturally led him to Byron Bay, where he completed a Bachelor Degree of Film

Production at the SAE Institute. Since graduating, he has been running a very successful

production company, Rest Your Eyes Production.

Producing, Filming and Directing national brand strategies, online content and advertising

campaigns to acclaimed documentaries.