Long Drive To Yadkin

About the offering

Long Drive to Yadkin is a Southern indie feature film currently in post-production, seeking crowdfunding investment to complete the film and maximize its distribution reach. The project is led by writer/director Parrish Stikeleather, a Telly Award-winning filmmaker with over two dozen short films and multiple feature screenplays to his credit, one of which advanced through the first round of the Sundance Feature Film Lab. Producer Megan Petersen has prior experience collaborating with the Duplass Brothers on the indie feature 'Drought.' The film stars Gray Hawks, known for his role as Ken Turnbow in the final season of Stranger Things, among other television credits on Showtime, ABC, Netflix, NBC, and Apple TV. The film's logline centers on Frank Gower, a world-weary Bible salesman who embarks on an existential journey to reconnect with his estranged son following his wife's death, with his travels taking him to the town of Yadkin, North Carolina. Themes include mortality, religion, and legacy. The production was deliberately set in an ambiguous 1950s or 60s era and was shot on 16mm Kodak film to achieve a timeless, period aesthetic. Filming took place across historically preserved locations throughout North Carolina, and the company is based in Wilmington, NC. This is the second and final round of fundraising. Round One successfully funded completion of production and an initial edit. Round Two is intended to fund post-production completion and distribution efforts. The investor return structure ('waterfall') works as follows: (1) outstanding debt and deferred payments are settled first; (2) investors then recoup 120% of their principal investment before any filmmaker distributions; (3) after full investor repayment, net backend profits are split 50/50 between investors and filmmakers in perpetuity. The campaign has raised $109,700 from 114 investors in total across its Wefunder presence, with $53,000 raised from 41 investors in the current round. Minimum investment is $100. Perks range from personalized thank-you emails at the $100 level up to Executive Producer credits and private film links at the $30,000 level.

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