John Francis Sullivan and I, Patrick McCullough, developed the story of The Lost Coast, after I suggested we shoot a movie to take advantage of our available resources: a 4K camera, ourselves, some talented friends in the film industry, a passion to tell stories that matter and John's 1972 Green VW Bus.

After several months of working on the script, we gathered our micro crew of friends together and with the help of some other filmmakers, former students of mine and friends supplying locations (Special Thanks to Raymond and Kristina, Alex, John Miller, Peter and several others), we shot the first 60% of the film, primarily in LA, Pismo Beach and Big Sur. Our funding thus far has been primarily out-of-pocket.

In the next few weeks, production will continue. With your help we can get up to the Lost Coast area near Ferndale, CA, where we can film many of the dialogue scenes between Aaron and Chris in the Bus, (which is definitely a challenge for our Soundman, Chris Wiggins, because this Bus is LOUD) and the final scenes of the film on a desolate Lost Coast volcanic sand beach strewn with redwoods drifting in on the waves.

As it is for so many other independent filmmakers, crowdfunding makes up an important part of the financing mix for our projects. It proves to potential investors and distributors that there's an audience for the stories we need to tell.  We hope you can join us in finishing our film, The Lost Coast.

About the TEAM

Patrick McCullough is an award-winning filmmaker, actor, teacher and entrepreneur with a 20 year track record of innovative projects that both educate and inspire.  Patrick began his filmmaking career producing and directing several educational films including the Cine Golden Eagle award winning, Sara's Diary, a teen suicide prevention film. His screenplay, Broham was a finalist for the Sundance Film Festival Screenwriting Contest. He worked with Adrien Brody in the Houdini Mini-Series, and recently coached one of the Actors in the upcoming Atomic Blonde (not Charlize). He produced and acted in the independent feature film, Beautiful Kid, with Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of Angela's Ashes. The Daily Variety cited Beautiful Kid for it's, "astonishing integrity and total lack of artifice." Patrick still believes that last bit was meant to be nice.

John Francis Sullivan is writer/director of two features, Sleepover and Follow Me Outside, writer of the film Endless Bummer, and has optioned scripts for Yeshua, The Missing Years of Jesus, a Buster Keaton biopic, and many other screenplays created for the independent space. 

Cinematographer, Jorn Van Oostende, hailing from the Netherlands discovered his passion for capturing beautiful big screen images when a director planted an Arriflex on his shoulder after seeing his still photographs. Working in LA for many world famous photographers, Jorn's work as a DP expanded to include lensing commercials, music videos, feature films and shorts. His goal with The Lost Coast is to make this no-lo budget film look like a couple a million bucks.

Sound Engineer and 2nd Unit Camera Operator, Chris Wiggins has been producing videos in the SF Bay Area for the last 7 years, working with USA Today, Singularity University, and a number of Top Tech companies including Google, Box, and Amazon.

Actors: Sharon Blynn, Susie Bracken, Carl Bressler, Annie McCain Engman, Tua Flock, Courtney Jones, Alex Koromzay, Peter Lucas, Patrick McCullough, John Miller, John F. Sullivan and Momo Yashima

Featuring original songs by the incomparable, Jack McKeever.

Additional part-time crew of colleagues and former students of mine now working in the film industry. 

Bill Hunt is a steadicam operator and documentary director based in LA.

Michael Capodiferro and Matthew Messina helped set up the shoot during pre-production.

Joe Hertz is an Animator, Designer, and jack-of-all-trades. He was the Production Designer for the feature film, "Slider," and Producer of the Web series, "Meadow Brook." Joe is currently animating a music video.  He designed our props and set dressing from 3,000 miles away.

With our backgrounds steeped in no-lo budget feature film production, a love of road movies and character based stories, the crew teamed up to create The Lost Coast. It's a film deeply rooted in its characters which examines the complicated family connections we all navigate.

Our goal with The Lost Coast is to create a compelling character film dealing with universal ideas that make us think, feel and laugh.     

What We Need & What You Get

PRODUCTION COSTS:

PERKS Though we're asking for your support, we also have a lot to offer you as perks for becoming a part of our project — Digital downloads, T-Shirts, Posters, Credits, Gratitiude and Behind-the-Scenes opportunities. Check them out! And come back often; we'll be adding new perks throughout the campaign.  NOTE: Hover over the "Estimated Delivery Date" to reveal the "Get The Perk" button to make your selection.

BRAND NEW PERK as of 4/18/2017!!  Go Camping in our Bus!!!

PRIORITIES Since we've chosen Indiegogo's "flexible funding" option, we'll be able to prioritize how we plan to spend the funds raised if we don't meet our goal, or if we exceed it. Right now all support will go toward getting the film "in the can" (finishing principal photography), and excess funds will be used toward Post Production (Editing, Sound Mixing, Color Correction, Festival Submission).  We will target your support where it will be most effective.  Make no mistake, every dollar you contribute will show up in production value on the screen. We want you to be proud you're a part of this movie.

Producing a feature film is a huge and expensive logistical challenge. It's especially demanding if you're doing it on a small budget. There are a lot of things that can go wrong —  bad weather, unexpected costs, or in our case, a blown engine, which we've already replaced (Actually, John replaced).

However, we do have several feature films under our belts. We've learned how to carefully plan our productions and make the best use of every dollar we raise. Our best hedge against risk is our experience as resourceful producers. 

Other Ways You Can Help

Thanks for considering supporting our project. While we appreciate every dollar you're able to contribute, there's lots of ways to back The Lost Coast that don't have to take a bite out of your wallet.

TELL other people! Make some noise about our campaign. Use the Indiegogo share tools to let them know — tweet, Facebook and Tumbl for us! Pressing the ‘Like’ button is awesome, but using the ‘Share’ button makes you a superhero!

Thank you, and see you at the movies!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. What happened to the perk I was interested in? It disappeared!

A. If you still want a perk that is no longer on the list, just contact us and we’ll do our best to make it happen. Also, if you have ideas for new perks, send us a comment, public or private :)

Q. I want to increase my contribution to qualify for a higher perk, but Indiegogo won't let me change the amount. How do I do it?

A. You want to contribute more? Here's the workaround:

Click the 'Contribute Now' button.

Select the additional amount you want to contribute.

Send us a message explaining which higher perk you want to be bumped up to.

For Example...
Let's say you contributed $25 for a Digital Download, but now you'd like to become an Indiegogo Producer (a $175 perk). Just do another contribution — this time for $150 — and we'll make it happen.

After you make your additional contribution, just message us to let us know you gave twice (or thrice!) and you'd like to be bumped to the appropriate perk. As in the example above $25+$150 = $175 for the Indiegogo Producer perk.

Thanks for your Support and Happy Sharing!