My Summer as a Goth - Final Post Production Funding
Portland, Oregon | Film Feature
Drama, Teen
My Summer as a Goth is a coming-of-age story about the sometimes painful -often entertaining- search for identity & love in adolescence.
My Summer as a Goth - Final Post Production Funding
Portland, Oregon | Film Feature
Drama, Teen
1 Campaigns | Oregon, United States
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My Summer as a Goth is a coming-of-age story about the sometimes painful -often entertaining- search for identity & love in adolescence.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
My Summer as a Goth is a coming-of-age story about the sometimes painful -often entertaining- search for identity & love in adolescence. After the sudden death of her father, 16-year old, Joey Javitts is sent to stay with her eccentric grandparents while her author mother promotes her latest novel. Joey falls for the beguiling Goth boy next door, Victor, and is transformed by him and his merry band of misfits in black.
Set in present-day Portland, My Summer as a Goth navigates Joey's relationships with her new friends, her family and herself, and will resonate with anyone who survived the social alienation of adolescence - and that first summer heartbreak. The feature film is the directorial debut from Director/Producer, Tara Johnson-Medinger.
The story of My Summer as a Goth is inspired by the teenage misadventures of co-writers Brandon Lee Roberts and Tara Johnson-Medinger, whose friendship spans over 30 years. Growing up together in Salem, Oregon (“Snailem, Snoregon”), the pair could be found hanging out downtown with fellow WOBs (Wearers-of-Black), kids who drank endless cups of coffee, chain smoked clove cigarettes and wore all black. This film is a love letter to those kids, all grown up now but nostalgic for their glorious, misspent youth—it’s also for those kids’ kids, still hanging out in the coffee shops and insisting on wearing all black in 90 degree summer weather.
The film has completed production & features many talented Portland actors, crew and musicians. The soundtrack includes an original score by Jana Cushman and songs by the artists: Anders Manga, Bloody Hammers, The Dancing Plague of 1518, Darkswoon, Golden Gardens, The Last Artful Dodgr, Man Repellent, Mercury's Antennae, The Resolectrics, The Spider Ferns , The Secret Light, Vice Device and We are Parasols.
The production of the film was independently financed and we are seeking finishing funds to complete post-production, marketing and a film festival tour.
Thank you so much for your support! #gothblessyou
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Final Sound Design
Costs $5,000
Help us finish up the final sound design and mix for the final distribution of the film!
Original Score & Music Clearance Paperwork
Costs $3,000
The incredible soundtrack features current goth/darkwave musicians including Portland's Darkswoon.
Presentation copies of the film & final marketing materials
Costs $2,000
Includes final deliverables of the film (DCP/Bluray) and website, poster & flyer design and printing
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About This Team
Tara Johnson-Medinger
Director/Producer/Co-Writer
Tara Johnson-Medinger has over 25 years of experience in the film and television industry, having worked as Producer of the feature CITY BABY (2013) and two documentaries:
ROCK N ROLL MAMAS (2013) and THE WINDING STREAM (Premiere SXSW 2014, Theatrical Release Fall 2015, currently on Netflix). She is currently in post-production on
her directorial debut, the feature film, MY SUMMER AS A GOTH . She is also the Executive Director of The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival and the POWGirls Media
Education Program. She served on the founding board of directors of the Women In Film Portland Chapter (WIF-PDX) for three years and was awarded the 2013 Service and Inspiration Award by the Oregon Media Production Association. Before moving to Portland, Johnson-Medinger was manager of affiliate promotion at FOX Broadcasting in Los Angeles.
Emily von W. Gilbert
Editor
Emily von W. Gilbert started editing ten years ago in a documentary production class for George Stoney at NYU. After
moving to Portland, Oregon she has edited everything she could get her hands on: miniscule experimental projects, fundraisers, documentaries, language lessons, corporate presentations, TV shows.
Chris Barber
Sound Designer
In addition to working as a location scout and manager in the thriving Portland, OR film scene, Chris has worked on a variety of short films, commercials, and features as a sound designer/editor. His favorite assignments are those that allow him to draw from his experience as a classical percussionist
Jana Cushman
Music Supervisor / Composer
Jana Cushman is a songwriter and multi instrumentalist residing in Portland, OR. She has been writing music and performing for over 15 years. The majority of her music is currently released under the moniker Darkswoon which is a dark electro shoegaze outfit. This is her debut as a composer of an original score.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
My Summer as a Goth is a coming-of-age story about the sometimes painful -often entertaining- search for identity & love in adolescence. After the sudden death of her father, 16-year old, Joey Javitts is sent to stay with her eccentric grandparents while her author mother promotes her latest novel. Joey falls for the beguiling Goth boy next door, Victor, and is transformed by him and his merry band of misfits in black.
Set in present-day Portland, My Summer as a Goth navigates Joey's relationships with her new friends, her family and herself, and will resonate with anyone who survived the social alienation of adolescence - and that first summer heartbreak. The feature film is the directorial debut from Director/Producer, Tara Johnson-Medinger.
The story of My Summer as a Goth is inspired by the teenage misadventures of co-writers Brandon Lee Roberts and Tara Johnson-Medinger, whose friendship spans over 30 years. Growing up together in Salem, Oregon (“Snailem, Snoregon”), the pair could be found hanging out downtown with fellow WOBs (Wearers-of-Black), kids who drank endless cups of coffee, chain smoked clove cigarettes and wore all black. This film is a love letter to those kids, all grown up now but nostalgic for their glorious, misspent youth—it’s also for those kids’ kids, still hanging out in the coffee shops and insisting on wearing all black in 90 degree summer weather.
The film has completed production & features many talented Portland actors, crew and musicians. The soundtrack includes an original score by Jana Cushman and songs by the artists: Anders Manga, Bloody Hammers, The Dancing Plague of 1518, Darkswoon, Golden Gardens, The Last Artful Dodgr, Man Repellent, Mercury's Antennae, The Resolectrics, The Spider Ferns , The Secret Light, Vice Device and We are Parasols.
The production of the film was independently financed and we are seeking finishing funds to complete post-production, marketing and a film festival tour.
Thank you so much for your support! #gothblessyou
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Final Sound Design
Costs $5,000
Help us finish up the final sound design and mix for the final distribution of the film!
Original Score & Music Clearance Paperwork
Costs $3,000
The incredible soundtrack features current goth/darkwave musicians including Portland's Darkswoon.
Presentation copies of the film & final marketing materials
Costs $2,000
Includes final deliverables of the film (DCP/Bluray) and website, poster & flyer design and printing
Share this update!
About This Team
Tara Johnson-Medinger
Director/Producer/Co-Writer
Tara Johnson-Medinger has over 25 years of experience in the film and television industry, having worked as Producer of the feature CITY BABY (2013) and two documentaries:
ROCK N ROLL MAMAS (2013) and THE WINDING STREAM (Premiere SXSW 2014, Theatrical Release Fall 2015, currently on Netflix). She is currently in post-production on
her directorial debut, the feature film, MY SUMMER AS A GOTH . She is also the Executive Director of The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival and the POWGirls Media
Education Program. She served on the founding board of directors of the Women In Film Portland Chapter (WIF-PDX) for three years and was awarded the 2013 Service and Inspiration Award by the Oregon Media Production Association. Before moving to Portland, Johnson-Medinger was manager of affiliate promotion at FOX Broadcasting in Los Angeles.
Emily von W. Gilbert
Editor
Emily von W. Gilbert started editing ten years ago in a documentary production class for George Stoney at NYU. After
moving to Portland, Oregon she has edited everything she could get her hands on: miniscule experimental projects, fundraisers, documentaries, language lessons, corporate presentations, TV shows.
Chris Barber
Sound Designer
In addition to working as a location scout and manager in the thriving Portland, OR film scene, Chris has worked on a variety of short films, commercials, and features as a sound designer/editor. His favorite assignments are those that allow him to draw from his experience as a classical percussionist
Jana Cushman
Music Supervisor / Composer
Jana Cushman is a songwriter and multi instrumentalist residing in Portland, OR. She has been writing music and performing for over 15 years. The majority of her music is currently released under the moniker Darkswoon which is a dark electro shoegaze outfit. This is her debut as a composer of an original score.