Three Sheets to the Wind   is an animated student short-film is based on the true and insane 'Florida Man' tale of four Southwest Floridian divers- re-imagined by the minds and hands of SCAD filmmakers.

Directed by Liz Denn and Jill Dempsey, this film is a marriage of absurdist imagination and real-life anecdotes, involving three fishermen under the influence of a special moonshine brew. An epic battle with a transforming granny, a run-in with the United States Coast Guard, and a guardian angel in the form of a seabird.

WHAT WE NEED FUNDING FOR:

SOUND DESIGN: We are grateful and beyond lucky to be part of a program that provides us with the resources to animate, experiment, and overall just do what we need to do, but there is one thing that we as animation majors are not pro's at, which is sound design. This film is full of strange, gross, and absurd sound, so we have made the decision to hire a freelance sound designer who can get the job done.

FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS: To make sure the world can actually see this film and our crew can get recognized for their hard work as a team, we will also need funding to apply to film festivals, which can range from $35-$85 dollars per submission. Ideally we would love to submit to at least 5 film festivals, we would love to submit to as many as we can. Traveling to film festivals would be another cost, and however much we could raise for that part of it would be splendid.

FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION: Another huge part of this film is representing the wildlife that thrives off the coast of Florida, within the ocean and the Everglades. When we reach our goal for our film endeavors, we will be donating any remaining proceeds to environmental groups who aim to restore, protect and spread knowledge about the special natural environments that make up Florida and hold it together.

Organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Friends of the Everglades, Everglades Coalition, and CCA Florida all have the same goal to protect and restore Florida's environmental habitats.

We have a lot of tremendous support for this film from our peers and professors, but we need a few bucks to make it happen. This film is not just a film, it is a showcase of young talented individuals who are working hard to achieve their creative dreams, which we want the world to see. It’s a story that is very near and dear to our hearts and we want to give the world a bite of Florida.

We hope you are just excited as us for this project to come to life. We thank you for your consideration and interest in this film. Any support is support very much appreciated.

If you would like to stay up to date on the film's progress you can follow @3sheets2thewind.film on Instagram!