I have some very exciting news to share with you today – I’m doing costumes for a new independent feature film called “Only the Young Die Good”.

A Southside Productions Film, it’s a film noir set in Melbourne 1949 and Circa will be providing original vintage for all the characters.

From the website:
Only The Young Die Good is the third and latest feature film by award-winning Writer/Director Dominic Deacon and Producer Anna Young. Currently in pre-production, production is scheduled to commence in Melbourne, Victoria in November 2011. The film delivers a sexy, action-packed spin on classic 1940s Hollywood and Film Noir.

Private eye Jack Mitchum is a good man in a dirty town. When the beautiful and wealthy Valerie Richmond requests that Jack investigate her philandering husband, Jack instead becomes witness to his murder.

Jack has to play rough & dirty just to stay alive as he learns that in this world, Only The Young Die Good.

As an independent film, funding is being crowd sourced – people are welcome to donate to this very worthy project or you can come to a fundraising event to be held at the Order of Melbourne:

What: Kiss Me Deadly – a night of burlesque, noir and femme fatales!
When: Thursday 20th October, 8pm (doors open at 6pm)
Where: The Order of Melbourne, upstairs at 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
Cost: $20
Bookings: click here to book online.

This event is sure to book out, so I encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment – and how wonderful to have helped a great local film be made?

Costume fittings are currently underway at Circa – I’m posting pics to Facebook as we go along. Thank you to Anna and Dominic for inviting me to be a part of this exciting project.