Documentary Film "A Southern Fix" Begins Production After Raising More Than $20,000 On Kickstarter

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Oct. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- Two Knoxville filmmakers who launched a Kickstarter campaign early this month have surpassed their $19,500 funding goal and will move forward with production of the documentary film A Southern Fix.

Michael Samstag and Josh Gildrie raised $20,342 over a three-week period on Kickstarter, the online crowdfunding platform for creative projects. This is the team's second successfully-funded project on Kickstarter.

Gildrie and Samstag's movie, A Southern Fix, addresses animal overpopulation and the high percentage of cats and dogs killed in shelters every year in the South.

The facts are startling  ̶  approximately 3 to 4 million companion animals are euthanized each year throughout the United States with a dramatically disproportionate number of these occurring in the South. That boils down to over 9,000 animals every day, 399 every hour and over six animals per minute. That’s too many.

But what is the solution?  A Southern Fix is a documentary film focused on finding an answer.

The filmmakers are sitting down with politicians, breeders and clubs to discuss the issue. They'll spend time with advocates like Pam Grier, Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Karen Talbot of Animal Aid USA, Jean Harrison of Big Fluffy Dog Rescue and Debi Boies of Pilot-N-Paws to hear from those on the frontline of this battle.

Do mandatory sterilization laws work? Can education be the key? Is it a matter of cultural mindlessness? Why does one state differ in euthanasia numbers so drastically from another? The primary question A Southern Fix addresses is, "How can we stop this slaughtering of millions of animals? "

During the filming of their recent documentary, Tales in Flight, the producers of A Southern Fix met an amazing group of dedicated pilots, rescue groups, and volunteers who worked tirelessly to find unwanted animals homes throughout the country. Over and over again, they heard the question, “How great would it be if we weren’t needed?”

A Southern Fix is committed to helping them find out.

For more information about  A Southern Fix, visit the film's Kickstarter page at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesinflight/a-sout... (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesinflight/a-sout...).