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One Philadelphia filmmaker is giving “friendraising” a go.

To pay for for her debut environmental drama Future Weather, Jenny Deller is raising money by selling organic T-shirts and handmade totes. It’s all very Earthy.

All proceeds go to Deller’s goal of producing her script, which She plans on shooting sustainably in and around Philadelphia this summer.

The shirts are illustrated by Anthropologie designer eBond and are being promoted through a network of environmentalists and film supporters.

Future Weather is a coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old environmentalist named Laduree. In the midst of forestry research she believes will save her town from global warming, Laduree is abandoned by her mother. Forced to move in with her grandmother and stuck in a depressed rural community, she must prepare to face an uncertain future.

The image Bond illustrated for Future Weather is a collection of three abstract rings, representing both the movie heroine’s love of trees and the family histories told in the film. The shirts are printed by Center City-based Space 1026, which used organic cotton tees for women and partially recycled tees for men.

The limited run of tote bags were sewn by Deller and friends, who used unusual tees they salvaged from local thrift stores. For each item purchased, Future Weather will plant ten trees on the world’s barren lands through Maryland-based nonprofit Trees for the Future.

Buy the $38 shirts or $28 bags at the Future Weather store, and you accomplish a number of feats: you support a local, independent filmmaker, you help plant trees, and you buy hip, organic products. One friend to another.

Future Weather
www.futureweathermovie.com

Facebook
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/62266?m=4ffa5b46

MySpace
www.myspace.com/futureweather

Twitter
www.twitter.com/FutureWeather