Los Angeles-based out director/writer Elliot London is about to go the extra mile (literally) to raise money for his next passion project, a film he simply calls FRIEND.

The charismatic, Australian-born London is leaving in May on a 40-day, cross country drive to personally raise money for the film, which tells the moving story of a bullied gay teenager -- a story close to London’s own heart.

At first glance, filmmaker Elliot London appears to be a strikingly handsome, charismatic young man living his dream of living and working in Hollywood -- and he is.

But when you look closer, you’ll find a deeply committed, 31-year-old native Aussie who, as a teenager, grew up frightened and ashamed in Rockford, Illinois because, like so many young people, he was hiding a secret -- he was gay.