“Beach Haven,” a cinematic coming-of-age story, is a live-action movie “about nostalgia, change and the search for home – set against the raw beauty of winter at the shore.” To bring the project to life, filmmaker Nicholas Goodwin needs to meet his $5,000 Kickstarter goal by April 9. He has over $1,000 still to go.

Goodwin’s “roots in the industry” include projects for Netflix, HBO and Peacock. He plans to shoot his latest short film, “Beach Haven,” on Long Beach Island.