Maya Weidner, the Mossman film producer who earned recognition for her award winning documentary Betty Shanks: The Wilston Murder, now has her sights set on a feature length film.

Maya and her team recently raised $12,500 to produce a gripping trailer which will now be thrust in front of potential investors in a bid to turn the trailer into a movie.

The trailer, which she produced alongside director Mack Lindon, is called 'Rise Of The Underdog' and depicts the harrowing ordeal of a young male nurse accused of rape after a night out with friends.

It was launched last Wednesday at a Gold Coast Independent Filmmakers evening, and has since had well over 4,000 views on YouTube.

Chillingly, the story is based on real life events.

Watch the trailer of Rise Of The Underdog below

"I learnt about the case in the middle of last year. The director said it was a bit close to his heart and was a story he knew about," Maya told The Newsport.

"It was a story that came out of Melbourne, but we are filming it entirely up in Queensland.

"We're trying to take the story and make it our own. It's such as sensitive topic with rape...

"The pitch for this is kind of like The Castle meets Candy, two Australian films. It's a bit intense...but we're trying to make it a little light-hearted and we're trying not to make it specifically about the situation with the girl and guy involved," she said.