‘Pine High’ is a colorful and visceral portrayal of what suburban teenage life looks like from the other side of normal. Director’s Statement This IS a pilot and episodic – it was made in 2 months and we built a sleeping bag recording booth to lay down the tracks. There[…]
A Ukrainian girl with an unwanted reputation is forced to stand up to her past. Set within the Ukrainian ‘Urbex’ subculture (an extremely dangerous pastime for Ukrainian teens who climb up and hang off towers and bridges, popularised by YouTube), “Girl of the Sky” is an urban tale of teenage[…]
A teenage boy hiding in a bathroom after a school shooting struggles to come to grips with the aftermath. A film about the epidemic of gun violence in the USA through the eyes of two boys, in one intimate eight minute span. Shot on Super 16mm.
Ten minutes before a boxing match, a teenage boxer with Downs Syndrome fights for his right to get in the ring.
Director Terry Rayment depicts the transformational power of love and happiness with his 35mm spot “Understanding.” Cinematographer Kate Arizmendi helps Rayment display the power of visual storytelling at its best, capturing all the emotions beautifully on KODAK VISION3 500T 5219. Kodak’s affiliation with the piece, which chronicles the relationship between[…]
A friendship is put to the test when two teenage boys are left alone for the weekend. As the teenagers confront their neighborhood rivals, horseplay escalates to violence throwing their loyalty to one another into question. Director’s Notes I AM YOUR FRIEND is inspired by my experiences with toxic masculinity[…]
Tommy Ashby, a high school senior with severe social anxiety, decides to step out of his comfort zone to learn 70’s disco dancing. Hi-Glow Retro is an enormous ode to almost every teenage boy’s dream, but not without passing through the anxieties first. Directed by Alex Morsanutto and nicknaming this[…]
A “one-take” slasher film about a teenage girl who lures a masked killer by purposely committing horror movie sins. Not the typical slasher film you’ve grown to get used to. Night of the Slasher has all the clichés you would expect from a slasher; the half-naked dancing, sex, alcohol, drugs[…]
A teenage boy’s relationship with a girl changes forever after an encounter with her step-father. What starts out as flirting between a young, interracial couple, turns into a dangerous game when they break into a seemingly abandoned house. Director’s Statement BREAK is a story about youth and race in the[…]
A troubled teenage boy, growing up in a dreamless wilderness and isolated from those around him, is stripped of his dignity as his father abandons him for the outside world which he is trying to retreat from.