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RUNTIME
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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Tess Harper
Linda
Austin Fryberger
Jack
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leslie Bumgarner
- Writers
- Trilby Beresford
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Leslie Bumgarner, shot by Kimberly Culotta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alex Hemlock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rachel Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tess Harper and Austin Fryberger carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3147230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Leslie Bumgarner directs. Kimberly Culotta behind the camera. Alex Hemlock scores. Rachel Katz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Leslie Bumgarner, shot by Kimberly Culotta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Alex Hemlock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Rachel Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Tess Harper and Austin Fryberger carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt3147230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kimberly Culotta
- Original score
- Alex Hemlock
- Editing
- Rachel Katz
- Production design
- Colleen Larson
- Costume design
- Dulce Escarcega
- Makeup / hair
- Kristen Schwenneker
- Sound
- Shaun Burdick
- Runtime
- 10 min · 0h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Surprise (2015)
- IMDB rating
- 5.4/10 · 100 votes
Also by
Leslie Bumgarner
Production companies
Who made it
- PE
Peccadillo Pictures
GB
Key crew
- Production Sound MixerJeremy Carberry
- CastingM'Saada Nia
- Production DesignColleen Larson
- Executive ProducerBruce Beresford
- Sound EditorAnna Gramlich
- EditorRachel Katz
- Sound EditorShaun Burdick
- Makeup & HairKristen Schwenneker
- ProducerGabriela Gonzalez
- Associate ProducerBraxton Davis
- Costume DesignDulce Escarcega
- Sound Re-Recording MixerShaun Burdick
- First Assistant DirectorOzzy Villazon
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- teenage boy
- mother son relationship
- gay theme
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-04-28
