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In this Sundance thriller, an unnamed figure picks up a young man in his car. As the two drive together, and settle into an austere rental house in the country, the details of their arrangement become guttingly clear.


Sam Max

Sam Max (b. 1995, Pennsylvania) is a playwright and filmmaker. Beginning their career in theatre, their work is known for centering queer characters in “poetic spaces where death and dreams converge, making otherworldly encounters possible” (Suhrkamp Theater Verlag). As a young artist working in performance, their writing and direction became internationally recognized and they performed at prestigious festivals in cities such as New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Vienna, and Beijing. They are a recipient of the Lotos Foundation Prize in the Arts and Sciences, the Chesley/Bumbalo Playwriting Award, and a proud member of New Dramatists in New York and Suhrkamp Theater Verlag in Berlin. In 2018 they were named to the Young & Hungry List tracking “Hollywood’s Top 100 New Writers.” CHAPERONE is their first film. Samspacemax.info

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Yes, it's a Colorado premiere
  • Rating
    A mature audience only (adults)
  • Director
    Sam Max
  • Screenwriter
    Sam Max
  • Producer
    Katie Schiller, Lio Mehiel, Patrick Murray, Russell Kahn, Sam Max
  • Executive Producer
    Zachary Quinto
  • Co-Producer
    Katie Schiller, Lio Mehiel, Patrick Murray, Russell Kahn, Sam Max
  • Cast
    Zachary Quinto, Russell Kahn
  • Cinematographer
    Jordan T. Parrott
  • Editor
    Dulcinee DeGuere