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A shy teenager named Chris anxiously prepares his room for his friend, Alex, to spend the night. When Alex arrives, Chris is caught off guard when Tommy, Alex's friend, joins them, making a crowd of three. The tension grows between Chris and Alex as they make their way through several awkward moments. In the middle of the night, Chris makes a risky move that will change his and Alex's relationship forever.
Jovan James, one of PRINDIE's 2020 Official Selection Filmmakers, is a filmmaker and photographer from Baltimore dedicated to showing the black experience with compassion and unflinching honesty. Starting from a young age with an interest in medicine and science, he independently discovered his love for film as a teenager. Jovan earned his BFA at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He started at NYU Tisch Grad Film in 2014 where he made his first short film, "The Jump Off", that explores the end of a relationship between two young gay black men, it had its film festival debut at UrbanWorld in New York City and has played at over twenty film festivals across North America. His most recent short film, "Tadpole", which follows the possible beginning of a queer teenage romance, debuted at New Hampshire Film Festival 2018, where it was awarded Best Student Film, and has since played over a dozen festivals across the country. After graduating from Tisch Grad Film in May 2019, he relocated to Los Angeles and was selected as a fall intern at the coveted internship program at Bad Robot Productions. In January 2020, Jovan premiered his newest short film and NYU Grad thesis, BUCK, at the Sundance Film Festival.
- Year2018
- Runtime00:07:08
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJovan James
- ProducerChester Algernal
- Executive ProducerElegance Bratton
- CinematographerDominica Eriksen
- Production DesignDaniel Ornitz
A shy teenager named Chris anxiously prepares his room for his friend, Alex, to spend the night. When Alex arrives, Chris is caught off guard when Tommy, Alex's friend, joins them, making a crowd of three. The tension grows between Chris and Alex as they make their way through several awkward moments. In the middle of the night, Chris makes a risky move that will change his and Alex's relationship forever.
Jovan James, one of PRINDIE's 2020 Official Selection Filmmakers, is a filmmaker and photographer from Baltimore dedicated to showing the black experience with compassion and unflinching honesty. Starting from a young age with an interest in medicine and science, he independently discovered his love for film as a teenager. Jovan earned his BFA at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He started at NYU Tisch Grad Film in 2014 where he made his first short film, "The Jump Off", that explores the end of a relationship between two young gay black men, it had its film festival debut at UrbanWorld in New York City and has played at over twenty film festivals across North America. His most recent short film, "Tadpole", which follows the possible beginning of a queer teenage romance, debuted at New Hampshire Film Festival 2018, where it was awarded Best Student Film, and has since played over a dozen festivals across the country. After graduating from Tisch Grad Film in May 2019, he relocated to Los Angeles and was selected as a fall intern at the coveted internship program at Bad Robot Productions. In January 2020, Jovan premiered his newest short film and NYU Grad thesis, BUCK, at the Sundance Film Festival.
- Year2018
- Runtime00:07:08
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJovan James
- ProducerChester Algernal
- Executive ProducerElegance Bratton
- CinematographerDominica Eriksen
- Production DesignDaniel Ornitz