A young man deals with the euphoric but addictive nature of social media. I've struggled with the issue of not being able to put my phone down for the longest time. Regardless of time or activity, whether just waking up or eating dinner, I am constantly glued to my screen with whatever content pops up and flies past on my phone. It's a problem that I feel most of my generation faces, and I wanted to document what we feel in our daily lives, where we constantly struggle for air in an infinite sea of technology and social media. Submitted as application film for Fall 2024 Film & Television Program at the School of Cinematic Arts at USC. Decision: (Awaiting) Watch the BTS - https://youtu.be/C1XChx2USdU CREDITS (in order of appearance) Protagonist - Gabe Samoy Lawyer, Football Guy 1 - Ricardo Santiago-Carpio Brown Dog, Podcast Guy 2 - Hugh Vo Football Guy 2, Podcast Guy 1, ASMR Guy - Christian Gonzalez Dancer-Influencer - Kaleiah Gonzalez Not Crusty White Dog - Tofu Girl Posing for Photos - Lizzy Kim Interview-Influencer - Jacob Yun Alpha Male Entrepreneur - JD Alarcon Director, Writer, Producer, DP, Editor, Camera 1 - Hugh Vo Story by - Hugh Vo & Christian Gonzalez Production Assistant, Gaffer, Camera 2 - Christian Gonzalez Camera 3 - Gabe Samoy Additional voices - ElevenLabs Additional video generation - Runway Awards & Festivals Best Experimental | Hellbender Student Film Festival 2023 | United States Best in Show | Opificer Media Student Film Festival 2023 | United States Best Super Short | Assurdo Film Festival - August/September 2023 Awards | Italy Official Selection | Delta Kappa Alpha Film Festival 2023 | United States Official Selection | Kosice International Film Festival 2023 | Slovakia Official Selection | Mt. SAC Filmmakers Spring 2023 Film Festival | United States Equipment Sony A7iii Sony 35mm 1.4 GM lens Sony 50mm 1.2 GM lens Tiffen Glimmer Glass Filter Edited in Premiere Pro & After Effects #studentshortfilm #shortfilm #studentfilm #overstimulation #socialmediaaddiction #studentfilmmaker #absurdism #surrealism
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great work! loved this at the opificer media student film festival
I’ve seen this short film on Hellbender film festival and this one stood out to me among other short films so much I actually remembered the name and found it to say that it’s amazing! As cinema major student I admire the work that was put into it and really hope to be able to do stuff like this by the time I graduate. I am trying to be like you!
As a creator and consumer this movie gave me Goosebumps man... Brilliant .. earned my sub !
Well done, solid concept with brilliant editing and colours!
des sujets contemporains c'est ça qui nous faut merci
That was the most chaotic and enjoyable 5 minutes and 14 seconds of my life…
beautifully captures the human relationship and experience with social media. awesome work!
EXCELLENT WORK. YOUR POINTS DEFINITELY CAME ACROSS. THX ❣️
loved this man!!
This is incredible, you can tell how much effort was put into this
love how you've connected the dots
also very relatable
really beautiful film
Actual peak
Most real short film I’ve seen
this was fucking amazing
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