Crystal
Synopsis
Crystal is 17 with a bad attitude. She's seen every Britney Spears video 100 times and knows the dances by heart. Unfortunately her small town life lacks the sparkle of a music video and her only escape is the dance-filled dreamscape in her head. When one of these reality-dips results in disaster on the job, she is fired and heads out of town on foot - curses and dances abounding.
After a run-in with local mean girls, she accepts a ride from an average white man whose intentions remain unclear to our heroine. Crystal keeps her hard exterior up and as their journey takes a turn from light-hearted to less so, the real and surreal worlds blend together in a way she is ill-equipped to handle.
Credits
Director: Chell Stephen
Executive Producer: Chell Stephen, Jennifer Stephen
Producer: Bryan Parker, Chi Pilon
Screenwriter: Chell Stephen
Cinematographer: Gregg Conde
Editor: Sam Winter
Production Designer: Alice Tang
Sound Designer: Mike Jurasits
Music: Elijah Ocean & human
Additional Credits: Color Grading: Offsite Color, Hair & Make-Up: Caitlin Allen & Jennifer Stephen, Steadicam Operator: Derek Barnes, Additional Editors: Nikita Burdein & Chell Stephen, Post Pyromaniac: David Hohusen
Principal Cast: Kate Stephen, Lars Classington, Jonathan Brent, Melissa Hazel, Sandi Globerman
Director Bio
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Chell Stephen grew up feasting on music videos and teen dance movies in Toronto, Canada. Today she resides in Brooklyn, directing music videos as part of the filmmaking collective Think/Feel. Crystal is Chell's first narrative film.
Contact
Public Film Contact
Chell Stephen
Think/Feel
chell@thinkfeel.tv
207.271.1775
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