Sweetness

When a chance encounter with her rockstar crush leads 16 year old Rylee to discover that he's addicted to drugs, she takes it upon herself to help him, ultimately forcing her teenage fantasies into reality.

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photo of Emma Higgins

Film Screenings

Mar 7, 2025
9:30pm 11:03pm
Mar 9, 2025
10:15pm 11:48pm
Mar 9, 2025
10:15pm 11:48pm
Mar 14, 2025
3:00pm 4:33pm

Credits

Director:

Emma Higgins

Executive Producer:

Hazem Imam, Will Clarke, Andy Mayson, Mike Runagall, Jeremy Smith, Michael O'Leary, Amos Adetuyi, Ben Farella, Justin Kelly, Dean Rosen, Karena Evans, Fuliane Petikyan

Producer:

Taj Critchlow, Daniel Quinn

Screenwriter:

Emma Higgins

Cinematographer:

Mat Barkley

Editor:

Kat Webber

Production Designer:

Electa Porado

Sound Designer:

Ryan Birnberg

Music:

Blitz//Berlin

Principal Cast:

Kate Hallett, Herman Tømmeraas, Aya Furukawa, Justin Chatwin, Amanda Brugel, Steven Ogg, Julius Cho

Additional Credits:

Associate Producer: Olivia Swayze, Additional Editor: Anna Catley, Colourist: Ana Escorse

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Daniel Quinn
When We Were Kids
dbwquinn@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

Staley Sharples
ss@prodigypublicrelations.com
630-512-7953

Sales Agent:

Mike Runagall
Altitude Films
info@altitudefilment.com

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93 mins
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