MY FRIEND MICHAEL JONES
Directed by Ian Leaupepe, Samson Rambo- New Zealand
- Coming of Age, Dance, Drama, LGBTQIA+, Music, Pacific Islander, Social Issues
- English, Samoan
- Subtitled
- 2018
- 15 mins
- USA premiere
A high school misfit with severe OCD forms an unlikely bond with a popular classmate through a shared passion for music and dance.
CREDITS
Co-Director: Samson Rambo, Ian Leaupepe
Co-Writer: Samson Rambo, Ian Leaupepe, Eldon Booth
Producer: Eldon Booth, Alex Lovell
Director of Photography: Ian Mccarroll
Art Director: Vea Mafile’o, Emily Mafile’o
Music: Soraya Lapread
Co-Editor: Luke Haigh, Eldon Booth
Cast: Villa Junior Lemanu, Luciane Buchanan
Plays in
The Space Between
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