DEAN PARKER stories for the hopeless romantic

"Professional acting, impeccable videography, strong script, and music. This one is a winner!” - CINE
"One of the most impressive films ever made by a high school student" - Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival

A high school senior girl finds that there's more value to her than meets the eye after being photographed by one of her classmates.

WINNER: 60th CINE Golden Eagle Award for Narrative Youth Media
WINNER: Best Editing, 2016 All-American High School Film Festival
WINNER: Best High School Student Short Film, 2017 Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
FINALIST: Best Overall Film, 2016 All-American High School Film Festival
FINALIST: Best Drama, 2016 All-American High School Film Festival
FINALIST: Best Cinematography, 2016 All-American High School Film Festival
2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Nashville Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)
2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Scout Film Festival

Starring:
Allison Edwards as Ally Halford
Jon Parker as Eric Carter
Will Reverman as Jackson Weathers
Stone Taul as Eric's Friend

Written, Produced, Edited and Directed by Dean Parker
Cinematography and Color Grading by Sam Smith

"Images" poem written by Chloe tenBrink

Location Recordists: Stone Taul and Victoria Shields
Boom Operators: Steve Carver, Abby Hickey, Brighton Hummer and Annie Wesner
Production Assistants: Amanda Bauer, Steve Carver, Sydney Cree, Brighton Hummer, Nick Miller, Sam Sauer, Victoria Shields and Annie Wesner

Extras:
Jarrett Albin
Amanda Bauer
Palmer Bowman
Rachel Downey
Carrie Hawkins
Ryan Luttmann
Tim Purtell
Chelsea Robinson

Special Thanks:
The Bauer Family
The Edwards Family
The Hummer Family
The Reverman Family
Jim Barrett
Steve Carver
Sam Smith
Chloe tenBrink
Anne and Mark Parker

Shot on a Sony A7S
Audio recorded with an Audio-Techinca AT-897 microphone
Edited with Adobe Premiere
Color graded with DaVinci Resolve
Shot in June 2016
Premiered at Loveland High School on August 15th, 2016