Our Best Short Film winner will receive our custom Global Shorts statuette which we ship anywhere in the world, free of charge. The award is manufactured by Society Awards, the same awards company that manufactures the Golden Globe and the Emmy. All winners will receive our Global Shorts Winner laurels in black, white, and gold.
FILMMAKER Q&A – Joshua Mitchell – Director
GS: What was the inspiration for your film?
JM: Seeing and living through a broken school disciplinary system inspired us to create this film.
GS: When did you conceive the idea for your film and how long did it take before it was realized?
JM: Honestly, the creation process for this script only took us about two months. And another month or so of rewrites before production began.
GS: What was the most challenging aspect of working in a short film format?
JM: Wanting to tell a larger story. Reading through the script and noticing that these characters had so much more to offer made it hard to minimize what we were creating.
GS: What was the most challenging aspect of your production?
JM: Losing actors during production was easily the hardest part of production. Outside of that, the shot list for the circle was very hard to execute.
GS: Do you have any advice for first-time filmmakers?
JM: This was actually my first film also. But the main thing I wish someone told me was “you just have to do it.” It’s rarely ever going to go perfectly, but the only way to learn is to start.