Miss Dixie High (2014)
When the local high school beauty pageant offers a college scholarship to the winning contestant, Shelly imagines a future beyond her abusive home life and does whatever it takes to break free. Filmed on location at a junkyard/trailer compound, chain-linked fences frame key story moments to portray characters as trapped, abandoned cars and deteriorating machines symbolize social decay often associated with the southern United States. A coming of age story that digs deep into the complex nature of familial, mother-daughter, and male-female relations, remarking thoughtfully on stereotypes without perpetuating them.
Director: Jenna Cavelle
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Alex Cohen as |
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Suzanne Dean as Mailwoman |
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Annie Hamilton as Shelly Hunter |
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John Marrott as Billy |
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Susan Priver as Ruby Hunter |
| Directing | Jenna Cavelle | Director |
| Writing | Jenna Cavelle | Writer |
| Production | Derek Sepe | Producer |
| Crew | Johnson Thomasson | Cinematography |
| Editing | Derek Sepe | Editor |
| Art | Alexah Acuña | Production Design |
| Art | Alexah Acuña | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvette Contreras | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Christopher Morrow | Sound Designer |