The Art of Escape (2015)
Set in the dull suburbs of Southern California, a motivated, artistic high school student, Elise Henderson, finds her life torn apart after falling in with suspicious social butterfly, Alianna Thompson. The film explores pressures of modern day teenage hood including social status, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and sex, all of which are chronicled on social media.
Director: Ethan Paisley
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Dylan Amsems as Daniel Roberts |
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Maya Babow as Officer Jane |
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Zach Bellin as Henry Coleman |
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Jamie Alexis Benner as Kristina Thompson |
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Lexiss Camacho as Sabrina Ortiz |
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Dylan Dixon as Johnny Howsworth |
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Alyssa Jirrels as Charlotte Johnson |
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Lucy London as Olivia Reynolds |
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Nico Low as Matthew Powell |
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Margot Lubliner as Elise Henderson |
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Bryan Paisley as David Butler |
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Grace Reid as Adrienne Lewis |
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Marvin Roca as Richard Gonzalez |
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Lana Spring as Alianna Thompson |
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Grace Steckler as Mia Ross |
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Sarah Wetmore as Angela Henderson |
| Editing | Zach Bellin | Editor |
| Art | Mitchell Tanaka | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayde Eads | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amelia Vaske | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ethan Paisley | Producer |
| Production | Connor Filippi | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Ethan Paisley | Director |
| Crew | Ethan Paisley | Cinematography |
| Writing | Ethan Paisley | Writer |
| Production | Jennifer Ruffing Paisley | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lulabel Seitz | Music |