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Other People's Children

Margot Antler dreams of becoming a renown novelist with a three-book deal and a summer house in Ghent. Reality check: she's a rookie second-grade teacher about to experience the insanity of parent/teacher conferences for the first time! In each episode, Ms. Antler finds herself across the table from adults behaving like children, and slowly comes to realize it's not her students who have problems, it's their parents. These are the worst parent / teacher conferences ever!

  • Brad Riddell
    Director
    Ten More, Gamiconocron
  • Anna Maria Hozian
    Director
    The Guitar Lesson
  • Brad Riddell
    Writer
    Crooked Arrows, Road Trip II, Slap Shot 3, American Pie: Band Camp
  • Anna Maria Hozian
    Writer
    The Guitar Lesson
  • Nick Schmidt
    Producer
  • Brian Zahm
    Producer
    Le Nu, AuraPrint, Wiggah, Milquetoast, Audition for Death
  • Atra Asdou
    Key Cast
    Chicago P.D., A.P.B.
  • Lorena Diaz
    Key Cast
    Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Rozo, One Night Stand, Cow Girl
  • Minita Gandhi
    Key Cast
    Chicago Fire, Brown Girls, Empire, Crisis, Exorcist, Betrayal
  • Ronald L. Conner
    Key Cast
    A.P.B, Chicago P.D., Empire
  • Project Type:
    Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Parents, Teachers, School, education
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 22, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bilbao WebFest
    Bilbao
    Spain
    October 24, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Baltimore New Media WebFest
    Baltimore
    United States
    November 4, 2017
    US Premiere
    Best Actress
  • Rio WebFest
    Rio de Janiero
    Brazil
    November 16, 2017
  • New Zealand WebFest
    Auckland
    New Zealand
    November 18, 2017
  • South Florida WebFest
    Miami
    United States
    December 7, 2017
    Best Comedy Series
  • Austin Comedy Festival
    Austin
    United States
    November 14, 2017
  • International Online WebFest
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 9, 2017
    Best Screenplay
  • New Zealand Webfest
    Auckland
    New Zealand
  • Vancouver Webfest
    Vancouver
    Canada
  • Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
  • South Florida WebFest
    Miami, FL
    United States
    Best Comedy
  • D.C. WebFest
    Washington, DC
    United States
    Bronze Medal
  • Pilot Light TV Festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    Best International Series
  • Minnesota WebFest
    Minneapolis, MN
    United States
    Best Comedy, Best U.S. Series
  • HollyWeb Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival
    Portland, OR
    United States
  • Miami WebFest
    Miami, FL
    United States
  • New Media Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
  • Sunscreen Film Festival
    Tampa, FL
    United States
  • Seattle International Film Festival
    Seattle, WA
    United States
  • die Seriale
    Giessen
    Germany
    Best Ensemble
  • Melbourne WebFest
    Melbourne
    Australia
  • Sicily WebFest
    Gibellina
    Italy
  • Seoul WebFest
    Seoul
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sao Paulo WebFest
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
  • Roma WebFest
    Rome
    Italy
  • UK WebFest
    London
    United Kingdom
  • Chicago Comedy Festival
    Chicago, IL
    United States
  • Copenhagen WebFest
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
Distribution Information
  • Seeka TV
    Country: United States
    Rights: Internet
  • Bored Teachers
    Country: United States
    Rights: Internet
  • Twisted Mirror
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Brad Riddell, Anna Maria Hozian

Kentucky native Brad Riddell has written four produced feature films for Hollywood studios including Paramount, MTV, and Universal. His first film, American Pie: Band Camp, remains one of the highest-grossing live-action DVD releases in history, and is now syndicated on TBS. His most recent film, Crooked Arrows, was released nationally in theaters in 2012, and is the first mainstream lacrosse movie ever produced. Brad’s other credits include films in the Road Trip and Slap Shot franchises. His directorial debut, Ten More (2016), is playing on the festival circuit. Brad earned an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California (Fight On!). He is currently fund-raising for an 80's-themed feature comedy called Just Can't Get Enough.

Anna Maria Hozian was one of twelve women chosen for the inaugural New York Women in Film & Television’s Writers Lab, funded by Meryl Streep. Her scripts have placed in the Semifinals and Quarterfinals of the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship and won the Gold Award for Drama in the Page International Screenwriting Awards. She was a semifinalist in 2015 for the Samuel Goldwyn Award from the University of California system and holds her MFA from the University of California, Riverside’s low-residency program. Her short film, The Guitar Lesson, was a selection for the Illinois International Film Festival in 2012. Currently, her feature-length screenplay, Anchor Baby, is with Lynmar Entertainment; and she is also developing a feature for Kickstart Entertainment.

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Director Statement

We first met at the Blacklist Chicago Screenwriting Lab in 2015, and are now both screenwriting professors at DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts. As suburban parents with young children in the same school district, we began to notice how eccentric and volatile some parents can be when it comes to the education of their children. It also became clear to us that the school as an institution can become a political instrument for some parents. Other People's Children captures all of that crazy and frames it in a funny, satirical way that allows parents to say "I know someone like her!" or "I've done that!" We also really, really love teachers, and we wanted to give them a good laugh at our expense!