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Helpless

On the floor of library, Leah and Chayse discuss fellow students, the hypocrisy of happiness, and the tragic thought of “what could have been” on the eve of prom. Their obvious attraction to each other overshadowed by a pending catastrophe.

  • Christene Seda
    Director
    No Tip (2015)
  • Evan Scott Russell
    Writer
  • Evan Scott Russell
    Producer
  • Austin Elliott
    Producer
  • Chris Ellison (Cinematographer)
    Key Cast
  • Isaac Banks (Editor)
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2013
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Cannes International Film Festival Short Film Corner
    Cannes, France
    May 15, 2013
    Premiere
  • Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
    Big Bear Lake, CA
    September 21, 2013
    Jury Award for Best Short
  • Nashville Film Festival
    Nashville, TN
    April 19, 2014
    Best Short film Directed by a Woman
  • RiverRun Film Festival
    Winston Salem, NC
    April 6, 2014
  • Indie Grits Film Festival
    Columbia, SC
    April 17, 2014
    Best Short Film
  • Carolina Film and Video Festival
    Raleigh, NC
    February 25, 2014
    Best short film
  • Beaufort International Film Festival
    Beaufort, SC
    February 16, 2014
    Best Student Short Film
  • Carrboro Film Festival
    Carrboro, NC
    November 25, 2013
  • Asheville Cinema Festival
    Asheville, NC
    November 8, 2013
Director Biography - Christene Seda

Christene Seda, a graduate of UNCSA School of Filmmaking, studied both Directing and Producing. Her focus on Producing embedded the knowledge of low-budget filmmaking. Each year she directed and produced a short film and worked in various other positions.  She took full advantage of the opportunities UNCSA gave by interning on The Walking Dead and with The American Pavilion in Cannes during the Cannes International Film Festival. In her second year she directed a short film, Helpless, that went on to be officially selected in 12 festivals winning awards in 7 of them including Best Short Film in the Women in Film and Television category at the Nashville Film Festival. She was chosen for Variety's inaugural list of "110 Student's to Watch" in the annual Variety Entertainment Education Report (April 2015). Christene has most recently completed a nine-month internship at Bad Robot Productions where she assisted on additional photography on Star Wars Episode Episode 7, 10 Cloverfield Ln., as a PA on a Profile video for Children’s Defense Fund Beat the Odds Scholarship, and the Oscar 2016 skit. She has also assisted on Behind The Scenes for the upcoming TV show, Roadies, as a sound mixer and covered for assistants to TV and Film Executives. She is currently working on a new film Produced by Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures.

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