Highflight

Dylan Becker is a precocious eight-year old whose dreams of flying into space and exploring the planets of the solar system turn out to be more than just flights of fancy.

  • Alan Chan
    Director
  • Alan Chan
    Writer
  • Will Nicholson
    Writer
  • Will Nicholson
    Producer
  • Amy Cass
    Producer
  • Jake Buchanan
    Producer
  • Daegan Elkins
    Key Cast
  • Aaron Maynard
    Key Cast
  • Hunter Jackson
    Key Cast
  • Danielle Wheeler
    Key Cast
  • Crew Wyard
    Key Cast
  • Lyn Caudle
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 8, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Industry Giants 2016
    Dallas
    United States
    September 10, 2016
  • Worldfest Houston 2017
    Houston, TX
    United States
    April 24, 2017
    Platinum Award
Director Biography - Alan Chan

Alan is a 20-year veteran of the visual effects industry with feature film credits that include Academy Award winning projects. In addition to working on large scale features, he admits to have a terrible disease where he must occasionally write and direct short films and indie features “just for the fun of it”.

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Director Statement

As a big proponent of space exploration, Highflight is a small story about what it takes to dream a dream big enough to take us into space..