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Canker Sore

Camden wakes up the morning of a major presentation with a horrible canker sore and must find a way to get rid of it or risk jeopardizing everything.

  • Max Pearlman
    Director
    Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Halston, Ziwe
  • Max Pearlman
    Writer
  • Max Pearlman
    Producer
  • Otto Goldstone
    Producer
    Coco vs. The Doubters
  • Katie Satterfield
    Producer
  • Katie Satterfield
    Key Cast
  • Austin Ryan Backus
    Key Cast
  • Dave Carroll
    DP
    The Daily Show, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, The Problem With Jon Stewart, Game Theory With Bomani Jones
  • Alex Fabry
    Additional Editor
    Card Shark, Invasive Species
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Horror, Psychological, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 27, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI Alexa
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Max Pearlman

Max Pearlman is a 29 year old writer/director/producer living in NYC. He is a proud member of IATSE Local 161 and an experienced Production Coordinator (Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Halston). "Canker Sore" is his debut short film as a writer/director.

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Director Statement

Hello!

Thank you for watching our debut short film "Canker Sore". We self produced this short film over the past year and it was an absolute privilege to work on. I first began writing this script in early 2024 and shared it with a group of friends in a writers group. With their encouragement and the support of an amazing production team we set out to make a project of our own.

Our goal was to make a 5 minute self-contained narrative short that was uniquely us. I am immensely proud of the team that we brought together to make our movie. It’s a dream of mine to have this film screened live in a theater and I so appreciate you considering our film for your festival!

Enjoy and thank you for watching,
Max