Don't Litter in Prospect Park
A trio of greasers attempt a sadistic takeover of Prospect Park to make it more mean. Little do they know an obsessively anti-littering madman lurks in the woods preying on them.
What inspired this film? On April 20th 2021, Prospect Park was horribly vandalized. Every trash can was kicked over and litter was scattered onto multiple fields and thrown into the dog pond. Park goer and local filmmaker Christopher Wells joined the cleanup effort which motivated him to make a film focusing on this important social issue by way of B-horror absurdity.
“I have a very low opinion of those who litter so I made my characters complete idiots. I don’t mind shaming litterbugs” - Wells.
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Christopher WellsDirectorThe Luring, Elimination Strain
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Christopher WellsWriterThe Luring, Elimination Strain
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Christopher WellsProducerThe Luring, Elimination Strain
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Madison MerlantiKey Cast"Annie "
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Derek HumphreyKey Cast"Spencer "
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Horror, Comedy
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Runtime:13 minutes 46 seconds
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Completion Date:January 8, 2022
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Production Budget:8,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Christopher Wells is best known for his feature film The Luring which he wrote, directed and produced and was able to obtain a foreign and domestic distribution deal.
Christopher attributes his getting kicked out of Spanish class as the first of many unlikely circumstances leading to his film career. In his films, he tends to produce work that is truly unique, sometimes dark and often unpredictable. And yet they possess a deep social commentary that he finds important.
He is currently working on 2 main projects, Elimination Strain which is a proof concept and Don't Litter in Prospect Park which is also a proof of concept.
I made Don't Litter in Prospect Park!! because I was so angry that someone would vandalize the park and as a filmmaker I was motivated to produce my film.