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Flying High

Flying High is a short experimental film inspired by the increasingly chaotic environment of the United States, and how a nation once regarded as the greatest in the world is becoming the opposite more and more.

  • Larz Luecht
    Director
  • Larz Luecht
    Writer
  • Larz Luecht
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Student
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Short Film
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Larz Luecht

Larz Luecht is a Wisconsin-based filmmaker, musician, photographer, and painter, whose works explore themes such as abstraction, depression, paranoia, and identity. Through the expressions of identity and personal writing of musicians David Bowie and Kendrick Lamar to boundary-pushing filmmakers and visual artists Christopher Nolan and Andy Warhol, Larz uses visual media and music as a lens to understand the world. He explores the experiences we refuse to confront, acknowledging that to make society better, we must first look at ourselves. Through his work, Luecht seeks to continue pushing himself into new areas that invite contemplation and connection to an increasingly chaotic world

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Director Statement

This project was inspired by the chaos and tragedies currently occurring in the United States, as well as the audio documentary, The Fire This Time, which on the history and consequences of the Gulf War and following economic sanctions against Iraq.

I wanted to make a short experimental film that takes everything that is supposed to make America “America” and flip it as what it has been in recent years in the eyes of many many people.

My heart goes out to all those who have been affected by the unjust deportations by ICE, the discrimination of the LGBTQ+ community, African-Americans, Jews, immigrants, and the other groups I did not list.

In a time of increasing chaos and fear, we must strive for more peace and stability. We must fight those who empower the unjust and horrifying acts on innocent people and groups.