Private Project

High On

When Les gets abandoned by their partner, they rediscover their purpose after stumbling upon an underground drug (MX), and embark on a journey to steal its formula from its cult-ish distributor.

  • Harsha Gullapalli
    Director
  • Harsha & Angel Gullapalli
    Writer
  • Angel Gullapalli
    Producer
  • Ronen Kohn
    Key Cast
    "Les"
  • Pete Berwick
    Key Cast
    "Gary"
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  • Jafeth Garcia
    Key Cast
    "Ruchi"
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Student
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 2 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 4, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Harsha Gullapalli

Harsha is a film maker from India who has struggled with accepting his innate pretentiousness for the majority of his life. In the last couple of years he has come into his own and is now dedicated to creating pretentious art.

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Director Statement

It all began with a sense of frustration about the forced binary all around us. Male & female, straight & gay, left & right, liberal & conservative, fat & thin, beautiful & ugly, and that’s just scratching the surface.

Why do we have have to identify with the binary or be left without an identity? Seems like a large chunk of us is alienated.

High On is a movie that tries to bring visibility to the gender non-binary through the character, Les, played by Ronen kohn (he/him, they/them) while highlighting the issues with the current politically binary trough the story.