Intercourse

Finding community isn't always an easy thing to do. In a world where information moves at the speed of light and we're always glued to our phones, human connection can be harder than ever to achieve. With "Intercourse" we explore a small, rural, town in Pennsylvania that, despite many challenges, has maintained a simple way of life. We explore the struggles of coexistence between the Amish and the English. How do these two groups of very different people live in harmony? How do they deal with the tourism brought on by their unique name? In "Intercourse" we explore a town that moves a lot slower than the rest of the world, despite the outside world always pushing in. This is a town that has true community and core values that differ greatly from modern society.

  • Andrew Barr
    Director
  • Logan Desris
    Director
  • Michael Seidick
    Director
  • Andrew Barr
    Producer
  • Logan Desris
    Producer
  • Michael Seidick
    Producer
  • Zoe Yazzie
    Producer
  • Julia Lawson
    Key Cast
  • Joanne Burnley Ladley
    Key Cast
  • Frank Howe
    Key Cast
  • Michael Sensenig
    Key Cast
  • Lisa Horn
    Key Cast
  • Jeffery Hausnann
    Key Cast
  • Carl Smucker
    Key Cast
  • Steven Diener
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 30, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,415 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 - Kutztown / Temple
Director Biography - Andrew Barr, Logan Desris, Michael Seidick

Logan Desris is a film student at Temple University with an associate's in Media Production from NCC. For most of his life, he has had a passion for the art of filmmaking and has known that that's the only career path for him. He's worked on multiple film sets including the Daniel Roebuck film "The Hail Mary," shot in summer 2021. "Intercourse" was an opportunity for Logan to make something meaningful of his own and he has poured all of himself into it.

Andrew Barr is a Cinema, TV and Media Production student at Kutztown University with an associate's in Media Production from NCC. After an internship at PBS 39 he realized his love for telling the stories of others. The village of intercourse attracted him due to the mystery around how the town got its name. “Intercourse'' has provided an exciting start in a long line of documentaries that Andrew will be a part of.

Michael Seidick is a film student at Kutztown University with an associate's in Media Production from NCC. Michael has always had an interest in storytelling of every form, and has spent the last few years working on student and professional productions. This past summer, he jumped at the chance to work on "Intercourse," and help tell the story of this small town with an attention grabbing name.

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Director Statement

Inspired by the ability for the documentary form to shed light on the unseen, we set out to do this very thing. Documentarians such as Les Blank and Werner Herzog had an incredible ability to make alive the simplistic. We wanted to explore how even the smallest parts of the world with the most community could be effected by the larger, capitalistic world around it. By getting at the heart of this community, we were able to find a certain serenity that can’t be obtained in a big city. In a world that moves at the speed of light, it's important to take a step back and remember to slow down. This is what staying in Intercourse taught us as filmmakers and people. And this is what we hope to share.