Experiencing Interruptions?

Just Like Old Times (2025)

After 6 years, teen runaway, Ray, returns to his hometown, in hopes of mending his relationship with his brother, Sam. But Sam, uneasy around Ray, wants nothing more than the truth from him.
Will their relationship ever be the same?

  • Shayan Fazli
    Key Cast
    "Ray Sterling"
  • Keona Agor
    Key Cast
    "Sam Reed"
  • Aiden Mathewson
    Key Cast
    "Jamie Reed"
  • Avery Gaienne-Lovell
    Key Cast
    "Sadie Adler"
  • Ally Wiersma
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. Reed"
  • Andrew Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Sterling"
  • Evan Morikawa
    Key Cast
    "Voice of Young Ray"
  • Ty Nguyen
    Key Cast
    "Voice of Young Sam"
  • Leesa Qawasmeh
    Producer
  • Kaia Resell
    Assistant Producer
  • Leesa Qawasmeh
    Director
  • Skylar Snyder
    Assistant Director
  • Leesa Qawasmeh
    Writer
  • Andrew RM
    Writer
  • Riley Mills
    Dramaturge
  • Fernando Nunez
    Director of Photopgraphy
  • Skylar Snyder
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Ty Nguyen
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Skylar Snyder
    Script Supervisior
  • Dennis Oh
    Sound
  • Kaia Resell
    Production Design
  • Ty Nguyen
    Grip & Electric
  • Leesa Qawasmeh
    Editor
  • Leesa Qawasmeh
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Brotherhood, Nostalgia
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - El Dorado High School
Director Biography - Leesa Qawasmeh

Leesa Qawasmeh is a 17 year old student filmmaker from Orange County, California, attending El Dorado High School. She is a 3rd year of the Digital Media Arts Academy and a 2nd year member of the FilmEd Academy of The Arts. With an ambition & fascination for storytelling, her love for filmmaking has taken her through a variety of perspectives and challenges that never fail to inspire her artistry.

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Director Statement

After months of planning and prepping, I'm so happy to express that this film has finally been brought to life! This was so much fun to make, especially as it was my first time making a short film for myself AND directing it, so this felt more like an experimental short film to me. I absolutely love my crew and actors behind this project, a huge thank you to my crew who put up with my messy directing, and these incredible actors who exceeded my expectations and blew me away with their performance! I love you guys and thank you so much for a great film, can't wait to share it with people! :)