Experiencing Interruptions?

McCrorey Rd.

SHOT IN NORTH HOUSTON, TEXAS. Based on true events from writer/actor Gloria Cole's life, McCrorey Rd. details how childhood sexual trauma affects a teenager struggling to cope with her past. Moving from flashbacks to the present day, we follow Gloria navigating through harrowing recollections, pushing away her only friend (Nikko Austen Smith), and struggling to detach herself from her mother, Kate (Jaime King), who unintentionally grows absent in her search for companionship outside of their Texas trailer home. Moreover, Kate's latest boyfriend Frank (Kick Gurry) serves as a reminder of past abusers, complicating Gloria's emotional and mental health.

  • Shane Coffey
    Director
  • Gloria Cole
    Writer
    Try For You
  • Shane Coffey
    Writer
  • Kim Barnard
    Producer
    Palm Springs, Robert the Bruce, Queen Sugar
  • Gloria Cole
    Key Cast
    "Gloria"
    NOPE, Legion, Chicago PD, The Rookie: FEDS
  • Jaime King
    Key Cast
    "Kate"
    White Chicks, Black Summer, Bitch, Hart of Dixie
  • Kick Gurry
    Key Cast
    "Frank"
    Edge of Tomorrow, Ten Days in the Valley, Sense8
  • Nikko Austen Smith
    Key Cast
    "Lucy"
    Queen Sugar
  • Bianca Berry Tarantino
    Key Cast
    "Young Gloria"
    Sweet Magnolias
  • Tommy Bertelsen
    Key Cast
    "Past Boyfriend"
    Welcome to Mercy, Feed
  • Tony Martinez
    Key Cast
    "Old Man"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 29, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    35,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Shane Coffey

Shane Coffey has been creating stories since childhood in Houston, TX, where he grew up making movies with his mom’s Panasonic VHS Palmcorder and performing in a number of plays each year, honing his craft in storytelling. He graduated with a BFA in acting from USC School of Dramatic Arts and quickly began his career in film and television, both in front of and behind the camera. He’s acted in dozens of projects, as well as, written and directed a number of his own - for the screen and stage. McCrorey Rd, his first operation with a decent budget, brought him back to Texas to shoot just 30 minutes from where he grew up.

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Director Statement

Sometime in October 2018, writer/actor Gloria Cole read me a very personal and moving short story she had written. It was about her childhood. About trauma. Deeply poetic, emotional, messy, and radically honest. Those are all of my favorite things, so, needless to say, I was incredibly inspired. She expressed that she'd like to turn it into a movie one day but had never written a screenplay before. I asked if I could take a stab at the script. A lot of blood, sweat, tears, and many drafts later, the two of us had written something incredible. Soon after, we started the process of getting the thing made...

I'd like to take this time to commend Gloria for her bravery. It's no easy feat - sharing your trauma with one person, let alone, the world. A lot goes into making a movie, but it always has to start somewhere. In the case of McCrorey Rd., it started with Gloria's strength to say something.

On page 207 of Dr. Judith Herman's groundbreaking book Trauma & Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political Power, she writes, "Most survivors seek the resolution of their traumatic experience within the confines of their personal lives. But a significant minority, as a result of the trauma, feel called upon to engage in a wider world. These survivors recognize a political or religious dimension in their misfortune and discover that they can transform the meaning of their personal tragedy by making it the basis for social action. While there is no way to compensate for an atrocity, there is a way to transcend it, by making it a gift to others."

Thank you, Gloria, for being one of the significant minorities Dr. Herman describes. This important and necessary film wouldn't exist if it wasn't for your gift.