Private Project

NEVER GONNA WEAR ME OUT

NYC's indie rock band Telescreens face one of their biggest challenges, in front of the sold out Bowery Ballroom, mid-song of their crowd favourite: Phone Booth.

  • Alex Seong Min Choi
    Director
  • Alex Seong Min Choi
    Writer
  • Alex Seong Min Choi
    Producer
  • Jackson Hamm
    Producer
  • Josiah Valerius
    Producer
  • Alex Seong Min Choi
    Director of Photography
  • Alex Seong Min Choi
    Editor
  • Jackson Hamm
    Key Cast
  • Josiah Valerius
    Key Cast
  • Austin Brenner
    Key Cast
  • Oliver Graff
    Key Cast
  • Alex Poeppel
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Music, Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 2, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    300 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:
    No
  • New York Short Film Festival
    New York, New York
    United States
    November 13, 2024
    Film Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Alex Seong Min Choi

An avid fan of music and documenting, Alex Seong Min Choi began his visual arts career doing concert photography within NYC's indie rock scene. After getting acquainted with Quarters of Change by happenstance at a bakery he frequented while he was attending NYU, he went on to collaborate with them and NYC's most promising bands and artists such as Telescreens, Sid Simons, Cab Ellis, D'Lourdes, and more.

Alex currently works for Mark Seliger Studio, while he continues to collaborate with NYC's artists and pursue his own photography on his off-time.

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Director Statement

I met Telescreens by chance at their show at The Bitter End, almost 3 years ago, when their monthly listeners were only 300. Fast forward to 2024, they have become the leading act within NYC's indie rock scene, playing festivals and selling out venues. Going to a Telescreens show has become a local movement.

Within the past 3 years, I've had the privilege to watch them
overcome, grow, succeed, and slowly becoming what they always aim to be: "the tightest, hardest hitting group of motherf*ckers on the face of the planet".

Their second Bowery Ballroom show was essentially their graduation from being just another rock band in NYC, to becoming the very heartbeat of the ever-growing NYC rock movement. What happened that very night, in that very moment was a challenge they welcomed with open arms.