Private Project

Outside Arcadia

On a southern farmstead just outside Arcadia, more than 20 years after life-altering events, a boy and his sister finally make their moment to break free.

  • Robb Rokk
    Director
    The Game, HUSHHH, Kill or Be Killed, On Edge
  • Robb Rokk
    Writer
  • Jesaiah Burnett
    Producer
    The Game
  • Brad Clements
    Producer
  • Jillian Hopper
    Producer
  • Benjamin Beam
    Key Cast
    "Will"
  • Rachel Tracy
    Key Cast
    "Brooke"
  • Kelly Stevenson
    Key Cast
    "Peg"
  • David Caffey
    Key Cast
    "Sheriff Thompson"
  • Bart Mallard
    Key Cast
    "Arch"
  • Roman Kyle
    Key Cast
    "Ryan"
  • Bryn Higdon
    Key Cast
    "Peggy"
  • Vann Gallimore
    Key Cast
    "Willie"
  • Tatum Witt
    Key Cast
    "Brookie"
  • Dan Michael
    Key Cast
    "Archie"
  • Coley Bryant
    Key Cast
    "Deputy Thompson"
  • Kate Mobley
    Key Cast
    "Waitress"
  • Shannon Shaheen
    Key Cast
    "Driver"
  • Jesaiah Burnett
    Assistant Director
  • Sydney McKissack
    2nd AD
  • Andrew Clements
    Camera Operator
  • Miles Loughman
    1st AC
  • Stephen Richardson
    2nd AC
  • Robb Rokk
    Cinematographer
  • John Goldsmith
    Gaffer
  • Nathaniel Bullard
    Key Grip
  • Shannon Shaheen
    Script Superviser
  • Laura Hopper
    Continuity
  • Chrissy Hopper
    Continuity
  • Brad Clements
    Sound Mixers
  • John Goldsmith
    Sound Mixers
  • Nathaniel Bullard
    Boom Operator
  • Lisa Jo Smith
    Wardrobe
  • Tracee Comfort
    Wardrobe
  • Lexi Malchow
    Wardrobe Assistant
  • Katrina McElyea
    Hair/Makeup
  • Layne Thomas
    Hair/Makeup Assistant
  • Katrina McElyea
    Location Manager
  • Tracee Comfort
    Location Manager
  • Laura Sellers
    Set Dresser
  • Bonnie Shaheen
    Transportation Captain
  • Carolyn Rooke
    Catering/Craft
  • Gracie Rooke
    Catering PA
  • Shannon Shaheen
    Vehicles
  • James Todd
    Vehicles
  • Jillian Hopper
    Kid Wrangler
  • Katrinaa McElyea
    Animal Handler
  • Nathaniel Bullard
    Weapons/Safety
  • Keelin Powell
    Props
  • Spencer McKissack
    Props
  • Julie Hopper
    Production Assistant
  • Sean Lang
    Production Assistant
  • Oliver Childers
    Production Assistant
  • Kadi Loughman
    Production Assistant
  • Jacob Simmons
    Production Assistant
  • Robb Rokk
    Editors
  • Jesaiah Burnett
    Editors
  • Miles Loughman
    Editors
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure, Thriller, Suspense, Mississippi
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 20, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 2018 Memphis Film Prize
    Memphis
    United States
    August 3, 2018
    World Premiere
    Top 10
  • 2019 London international Motion Pictures Award
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 22, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 2018 EyeCatcher Film Festival
    McAlester, OK
    United States
    November 8, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Royal Starr Film Festival
    Royal Oak, Michigan
    United States
    October 11, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 East Lansing Film Festival
    East Lansing, Michigan
    United States
    November 1, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Twin Tiers Film Festival
    Norwich, New York
    United States
    September 7, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Low to No Film Festival
    Hood, CA
    United States
    August 16, 2018
    Adler Award Winner
  • 2018 Plum Tuckered Film Festival
    Davis, WV
    United States
    November 2, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 iVIsion Film Festival
    Tampa, FL
    United States
    December 15, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Nederland International Film Festival
    Longmont, CO
    United States
    November 17, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Left Coast Shorts Film Festival
    Bend, Oregon
    United States
    November 28, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Reedy Reels Film Festival
    Greenville, SC
    United States
    November 2, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 The Richard Harris International Film Festival
    Limerick
    Ireland
    October 25, 2018
    Official Selection
  • 2018 Capital Filmmakers Festival Madrid
    Madrid
    Spain
    September 13, 2018
    Sem- Finalist
  • 2018 Colorado International SciFi & Fantasy Film Festival
    Denver, CO
    United States
    November 17, 2018
    Finalist
  • 2018 US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    December 12, 2018
    Finalist
  • 2018 Davis Great Bay Area International Film Festival
    Davis, CA
    United States
    October 27, 2018
    Finalist
  • 2018 Queen Palm International Film Festival
    Palm Springs, CA
    United States
    October 8, 2018
    Winner of the Best Faith & Family Short Award
  • 2018 Berlin Flash Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 31, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Magnolia Independent Film Festival
    Starkville, Mississippi
    United States
    March 1, 2019
    Mississippi Premiere
  • Ozark Foothills FilmFest
    Locust Grove, AR
    United States
    April 19, 2019
    Arkansas Premiere
  • Meraki Film Festival

    March 7, 2019
  • Oxford International Short Film Festival
    Oxford, Oxon
    United Kingdom
    March 23, 2019
  • Maryland International Film Festival
    Hagerstown, MD
    United States
    March 29, 2019
    Maryland Premiere
  • NanoCon International Film Festival
    Longview, WA
    United States
    March 22, 2019
  • Canton Film Festival 2019
    Canton, OH
    United States
    April 26, 2019
    Ohio Premiere
  • GSF Awards - Global Short Film Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    May 25, 2019
  • NukhuFest
    New York, NY
    United States
    December 29, 2018
  • Red Dirt Film Festival
    Stillwater, OK
    United States
    March 1, 2019
    OK Premiere
  • Rosarito International Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    February 1, 2019
  • Fastnet Film Festival
    Schull, Co. Cork
    Ireland
    May 25, 2019
Director Biography - Robb Rokk

Robb Rokk is a Desoto County, MS, based filmmaker who founded the Desoto Arts Institute in 2016 to pass along his passion for thought-provoking redemptive story-telling to the younger and less experienced. The DAI Film Program's first four projects crewed by DAI students made the cut for the Memphis Film Prize Competition in 2016 through 2019. "The Game" placed second in the 2017 Memphis Film Prize competition. Outside Arcadia is currently at more than 25k Youtube views. Visit the DAI Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/desotoartsinstitute

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