Private Project

So Fades the Light

Sun was worshiped as a child by a right wing gun cult that was violently destroyed by the Untied States government. Our story picks up 15 years later, Sun lives on the road hiding from her past. Tormented by terrible memories, she is driven to travel back to the cult compound she grew up in, see it destroyed, and finally close that chapter of her life . Sun is unaware that the cult’s former leader has been released from prison and is on his way back home.

  • Get Super Rad
    Director
    Future, the Russian Five
  • Get Super Rad
    Writer
    Future
  • William Stertz
    Producer
    I Love My Dad, We Need To Do Something, Dinner in America
  • Kiley Lotz
    Key Cast
    "Sun"
    Brave The Dark, Ouchie
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    drama, horror
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital, vhs tube camera 16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.55
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Get Super Rad

Get Super Rad is a creative collective whose goal is to tell brand and narrative stories without ever falling into the trap of having a locked and defined style.

Our goal is to make content that feels unique and special to the project we create it for. Mostly, we want our work to look and represent the fun we had while generating it.

Get Super Rad was founded in 2013. It has since made two feature films with a third one on the way. We have created content for television, broadcast, and web. We have populated auto show screens, and worked on interactive web video content.

Get Super Rad has worked with pets, puppets, and people, and is always looking to explore new mediums to tell your story in an original way.

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Director Statement

So Fades The Light: Right wing extremism terrifies us. Not just because of the immediate effect, but also because of the long lasting damage it causes. In So Fades The Light, we put you in a place where we see the effects of that trauma, and the harrowing journey it takes to rebuild oneself, connect with truth, and deconstruct the past while building a future. The people affected and manipulated by right wing grifters and Neo-Christian leaders, are often plucked from places of deep isolation and vulnerability. They are sold comfort by people who claim they are the only ones who can save them from an uncertain, painful future. And while doing that, these people have all their colors, stories, empathy, and individual gifts stripped away. Folks who have escaped and deconstructed this life are brave and capable. They must face overwhelming trauma and things they once said and believed and the shame of that. They must believe in a new core truth- that who they are is good and deserving of a full life and with the help of others, they can grow an experience that will not define them.

By subverting standard story structure and giving the audience dual perspectives on how our main character remembers their past, we show how religious trauma can cause individuals to become co-dependent on the cult leader as the keeper and narrator of the truth. But once the crack splits and light begins to peak through, time will ultimately allow our hero to solidify reality and their compassion for themselves.