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Star Students

Star Students is a dystopian satire where Gene, a timid highschooler, in order to give the other students perfect scores, is selected at random by, Jordan, a sassy jock, to kill herself. She must demolish Jordan's deadly system or she will be forced to take her own life.

  • Truman Matheny
    Director
    As Summer Ends, Stage 7: Acceptance
  • Truman Matheny
    Writer
    As Summer Ends, Stage 7: Acceptance
  • Chelsea Pham
    Producer
  • Malea Arreola
    Key Cast
  • Robert Love
    Key Cast
  • Pranav Mysore
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 19, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - SCAD
Director Biography - Truman Matheny

Truman is a Writer/Director and SCAD alumnus from Austin, Texas. Using a Jewish irreverent sense of humor, he has written two feature films, three pilots, and countless short films/sketches. He is submitting his first feature film (a documentary), a horror screenplay, and two comedy shorts to festivals. All of these projects were completed while taking a full course load, working two jobs, and still finding time to be in an award-winning local band. Truman is currently working on his second feature film and aspiring to be the Goldilocks of pretentiousness. [Likes: Mondays] [Dislikes: lasagna]

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Director Statement

The intense amount of pressure put on students is causing a mental health epidemic that is left untreated and glorified.