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The Derivative Outlook on Love From the Perspective of Two Sixteen-Year-Olds

Sixteen-year-olds Ameel and Estella love like adults, healthily and hard, but Estella craves the carefreeness and innocence of being sixteen.

  • Ella Janes
    Director
    CODE RED, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life, Mr. Baxter, Cut Scenes from a Love Story
  • Ella Janes
    Writer
    CODE RED, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life, Mr. Baxter, Cut Scenes from a Love Story
  • Ella Janes
    Producer
    CODE RED, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life, Mr. Baxter, Cut Scenes from a Love Story
  • Julian Felix Aaronson
    Producer
    Ça Va, Be F*cking Weird, The External-Internal Monologue of an Interdependent Insomniac, Cut Scenes from a Love Story, Where is Bones?
  • Ragan Stark
    Key Cast
    "Estella"
  • Maximus White
    Key Cast
    "Ameel"
    Finding Carlos
  • Julian Felix Aaronson
    Cinematographer
    Cut Scenes from a Love Story, The External-Internal Monologue of an Interdependent Insomniac, Ça Va
  • Julian Felix Aaronson
    Poetry Adapted from
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    150 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Classen School of Advanced Studies at NE
  • NFFTY
    Seattle, WA
    United States
    April 29, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • All-American High School Film Festival
    New York, New York
    United States
    October 21, 2023
    Best Editing
Director Biography - Ella Janes

Ella Addison Janes knew she was going to be a director at seven years old when, in Los Angeles, California, she directed a parody mermaid film with her friends. Immediately after posting the parody to YouTube, Janes gained 2.8 million views. This attracted attention from Adolescent Content, with whom she would begin directing commercials for brands such as Crayola and Goldieblox.
In December of 2019 in Oklahoma City, Janes directed her first official directorial debut: CODE RED.
After premiering in 2020 at the deadCenter Film Festival, Janes began working on her next film, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life. After starting its festival tour, The First 280 Honest Words of My Life was accepted and awarded the Silver Medal at YoungArts and other awards such as the New Talent Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth and Best Experimental Film at the All American High School Film Festival.
Janes continues to work on projects soon to come out in 2023, including Cut Scenes From a Love Story, Happiness in the Palm of Her Hand, and The Derivative Outlook on Love from the Perspective of Two Sixteen-Year-Olds.

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Director Statement

The Derivative Outlook on Love from the Perspective of Two Sixteen-Year-Olds was adapted from poetry by Julian Felix Aaronson, who created these poems from his own experiences of love, whether that be through family, partners, or friends.
As the director, I sought to emphasize the theatric words Aaronson used to describe true love through a stage-like performance from the actors and detailed set. I then poured my own insecurities into the words of the arguments, being sure to say all the things typically left unsaid.
This film looks at the pressure on young lovers and the mirrors other relationships might hold to your own.
The Derivative Outlook on Love from the Perspective of Two Sixteen-Year-Olds is quite literally all of my most deepest darkest insecurities spilled onto a screen.