The Other Side
THE OTHER SIDE:
Stephen Young (Issa-Malik A. Bernard) continues down his spiral of escaping acceptance that he must move on from Candace (Leanora Tapper) his girlfriend that has passed. He will go through the addiction of never moving on, but must learn to.
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Matt KopsDirectorWriter's Block, Unsteady, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
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Matt KopsWriterWriter's Block, Unsteady, Friendly, The Human Taxidermy, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
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Matt KopsProducerWriter's Block, Unsteady, Friendly, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
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Trey PetgraveProducer
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Cassidy McKennaProducerSkater Boy, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life,
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Issa- Malik A. BernardKey Cast"Stephen "
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Leanora TapperKey Cast"Candace"
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Trell MaracanoKey Cast"Hayley"
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Britney GrahamKey Cast"Rayna"
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Trey PetgraveDirector of Photography
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J'lanee AvecedoSound OperatorUnsteady
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Cheyenne PaulAssistant Director
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Niara NilesAssistant Director
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Matt KopsEditorWriter's Block, Unsteady, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
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Akash SinghVFXDale and Johnny's Bound for Life
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Cheyenne PaulPuppeteers
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Matt KopsPuppeteers
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Drama, Romantic Drama, Emotional, Heartwarming
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Runtime:16 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:September 1, 2023
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Production Budget:800 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1:85:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Purchase College
Matt Kops is a College Student at SUNY PURCHASE in his final year, his influences come from the minds of Jim Henson, George Carlin, Robert Downey Sr, Kaneto Shindo, Jacques Tati, and David Lynch. Matt has been making movies since he was a child and continues to pursue his dreams of being a certified daydreamer.
The Other Side is a Spiritual Follow-up towards my previous short film Unsteady which embarks on the ideas of Men's Mental Health and Well-Beings.
This story I chose to tackle the ideas of Men dealing with grief and the ideas of addiction and the idea of digging yourself in a hole in hopes of escaping reality and not accepting of life. It's a therapeutic film inspired by my own life in a way and is a story about accepting life the way it is, and how to deal with change.
It's a film I'm proud of and has as much passion as I could squeeze into this one! I'm proud of my team aka my fellow artists who believed in the story and vision I was willing to create!