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.

  • Matt Kops
    Director
    Writer's Block, Unsteady, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
  • Matt Kops
    Writer
    Writer's Block, Unsteady, Friendly, The Human Taxidermy, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
  • Matt Kops
    Producer
    Writer's Block, Unsteady, Friendly, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
  • Trey Petgrave
    Producer
  • Cassidy McKenna
    Producer
    Skater Boy, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life,
  • Issa- Malik A. Bernard
    Key Cast
    "Stephen "
  • Leanora Tapper
    Key Cast
    "Candace"
  • Trell Maracano
    Key Cast
    "Hayley"
  • Britney Graham
    Key Cast
    "Rayna"
  • Trey Petgrave
    Director of Photography
  • J'lanee Avecedo
    Sound Operator
    Unsteady
  • Cheyenne Paul
    Assistant Director
  • Niara Niles
    Assistant Director
  • Matt Kops
    Editor
    Writer's Block, Unsteady, Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
  • Akash Singh
    VFX
    Dale and Johnny's Bound for Life
  • Cheyenne Paul
    Puppeteers
  • Matt Kops
    Puppeteers
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romantic Drama, Emotional, Heartwarming
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Purchase College
Director Biography - Matt Kops

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.

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Director Statement

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!