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The Suspect

An enigmatic detective takes on a case to locate and unveil the elusive cyberbully terrorizing the school.

  • Joshua Odiase
    Director
  • Joshua Odiase
    Writer
  • Joshua Odiase
    Producer
  • Cassandra Nicaragua
    Key Cast
    "Detective"
  • Carlos Lopez
    Key Cast
    "Cyberbully"
  • Faraz Kabiri
    Key Cast
    "Student 1"
  • Vincent Cecilio
    Key Cast
    "Photography Student"
  • Jared
    Key Cast
    "Bully"
  • Xavier
    Key Cast
    "Bully Henchmen 1"
  • Aidee
    Key Cast
    "Autobody Student"
  • Jaybee
    Key Cast
    "Informant"
  • Joshua Odiase
    Key Cast
    "Student in Shadow"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 17, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Deer Valley High School
Director Biography - Joshua Odiase

Joshua Odiase is a young filmmaker/artist hailing from East Bay, California. He started pursuing his passion for filmmaking and storytelling in his Junior year of High School after enrolling in a video production class. He is drawn to exploring the human condition in his works. Utilizing idiosyncratic framing, color, light, and shadow to evoke these palatable emotions. He is currently pursuing more complex, almost labyrinthine projects with a wider range to evoke his newfound stories. He views similarly to Ed Catmull and Pixar's ideology, "Story is King", and that film can tell stories that other mediums can't.

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Director Statement

I wrote this short as a two-part episodic for my school's news channel, with the first part being filmed on September 30, 2022, and the second on November 17th, 2022. This premiered as our "Friday Special," where we had a chance to make a story or skit that explored a moral or something tied to our school. I chose to tackle our high school's notorious history with cyberbullying through the perspective of a neo-noir inspired by the film "Brick". I made this with many constraints, including language, music, what was allowed in, time limit ( reason why I split it up), and production time. Being the sole crew (writer, director, editor, and DP), this was my largest project to tackle with such strict time constraints that made it hard to really dive into this concept and polish.