These Are My Friends!

These Are My Friends! is a comedy that follows various mid-twenties drifters over the course of one party. Pat and Carmine are trying to figure out their relationship. Alia is trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. Benson, Moses, Dylan and Shields are just looking for a place to chill. Zeb is attempting to cope with the loss of a friend. Rhys needs an escape from his day job. Cris is waiting for their friend Denise to arrive. Denise is stuck babysitting. Hannah Belle is trying to find her place after a break-up. Johanna wants to make sure she, and everyone else, is having a good time. Brent wants to make conversation... with anybody. All of their paths cross, for better or worse, as the party goes on.

  • Aaron Bartuska
    Director
    For Roger, Epilogue
  • Aaron Bartuska
    Writer
  • Will DiNola
    Writer
  • Aaron Bartuska
    Producer
  • Nikky Nemzer
    Producer
  • Chloe Tolderlund
    Producer
  • Tess Barr
    Key Cast
    "Alia"
  • Olivia Basile
    Key Cast
    "Hannah Belle"
  • Jessa Bedser
    Key Cast
    "Denise"
  • Carmen Chan
    Key Cast
    "Dylan"
  • Bobby Decker
    Key Cast
    "Benson"
  • Will DiNola
    Key Cast
    "Brent"
  • Drew Ferraro
    Key Cast
    "Moses"
  • Gemma Gallucci
    Key Cast
    "Cris"
    I'm at Home, Die Groteske
  • Vivi Mikhael
    Key Cast
    "Pat"
  • Nicholas Paparo
    Key Cast
    "Carmine"
    For Roger
  • David Petka
    Key Cast
    "Rhys"
  • Andrew Shields
    Key Cast
    "Shields"
  • Maddie Walsh
    Key Cast
    "Johanna"
  • Kay Zhuo
    Key Cast
    "Zeb"
  • Alison Bagnall
    Key Cast
    "Zeb's Mother"
    Nights & Weekends, Alexander The Last, Buffalo '66, The Dish and The Spoon, Funny Bunny
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 29, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Aaron Bartuska

Aaron Bartuska is a 25-year-old filmmaker. He has been making films with his friends for years. His debut feature Epilogue was made during the summer going into his sophomore year of college, and his second feature For Roger played at numerous horror film festivals around the world. He is currently in post-production on two feature films, These Are My Friends! and The Yardley Boys. When he is not making films, he works full-time as a high school Film Production & Film Studies teacher in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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Director Statement

These Are My Friends! is a film that aims to capture one of the most special feelings in the world, to me at least: the feeling of being surrounded by friends at a party. As my friends and I get older, what we look back on most fondly are the nights when we would all get together and not have to worry about classes the next day, or our personal lives, or our day jobs. We were together and we were having fun and that was all that mattered. It gets harder and harder to have these nights now that so many of us are living different lifestyles in different parts of the world, so what better way to emulate that feeling than to make a movie about a party? I asked all of my closest friends if they would trust me with their time and effort, and here's what we have to show for it!

I, and the entire These Are My Friends! team, hope you enjoy the film.