Toxic Waste

  • Lauren Dryer
    Director
  • Sophia Ryder
    Writer
  • Sophie Buechler
    Producer
  • Lauren Dryer
    Key Cast
    "Blair"
  • Sophia Ryder
    Key Cast
    "Anabelle"
  • Keith Beck
    Key Cast
    "Jake"
  • Sabrina Rudden
    Key Cast
    "Hailey"
  • Emma Giorgio
    Key Cast
    "Christina"
  • Clara Jacobs
    Key Cast
    "Jesse"
  • Siena Robinson
    Key Cast
    "Sally"
  • Daniel Draschkowitz-Wade
    Key Cast
    "Chad"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 6, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Zoom
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Lauren Dryer

Lauren Dryer has spent her career in acting on stage or in front of the camera. With over a decade of experience, she knows how a production works. 'Toxic Waste' was Ms. Dryer's first time being the one behind the camera, or in this case, the screen. In the last year, Lauren has been in Mamma Mia as Allie, Spring Awakening as Martha, "The Meeting" as Clarissa. She plans on continuing to grow her filmmaking skills as more projects are already in the works.

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Director Statement

This short film was shot entirely over the platform Zoom. The pandemic affected many production opportunities for millions of people across the world, so we all had to learn new ways to bring art and meaning to ur communities. Creating this film was daunting. We were already in unprecedented times, and then we had to have our creative team and actors adjust to a whole new way of film production. The outcome was better than expected, and we are thrilled to tell this story of Blair and Anabelle to our audience.