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An Unexpected State of Mind

A young woman, who is looking for love, gets hopeful when she runs into a young man in the Big Apple.

  • Nicole Tucker
    Director
    The Six, Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Sydney Fisher
    Writer
    Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Sydney Miller
    Writer
    The Six
  • Nicole Tucker
    Writer
    The Six, Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Brady Dunne
    Producer
    The Six, Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Sydney Fisher
    Producer
    Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Sydney Miller
    Producer
    The Six
  • Nicole Tucker
    Producer
    The Six, Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Yelena Friedman
    Key Cast
    "Iris "
    Pool Party, American Vandal
  • Alex Lycette
    Key Cast
    "Sawyer"
  • Sydney Miller
    Key Cast
    "Dakota "
    The Six
  • Mauricio Alarcon
    Composer
    Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Vincent Paz
    Composer
    Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Sydney Fisher
    Cinematographer
    Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Sydney Fisher
    Editor
    Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Nicole Tucker
    Editor
    The Six, Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Nicole Tucker
    Production Designer
    The Six, Chaos is A Boy Named Charlie
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 25, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • All American High School Film Festival
    New York, New York
    United States
    October 13, 2019
    First Premiere
    Best of 3-Day: Finalist
  • Southern Shorts Awards
    Roswell, Georgia
    Best Student Short
  • Virginia Emerging Filmmakers Festival
    Winchester, Virginia
    Official Selection: Drama
  • Capital Emmys
    Reston, Virginia
    Best HS Short Form Fiction
  • Frostbite International Online Film Festival
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Official Selection: Student Short
Director Biography - Nicole Tucker

Nicole Tucker is a young filmmaker. She has studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse Youth Conservatory for the past six years; and, as well as NP, has attended the New York Film Academy during the summer. Nicole has turned her love of acting into a love of creating and directing films. Her works have been recognized by the Folger Shakespeare Library, the All American High School Film Festival, and the NCA Cappies, among others.

Nicole is inspired by the world around her and believes that she can have a positive influence on it.

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Director Statement

"An Unexpected State of Mind" was created for the 3-Day Experience of the All American High School Film Festival, the largest student film and photography festival in the world. Given the prompt 'state of mind,' my team decided to tell the story of Iris and Sawyer. With ten weeks of pre-production, a script was written, a shot-list was created, actors were cast, and a schedule was made. Then, my film team traveled up to NYC to film and edit the short in less than three days. Although stress was high and time was limited, we worked well under the pressure of our circumstances. Flexibility and specificity were the cornerstones of this short.

The film played in the AMC in Times Square and gained a nomination for a Teen Indie Award. The ceremony was held at the King's Theater in Brooklyn.

After the competition, the co-editors (myself and the cinematographer, Sydney Fisher) worked to re-edit scenes by fixing problems with sound, coloring, and timing in order to make the film look like what it is today.

I hope that "An Unexpected State of Mind" challenges you to see the world a little differently.