Wanna Go Camping?
Luis and Corey set out on a romantic camping trip — but something feels off that they can’t quite place.
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Zach SiegelDirectorWhy the Sea is Boiling
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Zach SiegelWriterWhy the Sea is Boiling
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Cookie WalukasProducerBlack is King
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Ricky AbilezKey Cast"Luis"Strutting and Swaggering
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Will TranfoKey Cast"Corey"Room 104, Criminal Minds, Here and Now
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Dennis NoackDirector of Photography
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Corey Sherman1st AD
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Reuben GuberekAssociate Producer
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Craig LittletonSound Recordist
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Devyn LaBellaStunt Coordinator
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Léa CochetStunt Assistant
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Studio Space CowboysPresented by
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Mill Creek ResortSpecial Thanks
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Jerry Sun1st AC
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Lincoln WebbGaffer
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Michael O'KonisComposer
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Taylor SchulteSFX Makeup
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Christian HanlonSound Design
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Christian HanlonSound Mix
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:10 minutes
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Completion Date:May 4, 2021
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Production Budget:12,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:16mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9 with ba
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Zach Siegel is an award-winning director, editor, and frequent tree climber. He’s directed shorts like Why the Sea is Boiling, which played at film festivals internationally; plays including the musical comedy More Guns! which ran at Second City Hollywood for three years; and music videos for artists like emerging queer rockstar Maddie Ross and Watchmen’s Philip Labes. He’s edited a little bit of everything, from FX-and-Sundance-darling Quarter Life Poetry, to a concert film for Paul McCartney, to promos for companies like Live Nation, Buzzfeed, Adidas, Gatorade, and Snapchat. And he has climbed on oak, elm, birch, and fig. Please stalk him at zachsiegel.com.
Growing up as a closeted little queer boy, I learned to ignore my instincts. That little voice inside me that said it was uncomfortable when my friends said “that’s so gay” or “stop being a faggot”, or the little voice that told me which boy was cute, or could sense who else was a closeted little queer kid. My gut was tapping into some unspoken wavelength, creating a sort of compass in my body…that I wish I had followed. However, being raised in the northeast in the early 2000s, that little voice was unacceptable; following its advice would lead to ridicule or ostracization. So I learned to ignore it and push it down and override it and outsmart it. And then, after coming out as a young adult, I heard that little voice again. It was afraid to speak up, after being so long ignored, and I had to work hard to give it permission. I had to learn again to listen to that voice, the one that came from my gut. It’s a necessary guide that we all must learn to tap into, because it can lead us to deeper truth, and maybe even save our lives.