Private Project

Wizard Teeth

After the extraction of her wisdom teeth, a teenager makes a desperate wish on them to remove the family’s financial woes.

  • Riley James
    Director
  • Riley James
    Writer
  • Brendan Dugan
    Producer
  • Beatrice Barns
    Key Cast
    "Jane"
  • Sadie Corrigan
    Key Cast
    "The Tooth Fairy"
  • Shauna Kaplan
    Key Cast
    "Mom"
  • Michael Kirschman
    Key Cast
    "Dad"
  • Izzy Ferriolo
    Director of Photography
  • Angel Cortes
    Sound and Boom
  • Riley James
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Horror
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 14, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - School of Visual Arts
Director Biography - Riley James

Riley James is a student filmmaker based in Manhattan, New York. He started making movies as young as nine years old on a mini DV camcorder. With a developing interest in editing, writing and directing, he began studying film at The School of Visual Arts, NYC.

Riley continues to express himself creatively in ways that are authentic to himself, whether that be film, acting, painting or music.

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Director Statement

Growing up right next to suburbia inspired me to make this short. I felt so much of it was about face value appearances, people often favoring the pleasing of others over their own children. There was something really twisted and humorous about it all.