Would You?

  • Autumn Palen
    Director
    The Little Death (2023 Femme Frontera Female Filmmaker Showcase), Eating Lisa
  • Kyle Matthew
    Writer
    Uninvited (Burbank International Film Festival), Charlie Hughes (SXSW)
  • Autumn Palen
    Writer
    The Little Death (2023 Femme Frontera Female Filmmaker Showcase), Eating Lisa
  • Kyle Matthew
    Producer
    Uninvited (Burbank International Film Festival), Charlie Hughes (SXSW)
  • Autumn Palen
    Producer
    The Little Death (2023 Femme Frontera Female Filmmaker Showcase), Eating Lisa
  • Kyle Matthew
    Key Cast
    Bunk'd (Disney Channel), AMP House, Charlie Hughes (SXSW Official Selection)
  • Jonetta Kaiser
    Key Cast
    Vampire Academy (Series Regular, Peacock), A Party to Die For (Lead, Tubi), Breakwater (Lead, Snapchat)
  • Chris Williams
    Key Cast
    Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Dwight Baumgarten, 20th Century Fox), Curb Your Enthusiasm (Krazee-Eyez Killa, HBO), Silicon Valley (Hoover, HBO), Californiacation
  • Autumn Palen
    Director of Photography
  • Autumn Palen
    Editor
  • Kyle Matthew
    Editor
  • Carlos Garcia
    Original Music
  • Michael Paraskevas
    Original Music
  • Paula Crichton
    Gaffer
  • Chandler Desforges
    First Assistant Camera
  • Amadi Pate
    First Assistant Director
  • Dorothy Zhu
    Production Designer
  • Charlie Moody
    Sound Designer
  • Richard Carlos
    Production Sound
  • Megan Longmeyer
    Hair and Make-Up
  • Nick Eagleston
    Colorist
  • Meka Tome
    On Set Photography
  • Isabella Dake
    Associate Producer
  • Ben Kadie
    Key Grip
  • Patrick Westwater
    Grip
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 19, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Alexa Mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Autumn Palen

Autumn Palen is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she earned a BFA in Film & TV Production. In 2021, she was chosen to take part in Made In Her Image’s inaugural Catalyst Cohort, sponsored by Panavision and Light Iron. Her documentary, Voices of Renewal, funded by Nile Rogers’ We Are Family Foundation, premiered at the New Orleans French Film Festival and was broadcast on PBS’ syndicate WYES. Her short film, The Little Death, was part of the Official Selection for the 2023 Femme Frontera Female Filmmaker Showcase.

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Director Statement

Initially conceived of as a conduit for my anxious attachment style, a Frankensteining of Kafka’s Metamorphosis and the meme wherein girlfriends ask their boyfriends if they’d still love them were they to turn into a worm, “Would You?” explores one huge and heavy heart upon which the worm question weighs. 

I am grateful to have found this heart, this alternate angle through which to explore the otherwise callous-appearing response, through the inimitable, insurmountable, impeccable, impenetrable talent of co-writer, co-producer, co-editor, and lead actor Kyle Matthew, as well as the titanium-clad cast and crew who all, through their time and dedication, said “yes” to the question of, “would you still bare to be around Autumn if she asked you to do something completely ridiculous for 12 hours?”

“Would You?” vignettes a true love — or rather, an honest love. Even through this ‘absurd hypothetical situation,’ as Megan calls it, I’d like to think that others will find bits and bobs of themselves and their current (or past) relationships within, as well as fertile foundation for their own self-grown hypotheticals.