X Number of Words
Kadi is picked on for being weird. After an insightful conversation with a librarian, she deepens her understanding of who people really are.
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Jesaiah BurnettDirector
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Kadi LoughmanStory By
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Robb RokkWriterOn Edge, The Game, Outside Arcadia
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Robb RokkProducer
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Jesaiah BurnettProducer
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Kadi LoughmanKey Cast"Kadi"
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Densie NallKey Cast"Ms. Nall"
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Spencer McKissackKey Cast"Spence"
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Miles LoughmanBackground
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Oliver ChildersBackground
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Tracee ComfortBackground
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Stephen CurtisBackground
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Jillian HopperBackground
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Sydney McKissackBackground
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Keelin PowellBackground
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Gracie RookeBackground
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Daniel ShaheenBackground
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Christina WagnerBackground
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Jesaiah BurnettEdited By
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Robb RokkEdited By
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Robb RokkCinematography
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Andrew ClementsCamera
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Miles Loughman1st AC
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Hannah ShaheenArt Director
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Kyle NeedhamProps
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Laura SellersLocations
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Brad ClementsSound MIxer
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Benjamin BeamStills Photographer
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Nathaniel BullardKey Grip / Electrical
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Bonnie ShaheenProduction Assistants
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Daniel ShaheenProduction Assistants
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Drama, Coming of Age
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Runtime:4 minutes 5 seconds
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Completion Date:March 7, 2019
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Production Budget:200 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:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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Tylerman Film FestivalWheaton, Illinois
United States
August 25, 2019
Illinois Premiere -
DYTIATKO International Children’s Media FestivalKharkiv, Kharkivska
Ukraine
September 4, 2019
European Premiere
Official Selection -
YVE International Youth Film FestivalSuzhou, Jiangsu
China
July 27, 2019
Asia Premiere
Official Selection
Jesaiah Burnett was 23 when he directed X Number of words. He started as a student of Desoto Arts Institute and now serves as DAI's Program Director. Desoto Arts Institute exists to make film education accessible and hands-on to anyone willing to learn.
This film came from the story idea of one of our shyest students, Kadi Loughman. She pitched us the story and the animation idea and we knew we had to make it.