Ardeur

  • Casey Baum
    Director
  • Will Fritz
    Director
  • Will Fritz
    Writer
  • Julian Cividanes
    Writer
  • Leah Lichtenstein
    Writer
  • Addy Havener-Mudge
    Writer
  • Jacob Chandler
    Writer
  • Maya Elby
    Writer
  • Luca Brewer
    Producer
    Nowhere to Nun, Jesus, Inc.
  • Mason Standish
    Producer
  • Erik Henn
    Producer
  • Marlee Roberts
    Key Cast
    Little Miss Perfect (Director)
  • Wes Farquhar
    Key Cast
  • Daniel Sadler
    Key Cast
  • Wyatt Unger
    Key Cast
  • Sarah Laine Smith
    Key Cast
    Cafe Forte, You Could Be Happy
  • Rick Kain
    Key Cast
  • Ben Trevey, Key Gaffer
    Student Crew
  • Kyle Henn, DP
    Student Crew
  • Bianca Timmer, Key Costumer
    Student Crew
  • Alex Minot, Locations & Key Grip
    Student Crew
  • Johnny Gregory, 1st AC
    Student Crew
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Drama, Romance, Psycological Thriller
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 11, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Casey Baum, Will Fritz

Casey Baum is a senior at the Key School and is excited about his co-directorial debut. He has participated in four other projects at Filmsters Academy as a writer and actor. Casey has been an actor ever since the age of eight. He has gone from working on play camps to professional shows and eventually to film and television. He has since worked with 2U Incorporated, StoryHouse Productions, and the REELZ Channel. He has also worked as crew on various short films in his local area.

Will Fritz is a senior in high school at The Key School, and he is excited to make his first co-directorial debut. Will has worked on three other projects through Filmsters Academy (Washed Up, Chess: A Real Man’s Game, and Meta) all of which he created the ideas for. Will has been acting for seven years now, and has been in over 25 productions, both onstage and on camera. Notable roles of his include Arty (Lost in Yonkers), The Little Prince (The Little Prince), and Tyler in the upcoming short film Sea Creatures, directed by fellow co-director, Casey Baum.

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Director Statement

With "Ardeur," we set out to make a short film that had a different feel than any short we had seen before. Specifically, we wanted something unique from what is typically shown at Filmsters Academy, a two-week film intensive that we have both attended for over four years.

Slowly and surely, we both have moved through the ranks in the program. From our first year as beginners where we had little to no clue about how to make a movie, to our years as intermediates where we started to explore more generic filmmaking techniques, we’ve grown up together artistically. Finally came our years in the advanced level, where we were really able to hone our craft and inject our stories with our own unique styles.

While making "Ardeur", we intended to make something darker and more personal than we have ever attempted before. We are thankful that we were given the opportunity to work as co-directors, a Filmsters first. Finally, after years of watching each other work, we we able to put our talents together to make the most visually and narratively dynamic piece either of us has ever worked on.