scene from a suburban teen

A day after the passing of his neighbor, teen filmmaker, Christian Lee, creates a touching and intimate documentary about grief and the fragility of human life.

  • Christian Lee
    Director
  • Christian Lee
    Writer
  • Christian Lee
    Producer
  • Christian Lee
    Key Cast
    "Narrator (Voice)"
  • Christian Lee
    Editor
  • Christian Lee
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 7, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Revolution Me Film Festival
    Brooklyn, New York
    United States
    August 9, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection, Nominated for Best High School Experimental Film and Best Director for High School Experimental Film
  • Newark International Film Festival
    Newark, New Jersey
    United States
    September 11, 2020
    New Jersey Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Christian Lee

Christian Lee is a New York Times published photographer and a National YoungArts Winner whose work received international recognition from over thirty competitions & publications, including the Sony World Photography Awards, Vogue Italia’s PhotoVogue, W.W. Norton & Company, Fujifilm, the University of Cambridge, and the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. He works as a High School Insider journalist for the Los Angeles Times.

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Director Statement

My neighbor passed away on the 6th of May. I was in the middle of class when I heard the news. It crushed me. He was a kind, generous man, whom I was relatively close to. Besides the loss of someone I knew and cared about, his passing presented a number of difficult question to me. None of which I really had the answer to. The best solution to address my plight was to make a film. So, I did. It helped me a great deal. This documentary was cathartic; a comforter for my loss, an answer to my questions, and a remembrance of a good man.