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Superfreaks

SUPERFREAKS is a workplace comedy about people who have been endowed with unimpressive superpowers and are relegated to menial work in the corporate office. The pilot follows our unlikely hero, Mike, as he begins working at Trigate Technology, a super-corporation that is more than meets the eye.

  • Jessica Curtis
    Director
    South Loop, Hungry Hearts
  • Jessica Curtis
    Writer
  • Eric Curtis
    Writer
    Daylabor Dreamin'
  • Jessica Curtis
    Producer
  • Eric Curtis
    Producer
    Daylabor Dreamin'
  • Jai Sangvhi
    Producer
  • Graham Henderson
    Key Cast
  • Angela Morris
    Key Cast
  • Philip Michael Toca
    Key Cast
  • Debbie Ruzicka
    Key Cast
  • Erica Pezza
    Key Cast
  • Marissa Chastain
    Key Cast
  • Nelson Velasquez
    Key Cast
  • Warren Polk
    Key Cast
  • Keith Kelly
    Key Cast
  • Mark Willis
    Key Cast
  • Jamie Black
    Key Cast
  • Eric Scott Curtis
    Key Cast
  • Brooke Bennett
    Key Cast
  • Tyler Schorsch
    Supporting Cast
  • Joshua Dunn
    Supporting Cast
  • Emily Gardner
    Supporting Cast
  • Karen Yates-Bowan
    Supporting Cast
  • Cameron Donnelly
    Supporting Cast
  • Robert Gardner
    Supporting Cast
  • Brendan Stallings
    Supporting Cast
  • Laura Hugg
    Supporting Cast
  • Laurel Kaish
    Supporting Cast
  • Sherry Garrity
    Supporting Cast
  • Spencer McDuffy
    Supporting Cast
  • Courtney Beals
    Supporting Cast
  • Cynthia Lauren-Grant
    Supporting Cast
  • Mark VP Gutierrez
    Supporting Cast
  • Eugene Parechyn - DP
    Crew
  • Jacob Brown - Sound Specialist
    Crew
  • Tyler Dubiak - Editor
    Crew
  • Lucas Seibel - Colorist
    Crew
  • Jazmin Iracheta - PA
    Crew
  • Project Type:
    Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jessica Curtis

Jessica Curtis is a graduate of the Columbia College Chicago Musical Theatre program, where she also took on the roles of director and producer of the television department's student soap opera. She and her husband co-wrote and co-produced Superfreaks as their first foray into 'real' filmmaking after a long and varied career in theatre.

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Director Statement

Superhero stories are all the rage these days, of course, but I wanted to find a story that was not yet being told. We wanted to explore the notion of the everyday hero – someone who feels like their potential is wasted, who perhaps does not have the most obvious skill set for a hero, but who wants to make a difference in the world. Then, of course, we crush him – because this is a comedy. But we also see him grow, and we see that he can be heroic without even realizing that he is making a difference.
I also love that we were able to find ways to tell a story about superpowers that requires very little in the way of special effects. There are a few nuggets here or there, but this is a story about people who happen to be super-powered, not a show about how many cool effects we can afford. (Spoiler alert: we can’t afford that many, anyway.)
I hope to explore this world and these characters more thoroughly in the coming months and years. They each have a story worth telling, and powers and connections back to the hero that are compelling and yearn to be explored. I hope you agree.