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Unveiled

"Freedom is Equal Opportunity"
In a society where wearing a paper bag is the norm, one citizen finds what it means to experience true freedom.

  • Zachary Scott
    Director
  • Zachary Scott
    Writer
  • Alex Ojeda
    Producer
  • Emilio Rivera
    Producer
  • Zachary Scott
    Producer
  • Reid Schmidt
    Key Cast
  • Jeff Johns
    Key Cast
  • Lauren Ashley
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott is an Orange County based director, originally born and raised in San Diego, CA. He first discovered his passion in filmmaking after graduating from high school and made his first short film. He continued his studies at Orange Coast College where he would make his latest shorts "The Eleventh Hour" and "Unveiled". Since then, he has written, shot, and directed several short documentaries as well as found the festival spotlight with his dystopian short "Unveiled".

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Director Statement

"Unveiled" is a short film dealing with the societal idealization of identity. Written in the style of 1984, I wanted to bring in a sense of comedy with the paper bags. This topic has rung true to me for quite sometime. I have always been a believer of finding your own place in society - finding your own interests and your own lifestyles. It's what makes for a beautiful world. But with our society, we are rapidly turning Orwellian with media controlling our outlook of the people around us, our faces "veiled" by screens, and our obsessive need to fit in whether it be in person or through technology.
Unveiled takes that idea a plays with a bit of the humor behind it. Paper bags are used as the symbol of lost identity, plain and simply, because it looks silly. And that's the point. It's so easy to take that bag off and experience the world, but so many of us are too afraid to do it. Why? That's a good question.