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Teenage Dream

Synopsis

CJ has created a fake reality in his head where he is in love with the most popular jock in school, Freddie. As suddenly as the pair have fallen in love CJ is dragged into his depressing reality, he gets bullied for his sexuality and Freddie doesn’t even know he exists. Living in his fantasy, CJ is missing out on the reality of the high school experience, he only has one friend and spends his free time watching 90s teen romcoms. With the unwanted help of his best friend, Jen, CJ is forced to come to terms with his sexuality and accept that reality can be better than living in a fantasy.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 5 sec
Director
Oliver Nicholson
Producer
Connor Marshall
Editor
Oliver Nicholson, Joi Wiren, Stefania McLellan
Screenwriter
Oliver Nicholson
Director of Photography
Stefania McLellan, Eilidh Callander
Production Designer
Louis Moran
Sound
Joi Wiren
Composer
KATERINA, Non-Consensual Finger Twiddling
Principal cast
George Lewis Warwick, Jessica Hetherston, Cameron Oliver Prince, Morgan Haggerty, Louis Utieyin, Michelle Michaels
Gaffer
Gabriel Sykes
AD
Melissa Neish

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Scottish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

ON Productions

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