Director Shafer Gilson created this short film in his free time, as an excuse to get out and film something. It ended up being a very fun project to work on and ended up being completely completed in less than 24 hours. This is another example of our great partnership with Oligopolist Records and Studenets. Their new song, “Lore” is featured in the video. Watch it below and feel free to share it with anyone who you think might be interested!

This video we were working on for a school project, then it slowly evolved into something more. We ran into a lot of issues with scheduling as our actors were very busy with other things and frankly had better things to do than film this minor film. With the deadline fast approaching, we decided to take what we had and make create a trailer for the film that would have been made. We have talked about the possibility of continuing filming this summer yet we decided that this trailer is actually better than the finished product would have been. That is not saying that this project is finished. It is shelved for the moment, but that does not mean that we may not bring it back at a later date.

This film is about how America is not as Great as we wish to believe. That so many of our stereotypes and reasons we believe America is such a great county are in fact, false. We talk about the hypocritical nature of America as we shame other countries for things they do and yet we are in the process of implementing here. This is not to say that America has always been this way, or that we are a bad or evil country. This is just saying that America and its citizens should take a look at itself and what it is doing before mounting the high horse that we so wish to ride.