room 303

director's statement

The idea of the film came to me at a time where there was a lot of bullying issues hitting the mainstream media, especially bullying over sexual orientation.

A large number of suicides were happening in high schools across North America and I began to wonder what it was like in the minds of the tortured teens. Was suicide really the only choice left? Was there nothing else that could be done? It was then that I began to ponder if any of the teenagers every considered revenge first.

I immediately scribbled down pages and pages of script and after attending film school I had learned that to make this film a reality I needed a talented and hard working crew. I began to watch my peers work and sought out who I wanted to work with based on their talent level. And I am confident that I was able to build an incredibly talented and tight crew. To be able to shoot the film with little money I had to improvise when it came to locations, using my own bedroom as well as my aunt’s home for the film's climax.

The film was a truly collaborative process and couldn’t have been made if it wasn’t for the amazing work that my crew was able to do, and so I thank them very much.