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Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, and Elizabeth Cappuccino go through some Super Dark Times in Kevin Phillips\u2019 Tribeca-premiering feature debut. Also starring Max Talisman, Sawyer Barth and Amy Hargreaves, the harrowing feature follows Zach and Josh, two teenage best friends growing up in mid-\u201890s suburbia whose lives are forever changed following an unexpected and horrific moment of violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe film\u2019s about some friends, and they kind of get into some sh*t with a samurai sword. It\u2019s an accident, and it leads to a disaster, for not only their friendship, but for their lives, and for their young brains, I think,\u201d Phillips says. \u201cIt just starts spiraling from there, and the guilt and paranoia that\u2019s associated with this tragedy takes a toll.\u201d<\/p>\n
Starring in the role of Zach, Owen Campbell was interested in the \u201csmall issues and power dynamics of 15-, 16-year-old younger guys,\u201d and the way in which Zach responds to the film\u2019s tragic events. \u201cWhen this act of violence happens and sort of shatters the group [of friends], Zach thinks of himself as a leader, and decides to take upon himself a lot of the guilt, and take on a lot of the responsibility of helping the friends navigate this tragedy, but he\u2019s entirely emotionally ill-equipped to deal with that,\u201d Campbell shares. \u201cSo instead, it just destroys his relationships with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
In confronting a project about the pitfalls of young masculinity, featuring young actors and a great deal of violence, both physical and psychological, Phillips naturally had some reluctance, but was able to proceed through the shoot by creating a safe environment for everyone involved. \u201cI naturally was nervous about the material, and it was really important for me to just provide that space, I think, for everybody\u2014not just these guys, but for the crew, as well,\u201d the director says. \u201cI think we all wanted to give it the respect that it deserved, so we could render a very honest interpretation of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Super Dark Times was picked up by The Orchard in a worldwide rights deal in March.<\/p>\n
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