a NOTE from the DIRECTOR
Hey guys! Bryan Burton here.
While our fun short film certainly aims to first and foremost entertain, it’s a pop/contemporary musical who’s core purpose is to push the envelope of conversation around the growing issue of online toxicity (or cyberbullying) in society right now via the more-accessible, entertaining power of music and the moving image.
*** While watching the film, my co-creators and I want the audience to have A LOT of fun (after all, it is a fast-paced, fanboy-cultured MUSICAL)… but at the very same time, we wanted our narrative to subtly shine a small (but important) light on this growing issue of “toxicity” at hand. It compromises our ability to connect and add value to each other, and intensifies the “otherness” of others — an even bigger issue that’s already in worryingly-high supply in our world today. ***
PUSH THE POINT is a subtle “call to action” to (pretty please) be more cognizant of the tonality you put out into the world as you interact with others — online or otherwise — while (on the film’s surface), serving up this message in a much more musically entertaining, fast-paced, fun-sized way.
Hope you guys enjoy!!
~B.B.
THE ISSUE OF “TOXIC FANDOM” IN THE NEWS
1. USA TODAY: “Comic-Con: In an era of toxic fandom, is the geek gathering worth it?”
2. CNET: “Love, inclusion, hate and toxicity: the state of fandom at Comic-Con 2018”
3. WIRED: “Star Wars and the Battle of the Ever-More-Toxic Fan Culture”
“PUSH THE POINT” IN THE NEWS
While attending the 25th annual Cucalorus Film Fest, we had the cool opportunity to talk with Wilmington’s NBC News network to promote the film a little bit, share our excitement about being a part of this artistically-rewarding festival, and reveal a few fun details about our film’s many behind-the-scenes North Carolina roots… check it out!
