Bullies pressure 16-year-old Edie to choose between her crush and her Jewish identity, but there is a cost that Edie does not anticipate -- and cannot undo.
Official Selection of the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Official Selection of the New Hope Film Festival
The film is about a teen named Edie who lives with her grandmother – a woman who tries to instill moral values and life lessons using her Jewish heritage. However, Edie finds her grandmother’s words constricting and tries to separate herself from what she thinks is the problem: her Jewish faith.
At school, Edie wants to fit in with the popular crowd, particularly because of a boy named Darren whom she has feelings for. But Darren and his friends, June and Chad are not the most tolerable of people and their prejudices toward others not like themselves; drive Edie in a downward spiral.
As Edie struggles to find her way through adolescence, faith, and her first love, she learns that her actions have consequences and perhaps the steep slope she has chosen to go down will risk more than she ever thought possible.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
New Hope Film Festival
Shortfil.ms!
shortfil.ms/film/uncovering-eden-2014
Film Shortage as a Daily Short Pick
filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/uncovering-eden/
FEATURED by 'Femsplain'
blog.femsplain.com/post/113277332484/we-were-totally-blown-away-by-this-powerful-short
INTERVIEW on 'Way Too Indie'
waytooindie.com/interview/interview-chelsea-lupkin-uncovering-eden/
INTERVIEW: 'Conversations With Her'
nicole-belanger.com/2015/04/28/chelsea-lupkin/
Chelsea Lupkin - Director, Writer
Jason Krangel - Cinematographer
Kevin Johnsrud- Executive Producer
Michael Russo - Head Gaffer
Erik Kristiansen - Sound, Production Manager
Ryan Hansen - Sound, Lighting Department
Toro Adeyemi - Marketing Producer
Chaz Boyd - Production Photographer
Jesse Soracco - Sound Mixer
Lane Banning - Music Composer
Cast
Victoria Pedretti - Edie
Marrick Smith - Darren
Julia Sismour - June
David Laws - Chad
April Woodall - Grandmother
A special thanks to all of our contributors on Kickstarter!
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