The Journey Home

Growing up doesn’t happen in a straight line. The Journey Home traces that crooked route through a young man’s relationship with his first adult magazine. Shot on 16 mm film, with original music and no dialogue, the short film conveys a vintage, timeless coming of age message.

Written and directed at the USC School of Cinema and Television by Elia Petridis in 2003.

Starring:

Sidney Franklin

Alicia Vigil

Taylor Lipman

Henry Yamada

Oto Brezina

Elia Deek

Cinematography & Editing:

Jeffrey Allen

Art Direction:

Allison Shashok

Lorna Brann

Bus Children:

J. Ray Nelson

Christianna Puryear

Chevalia Woodward

Nicole Nelson

Lee Korelitz

Bus Grown-Ups:

Elizabeth Woodward

Gail Rucker

Noa Hegesh

Cheryl Vigil

Yvonne Nelson

Ruthie Korelitz

Print Models:

JJ Jurgens

Nadia Witt

Music Composed by Elia Petridis, with orchestration by:

Katherine Tincher

Michael Maleno

Tim Lou

Elia Petridis

Gaffer Grip Electric:

Donnell Bell

Alex Altomare

Daniel Lee

Faculty Advisors:

Pablo Frasconi

Judy Irola

Richard Burton

Ted Brunetti

Teaching Assistants:

Wendy Milette

James Lu

Gentry Smith

Tech Support:

Elowny Hickey

Black and White by:

Fotokem