After receiving a hickey from his boyfriend, a closeted teen must hide it from his hyper-masculine best friend as they enter a cat and mouse game through their abandoned high school.
Lighthead was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2023 Chilliwack Independent Film Festival. It has screened at the Chicago CineYouth International Film Festival, the Seattle National Film Festival for Talented Youth and the Concordia Film Festival.
Cast & Crew:
Writer/Director: Kit Baronas
Producer: Kirc Cohen
Director of Photography: Pietro Russolo
Editor: Kirc Cohen
Assistant Editor: Kup Xin Guan
Talent: Cale Ambrozic, Anthony Dionne and Kit Baronas
Makeup Artist: Tasheal GillÂ
Production Designer: Cheyanne See
Art Director: Jack Mosher, Betsy Sun
1st Assistant Director: Chan Kyu Park
Script Supervisor: Emmi Tsiapalis
1st Assistant Camera: Brennen Little
2nd Assistant Camera: Mohammad Reza Zakizadeh
Sound Mixer: Ethan Volberg
Gaffer: Justin Macken
Key Grip: Juliette Leach
Grip/LX: Gabriel Marcus
DIT: Kup Xin Guan
Craft Services: Tyler Wu, Simran Dhinjal
BTS Photographer: Tasheal Gill
Technical Specifications
Runtime | 12 minutes and 22 seconds
Camera | Arri Alexa Mini
Aspect ratio | 4:3
Language | English
Year of Production | 2022