People Next Door 2022 / Level 34 / USA 2021
Sometimes the story preceding the making of a film is just as important as the work itself. Zach Breder, a young man living with a serious heart defect, had always wanted to shoot a movie and, with the aid of the Georgia Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he managed to do just that. This adventure story about a boy named Chris who, with the help of his friends, solves the mystery of his eccentric uncle, began as a “mere” dream and ultimately became a professional film which now celebrates its international premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
Sometimes the story preceding the making of a film is just as important as the work itself. The filmmaker behind Level 34, 16-year-old Zach Breder, has a serious heart defect. It was always his dream to make a film, and so his cardiologist got in touch with the Georgia Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, thus taking the first step towards achieving this goal. Various parties were glad to get involved – Pinewood Film Group were producers on the film, students from the local film college made up the crew, and post-production was secured by the Czech firm UPP. If the dream was only the beginning, then the film’s international premiere at KVIFF marks the end of this journey. Level 34 is an adventure story of a boy who boldly sets out to prove that his uncle wasn’t just a crazy drunk as everyone seems to think.
Anna Kořínek
25 min / Color, DCP
International premiere
Director Zach Breder
/ Screenplay Zach Breder
/ Dir. of Photography Camilo Diaz-Caro
/ Sound Greg Gause
/ Editor Shane D. Smith
/ Art Director Chuck Kerr, Philip Bergquist, Lisa Walsh
/ Producer Dan A. R. Kelly
/ Production Make A Wish Foundation of Georgia
/ Coproduction Trilith Studios, Georgia Film Academy, Darkhawk Productions
/ Cast Rodney Rowland, Brayden Huffmaster, Ethan Daniels, Izzy Herbert, Christopher Ryan Lewis
/ Contact Make A Wish Foundation of Georgia
Zach Breder. Filmography: Level 34 (2021, short).
Make A Wish Foundation of Georgia
1775 The Exchange SE Suite 200, GA 30339, Atlanta
United States of America
Phone: +1 404 579 0623
E-mail: [email protected]
Zach Breder
Film Director
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