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Category: We Were Monsters And Detectives

  • We Were Monsters And Detectives – Short Film

    We Were Monsters And Detectives – Short Film


    We Were Monsters And Detectives from Al Benoit on Vimeo.
    This film is dedicated to Judy Wuchte. “I cannot thank you enough Grandma for everything you have done for me. For instilling my love for film, for pushing me to follow this dream, for being my biggest fan. I’ll never forget you and how you have changed my life.”

    We Were Monsters And Detectives follows Melanie and Sofia, two 16 year old girls, over the course of a summer in a forgotten town. Melanie and Sofia have been best friends for as long as any of them can remember, but this summer is different. This summer, they are facing the challenges of adolescence as they discover that growing up doesn’t always mean growing together.

    Facebook page: facebook.com/WeWereMonstersAndDetectives?ref=bookmarks
    Production Company: redcapvisuals.com/

    Writer/Director: Al Benoit
    Director of Photography: Jonah Rubash
    Editor: Cady Perez
    Sound Design: Kelsey Lynch
    Melanie: Kelsey Sante
    Sofia: Ali Hadley
    Eric: Patrick Richter
    Donny: Trevor Larson
    Young Sofia: Sydney Riviera
    Composer: Katrina Zemrak
    Producer: Steve Keider

    Columbia College Chicago article on the film: theloop.colum.edu/s/644/newsletter.aspx?sid=644&gid=1&pgid=252&cid=15481&ecid=15481&ciid=56585&crid=0

    Film Fridays Special on film: youtube.com/watch?v=mLd9gV7Jq3g

  • We Were Monsters and Detectives Trailer

    We Were Monsters and Detectives Trailer


    We Were Monsters and Detectives Trailer from Al Benoit on Vimeo.
    We Were Monsters And Detectives follows two young women over the course of a summer in a forgotten rural town as they discover that growing up doesn’t always mean growing together.

    The film was made by a small group of young, driven filmmakers around forgotten places of Illinois.

    Like us on facebook: facebook.com/WeWereMonstersAndDetectives
    Director’s other works: albenoit.virb.com

    Melanie – Kelsey Sante
    Sofia – Ali Hadley

    Writer/Director – Al Benoit – Producer – Steve Keider – Director of Photography – Jonah Rubash – Assistant Director – Veronica Idoate Editor – Cady Perez – Production Design/Wardrobe – Zoe James – Gaffer – Corey Lillard – 1st AC – Nina Portillo – 2nd AC – Elaisa Vargas – Sound mixer – Matt Mazzone – Boom Operator – Sarah Jones – Featuring: Patrick Richter, Trevor Larson, and Sydney Riviera