KIDS LIKE US (Short Film)

Inspired by SPASTIK at the Packard Plant in Detroit, Michigan on August 13, 1994.
A diverse group of misfits in their early-twenties navigate the emotional waves of life as they seek to find their identities and meanings of life over the course of a night within the gritty backdrop of the underground techno culture.
Starring Senai Egan, Gage O’Barsky, Kait Jacobs,
Rachael Lamb, Jaséda Wura, China Capling

Production Company: Octagon Haus
Writer/Director/Producer: Luke Jaden
Producer/Still Photog: Diane Michelle
EP: Richie Hawtin
EP: Ben Turner
Co-Producer: John Tuma
Editor: Tim Cahill
DP: Jonathan Patterson
Music Composer: Plastikman
Costume Designer: Rachael Lamb
Camera & Lenses: Stopped Motion
1st AC/Film Loader: Henry Joy IV
2nd AC: FeNyx Noel
Second Unit DP: Noah Simon
B Cam 1st AC: Luke Nelson
B Cam 2nd AC: Henry Joy Jr.
Camera PA: Nicholas Pham
G&E: Scotia Lighting
Gaffer: Max Rubner
Key Grip: Matthew Malone
Sound Mixer: Adam Pressley
VFX: Optimus
VFX Lead: Ryan Wood
Design Studio: Semi:Formal
Title Design/Animation: Paolo Catalla
Designer: Madi Ritenburgh
Conform & Deliverables: Christian Allan
Color Grade: Color Collective
Colorist: Mike Howell
Color Assist: Javiera Ergas
Color Producer: Claudia Guevara
Audio Post-Production Facility: Wave Studios
Sound Designer: George Nicol
Film Scanned & Processed: Tony Landano at Kodak NY

Clothing provided by SMPLFD, Main Street Ensemble, Reware
Vintage, Sonic JuJu, & Duneglow Vintage

Vintage vehicle provided by Drew Dawson

Shot on Kodak Film. 16mm & 35mm. Filmed in Detroit.

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