Synopsis: This original Star Wars story follows two friends who get their hands on real lightsabers, which are outlawed by the government. What they thought would be fun turns into horror as Orson (Lukas Flynn) becomes drunk off the power the saber gives him. Now, it's up to Mara (Kendall Felix) to turn him back to the light.

Selected to participate in 5 film festivals (as of 12/9/22):
- Lift-Off London Festival 2021
- Sessions by Lift-Off 2021
- Paus Film Festival 2021
- Student World Impact Film Festival 2022 (Quarter-Finalist)
- YellowHammer Film Festival 2022 (Finalist)

Film Festival Awards and Nominations:
- Grand Jury Prize (Nomination, SWIFF)
- Honorable Mention (Award, SWIFF)

Stay till the end for an END CREDITS SCENE!

Directed by Brock Cooper
Written by Brock Cooper
Cinematography by Brock Cooper and Andrew Chi Nguyen (The Toxicy)
Edited by Brock Cooper
Visual Effects by Brock Cooper
Assistant Director - Maddy Wade (Maddy Wade Films)
Fight Choreography - Kyle Duncan (InFraRed) and Brock Cooper
Key Grip - Andrew Chi Nguyen (The Toxicy)
Sound Operator - Carlos Chavez Avila (CJ Speaks) and Hannah Cantrell
G/E - Hekla Petursson, Joshua Arroyo, Chris Grant (Planet Chris), and Jim Topping
Additional VFX by Luke Unterman
Produced by The Coopers
Original Music by Brock Cooper
Star Wars Music and Themes by John Williams (I do not own this music and am not using it for profit)

Starring:
Kendall Felix as Mara Rune
Lukas Flynn as Orson Denver
Remington Curren as Dude In The Room/Darth Korran
Kyle Duncan as Unfortunate Alleyway Guy

Contact info:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: brockccooper

Filmed on IMAX 70mm... just kidding... filmed on SONY A7III with an 28-70 kit lens

A message from Brock Cooper, the director (among other roles):
"Thank you so much for watching my STAR WARS FAN FILM!!! It's been a LONG time in the making. I grew up watching Star Wars fan films, and I wanted to pay homage to ones like RYAN VS DORKMAN, low budget fan films that had a cool story and killer action. I was also inspired by HARAKIRI, which featured an incredible, slow-paced duel in the wind. The middle part of the fan film is where I took that inspiration and implemented it.

I started this journey back in November 2020, when the idea came to me. In February, I finished the script. By the end of March, we completed principle photography. Since then, I've been editing. Post production lasted 233 days. Incredible, right?

Over 300 hours of going frame by frame, animated the lightsaber VFX. It has been one of, if not THE most, mentally draining things I've ever done in my life. But it was worth it. I'm so happy and proud of the work I've put into this fan film.

There's a couple specific people I'd like to thank for helping me through this editing process and keeping me sane: My mom, dad, Mema, little cousins, aunt, uncle, Andrew, Hekla, Ava, Maddy, Hannah, Remi, Josh, Chris, Bri, Carlos, Cora, Colin, Rob, Tricia, Kendall, Luke, and ALL of my friends and family.

This has been one hell of a ride. Often times frustrating and emotional, but the fun moments made it all worth it. I'm so excited to say that you can finally watch my full vision come to ... life.

Thanks again for checking out my Star Wars fan film!!! I hope you enjoy!

By the way, if you're a filmmaker who wants to make your own Star Wars fan film, email me at [email protected] and I'll tell you everything you need to know!"

- Brock Cooper

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