Grab a box of tissues, and get ready for a good cry. Sam Shapson and A.J. Sheeran’s short film The Treehouse is an emotional sci-fi-tinged tale that is sure to tug at the heartstrings. Matt and Angela share a tragic past, and both neighborhood kids want to see their mothers again. But it takes Angela’s intergalactical solution to help Matt come to a greater place of understanding. The story is transformed from a tale of loss into a tale of empathy. The Treehouse is a real passion project, funded through Kickstarter and the filmmakers’ own savings. They made the short during university several years ago, but it’s just now finding its way online. The movie is touching enough on its own, but we could totally see someone picking this one up for a...
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- 10/1/2014
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
"The Treehouse" tells the stirring story of a 12-year-old boy who just lost his mom. He meets a little girl in his time of mourning who introduces herself as an alien, and she tells him that her spaceship can help find his mom. The short was directed by Sam Shapson from a script written by A.J. Sheeran, and it's really quite a beautiful and sweet story. They managed to raise $5,000 on Kickstarter to make the film, and here's what the director had to say about it:
"The Treehouse is a story very close to me (me being the writer (the writer being A.J. Sheeran)). My childhood was a battle between two opposing forces: My desire to fit in and my desire to be a rebellious outcast. Hence, the characters: Matt, the boy who wants blend with the crowd, and Angela, the girl who keeps to herself because the crowd has pushed her out.
"The Treehouse is a story very close to me (me being the writer (the writer being A.J. Sheeran)). My childhood was a battle between two opposing forces: My desire to fit in and my desire to be a rebellious outcast. Hence, the characters: Matt, the boy who wants blend with the crowd, and Angela, the girl who keeps to herself because the crowd has pushed her out.
- 9/18/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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