Beast Beast

About

In a quiet southern town, popular and charismatic theatre kid Krista finds herself increasingly drawn to Nito, the new student in her high school who catches her attention with his impressive skating videos. The two share an easy rapport and quickly grow close. Unbeknownst to her, their lives and that of her gun-loving neighbor, Adam, will soon become intertwined—until they reach a breaking point.

Director Danny Madden takes his award-winning short film Krista and impressively transforms it into an unsettling feature exploration of adolescence, performance, and identity. Newcomer Shirley Chen gives a remarkable breakout performance, crackling with the vulnerability and joy of first love, while Will Madden and Jose Angeles deliver disquieting turns as young men grasping for individuality in an uncertain time. Brimming with energy and style, Beast Beast captures what it means to come of age in an era marked by technology and social media, where violent clashes awaken dormant passions and teenagers are faced with growing up all too quickly.

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YEAR 2020

CATEGORY NEXT

COUNTRY U.S.A.

RUN TIME 85 min

COMPANY Vanishing Angle

WEBSITE https://vanishingangle.com/

EMAIL sales@vanishingangle.com

PHONE (919) 606-1936

Credits

Director
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Sound Design
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Hair/Makeup Designer
Casting
actor

Artist Bio

Danny Madden

Danny Madden grew up in the Southeast, making movies with friends and family under the moniker “Ornana.” He has been listed on Filmmaker magazine’s “25 new faces of independent film” in 2012, after (Notes on) Biology won the short animation prize at the SXSW Film Festival. He has directed 10 Vimeo staff picks and now lives in Los Angeles with his brother Will, who is awesome.