Claddagh (2024)
Childhood best friends, Ethan Hernandez and Gabriel Ramos Alvarado, have become increasingly different people over the years. While the end of high school stares them in the face, Ethan fears he’s not quite ready to let Gabriel go. As they lightheartedly chat about their different, culturally significant jewelry pieces, Ethan’s feelings toward his friend become harder to ignore.
Claddagh is a short film doubling as a proof-of-concept for a larger series. Centering on two teenage boys on the precipice of adulthood, Ethan and Gabriel stumble to define themselves and their relationship with each other. It's a love letter to my hometown, Joliet, IL, and what it meant to come of age there. Messy, defensive, and most of all, Midwestern, growing up in the shadow of Chicago makes you feel you have something to prove—-and that’s at the heart of these characters.
Currently in post-production, two versions of Claddagh are set to be released to the general public in September 2024, a cinematic cut as well as a digi-cam version.
CREDITS
CAST
Gage Phillips - Ethan Hernandez
Alé Rafael - Gabriel Ramos Alvarado
Anna Polacek - Creator/Writer/Production Designer
Sophie Aguila - Director
V. Harshini Buddhiraju - Producer
Juliet Leos Ortiz - Director of Photography
Lyss Marrero - Editor/First AD
Mahasin Bintuabdulkareemidris - First AC
Kailyn Floersch - Gaffer
CREW
Shawn Salomon - Key Grip
Aidan McErlean - Grip
Aly Sadowniczak - Art Director
Derek Fenton - Sound
Lauren T Collins - Production Coordinator
Anaya Zahne - Script Supervisor/BTS Photographer
BTS PHOTOS
