“Play With Me” by Jake Nokovic
Beyond the Short Official Premiere
We follow Nate, an unemployed man who is quickly being left by the wayside after his boyfriend, David, accepts a demanding job photographing provocative, anatomically correct dolls for niche magazines. Nate feels David slipping through his fingers.
One morning, while collecting clues by snooping through David’s journal, Nate comes up with a plan: he’ll get David a life-size doll for his birthday. He quickly realizes they are too expensive. However, he stumbles upon a much cheaper alternative: an experimental medication that promises to transform him into someone (or something) that David desires.
CREDITS:
Starring:
Wesley Toledo/ @weswesp__
Max Stewart/ @maxflash4
with:
Emily Massey/ @melkweeds
Jenn Chun/ @idrink.yourboba
Ellie Colbert
Andrea Zelen/ @drea_zel
Dalton Allison/ @daallher
Writer & Director// Jake Nokovic/ @jakenokovic
Producer// Casey Lock/ @lockdown7471
Photography// John Jadkowski/ @bigmilkhog
1st AD// Phil Evans/ @philbogdan
1st AC// David Edmonds/ @edmonds.dav
Gaffer// Matt Hatleberg/ @hatlebergfilm
Key Grip// Mayank Mishra/ @emmsquare
Production Design// Emily Massey/ @melkweeds
Miniature Artist// Kelly Hood/ @kellyhood_
Sound Recordist// Erik Rasmussen/ @erikrasforever
Boom Operator// Titus Wonsey/ @titewonsey
Art Direction and Design// Brian Hedrick/ @pendingcontent
Editor// Max Mooney/ @maxgmooney
Sound Design// Cody Nelson/ @codyleenelson
Colorist// Matt Gehl
Production Assistants// Dalton Allison/ @daallher & Walter Geraghty/ @waltergeraghty
Made with support from Method & Madness/ @method._.madness
Special Thanks
Chris Bain/ @chrisbain
Brendan Brown
Krista Brown/ @bristakrown
Mckenna Gramoll/ @mckennagramoll
Alex Leeds/ @americans_at_the_pump
Jake Hirshland/ @b.i.g.s.h.r.i.m.p
Emma Thatcher/ @emmathatcherr
Stephen Wester/ @snwester
Brian Delisi/ @delisioso8
Alex Wallbaum/ @alexwallbaum
Evan Sheehan/ @evantsheehan
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