INTERESTED IN (SEASON 1)
DIRECTED BY BLAYZE TEICHER
CREATED BY MICHAEL WITKES
S1E1 Fresh Face
A coming of age narrative series about the painful, steamy, fumbling encounters of a recently out college student, Parker.
Press
The Huffington Post | Dekkoo Interview | NewNowNext | Passport
Watch
YouTube (+30M Views)
Amazon Prime Dekoo (2018-2020)
Festivals
2019:
Frameline43: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
FreaQWeek
ImageOUT Rochester
2018:
First Glance Film Festival Philadelphia
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WINNER - Best Actor in a Web Series (Michael Witkes)
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NOMINATED - Best Direction of a Web Series (Blayze Teicher)
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NOMINATED - Best Ensemble in a Web Series
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WINNER - Award of Merit: Best LGBT
Out on Film: Atlanta LGBT Film Festival
Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs LGBT Film Festival
San Antonio QFest
QFlix Philadelphia
Directorial Approach
Collaborating with creator and actor Michael Witkes, I infused both heart and humor into the direction of this narrative series. Departing from more familiar LGBTQ+ narratives, we were joining a character on their journey after coming out. Each episode features a new encounter (hookups, old friends, and everything in between) but I stay focused on Parker's navigation of each situation. Confident or shy, awkward or intrigued, he evolves throughout a 5-episode arc that ultimately serves as a unique character study.
by: Michael Witkes
directed by: Blayze Teicher
(Season 1, Episodes 1-5)
produced by: Michael Witkes, Philip Nguyen
cinematography: Brendan Swift
edited by: David Siciliano
original music by: James Ohlbaum
color: John Kersten
sound design/audio: James Mehrkens
costume design: Rachel Aberman
HMU: Shannon Mulligan
assistant camera: James McCormick
gaffer: Tom Festo
grip: Lloyd Hernando
swing/2nd AC: Tommy Chan
set decoration: Elizabeth Espinoza
production assistants: Jonathan Bound,
KC Morse, Alex Bandoni
starring: Michael Witkes, Drew Gardner, Thomas Countz, Cornelius Davidson, Alex Beechko, and Patrick Michael Joyce
