BALLOON

A film by Jeremy Merrifield

DIRECTED BY

Jeremy Merrifield

WRITTEN BY

Jeremy Merrifield, Dave Testa

PRODUCED BY

Christina Cha, Kate Chamuris, Alex Peurye

CAST

Paul Scheer, Jonah Beres, Jaylin Ogle

SYNOPSIS

When fifteen-year-old Sam becomes the target of a viral video, surviving high school seems impossible until he discovers he has superpowers. Exploring gender through the lens of the superhero myth, BALLOON questions how we raise boys when our concept of masculinity has become narrow.

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