CLASS CRUSH

Directed By Katherine Lynn-Rose

USA | Narrative | 8 min

New York City Premiere

In class, Julia quietly admires Riley from a distance. Their first awkward interaction leads to a friendship as they walk home together after school. Over time, their connection deepens. Riley invites Julia to the upcoming homecoming dance. After meeting up at Riley’s house, Julia and Riley arrive at homecoming to a scene of sparkling lights and dancing couples. Everything is perfect. But as the night wears on, Julia’s dream starts to crack, slowly revealing the blood-stained truth: she is dancing with a dead body.

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    Film Details

    1. Violence

    2. English

    3. N/A

    4. New York City Premiere

    5. 2023

    6. 8 minutes

    7. Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance

    8. Narrative

    9. USA

      10. Katherine Lynn-Rose


      Katherine Lynn-Rose is an award-winning Chinese-Canadian writer/director passionate about Asian representation in the arts. Her debut musical short film, "Class Crush," made its world premiere at TIFF Next Wave. As a performer, Katherine competed as a semi-finalist in Canada’s Got Talent, and her original music has amassed over 50 million streams. Katherine is currently studying Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University.

      11. Katherine Lynn-Rose

      12. Katherine Lynn-Rose

      13. Katherine Lynn-Rose

        Noëlle Romero

      14. DP: Angel Katthi

        Music: Lilianne Coeverden

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