Senior Project (film)

Senior Project
Directed by	Nadine Truong
Written by	Jeremy Lin
Produced by	Fabienne Wen Stephanie Gauger Yaron Kaplan
Starring	Ryan Potter Vanessa Marano Kyle Massey Meaghan Martin Sterling Beaumon Lana Mckissack Margaret Cho
Cinematography	Kobi Zaig
Edited by	Youssef Delara
Music by	Aaron Symonds
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Senior Project is a 2014 film directed by Nadine Truong and written by Jeremy Lin. It stars Ryan Potter.

Premise

A new kid at school hiding a secret must work with his classmates on a senior project.

Cast

• Ryan Potter as Peter Hammer
• Vanessa Marano as Samantha "Sam" Willow
• Kyle Massey as Andy
• Meaghan Martin as Natalia Bell
• Sterling Beaumon as Spencer Grace
• Lana McKissack as Jill
• Margaret Cho as Ms. Ghetty
• Katalina Viteri as Tiffany
• Lynn Telzer as Jennifer

Development

A successful KickStarter campaign for the film was launched by 16-year-old writer Jeremy Lin.[1] Donating $1 gave backers a 'Spiritual Connection' and $5000 allowed them to appear as extras.[2]

Lin was given the chance to pitch his script to screenwriter and investor Fabienne Wen at a film workshop. Brion Hambel and Paul Jenson then came on board as producers.[3]

The first clip from the film was released on 8 April 2014.[4] A video from the last day of the set was released on 27 October 2013.[5]

The trailer was released on 27 May 2014.[6]

Release

The film has been released on iTunes and Amazon Video.[7][8]

References

1. "SENIOR PROJECT - by Jeremy Lin, Executive Producer Alan Tam by itsy bitsy film — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
2. "Jeremy Lin Gets High School Screenwriter a Movie Deal". Defamer.gawker.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
3. "If a Teenager From Hong Kong Can Get His Movie Made in Hollywood, Maybe There's Hope for the Rest of Us". The Huffington Post. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
4. "Yoga - Senior Project Movie CLIP (2014)". YouTube. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
5. "Last Days on "Senior Project" Set". YouTube. 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
6. "Senior Project Full-Length Trailer". YouTube. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
7. "Senior Project on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
8. "Senior Project: Vanessa Marano, Meaghan Martin, Kyle Massey, Sterling Beaumon: Amazon Digital Services LLC". Amazon. Retrieved 2017-01-15.