DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

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I started writing "The Reunion" in the summer of 2021, when I was having a lot of my own reunions, getting post-vaccine lunches and coffees with friends I hadn't talked to in years. This really forced me to reflect a lot on friendship ... why we're drawn to certain people, why we always come back to specific people and why sometimes we don't. My goal with this script and film was to explore those ideas, and I soon realized that the "Disney Channel-esque child star" frame could provide a fun way to discuss these themes.

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This was a really special film to make as well, as there was a quasi-meta aspect to the story we were filming. All of the actors and most of the crew were people that I'd made movies with back in high school, and hadn't worked with (or seen) since. In many ways, much like the characters in this story, that creatively collaborated years ago and are forced to confront how they've all changed as people, we had an incredibly similar experience behind the scenes. This was such a touching aspect of this experience, and made it undoubtedly one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

I hope you enjoy the film as much as we did making it :)