Justin May

Strawb 🍓

A fun story about this one. The ever talented @_liv.westhoff_ and I used to act together on stage way back in highschool! We lost touch through the college years and into adulthood but when she moved to LA in 2024 we were able to reconnect! So naturally when she handed me the script for this fun little thriller and asked if I wanted to shoot it I was elated!

I had such a blast taking our limited resources and finding new ways to signify Olivia's character slowly snapping. I ended up using a combination of dutch angles, lighting cues and a lensbaby PL composer to create some really fun frames!

Also big shouts to @web_leee for doing all the fun cues (swipe for BTS) and playing with me in our monochrome red world. Getting to experiment with lighting using only one part of the lighting spectrum was such a fun challenge!

TEAM
Writer/Director: @_liv.westhoff_
Producer: @emmareinagel
Line producer: @s.indelicato.3
Director of photography: @justinmay_dp
1st AD: @headstonehills
Gaffer: @web_leee
Key grip: @jake__brody
1st AC: @chriz7y
Sound: @amitlevarii Julio Flores
Art/set/costume design: @plante_em
Makeup: @m.k.sartori
Color: @texlandry

CAST
Laura: @_liv.westhoff_
Benno: @jack.m.v

GEAR
G&E: @lighthausgne
Lenses: @laserbeamfistface