The story follows Rose and Jess, two high school kids who decide to go on their first date. With a distant mother and missing father Jess keeps to himself and a few friends. Rose on the other hand is changing; her body is going through a slow torture that her parents say is normal. She is conflicted by the mixed messages she is receiving from her friends about the weakness of the men in her life. Despite this Rose pursues Jess, weather she wants to or not.
In this reversal of the Red Riding Hood tale the themes and metaphors deal with militant feminism meeting the unfocused stupefied version of manhood. Masculinity in any capacity is out of style, females still hold the past against men and continue to resent them for there attempt to be more feminine. Somehow in all of this Rose and Jess find themselves caring for each other, but forced to view one another as enemies due to their differences. Elements of love, fear, tragedy, parenting and what it means to have your first crush are all tied together into this psychological sucker punch that twists into a genre-bending finale.
Directed by Sandy Stoltz and starring Chris Miller, Cheyenne Saxton and Ruby Sketchley “Before 12” is currently seeking funding over at Kickstarter!
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