He may not have been allowed to attend the festival, but that didn害羞草研究所檛 stop Bowen O害羞草研究所橞rien from delivering an acceptance speech.

O害羞草研究所橞rien, a 15-year-old filmmaker and Vernon Community School student, went up to bat at Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 HorrorFest 10 害羞草研究所� a celebration of Okanagan indie horror flicks brought to The Habitat Oct. 26 by the Okanagan Society of Independent Filmmaking 害羞草研究所� with his five-minute short Adulthood and took home Best Picture and Best Story awards.

Written and produced by Vernon filmmaker Brian Taylor of En Queue Film, Adulthood marks a step forward in O害羞草研究所橞rien害羞草研究所檚 blossoming career as he took on the role of director and editor.

害羞草研究所淗orrorFest is held in a 19-plus environment so Bowen was not allowed to attend, but I made a video call with him so that he could be there for the presentation of our film 害羞草研究所� they showed ours last 害羞草研究所� and he was even able to make an acceptance speech, with myself holding a microphone up to my phone,害羞草研究所� Taylor chuckled. 害羞草研究所淭he audience was surprised to learn that Adulthood was made by a 15-year-old.害羞草研究所�

The Taylor-O害羞草研究所橞rien duo began when Taylor was filming a documentary about local artist Destanne Norris, Beneath the Painted Surface, and Taylor met O害羞草研究所橞rien害羞草研究所檚 teacher Murray Sasges.

Taylor said Sasges planted the seed when he suggested Taylor ought to help O害羞草研究所橞rien hone his interest in film. O害羞草研究所橞rien met Taylor at Tim Horton害羞草研究所檚 near Beairsto Elementary, and Adulthood was born.

害羞草研究所淲e talked about what we like and we came to a point where we were like, 害羞草研究所楲et害羞草研究所檚 make a movie,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 Taylor said. 害羞草研究所淚 went home and thought, what can I do with a bunch of kids?害羞草研究所�

Adulthood is a dejected and comical take on the process of aging as kids look upon their maturation as becoming zombies.

Taylor gathered a cast, crew and home filming location and left the rest up to O害羞草研究所橞rien.

害羞草研究所淏owen directed the entire production with only gentle suggestions from myself mostly about usage of time and moving on to the next thing,害羞草研究所� Taylor said.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 very used to coming up with a project myself,害羞草研究所� O害羞草研究所橞rien added. 害羞草研究所淚 wasn害羞草研究所檛 quite sure what to expect. But besides the fart joke, I had no problems with the script.害羞草研究所�

While Taylor may have written the piece, he said the piece is channelled through O害羞草研究所橞rien害羞草研究所檚 vision and in essence becomes an O害羞草研究所橞rien film.

害羞草研究所淚t was definitely a really new process. It was really interesting,害羞草研究所� O害羞草研究所橞rien said. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e always just been working the camera myself. For the first hour, I was like, 害羞草研究所榃ow. I have a whole cast and crew. How can I make this the best film?害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟

After the 12-hour day of filming Aug. 25, O害羞草研究所橞rien took the clips home and began the long and arduous editing process.

害羞草研究所淚 thought this was going to be easy; I love editing. It became very, very difficult,害羞草研究所� O害羞草研究所橞rien said of the estimated 50-hours of editing.

Prior to the collaboration with Taylor, O害羞草研究所橞rien said his filmmaking largely consisted of homemade videos with his friends. He would grab his camera and whoever was available, go outside and see what happened.

害羞草研究所淚 just really enjoyed making them,害羞草研究所� O害羞草研究所橞rien said. 害羞草研究所淚 found my passion for filmmaking.害羞草研究所�

That love of film is the product of watching Pirates of the Carribean: At World害羞草研究所檚 End when O害羞草研究所橞rien was four-years-old.

Adulthood is currently before several film festivals. As such, it has not yet been released to the public, but Taylor hopes to have it screen locally soon.

Psyched on the end result and their two awards, Taylor and O害羞草研究所橞rien have begun to work together on another film dubbed Fear and Love: everything you need to know in under a minute. That timeframe will also pose new challenges for O害羞草研究所橞rien, he said.

害羞草研究所淏ecause it害羞草研究所檚 a one-minute film, we need to know that shot is a four-second clip. It will be much more planned,害羞草研究所� Taylor said.

En Queue Film is always looking for people interested in filmmaking, acting or behind the scenes, Taylor said. In particular, Taylor said they are seeking an actress aged 20-to-40 and a young girl aged five-to-eight.

After Fear and Love wraps, O害羞草研究所橞rien said he doesn害羞草研究所檛 plan on stopping any time soon.

害羞草研究所淚 just want to keep making films and then win the Oscars and all that jazz,害羞草研究所� O害羞草研究所橞rien laughed. 害羞草研究所淭his is definitely what I want to do when I害羞草研究所檓 older.害羞草研究所�

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