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Just A Wish Away
Stephen Peers
United Kingdom · 16 min · English
SYNOPSIS
Two friends who clearly have feelings for each other struggle to build up the courage to ask the other to the prom. When something gets in the way, their priorities are put to the test.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Stephen Peers
Stephen Peers was born and raised in the North West before moving down to Portsmouth to study Film Production. Before moving to University, he had very little film experience, he was studying Cyber Security the year before. He changed his whole career path to pursue his passions and has grown as a filmmaker and an individual massively.
CREDITS
DIRECTED BY
Stephen Peers
WRITTEN BY
Stephen Peers
PRODUCED BY
Freya Marley
KEY CAST
Jack Sutton
MADE AT
University of Portsmouth
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