Graduation Eve - Isaac Kliska
Film
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Graduation Eve narrates the emotional highs and lows of young adults facing drastic changes in their lives, through the conversation of two freshman year roommates who haven’t seen each other in over a year, the day before their graduation.Ìý
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Isaac Kliska, Filmmaker.
Isaac focuses on grounded stories that help describe his thoughts and feelings about his experience in life. This includes narratives surrounding themes of anxiety, regret, friendship, masculinity, and humanity.
Isaac has been screenwriting and curating documentaries since his Freshman year at CU, however Graduation Eve is his directorial debut for a narrative film.
Isaac currently lives in Colorado Boulder, but he grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago in a town named Highland Park.Ìý
Graduation Eve
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Danny, an unprepared and anxious graduating senior at CU Boulder plans on meeting with his estranged freshman year roommate named Brayden for breakfast, the day before their graduation.
Danny goes into his conversation with Brayden expecting it go one way, but quickly realizes why they haven't spoken in over a year.
This project attempts to navigate the feelings and emotions of graduating seniors through the sudden and ultimate change that affects the day to day life of young adults, while touching on themes of anxiety, regret, masculinity, and independence. Ìý
