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Jp Talty | Visual Artist
“No matter how much one may love the world as a whole, one can live fully in it only by living responsibly in some small part of it.”
–Wendell Berry, 2003
Director and Editor
2019
Client: Life Teen
Script: Courtney Kiolbassa
DP: Braxton Berry
Performance: Eric the Boi & Karla
Makeup: Michelle Ochoa
We prioritized inclusion by focusing on a single, specific story, ensuring the locations and experiences were true to both Catholicism and the skate community.
Our lead actor, Eric, had never acted before. I originally tried to hired through talent agencies in the DFW area, but zero actors could skate. I hit the streets.
The result is a video that captures a story of resilience, courage, and — in a subtle way — resurrection.
Eric was in Deep Ellum, Texas, skating in an alleyway with "no skating" signs. I ended up skating with him for a bit, and then asked him if he had ever acted. He said “no”.