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How Does It Start

Country: USA, Language: English, 15 mins

  • Director: Amber Sealey
  • Writer: Amber Sealey
  • Producer: Mridu Chandra; Matt Miller; Mia Schulman; Sari Thayer

CGiii Comment

Discovering your sexuality was way different before the internet!

Wow...this is intense and - if you are a parent - a little terrifying!


Watch...

How Does It Start from Amber Sealey on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

It's 1983 and 12-year-old Rain wants sex, the only problem is she has no idea what that means. With her self-absorbed parents distracted by their recent divorce, Rain is left alone to navigate the complexities of love and adulthood, and learns to do it her own way.

Cast & Characters

George Basil as Harry
Nican Robinson as Ron
Leonora Pitts as Kathy
Lindsay Beamish as Estelle
Lola Reid
Sebastian Cabanas as Jordan
Alex Rubin as Quinn
Evangeline Lindes as School girl
Carson Severson as School boy with crutches
Ruari Marie as School Girl
Lola Wayne Villa as Rain
Josie Nivar as Jessica
Ruby Sumegi as School Girl
Nick Hunter as School Boy
Christine Wood as Party Guest