School of Hollywood's Steve Owens talk with Writer - Director  Jeff Roda about "18 to Party" teen movie of fitting in school. Jeff talks about casting kids actor and picking the right up and coming Actor for the role. Also we talk the concept of the film and Jeff's reasoning  for writing the script.Jeff Roda has written screenplays for DreamWorks, Universal, Paramount Pictures, New Regency, TriStar, and television pilots for HBO, CBS, and Warner Bros. Additionally, he was a producer on the Sony Pictures Classics feature, Love Liza, starring Academy Award winning actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Kathy Bates. 18 TO PARTY marks his directorial debutWatch the Trailer  https://youtu.be/k3jqnEzuHWIOFFICIAL SELECTION: WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL, FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL (Winner! Special Jury Award/ Ensemble Cast), BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL, LIVERPOOL FILM FESTIVAL (Winner! Best Feature, Best Director and Film of the Festival)and more.Watch "18 to Party:  On Demand at Platforms including: Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, Fandango STARRING: Alivia Clark, Tanner Flood, James Freedson-Jackson, Oliver Gifford, Nolan Lyons, Sam McCarthy, Ivy Miller, Taylor Richardson and Erich Schuett.INCLUDING MUSIC BY: The Alarm, Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones, The Velvet Underground and many more. 

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