Real Mature
SYNOPSIS: A failed artist is stuck in a hellish spectral state, forced to watch his soulmate fall in love with another man. Moving on is not an option for Redding, but he has concocted a few devious ways to make things messier.
BACKGROUND: Real Mature, produced under the Fright-O-Verse banner, isn’t a 10 Seconds to Comply production, but crosses over via Producer and Director of Photography, Ken Whiting. Ken took this script from the writer, Andrew Bonazelli, and began ideating on how to make a visually experimental film and ground it in the raw and emotional words on the page. Once the visual tone was set in place, Ken enlisted his longtime friend and creative collaborator DJ Wooldridge to direct and co-produce. It was the first time DJ, a writer/director, directed a script he hadn't written. This afforded DJ and Ken an opportunity to pack on more layers and expand on the pressurized words Andrew birthed onto the page. The three went back and refined the work together. This led to the narrator of the film having considerable importance. Ken was able to get in contact with horror legend Adrienne Barbeau to voice that role, as they had worked together previously. With a mostly unknown cast, Adrienne's sultry and matronly presence elevates the throughline of Real Mature. While DJ enjoyed the collaboration and producing process, he solidified his desire to direct his own material, which is important to note, as it gave Ken the confidence to pursue directing. That internal yearning to direct is crucial to 10 Seconds to Comply, and the relationship between Andrew and Ken. While 10 Seconds hopes to enlist their friends as co-collaborators often, Ken, Andrew and Manny will be the anchors of our productions.