Jackson May's Indie Tragicomedy 'Degrees' Begins Production, Starring Michael Vlamis, Lily Mo Sheen, and David Koechner
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Summary
Indie filmmaker Jackson May has started production on 'Degrees,' his feature directorial debut. The film is an ensemble Gen Z tragicomedy set 10 years after a graduation-party mass shooting, following a documentarian who returns to his hometown to interview survivors and bystanders as memories resurface. The cast includes Michael Vlamis, Lily Mo Sheen, Milo Hutton, David Koechner, Daniel Roebuck, and Kirby Johnson.
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Billed as an ensemble Gen Z tragicomedy, Degrees is set 10 years after a graduation-party mass shooting, following a documentarian that returns to his hometown to interview survivors and bystanders.
But as memories resurface, the lines o
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