In 2012, I was given the opportunity to be an extra in the independent movie, Cry, directed by Clay Luther. The day I was on set, we filmed the cafeteria and the gym scenes. This was Luther's first film and it premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival, at which I attended two of the screenings.
Cry is centered around a teenager (portrayed by Skyy Moore) who is dealing with bullying and his how to share with his family and friends that he is homophobic. Bill Flynn, Erik Lopez, Cherami Leigh, and Del Shores are all central characters in the film as well.
The overall pacing of the film was too slow. The film lost my attention at some points because I was waiting for the story to move along. Although in some sections, the edits would have been more effective if a few of the beats were slightly longer to give the audience a second to think about what was just said. The tone was displayed well through out but it became muddy during lingering moments that needed to be edited shorter. The casting was great, the only thing that could be improved was the thought behind a couple of the lines because I did not believe every word said by the characters. This was most likely due to the fact that Luther is a first time director, but with each film, a director gains knowledge on what worked and what they should do differently.
Del Shores in 'CRY'
Skyy Moore in 'CRY'
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