One of the short films that I viewed during the Orlando Film Festival was Children. This short was about a relationship between a boy and a girl that are on the playground. The thing that makes the film different is that it can be perceived as a satire of the progression of adult relationships. Because the film hit so close to home for everyone in the theater it was very entertaining and the audience loved it.
The filmmaker is a local film student from the University of Central Florida named Jon Strong. His actors are also local and I was able to sit down with one of his cast members, a very young man by the name of Samuel Dixon.
At the ripe old age of 8 years old Sam is working hard to get his foot in the acting game. He has appeared in five short films (including Children) that were produced in Central Florida, been trained in Los Angeles, appeared in a Bob Evans commercial and an episode of the Lifetime series Army Wives. He told me a bit of how he felt during his episode which was from season four of the series entitled Safety First. Sam's character was in a car crash with his mother and he had to call for help. "It was hard because I had to cry" Sam told me. Even though the crying wasn't fun he liked all the special effects that went with his scene his scene particularly the stage blood. Well boys will be boy I guess.
At the ripe old age of 8 years old Sam is working hard to get his foot in the acting game. He has appeared in five short films (including Children) that were produced in Central Florida, been trained in Los Angeles, appeared in a Bob Evans commercial and an episode of the Lifetime series Army Wives. He told me a bit of how he felt during his episode which was from season four of the series entitled Safety First. Sam's character was in a car crash with his mother and he had to call for help. "It was hard because I had to cry" Sam told me. Even though the crying wasn't fun he liked all the special effects that went with his scene his scene particularly the stage blood. Well boys will be boy I guess.
During the Question & Answer segment after the film Sam was asked what he disliked and like about filming Children. Sam mentioned that "It was hard to work because people would wonder on set and watch us during the kissing scene." But what he liked the most were the "free bagels". The director of the film even joked that he may have been really interested in kissing his co-star Rachel Durose.
When I wondered what Sam was next up to he told me that he would be in the film The Bailey Case from Terminal 52, a movie somewhat like the series Ghost Hunters where he will be featured as a ghost. With the professionalism and better acting skills than some twice his age, as well as the longer resume, I see Samuel Dixon going far in the business. So keep an eye out for him in the future.
To check out Sam on imdb go to: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3914793/
Or take a look at his homepage: http://www.samueljdixon.com/Public/Welcome.html
For more from Children director Jon Strong head to: http://strongfilms.org/
For more on Sam's next project head to: http://terminal52films.com/index.html
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