Dead Deer High
Dead Deer High
Director Jo Rochelle, Writer/Producer Joshua Roark, Actor Zack Kozlow Attending
One year after a tragic school shooting, a team of high school slam poets and their English teacher work together to overcome their collective and individual trauma to compete at a national poetry competition. Directed by Jo Rochelle, herself a former teacher, and filmed at a high school in Bremerton, WA, Dead Deer High is a profound look at modern school life.
Film Details
Festival Programs & Themes:
BIPOC Stories, Breakthrough, Emerging Filmmaker Competition, Films by Women
Film Type:
Fiction Feature
Release Year:
2026
Runtime:
102 min
Country/Region:
USA
Language:
English
Print Source:
Dead Deer High LLC
Tags:
Art, Coming of Age, Drama, Guest Attending, Minnesota
Program:
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Cast/Crew
Director:
Jo Rochelle
Executive Producer:
Scott Segal, Jim Bellinson, Randy Weiss
Producer:
Joshua Roark
Cinematographer:
Anup Kulkarni
Screenwriter:
Joshua Roark
Editor:
Tangier Clarke
Composer:
Errol Seymour, Caroline Shaw, The Nunnery
Principal Cast:
Zack Kozlow, Holden Goyette, Kyla Brown, Christian Cruz, Ayanna Berkshire, Joseph Bertót, Madelyn Grace, Aaron Cammack, Kristina Haddad, Audrey Kennedy Kozlow