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Dead Deer High

Dead Deer High

Dead Deer High

Dir. Jo Rochelle
102 min

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: SEE ALL MSPIFF45 FILMS

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