before everything changes – queer short film (2025)

before one of them moves away, two best friends reevaluate how they feel about each other, realizing they may be harboring romantic feelings.

contact the filmmaker
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giuliasguzzo/
email: g.guzzo@student.nyfa.edu

review the film on letterboxd
https://letterboxd.com/film/before-everything-changes/

cast
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Avery: Kynkade McLachlan
Lu: Ashlyn Schmidt

crew
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Writer/Director: Giulia Guzzo
Producer: Diana Kuanysh, Giulia Guzzo
Director of Photography: Dayu Li
Production Designer: Julia Maia
Art Director: Paige Rodnunsky
First Assistant Director: Trinisha Aksa
First Assistant Camera: Angelica Utomo
Second Assistant Camera: Lu Mendoza, Diksha Sahay
Gaffer: Tyler Myers
Key Grip: Breck Cuddy
Best Boy: Cheriana Resky
Grip: Martian Angjaya
Sound Mixer/Operator: Filipp Romanychev
Hair/Makeup: Fatima Camacho
Script Supervisor: Sayla U’ilani Whalen
Editor: Giulia Guzzo, Jason Slawson
Colorist: Dayu Li
Music Composer: Robin May
Production Assistant: Kaihan Huang, Yuqing Lai, Emily Esparza
BTS Photographer: Jason Slawson
COVID Officer: Kaihan Huang

thank you to everyone who made this movie happen and to everyone watching this — i hope it means as much to you as it does to me. i can’t wait to make and share more movies with you!
— giulia 🙂