Short Documentary
2025
Gatorville
As childhood memories are made and fade in the same instant, siblings Lily and Bodhi diverge at the dawn of a life beyond their home, a Colorado alligator sanctuary. Their bond, forged by the exotic nature of their remote high desert landscape, begins to change as Lily enters her teenage years. Searching inward, Bodhi contemplates the meaning of friendship and family beyond his reptilian counterparts. The universal yearning for something more reminds us of the individual experience of time and growing up.
Directors Statement
As this film lives within the concreteness of its medium, growing up knows no cut nor end. I believe we are all just animals, the same as those who slither into the weeds undetected, yet we as humans pry towards conscious reminiscence. To that, I say: this film answers nothing yet allows the observant viewer to question their makeup. With that in mind, Gatorville becomes a catalyst for a story beyond its characters, one that's told through and by all of us. I can only hope that, for an instant, this story prompts us to reflect on our past.
Credits
Director Freddie Gluck
Producers Chloe Campion, Freddie Gluck, Matteo Moretti
Executive Producer Caitlyn Greene, Freddie Gluck, Timothy Zaug
Director of Photography Matteo Moretti
Editor Freddie Gluck
Additional Editing Matteo Moretti
Associate Producer Ben Hunter, Lisa Laursen, Christopher Wirth, James R Stephens Jr.
Composer Luca Moretti
Assistant Camera Ben Hunter
BTS Photography Ben Hunter
Sound Design/Mix/Master Calvin Pia
Color Stephen Derluguian
DCP Dillon Brown
Graphic Design Davis Long
Painter/Poster Design Jordan Sullivan
Special Thanks
Lisa Laursen, Fred Gluck, Evan Mann, David Bolen, Andrew Hutcheson, Leo Pfeifer
Dani Sloane, Daniel Lombroso, Nevo Shinaar, Meg Griffiths, Scott Faris
Additional Thanks
Judith Olson, Mary Ellen Gluck, Fred & Linda Gluck, Declan Hickton, Meghan Smith Leo Pappajohn, Ben Ivers, Erin Greenwood, Nathan Greaves, Blake Burton, Hyo-Hyang Carty, Ian Mckenna, David Chon, Joanna Campion, Christine E Fuller, Cale Brillinger, Mark Berger, Michael Garcia, Kevin Grady, Ray Mcdermott, Chris Melendez, Cal Goheen, Scott Pierce, Asher Brown, Erin Eagle, Alex Bauch Crystal Wang, Liam Tangum, Bochu Ding, Gideon Elron, Cecily Nordstrom, Will Meinhardt, Nora Bayley, Haven Worley, Michael Levy, Eric Braker, Jon Sime Christine Toler, Daniel Choi, Tom Karrel, Naomi Rusk, Alexander Broadstock, Meghan Smith, Will Gardner, Rebecca Shaid, Jennifer Nisita, Joseph Ding, Michael Stevens Stacy Horne, Gisella De La Rocha, Soraya Simi, Dave & Roe West, Brendan Young Luisa and Culton, Nathaniel Richards, Cameron Hodge, Rhea Begazo