The Intrusive Thoughts of an Introverted Teen
Tina, a shy teen with an overactive imagination, has a fear of public speaking. When she gets randomly called on to deliver her book report to the class, she imagines the worst case scenario of what’s going to happen when she’s in front of her classmates. Realizing it’s all in her head, Tina snaps back to reality, and continues her presentation.
Hazelle Godisan is an Asian-American, writer-director from Dallas, Texas, who moved to Chicago to attend film school at DePaul University. She recently graduated from DePaul, and plans to move back to Texas to continue writing more screenplays, making more films, and working film jobs in her hometown. Hazelle is an advocate for diversity and representation on the screen, and wants to continue challenging stereotypes by writing stories based on her personal experiences, cultural history, or something very imaginative. Hazelle loves to make coming-of-age, drama, and comedy films, and hopes to direct musicals sometime in the future! Her main career goal is to direct for film and television.
Growing up, I was quiet and shy kid, and I’ve always wonder what made me reserved in the first place. I realized it has to do with anxiety I feel and also the world we live in where everybody can be judgmental of one another. I sometimes imagine the worst of what will happen when I’m thrown into the spotlight, when I’m interacting with others, or when I’m in other social situations.
That was when the idea for The Intrusive Thoughts of an Introverted Teen came to be. Using my love for coming-of-age, dramedy, and personal experiences, I wanted to create a short featuring a shy teen as the lead, and visually show the thoughts that the protagonist has running through her head as she navigates high school. I also want the audience to put themselves in her shoes, and sympathize with the protagonist who is struggling internally in a situation we all dread… public speaking.