Worst Behavior
New York City, New York | Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
WORST BEHAVIOR follows Julie who, after moving to Maine, becomes entangled in a mix of complex relationships. This vulnerable story explores the harm wrought by Generation Z's"situationship" obsession and how despite all our technological advances, we continue to find ways to be uncommunicative.
Worst Behavior
New York City, New York | Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
1 Campaigns | New York, United States
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WORST BEHAVIOR follows Julie who, after moving to Maine, becomes entangled in a mix of complex relationships. This vulnerable story explores the harm wrought by Generation Z's"situationship" obsession and how despite all our technological advances, we continue to find ways to be uncommunicative.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Julie, a young woman seeking a fresh start, leaves New York behind for the tranquil shores of Northeast Maine to reconnect with a lost love, Noa.
As she begins to work at a local theater, she befriends a local, Trent. This newfound friendship with her coworker soon complicates things after he encourages Julie to take his recently-become-ex-girlfriend, Erin, on a date, unknowingly disrupting the delicate balance of their friendship while jeopardizing Julie's rekindling romance with Noa.
As emotions swirls and loyalties are tested, Julie finds herself caught in a complex love triangle, torn between evolving feelings for Erin and the lingering spark she still shares with Noa.
Our indie short film follows Julie, a young woman who moves to Maine to rekindle her relationship with her nonbinary partner, Noa. As Julie tries to navigate this fragile reunion, she becomes entangled in the unraveling relationship of her friend and coworker, Trent, who asks her to step in and help save his relationship by taking his girlfriend out for him. The film explores themes of love, miscommunication, and the complex emotions that arise when relationships—both new and old—are tested by secrets and the blurred boundaries of modern life.
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A native of North Carolina, Julie settled in New York City after undergrad. The fast paced lifestyle being intense for someone like her, she eventually loses her job after the startup she is working for goes belly up. In the wake of this as well as crumbling relationships around her, she takes up the offer of a good friend and ex, Noa, who invites Julie to stay at their place in Maine.
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A blast from the past. Julie’s on and off again lover from New York who decided to escape the city after inheriting property in coastal Maine from deceased relatives. The grueling isolation causes them to reach back out to Julie, after noticing a plea for housing on her Instagram story. The two get back together, this time with things feeling good between the two. Less distractions. For now.
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Julie’s younger coworker. A Maine local, naive to the larger world, he has rarely ever left his bubble. This makes Julie his portal into a world much different than his own, and he quickly becomes platonically enamored with her - so much so, that he confides some deep feelings to her about his girlfriend, and beseeches her to help him.
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Trent’s girlfriend, or ex girlfriend, depending on who you ask. Home before heading back to school to round out her higher education. She is having a hard time breaking the news to Trent that she desperately wants to move on, so she is looking for some other way to tell him.
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In the advent of the digital age and the midst of social media takeover, we have all personally felt it harder to forge and maintain relationships. Seventy three percent of our generation, Generation Z, report feeling alone sometimes or always, and we're in the midst of not only a loneliness epidemic, but a connection one as well.
Worst Behavior emerged from these feelings and experiences, a story both highly specific to the modern era and deeply universal. Through Julie, Noa, Trent, and Erin's decisions, we see our own worst impulses reflected on the screen. We are pushed to reckon with just how harmful it can be, to others and ourselves, to treat relationships with others as disposable and replaceable.
We hope that "Worst Behavior" serves as a candid and emotional representation of what can happen when we let social media, selfishness, and the "always- something - better" philosophy take over our personal relationships. If this film can serve as a mirror during this time of deep loneliness and loss for our generation, maybe it can also prompt us to treat each other with more much needed humanity.
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We’ve already shot the film in its entirety with an incredibly dedicated and talented crew. This project was made possible by a small, tight-knit team of professionals, all of whom gave up personal comfort, invested significant time, and poured their hearts into the film. Despite numerous challenges, from logistical hurdles to long hours, our team met each obstacle with creativity, collaboration, and a communal passion for bringing this story to life.
Now, we’re seeking finishing funds to cover the costs of post-production, including payment for our skilled editor and composer, as well as to recoup some of the sacrifices made along the way. With your help, we can polish this film and share it with the world, celebrating the hard work and dedication of everyone involved.
GOAL: $10,000 TO COVER POST PRODUCTION FEES, FESTIVAL ENTRY COSTS, SCREENING FEES, AND ROLLOVER PRODUCTION COSTS
While this crowdfunding campaign is running, our editor and composer are already hard at work firming up the cut and music. Once this campaign is over, we should be ready to move onto to color correction, sound design, and sound mixing / mastering. Our goal is to have the film ready to submit to festivals by February 1, 2025, with an anticipated release of early summer 2025 (depending on festival admissions). Besides our private screenings for donors, friends, and family, we plan to have "Worst Behavior" up online in some way, for all to see, by the end of 2025.
STRETCH GOALS
Our $10,000 goal is the bare minimum needed to finish this project in a way that is fair to our collaborators and sets the film up for the best success!
If we raise $12,000, we will be able to have contingency funds in place in case anything goes wrong, as well be able to pay our editor, composer, and colorist a slightly larger fee, which is more consistent with the market value of their work.
If we raise $14,000, we will be able to contract a professional post sound mixing and mastering house to make sure our film's sound is top notch!
If we raise $16,000, we will be able to pay our director and lead producer a small token of thanks for their out of pocket investments in the film, as well as throw a small cast and crew party for our amazing, talented team!
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
If you've already donated to this crowdfunder or don't feel able to, please help us out by spreading the word on your social media, email lists, and personal networks! You can share the link to this Seed & Spark along with the text below (or anything more personal you'd like to add):
Check out the fundraiser for Worst Behavior, a new independent film about a summer in Maine, changing complex relationships, and how giving into our worst impulses impacts those we love. Filmed in Maine and crafted by artists everywhere from New York to Maine!
Thank you so much for being part of the campaign and helping to bring "Worst Behavior" into the world!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
POST PRODUCTION
Costs $5,000
This includes everything we need to finish this movie: fees for our amazing editor, colorist, and composer who we want to compensate fairly!
FESTIVAL + DISTRIBUTION FEES
Costs $1,000
We want Worst Behavior to reach the most people it can! This amount covers cost for festival entry fees.
PRODUCTION RECOUP
Costs $3,000
This covers some unforeseen costs that occured during production due to weather, car issues, etc. We'd like to reimburse our team for these!
SCREENINGS
Costs $1,000
We'd like to host a friends + family screening in ME and NY. This amount would cover venue rental, food, and some fun souvenirs to celebrate
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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About This Team
CREW
Jack Revkin - Writer / Director
Jack is screenwriter and filmmaker based in New York City. Originally from the Hudson Valley, Jack studied film and television at Boston University where he developed a few projects, some documentary, some narrative. Here, he developed a passion for storytelling that highlights small, local communities and unconventional scenarios. After working at the Cannes Film Festival in summer of 2021 and seeing Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, he realized how these types of unconventional love letters to a place, person, or moment of time can so powerfully connect us to the world around us and help us understand our experiences more completely. Worst Behavior has been a passion project years in the making, going through multiple phases and various lives, and he is very excited to finally bring it to audiences.
Carla Troconis - Producer
Carla is a Venezuelan - American producer, director, and writer. After graduating from Harvard (2019), she cut her teeth in the media business (Zuckerberg Media COS) before leaving to produce and direct freelance. Carla has worked as a director and producer with musical artists like Marcus Mumford and Quarters of Change; commercial partners like Rag & Bone and Biden / Harris 2020; and with agencies like Adolescent Content, A-B Partners, and Suitcase. She has produced and directed short films that have been accepted to such festivals as the Los Angeles Latinx Film Festival, the New York City Independent Film Festival, and the Latino Film Market. As a theatrical director and producer, Carla has participated in programs like 24H Play Nationals and exhibited work at The Tank, Theater Row, WP Theater, and Zoo Southside as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2024).
Charlotte Guerry - Co - Producer
Born in Northern California, Charlotte is a producer, director, writer, and actor now based in NY. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from USC’s Film and TV Production program in 2018, she has gone on to produce a myriad of projects, including the web-series GREAT LOOK (which premiered at Dances with Films) and the dark coming-of-age comedy FEELING SEXUAL (which premiered at the Portland International Film Festival).
Setareh Jalali - Editor
Setareh is an extroverted and creative video editor based out of Queens, NY. Currently, she works at Cut+Run NYC as an assistant video editor, in addition to taking on freelance editing work.
Hannah Freeman - Cinematographer
Originally from Miami, Florida, Hannah is a cinematographer and 1st assistant camera based in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Film and Television Production. Hannah and Jack became friends in college and have been collaborators ever since.
Tristan Reginato - 1st Assistant Director
Hannah Lee - 1st Assistant Camera
Miguel Salcedo - 2nd Assistant Camera
Lluca Huatuco - Production Designer
Quinn DeVillers - Hair, Makeup, and Costume Designer
Hannah Webb - Sound Operator
Cole Heller - Gaffer
Emily Walowski - Grip
Farley Schilling - Grip
Daniel Huang - Production Assistant
CAST
Nadel Henville - Julie
Nadel Henville (She/They) is a multi-hyphenate actor, playwright and producer that resides in New York City.
Lisa Naso - Noa
Lisa is an actor and writer based in New York City. Originally from Long Island, Lisa graduated from Long Island High School for the Arts and earned their BFA in Acting and minor in Musical Theatre from Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
Lisa can be seen in films Drive-Away Dolls and The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out.
Ben Morang - Trent
Ben Morang is a New York based actor who received his BFA in Acting for Film, Television, Voiceover, and Commercial from Pace University in 2023.
Annalisa Hardin - Erin
Annalisa Hardin is a New York based actor and director. Most recently, she directed the play GOD MODE, which ran at the Gene Frankel Theater.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Julie, a young woman seeking a fresh start, leaves New York behind for the tranquil shores of Northeast Maine to reconnect with a lost love, Noa.
As she begins to work at a local theater, she befriends a local, Trent. This newfound friendship with her coworker soon complicates things after he encourages Julie to take his recently-become-ex-girlfriend, Erin, on a date, unknowingly disrupting the delicate balance of their friendship while jeopardizing Julie's rekindling romance with Noa.
As emotions swirls and loyalties are tested, Julie finds herself caught in a complex love triangle, torn between evolving feelings for Erin and the lingering spark she still shares with Noa.
Our indie short film follows Julie, a young woman who moves to Maine to rekindle her relationship with her nonbinary partner, Noa. As Julie tries to navigate this fragile reunion, she becomes entangled in the unraveling relationship of her friend and coworker, Trent, who asks her to step in and help save his relationship by taking his girlfriend out for him. The film explores themes of love, miscommunication, and the complex emotions that arise when relationships—both new and old—are tested by secrets and the blurred boundaries of modern life.
A native of North Carolina, Julie settled in New York City after undergrad. The fast paced lifestyle being intense for someone like her, she eventually loses her job after the startup she is working for goes belly up. In the wake of this as well as crumbling relationships around her, she takes up the offer of a good friend and ex, Noa, who invites Julie to stay at their place in Maine.
A blast from the past. Julie’s on and off again lover from New York who decided to escape the city after inheriting property in coastal Maine from deceased relatives. The grueling isolation causes them to reach back out to Julie, after noticing a plea for housing on her Instagram story. The two get back together, this time with things feeling good between the two. Less distractions. For now.
Julie’s younger coworker. A Maine local, naive to the larger world, he has rarely ever left his bubble. This makes Julie his portal into a world much different than his own, and he quickly becomes platonically enamored with her - so much so, that he confides some deep feelings to her about his girlfriend, and beseeches her to help him.
Trent’s girlfriend, or ex girlfriend, depending on who you ask. Home before heading back to school to round out her higher education. She is having a hard time breaking the news to Trent that she desperately wants to move on, so she is looking for some other way to tell him.
In the advent of the digital age and the midst of social media takeover, we have all personally felt it harder to forge and maintain relationships. Seventy three percent of our generation, Generation Z, report feeling alone sometimes or always, and we're in the midst of not only a loneliness epidemic, but a connection one as well.
Worst Behavior emerged from these feelings and experiences, a story both highly specific to the modern era and deeply universal. Through Julie, Noa, Trent, and Erin's decisions, we see our own worst impulses reflected on the screen. We are pushed to reckon with just how harmful it can be, to others and ourselves, to treat relationships with others as disposable and replaceable.
We hope that "Worst Behavior" serves as a candid and emotional representation of what can happen when we let social media, selfishness, and the "always- something - better" philosophy take over our personal relationships. If this film can serve as a mirror during this time of deep loneliness and loss for our generation, maybe it can also prompt us to treat each other with more much needed humanity.
We’ve already shot the film in its entirety with an incredibly dedicated and talented crew. This project was made possible by a small, tight-knit team of professionals, all of whom gave up personal comfort, invested significant time, and poured their hearts into the film. Despite numerous challenges, from logistical hurdles to long hours, our team met each obstacle with creativity, collaboration, and a communal passion for bringing this story to life.
Now, we’re seeking finishing funds to cover the costs of post-production, including payment for our skilled editor and composer, as well as to recoup some of the sacrifices made along the way. With your help, we can polish this film and share it with the world, celebrating the hard work and dedication of everyone involved.
GOAL: $10,000 TO COVER POST PRODUCTION FEES, FESTIVAL ENTRY COSTS, SCREENING FEES, AND ROLLOVER PRODUCTION COSTS
While this crowdfunding campaign is running, our editor and composer are already hard at work firming up the cut and music. Once this campaign is over, we should be ready to move onto to color correction, sound design, and sound mixing / mastering. Our goal is to have the film ready to submit to festivals by February 1, 2025, with an anticipated release of early summer 2025 (depending on festival admissions). Besides our private screenings for donors, friends, and family, we plan to have "Worst Behavior" up online in some way, for all to see, by the end of 2025.
STRETCH GOALS
Our $10,000 goal is the bare minimum needed to finish this project in a way that is fair to our collaborators and sets the film up for the best success!
If we raise $12,000, we will be able to have contingency funds in place in case anything goes wrong, as well be able to pay our editor, composer, and colorist a slightly larger fee, which is more consistent with the market value of their work.
If we raise $14,000, we will be able to contract a professional post sound mixing and mastering house to make sure our film's sound is top notch!
If we raise $16,000, we will be able to pay our director and lead producer a small token of thanks for their out of pocket investments in the film, as well as throw a small cast and crew party for our amazing, talented team!
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?
If you've already donated to this crowdfunder or don't feel able to, please help us out by spreading the word on your social media, email lists, and personal networks! You can share the link to this Seed & Spark along with the text below (or anything more personal you'd like to add):
Check out the fundraiser for Worst Behavior, a new independent film about a summer in Maine, changing complex relationships, and how giving into our worst impulses impacts those we love. Filmed in Maine and crafted by artists everywhere from New York to Maine!
Thank you so much for being part of the campaign and helping to bring "Worst Behavior" into the world!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
POST PRODUCTION
Costs $5,000
This includes everything we need to finish this movie: fees for our amazing editor, colorist, and composer who we want to compensate fairly!
FESTIVAL + DISTRIBUTION FEES
Costs $1,000
We want Worst Behavior to reach the most people it can! This amount covers cost for festival entry fees.
PRODUCTION RECOUP
Costs $3,000
This covers some unforeseen costs that occured during production due to weather, car issues, etc. We'd like to reimburse our team for these!
SCREENINGS
Costs $1,000
We'd like to host a friends + family screening in ME and NY. This amount would cover venue rental, food, and some fun souvenirs to celebrate
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
CREW
Jack Revkin - Writer / Director
Jack is screenwriter and filmmaker based in New York City. Originally from the Hudson Valley, Jack studied film and television at Boston University where he developed a few projects, some documentary, some narrative. Here, he developed a passion for storytelling that highlights small, local communities and unconventional scenarios. After working at the Cannes Film Festival in summer of 2021 and seeing Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, he realized how these types of unconventional love letters to a place, person, or moment of time can so powerfully connect us to the world around us and help us understand our experiences more completely. Worst Behavior has been a passion project years in the making, going through multiple phases and various lives, and he is very excited to finally bring it to audiences.
Carla Troconis - Producer
Carla is a Venezuelan - American producer, director, and writer. After graduating from Harvard (2019), she cut her teeth in the media business (Zuckerberg Media COS) before leaving to produce and direct freelance. Carla has worked as a director and producer with musical artists like Marcus Mumford and Quarters of Change; commercial partners like Rag & Bone and Biden / Harris 2020; and with agencies like Adolescent Content, A-B Partners, and Suitcase. She has produced and directed short films that have been accepted to such festivals as the Los Angeles Latinx Film Festival, the New York City Independent Film Festival, and the Latino Film Market. As a theatrical director and producer, Carla has participated in programs like 24H Play Nationals and exhibited work at The Tank, Theater Row, WP Theater, and Zoo Southside as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2024).
Charlotte Guerry - Co - Producer
Born in Northern California, Charlotte is a producer, director, writer, and actor now based in NY. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from USC’s Film and TV Production program in 2018, she has gone on to produce a myriad of projects, including the web-series GREAT LOOK (which premiered at Dances with Films) and the dark coming-of-age comedy FEELING SEXUAL (which premiered at the Portland International Film Festival).
Setareh Jalali - Editor
Setareh is an extroverted and creative video editor based out of Queens, NY. Currently, she works at Cut+Run NYC as an assistant video editor, in addition to taking on freelance editing work.
Hannah Freeman - Cinematographer
Originally from Miami, Florida, Hannah is a cinematographer and 1st assistant camera based in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Film and Television Production. Hannah and Jack became friends in college and have been collaborators ever since.
Tristan Reginato - 1st Assistant Director
Hannah Lee - 1st Assistant Camera
Miguel Salcedo - 2nd Assistant Camera
Lluca Huatuco - Production Designer
Quinn DeVillers - Hair, Makeup, and Costume Designer
Hannah Webb - Sound Operator
Cole Heller - Gaffer
Emily Walowski - Grip
Farley Schilling - Grip
Daniel Huang - Production Assistant
CAST
Nadel Henville - Julie
Nadel Henville (She/They) is a multi-hyphenate actor, playwright and producer that resides in New York City.
Lisa Naso - Noa
Lisa is an actor and writer based in New York City. Originally from Long Island, Lisa graduated from Long Island High School for the Arts and earned their BFA in Acting and minor in Musical Theatre from Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
Lisa can be seen in films Drive-Away Dolls and The Girl Who Cried Her Eyes Out.
Ben Morang - Trent
Ben Morang is a New York based actor who received his BFA in Acting for Film, Television, Voiceover, and Commercial from Pace University in 2023.
Annalisa Hardin - Erin
Annalisa Hardin is a New York based actor and director. Most recently, she directed the play GOD MODE, which ran at the Gene Frankel Theater.