Experiencing Interruptions?

Soft Launch

Soph confronts Chris, the boy she’s seeing, at a party after he announces their relationship to the internet without her permission.

  • Sebastian Zufelt
    Director
    Noah & Annie, Distance
  • Sebastian Zufelt
    Writer
    Noah & Annie, Distance
  • Sebastian Zufelt
    Producer
    Just Think About it, Stock
  • Veronica Hein
    Key Cast
    "Soph"
  • Holden Lay
    Key Cast
    "Chris"
  • Lex Mettler
    Director of Photography
  • Nikki Page
    Assistant Director
  • Alaine Farin
    Sound
  • Sebastian Zufelt
    Editor
    Distance, Stock
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 26, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    70 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.66:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - New York University
  • Kansas City Underground Film Festival
    Kansas City
    United States
    September 15, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • NFFTY (National Film Festival For Talented Youth)
    Seattle
    United States
    April 28, 2023
    Washington Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Sebastian Zufelt

Sebastian Zufelt is a filmmaker from Seattle, Washington. His films have won Student Emmy awards for Best Screenplay and Best PSA. Festivals across the United States have screened his films, including the All-American High School Film Festival. He is currently attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

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Director Statement

This project is important to me because I’m interested in how people communicate and how social media plays a role in that today. Between texting and Instagram and more, the way in which we socialize online adds a whole other series of interactions to analyze and overthink, and sometimes we underestimate the impact these interactions will have on real life. With Instagram, you can know so much about a person from their feed and activity. You can meet their significant other through their posts, and you have the potential to deduce someone’s relationship status from who they post with and how much.