In the short film drama Indigo Blue, written and directed by Albert Pritchard, low-income parents (played by Jayme Lawson and Charles Brice) struggle to secure affordable healthcare for their sick daughter. Faced with few options to acquire the money they need, the father risks everything to get the proper treatment for his child.
The short debuted at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival and was also handpicked and advised by Sean Baker as part of the 2024 Neon x Kodak grant. Here, Pritchard talks to Deadline about the inspiration behind the timely short film.
Deadline: What was the inspiration behind this short film?
Albert Pritchard: It was almost a decade ago now. I met a family in Orange County whose baby was born with half a heart. So, they needed a fundraising video, and I was connected with them. Part of their story about why they needed a fundraising video...
The short debuted at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival and was also handpicked and advised by Sean Baker as part of the 2024 Neon x Kodak grant. Here, Pritchard talks to Deadline about the inspiration behind the timely short film.
Deadline: What was the inspiration behind this short film?
Albert Pritchard: It was almost a decade ago now. I met a family in Orange County whose baby was born with half a heart. So, they needed a fundraising video, and I was connected with them. Part of their story about why they needed a fundraising video...
- 6/4/2025
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
Twitter users were underwhelmed following Sunday night’s finale of Sam Levinson’s controversial HBO series, “The Idol,” with some saying it was a “waste of everyone’s time” while another dismissed it as “straight trash.”
The twist, in which pop singer Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) proved to be as much of a manipulator as abusive guru Tedros (Abel Tesfaye), drew an over all, “What the hell was that?”
“The Idol was really a waste of everyone’s time but this is what happen when men take over tv shows that wasn’t their business in the first place,” tweeted Darby Shaw, referencing Sam Levinson replacing original director Amy Seimetz.
The Idol was really a waste of everyone’s time but this is what happen when men take over tv shows that wasn’t their business in the first place.
— darby shaw. (@martyrculture) July 3, 2023
Many were left confused by Jocelyn’s flip-flopping affections Tedros.
The twist, in which pop singer Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) proved to be as much of a manipulator as abusive guru Tedros (Abel Tesfaye), drew an over all, “What the hell was that?”
“The Idol was really a waste of everyone’s time but this is what happen when men take over tv shows that wasn’t their business in the first place,” tweeted Darby Shaw, referencing Sam Levinson replacing original director Amy Seimetz.
The Idol was really a waste of everyone’s time but this is what happen when men take over tv shows that wasn’t their business in the first place.
— darby shaw. (@martyrculture) July 3, 2023
Many were left confused by Jocelyn’s flip-flopping affections Tedros.
- 7/3/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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