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How NB Mager found her 'anxiety-to-creativity pipeline' to make the provocative 'Run Amok'
- NB Mager's Run Amok premieres at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition as her feature debut.
- The film expands a 2023 short and blends dark subject matter with humor and music.
- Meg writes a high school musical about trauma, triggering a chain reaction across the town.
- Mager shifted the project from thriller-horror to a coming-of-age story focused on curiosity and empathy.
- The director emphasizes asking questions rather than delivering messages to the audience.
- Alyssa Marvin and Patrick Wilson anchor a cast that expands from the short to the feature.
- The musical numbers reflect the teens' need to repurpose available songs for their own purposes.
- Mager describes laughter as a honest, disarming tool in addressing difficult topics.
- Mager references making the film a conversation opener rather than a definitive statement.
- Mager highlights collaboration with actors, including in-auditorium improv sessions to shape performances.
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