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  • Cruel Summer (I) (2025)
  • Short | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Cruel Summer (I) (2025)
Short | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Two childhood friends reconnect while working as counselors at a summer camp, but their growing romance is interrupted when they accidentally kill a fellow counselor. The year is 1987, and Steph has returned to her childhood summer camp to...See moreTwo childhood friends reconnect while working as counselors at a summer camp, but their growing romance is interrupted when they accidentally kill a fellow counselor. The year is 1987, and Steph has returned to her childhood summer camp to be a counselor. Heather, her childhood best friend and first crush, is also there working as a counselor. Heather avoids the advances of her boyfriend, Jason, while trying to restore her friendship with Steph. Steph walks in on Jason trying to pressure Heather into having sex and in the chaos of the two trying to confront Jason, they accidentally push him on to the ax used for wood chopping. In an attempt to cover up the accidental slaying, they cite seeing a masked murderer in the woods. See less
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Director
Evie Grasinski
Producers
Evie Grasinski (producer) | Tara Rindt (producer)
Cinematographer
Max Lawless
Editors
Evie Grasinski | Max Lawless
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May 16, 2025 (United States)

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