How do you ask for help without disguising it as something else?
synopsis
DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT follows seventeen-year-old May, who keeps finding her way back to Naota, the younger brother of the one she cannot let go of.
As Naota reads her attention as affection, May is caught between wanting connection and fearing what it might reveal. She needs help, but does not know how to ask for it directly. What develops between them becomes unstable, intimate, and shaped by what neither of them can say out loud.
At its heart, the film is about the hope that even imperfect attempts at connection can bring us closer to being understood.
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Meet the Team
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Brendan O'Callaghan
WRITER/DIRECTOR
A Michigan-based writer and director whose films include the Student Emmy-nominated Echoes and Sunder. He has been developing independent narrative projects since high school while gaining experience across all facets of production. He has also served as editor on innovative projects such as Scrap and 1-800-HE-HEALS. -
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Andrew Weir
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
A cinematographer focused on intimate, human-centered storytelling. His work blends natural light, warm tone, and quiet emotional clarity to create images that feel grounded, nostalgic, and sincere. -
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Preston Bowman
PRODUCER
An award-winning writer and director from Long Island, New York, currently studying Film and Television at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Though he enjoys all aspects of production, from acting to editing, his true passion lies in producing, writing, and directing. -
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Nate Allen
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
A filmmaker from Boston, MA, currently studying and working at the Savannah College of Art and Design. As a First Assistant Director, he specializes in creating safe, efficient, and collaborative sets where creativity thrives in a welcoming environment for cast and crew.
