Max Presement is planning the release of his first short film in April.
“It’s called Maybe I Am The Villian. A villain was pushed to therapy after he took a super fight too far. It’s a fantasy action drama,” said Presement, who’s been working on it since December 2022.
“I didn’t know it took that long to make a film and I didn’t know it would be half an hour,” Presement said.
He said he came a long way from making flash animations on Microsoft Paint in his bedroom when he was seven to make a half-hour film.
“It is going to be sent to film festivals at the end of this school year, which is crazy. I love film school,” Presement said.
He said the best part of making the film was the people he got to work with.
“I don’t think of myself as a director. I think me and my friends made a film,” Presement said.
He said the thought that his friends, Farhan, Nolan, Mathias and others chose to be in the scorching sun for eight to nine hours each day for his movie warms his heart.
“People are just very kind and people are very understanding, especially when you’re making films,” he said.
Presement said he is excited about the movie and has learned a lot in the process.
“I thought I knew a lot. I did not. I really knew nothing, now I know more,” Presement said.