{"id":1274,"date":"2026-07-23T08:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:09:11","slug":"pretty-sweet-sixteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=1274","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Sweet Sixteen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03_Pretty-Sweet-Sixteen_Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03_Pretty-Sweet-Sixteen_Poster.jpg 518w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03_Pretty-Sweet-Sixteen_Poster-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On her sixteenth birthday, shy perfectionist Olivia watches her meticulously planned party collapse in real time as friends cancel one by one. But when two fiercely loyal guests refuse to let the night die, disappointment gives way to chaos, comedy, and raw teenage honesty. As expectations unravel and masks come off, what begins as a social disaster transforms into a wildly funny, deeply relatable coming-of-age story about identity, resilience, and the friends who show up when it actually counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project Type:<\/strong> Student, Short<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Genres:<\/strong> Drama, Coming of Age, Comedy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 10 minutes 32 seconds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Country of Origin:<\/strong> United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Country of Filming:<\/strong> United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Student Project:<\/strong> Yes &#8211; Young Actors&#8217; Theatre Camp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4f868ad8-Pretty_Sweet_Sixteen_Trailer_V2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Headshot-6c019048e8-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Headshot-6c019048e8-headshot.jpg 533w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Headshot-6c019048e8-headshot-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director Biography &#8211;&nbsp;Jeanette Marker<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-connector.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/headshots\/003\/765\/932\/original\/6c019048e8-headshot.jpg?1769555547\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeanette Penley-Marker (She\/Her) has an extensive background in theatre \u2013 both on stage and behind-the-scenes, with experience in directing and casting. She has performed locally in the Bay Area as well as theatres around the world. She also has credits in films for Pixar and starred as a leading role in a web series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1278\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-PSS-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-PSS-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-PSS-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-PSS-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-PSS-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-PSS-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, 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https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-3-PSS3.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-2-PSS-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-2-PSS-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-2-PSS-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-2-PSS-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-2-PSS-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-2-PSS-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:shawnryanherbst@gmail.com\">shawnryanherbst@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/campyatc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/campyatc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On her sixteenth birthday, shy perfectionist Olivia watches her meticulously planned party collapse in real time as friends cancel one by one. But when two fiercely loyal guests refuse to let the night die, disappointment gives way to chaos, comedy, and raw teenage honesty. As expectations unravel and masks come off, what begins as a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/?p=1274\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pretty Sweet Sixteen&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-childrens-short-film"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1285,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274\/revisions\/1285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfilmfestival.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}