The Teacher

Interview with Director Hannah Fidell for A Teacher which will premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Also, some small bits of the film are shown.

Trailer for A Teacher. Diana, a young, attractive teacher at a suburban Texas high school, is well-liked by her students and colleagues. Her life seems to be following the status quo, but in reality she s having a secret affair with her student Eric. She confides in no one but him, reveling in the teenage terrain of sexting and backseat quickies. Even when the risk of discovery looms over their relationship, her investment in the fantasy remains stronger than reality. Unable to control herself, she heads down a reckless path of self-destruction.

A beautiful and seductive small-town high school teacher (Angel Tompkins) seduces her star pupil (Jay North). Deranged desire leads to murder and mayhem when their careless, uncontrolled passion provokes the raging jealousy of a town misfit who has just been released from the mental hospital.

Trailer for the short Teach'er. Teach'er is a short film from writer/director Cody Campanale that explores the ruthless ambition and competitive nature that comes with success. Jason and Vanessa are two theatre school students who want to be famous actors. When they learn that only one of them will be awarded a prestigious acting apprenticeship, a competition for the professor's approval begins that forces them to reject their own morality and come to the realization that there is no dignity in art.