Merry Go Round

A queer romantic short.

Written and Directed by Ella Fields.

Produced by Manni Rose Burach.

With the knowledge that the clock is ticking away, Pepper and June explore how love can exist within distance, memory, and a non-linear perception of time.  

Merry Go Round screened in the official selections of Mill Valley Film Festival, The National Film Festival for Talented Youth, Panorama Film Festival and Scout Film Festival, where it won best drama produced by 18 year olds and under.  

Additionally, the film was nominated at the EVVY Awards, the nations largest student-run live multi-cam award show, in the categories for Outstanding Costume Design, Music Score, Single-Camera Direction and Short Film.