Chasers | movie | 2025 | Official Featurette - video Dailymotion

At an LA house party, an aspiring musician pursues her crush through a crowd of hopeful dreamers chasing empty promises. | dG1fR2lnX3luNW1qXzA

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00:00My name is Erin Brown Thomas, and I'm the director of Chasers, which is playing in the

00:10episodic category at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

00:14The project is a single, continuous, 30-minute shot that follows the starry-eyed Sophia through

00:19a vibrant L.A. house party.

00:21She is pursuing her crush against the backdrop of an ensemble of dreamers chasing empty promises.

00:27I wanted to explore, like, the nexus of ambition and vulnerability and the lies we often tell

00:32ourselves to keep moving forward in the face of incredible odds and difficult people.

00:39When does our hope empower us, and when does it lead to us being exploited?

00:44You know, everyone's a dreamer, right?

00:46We're all chasing relationships, careers, or something else that gets us out of bed

00:50in the morning.

00:51I wanted to juxtapose those red flags in dating with the everyday hustle of being a creative

00:56in an industry that everyone wants to break into.

01:00I co-wrote this piece with my lead, Sierra Croney, and the central question that I was

01:04personally wrestling with was, in my own life as an artist, when am I paying my dues, and

01:10when am I chasing my abuse?

01:12The project was a way for me to confront imbalances and grieve the past, because, you know, art

01:17is healing.

01:18Through creating Chasers, I'm processing and defining my own boundaries and hopefully creating

01:23a life that feels a little more balanced, but just as exciting.

01:27I am so fortunate to be surrounded and supported by an incredible team of collaborators to

01:32make this highly ambitious project happen.

01:34We hope you enjoy it.