Led by Dylan Arnold (Oppenheimer, Halloween, Halloween Kills, Netflix's You), premiering at Cannes Court Métrage and landing its creators on Variety Magazine's "Students to Watch" list, Helpless comments on the high stakes of violence in America.
Acting
Dylan Arnold's pre-Oppenheimer intensity is already fully formed.
Direction
Seda's Cannes-honored economy — every second calculated.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts mirror America's attention span for tragedy.
Director
Christene Seda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dylan Arnold shot this between 'Halloween' (2018) and 'Halloween Kills' — his trilogy of American violence.
Premiered at Cannes Court Métrage 2013, years before '13 Reasons Why' sparked debate about glamorized school violence.