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The Red

May 1, 2013

The Red

Article by
John Swartz
Category
Work

Directed by the Sundance-award-winning trio of Borderline Films – the team behind critically-acclaimed movies Martha Marcy May Marlene and Simon Killer – this short thriller depicts the terror experienced by many college graduates saddled with enormous student loan debt.

SS+K wrote and produced the film for the non-profit, American Student Assistance (ASA), to promote their online debt management resource, SALT.

Press:
NYTimes
AdWeek

Short film:

Trailer:

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