Ben Cooper

A teenage boy is home alone for the weekend but when nocturnal creatures living in his attic escape, he must survive.

Created during Carter and Ben’s ISS (In School Suspension) as a documentation of the day and examination of the isolating effects of it, Made in the Cell is an amateur documentary about shenanigans and boredom.

On 5-18-2022, a shooting near Sheyenne High School forced it into an abrupt lockdown during a field day. Students and residents who lived near the building were ordered to stay in the gym, unaware of what was happening. Tuker Heil and Carter M. Phillips recorded the events as they took place.

A film made by Carter M. Phillips

Rain soaked streets and a sun baked evening are the backdrop to this tale of a downtown down-and-out killed in gang violence.