Dakota Skye

There's always something special about watching a film shot in your hometown. The familiarity of it makes you feel at ease. There's also a sense of pride when it's a well done film like Dakota Skye. At the Phoenix Film Festival, we're always looking for good films shot in Phoenix and we've got one with Dakota Skye.

It's tricky to make a dramatic film about teenagers even when you have a crazy budget to throw at the film. Imagine trying to do it as an independent film. Well John Humber has done just that with Dakota Skye. There's something real about it, the actors don't feel fake or out of touch, every thing feels natural about it. That alone is reason enough to check out the film, but there's plenty of other stuff too. The director has done some really good things with the characters in the film and has a solid story to back it up.

Fun Fact of this film is that it turns out that most of the classroom stuff was shot in the same building as our luxurious Phoenix Film Foundation offices. Pretty cool. Well maybe only to me.

So check this really good drama out and if your from the area, you'll notice plenty of Phoenix-ish stuff. As a Phoenician I'm proud to have this film at the Fest. Well I don't exactly live in Phoenix, more the Phoenix Metro area, but I think you get my point.

Well my main point is; GO SEE DAKOTA SKYE.