The Rite is a short film about ceremonial rites of passage. Through a comedic and surreal lens, it tackles the nature of adolescence, what it means to come of age and how the house party has become this ritual ground in contemporary American culture; all through the eyes of a 9th grader named Carl.
Jayden Carroll
Carl
Christian Thesken
Brent Hollister
Johnny Carroll
Garrett
Gabriel Litwin
Gabe
Danitza Piper
Rachel
Dalen Hill
Young African Boy
David Groomes
Tribe Chief
Mike Nwanwko
Tribesman 1
Allen Jones
Tribesman 2
The Rite is a short film about ceremonial rites of passage. Through a comedic and surreal lens, it tackles the nature of adolescence, what it means to come of age and how the house party has become this ritual ground in contemporary American culture; all through the eyes of a 9th grader named Carl.
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