LOS ANGELES — Young Dragon Studio has completed 'Shenanigans', an independent coming-of-age short film starring Alex Henry and Brooke Moeller. Directed by Michael Lena, the film explores family pressure, identity and the unexpected ways people look for connection.
Set in the late 1990s, the story follows James Dwayne Jr. (Alex Henry), a college senior trying to keep his life together amid family expectations, and Stacey Lee Miller (Brooke Moeller), a fellow student known online as “DR superlove,” who offers anonymous emotional guidance over AOL chat. James finds Stacey through her online persona, and their conversations become a space where both can speak honestly without judgment.
“This film is about trying to understand yourself while everything else feels uncertain,” said Henry, who produced under Young Dragon Studio. “It's about identity, and what it means to be seen by someone when you don't always know how to be yourself.”
'Shenanigans' is an independent short and proof-of-concept for potential expansion, with festival submissions underway ahead of a planned public release.
