Dead Dear High
MSPIFF
One year after a tragic school shooting, a team of high school slam poets and their English teacher work together to overcome their collective and individual trauma to compete at a national poetry competition. Directed by Jo Rochelle, herself a former teacher, and filmed at a high school in Bremerton, WA, Dead Deer High is a profound look at modern school life.
Director Jo Rochelle and writer/producer Joshua Dean attending.
Director: Jo Rochelle
Fiction, 2026
102 min, USA
