The Rite

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.

• David ChimusoroDirector
• David ChimusoroWriter

• Jayden CarrollCarl
• Christian TheskenBrent Hollister
• Johnny CarrollGarrett
• Gabriel LitwinGabe
• Danitza PiperRachel
• Dalen HillYoung African Boy
• David GroomesTribe Chief
• Mike NwanwkoTribesman 1
• Allen JonesTribesman 2
• Stephen AkanbiTribesman 3
• Zach WycuffSchool Teacher