smell of summer: a pa love story is about kids surviving what academics now call adverse childhood experiences (aces). this short film is a tribute to the pennsylvania kids i grew up with who had the audacity to maintain hope for the future while coping with trauma. 9-yr old playmates prince, marquise, and hassan are introduced to brotherly love under unusual circumstances when their innocent neighborhood expedition costs them their childhood.

role:

prince- male, aa, age 8-10, a street-wise kid, a “thinker” who is always looking for a new challenge. over-confident.