VAL
- High school junior
- Confident, driven
- Dreams of being a DJ
- Looking for her big break
SPRING BREAKERS
IN THE 90'S RAVE ERA
FOUR FRIENDS
ONE RAVE
CHILDHOOD'S FINAL NIGHT
THE CHARACTERS
JOEY
- Reserved, introverted
- Never been to a rave
- Best friends with Val
- Dreams of telling her how he really feels
MARIE
- High school senior
- Rave regular
- Video artist
- Just got into college, time to celebrate
DUSTIN
- High school dropout
- Drug dealer
- Ravers are his people
- Lives for the moment
THE PARTY
THE LEGENDARY JUJUBEATS RAVE IN THE MOUNTAINS WAS A FABLED EVENT IN CALI RAVE CULTURE, UNITING THOUSANDS UNDER NEON LIGHTS.
ONE MORNING IN 1999, A GROUP OF FRIENDS DIED TRAGICALLY WHEN THEIR CAR PLUNGED OFF A CLIFF ON THE WAY HOME FROM ONE OF THESE OVERNIGHT PARTIES.
THIS TRAGEDY MARKED THE END OF JUJUBEATS.
IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, THE POPULARITY OF RAVE CULTURE BEGAN TO FADE...
THE STORY
SET IN ONE NEON-SOAKED OVERNIGHT RAVE, FOUR FRIENDS EMBARK ON A EUPHORIC NIGHT OF MUSIC, LOVE, AND DREAMS. VAL LEARNS TO NEVER MEET YOUR HEROES, AND LEARNS HER RELATIONSHIP WITH JOEY IS NOT WHAT SHE THOUGHT. JOEY GETS SWEPT UP IN THE ENERGY OF HIS FIRST RAVE, REALIZING IT WASN’T VAL’S VALIDATION HE SOUGHT, BUT HIS OWN. FOR MARIE, THE LINE BETWEEN ART AND LIFE GETS DANGEROUSLY BLURRY, AND DUSTIN’S BUSINESS ASPIRATIONS AND COOL-GUY IMAGE LAND HIM IN DEEP TROUBLE. AS DAWN APPROACHES, THE FLEETING NATURE OF YOUTH COLLIDES WITH HARSH REALITY, LEADING TO A TRAGIC ENDING THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
THE APPROACH
FOREVER FOR NOW IS A FICTIONAL STORY INSPIRED BY A REAL EVENT TOLD WITH ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE FROM THE NIGHT IT HAPPENED COMBINED SEAMLESSLY WITH ORIGINAL MATERIAL. THE FILM EXPLORES THE FLEETING NATURE OF YOUTH, SET AGAINST THE ALSO EPHEMERAL WORLD OF 90’S RAVE CULTURE. THIS TRAGICOMIC COMING-OF-AGE STORY IMMERSES THE AUDIENCE IN THE EUPHORIA OF THE MOMENT, FOLLOWING OUR CHARACTERS INTIMATELY THROUGH THE LAST NIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
WITH 90S RAVE MUSIC AND AESTHETICS RESURGING IN POP CULTURE, FOREVER FOR NOW WILL CONNECT PAST AND PRESENT BY FEATURING APPEARANCES FROM ARTISTS SUCH AS FRED AGAIN, JAMIE XX, SKRILLEX, AND CHARLI XCX.
ENTER THE WORLDOF 90'S RAVECULTURE
THE TEAM
directed by
PETER BUNTAINE’s documentary, film and advertising work has won the Emmy, Cannes Lion and Grand Clio among other awards and prizes. His work has been screened at top festivals such as Sundance and Cannes and has been seen by millions on platforms such as ABC and HBO. As director he will draw on his years working on award-winning documentaries to bring a sense of gritty realism to bring this story to life.
produced by
CRAIG BUTTA is a producer, filmmaker, and actor whose work sits at the center of the contemporary American independent film scene. He produced The Sweet East, which premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, and is known for his numerous collaborations with Alex Ross Perry on films that have screened at major festivals including Venice and Cannes.
JAMIE GRANATO is a writer, actor and filmmaker whose work is shaped by his background in underground music and nightlife. As DJ Rezound he has performed at top festivals such as Outside Lands, Voodoo Fest, and Nocturnal Wonderland. He also co-founded the record label Group Tightener, releasing 22 records from artists like Best Coast and Cloud Nothings. Jamie will make use of both his network to bring top music talent into into the film for cameos and soundtrack contributions.
cinematography by
SEAN PRICE WILLIAMS is an acclaimed cinematographer known for his collaborations with the Safdie Brothers and Alex Ross Perry. The New Yorker described him as “the cinematographer for many of the best and most significant independent films of the last decade.”
THE END OF AN ERA
