Jupitr

SYNOPSIS

A man seals his wife inside a barn and tells her the air outside will kill her. She lives inside his version of the world.

DIRECTORS STATEMENT

I wanted to create a film in response to the ICE raids, and to the tyranny and violence we are living through right now, that also tells the truth about history. This is state sanctioned terror. Black and Native people recognize it because we have lived it for hundreds of years.

CREDITS

Writer/Director - alika mteuzi
Producer/Editor - Zander Cooper
Director of Photography - Anish Rajah
Sound Design - alika mteuzi
Sound Recording - Zander Cooper
Composer - Adanze Hill

Cast
Jupitr - Victoria Lynne Smith
Prudent - Lance Jeffries

Crew
Assistant Director - Malaya Mteuzi
Script Supervisor - Carlotta Summers
Production Assistant - Griffin Calvert

Voice Actors
Agent - Griffin Calvert

Student Mixed @ School of Cinematic Arts

Faculty Advisors - Susan Arnold, Eva Vives, Robert Yeoman, Katz, Michael Benavente
Student Advisors - Duncan Teater, Jack Fralick, Marisol Loya, Lauren Allen

Edited on AVID. Captured by SONY. Green Seal (approved by the USC School of Cinematic Arts).
Casting Support Services by Breakdown Services.
Festivals and Distribution/Licensing - Sandrine Faucher Cassidy.

Student Produced at the University of Southern California. © 2026 University of Southern California. All Rights Reserved.