Скачать или смотреть BLAME - A Dramatic Short Film by Tee Cad

"May sharing this tragic story save someone battling mental health, addiction, or suicidal issues."

One of my more important creative endeavors is to produce original, socially impactful short films put to music that also feature deserving people who may not otherwise have an opportunity to gain experience in the arts of music or film production.

This project memorializes Reed Bartosh's tragic true story. Reed was an extraordinarily kind teen who loved to play music, but who also fell into the grip of anxiety. Soon, his severe anxiety led to addiction, and ultimately to his tragic demise. Reed was someone I tried to help out of his struggle alongside his indefatigable parents but failed. When my only son was Reed's age, he battled severe depression and anxiety as well, so this story hits even harder. Reed's parents remain good friends and we share this story so that others might take action and save lives. Know that this can happen to anyone.

It also features an up-and-coming talented young man, Darian Hadley as our Assistant Director. Darian was raised by a single mother in a low-income neighborhood but applied himself at “Hope Farm”, an after-school mentoring and leadership program that serves children of incarcerated or murdered parents. Hope Farm helped him succeed through school and get him into college, where he is currently working on his B.A. in Mass Communication. After graduation, Darian aspires to move to New York to pursue a career in filmmaking. We are so excited to see what he can do to change the world!
– Tee Cad

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT
The cops depicted are actually the ones who took down Reed's dealer
The guitar intro and outro of the song is actually a recording of Reed practicing his guitar taken from his iPhone after he passed
The actress playing “mom” is a real-life friend of Reed’s mom and knew Reed nearly his whole life
The actor playing “Reed” is Tee Cad’s son, who also battled severe anxiety and depression when he was Reed's age
-The masked antagonist represents Reed's demons; his addiction, his anxiety, his tempter, his dope dealer
-The home video clips (including the end) are of Reed.

LEARN MORE ABOUT REED HERE:
Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obitu...
Podcast featuring Reed’s parents, Billy Bartosh & Melissa Page:    • Billy Bartosh & Melissa Page: Parents, Tra...  

CREDITS AND SPECIAL THANKS
WRITER/CREATOR: Tee Cad

MUSIC: Tee Cad (feat. Lou Charle$)
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7qIUia...
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/blam...

PRODUCERS & DIRECTORS:
Tee Cad (Artist / Writer / Producer)
Andrew Newton (Director of Photography and creative)
Darian Hadley (Assistant Director / Hope Farm graduate / aspiring filmmaker)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Rachel Graham & Tegan Broadwater

VERY SPECIAL THANKS to these businesses that contributed:
M2G Ventures https://www.m2gventures.com/social-im...
Blackland Distillery https://blacklandfw.com/home
Hope Farm, Inc. https://hopefarmfw.org

Follow Tee Cad:
Instagram: @teecad
Facebook: @teecadmusic

LYRICS:
Rest in the valley
Feelin’ low, you just weren’t ready
One man on a roll is just another man done in early

Who's to blame, who's to blame
Tell me where the truth has lain
Prob’ly behind all the hurt I’ve witnessed here
I don’t want to live in fear
Fight demons on a daily basis
Who is gonna catch me when I jump to fly and do not make it
Packed a parachute
Before I had a pair of pennies
I was paralyzed by paranormal activity
See it vividly
Ghosts of my past visit me
Worked through my grief
Pulled strings like a symphony
Even amputees would have to hand it to me
We done came a ways from food stamps & EBT
Destiny TBD, clairvoyant couldn’t see
Me makin’ it out the belly of the beast scratch-free

[Crying/wailing]
What more can a mama say?
She loved that little baby every day
He only wanted to stay away - Just wanted to stay away
One tragic life taken all the way
Who's to blame?

All of my life tryin' ta make it there Kickin’ ass, erasin’ doubts
Lady luck ain’t came around
I had to go chase it down
Now the bottle change my frown
Every time it's upside-down
Emotions so deep I drown
Gotta make the moment count 
Gotta leap the fence, from Pauper to Prince
Seen others get their blessings I’m sittin’ here on the fringe
Standin’ out on the ledge lookin' at horizons ahead
Already lay in my sorrows, I’ve already made my bed
Burnin’ on both ends, I need my conscience cleansed
Showered in holy water prepare me for my revenge
On everyone who passes on us, the future will be hazardous I’m tired of bein’ a pacifist, my heartache is my catalyst

Rest in the valley
Feelin’ low, you just weren’t ready
One man on a roll is just another man done in early
[Crying/wailing]
What more can a mama say?
She loved that little baby every day
He only wanted to stay away - Just wanted to stay away
One tragic life taken all the way
Who's to blame?