Petals of a Rose
A woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder struggles to prevent her parts from getting triggered on Valentine's Day.
Narrative Short | 15 minutes
Director Biography - Dylan Crumpler
Dylan Crumpler is a 2022 graduate of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts where he studied Film Production with an emphasis in Directing. His passion toward filmmaking began at a young age through the love and encouragement of his Grandma Minnie, who enthusiastically introduced him to many classics on TCM. Since then, he has focused on creating unique stories through a variety of genres that both entertain and spark a new sense of wonder, hope, or belonging in his audience.
Director Statement
Dylan grew up with a mother who has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Given that DID has often been inaccurately and negatively portrayed in film and television, Dylan envisioned and created his senior thesis film to realistically depict a day in the life of a woman with DID in an engaging and educational way.
