Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl have baggage. Lead/Follow takes us through the archetypal stages of a new relationship - in a single uninterrupted shot and told through dance.
"Beautiful... A spectacle to behold” — Film Threat

“When movies do everything correctly, they elevate the artform to a different level. LEAD/FOLLOW does just that… Colby Day crafts an impressive short” — Film Snobbery

“It’s original, groundbreaking, and massively entertaining. So close to perfect… This doesn’t just feel like filmmaking at this point, it truly feels like art" — Bain’s Film Reviews

Official Selection: Austin Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, deadCenter Film Festival, Charlotte Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, SF Indie Shorts, Albuquerque Film & Music Experience, Anchorage Film Festival, Highland Park Independent Film Festival (Winner, Best Narrative Short)

writer/director: Colby Day
starring: Della Saba & Sam Nelson Harris
producers: Mary Bonney & Colby Day
executive producer: Natalie Metzger
co-producer: Chelsea O’Connor Wunderlich
director of photography: Arlene Muller
original music by: Luke Burba
choreography: Genna Moroni
editor: Landon Stahmer
production designer: Elle Vahn
wardrobe: Rachel Cocca
hair & makeup: Lauren Verret
first asst director: Danielle McRae Spisso
steadicam operator: Koji Kojima
colorist: Tory Harder
intimacy coordinator: CJ Miller
sound mixer: Xiao Hou
sound editor: Stephan Wunderlich
gaffer: Adam Hutsell
first ac: Darrell Ham
covid compliance: Janeva Turton