Cusp - A Coming-of-Age Texas Documentary

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Cusp documents the lazy days of a Texas summer, as three teenage girls navigate friendship, relationships, and toxic masculinity as they make the transition to the adult world.

I’m joined by Directors, Producers, and Editors of the Showtime released documentary Cusp, Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt.

We leave out any spoilers for the film, instead taking a look at what happened behind the scenes while filming, some of the struggles they went through in documenting the young girls, and the controversies they faced along the way…

“It instantly reminded us what it was to be like that age, where you’re singing at the top of your lungs, there’s no worry in sight, you’re having a blast and you’re just waiting for the sun to come up.” - Parker Hill


Time Stamps:

00:00 - Introducing our guests and their documentary Cusp.
07:00 - The role Parker and Isabel played in the film's creation and what they were trying to achieve with the film.
08:40 - How being a similar age to their subjects helped with filming.
10:55 - Why they chose to present the film as a feature film as opposed to a miniseries.
13:45 - How Parker and Isabel had the idea for the project and got involved with the girls.
15:20 - How the girl's parents responded to them wanting to film their children.
16:45 - The rules the filmmakers set for themselves and the difficulty with filming illegal activities.
20:25 - The challenges girls go through and the complicated nature of sexual assault.
23:51 - How people acted differently when in front of a camera.
27:34 - Why young girls often go for older guys.
30:18 - How shocking seeing the extent of guns in Texas as a non-Texan is.
33:10 - How they came up with the name Cusp.
34:04 - The most difficult parts of shooting the film.
36:26 - Why so many young people have such bad eating habits

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