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Family Affairs Collection GBFF2026 "Family - can't live with 'em, can't live without them"
"Family - can't live with 'em, can't live without them"
From genetic family to found family, there's never a dull day when it comes to family affairs
Thrifted (2025)
Thrifted is a queer love story with a twist of time travel. When a young couple stumbles across a second-hand treasure, they’re pulled 70 years into the past — where one camera holds the truth, and the rest of us can only imagine.
At its heart, Thrifted is about love that transcends time, and the small, everyday objects that hold extraordinary stories.
Director Biography - Alexa Grecco
New York born Writer & Director Alexa Grecco is no stranger to the film world. Although this is her first official short film credit, she has grown up creating original skits from her childhood into adulthood. Alexa has a Bachelors Degree in Media Studies, where her love for film really evolved. In recent work, you can find her documentary The Age She Was that she starred in and directed herself. When she’s not writing, she can be found on production sets as part of the styling team. Her skills in the industry are boundless, wherever you need her she will be.
Alexa Grecco Director Statement
"Thrifted was inspired by my own love for vintage cameras. Every time I buy anything secondhand, I wonder; where it has been? What story can it tell? If the camera could talk, what would it say? This short film answers those burning questions."
Please tell us your motivation for making your film:
Thrifted was inspired by my own love for vintage cameras. Every time I buy anything secondhand I wonder where it has been and what story it tells. If the camera could talk, what would it say? This short film answers the burning question.
What are the themes and central messages you wanted to convey with your submission?:
We've always been here, we always will b
Credits:
Alexa Grecco
Director
Alexa Grecco
Writer
Sue Kessler
Producer
Misadventures of Being Single, Big City, Small World, Fonder, Retrospect, Loop
Eleanor Foushee
Key Cast
"Quinn"
Kyra McConnell
Key Cast
"Jaimie"
Phill Cain
Key Cast
"Sean"
Squidgames
Ethan Christensen
Key Cast
"Quentin "
Bryce Hayden Henry
Key Cast
Sue Kessler
Director of Photography
Ethan S
Specs:
Project Type:
Short
Runtime:
10 minutes 17 seconds
Completion Date:
October 20, 2025
Production Budget:
3,000 USD
Country of Origin:
United States
Country of Filming:
United States
Language:
English
Shooting Format:
XAVC S - I 4K
Aspect Ratio:
16:9
Film Color:
Color
First-time Filmmaker:
No
Student Project:
No
Behind the Scenes of Making Thrifted (2025)
- Year2025
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- NoteBehind the Scenes of Making Thrifted (2025) https://youtu.be/9oy3xAvNCL8?si=_38tY3G7l_J4J51e
- DirectorAlexa Grecco
- Screenwriter
Family Affairs Collection GBFF2026 "Family - can't live with 'em, can't live without them"
"Family - can't live with 'em, can't live without them"
From genetic family to found family, there's never a dull day when it comes to family affairs
Thrifted (2025)
Thrifted is a queer love story with a twist of time travel. When a young couple stumbles across a second-hand treasure, they’re pulled 70 years into the past — where one camera holds the truth, and the rest of us can only imagine.
At its heart, Thrifted is about love that transcends time, and the small, everyday objects that hold extraordinary stories.
Director Biography - Alexa Grecco
New York born Writer & Director Alexa Grecco is no stranger to the film world. Although this is her first official short film credit, she has grown up creating original skits from her childhood into adulthood. Alexa has a Bachelors Degree in Media Studies, where her love for film really evolved. In recent work, you can find her documentary The Age She Was that she starred in and directed herself. When she’s not writing, she can be found on production sets as part of the styling team. Her skills in the industry are boundless, wherever you need her she will be.
Alexa Grecco Director Statement
"Thrifted was inspired by my own love for vintage cameras. Every time I buy anything secondhand, I wonder; where it has been? What story can it tell? If the camera could talk, what would it say? This short film answers those burning questions."
Please tell us your motivation for making your film:
Thrifted was inspired by my own love for vintage cameras. Every time I buy anything secondhand I wonder where it has been and what story it tells. If the camera could talk, what would it say? This short film answers the burning question.
What are the themes and central messages you wanted to convey with your submission?:
We've always been here, we always will b
Credits:
Alexa Grecco
Director
Alexa Grecco
Writer
Sue Kessler
Producer
Misadventures of Being Single, Big City, Small World, Fonder, Retrospect, Loop
Eleanor Foushee
Key Cast
"Quinn"
Kyra McConnell
Key Cast
"Jaimie"
Phill Cain
Key Cast
"Sean"
Squidgames
Ethan Christensen
Key Cast
"Quentin "
Bryce Hayden Henry
Key Cast
Sue Kessler
Director of Photography
Ethan S
Specs:
Project Type:
Short
Runtime:
10 minutes 17 seconds
Completion Date:
October 20, 2025
Production Budget:
3,000 USD
Country of Origin:
United States
Country of Filming:
United States
Language:
English
Shooting Format:
XAVC S - I 4K
Aspect Ratio:
16:9
Film Color:
Color
First-time Filmmaker:
No
Student Project:
No
Behind the Scenes of Making Thrifted (2025)
- Year2025
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- NoteBehind the Scenes of Making Thrifted (2025) https://youtu.be/9oy3xAvNCL8?si=_38tY3G7l_J4J51e
- DirectorAlexa Grecco
- Screenwriter
