Bumps, by Portland-based underground filmmaker Bob Moricz, is a brutally raw and honest fictionalization of the infamous “pregnancy pact” made by a group of teenage girls several years ago at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts. The film is a true collaboration between Moricz and his cast of six extremely talented, natural young actresses, all of whom share writing and directing credit with the filmmaker.
Actually, whether there ever was a real pregnancy pact made in Gloucester is up for debate. While several girls did get pregnant simultaneously at that high school, the idea that they did it in collusion may have just been a fever dream conjured up by the principal.
However, Moricz and his cast fiercely forge ahead as if the story is true and come up with a troubling tale of wayward girls gone wrong. I’m assuming the entire film was improvised through its painfully genuine and naturalistic overall feel.
Actually, whether there ever was a real pregnancy pact made in Gloucester is up for debate. While several girls did get pregnant simultaneously at that high school, the idea that they did it in collusion may have just been a fever dream conjured up by the principal.
However, Moricz and his cast fiercely forge ahead as if the story is true and come up with a troubling tale of wayward girls gone wrong. I’m assuming the entire film was improvised through its painfully genuine and naturalistic overall feel.
- 1/31/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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