UNDER INFLUENCE is a contemporary coming-of-age drama that follows Lola and Jake - two teenagers living the ordinary, messy, hopeful rhythm of teenage life - until that night. The night no one can stop talking about. The night everyone thinks they understand, thinks they can explain, thinks they can package into a post or a comment or a story of their own.

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In the aftermath, Lola and Jake are pulled into a whirlwind of opinions, assumptions, and half-truths as their private experience becomes public property. The world around them scrambles to define what happened, who’s to blame, and what the “real” story is - leaving the two teens struggling to hold on to their own voices.

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The film explores how quickly narratives can be taken from the people who lived them, how easily a moment can spiral into myth, and how growing up today means navigating not just your own mistakes, but everyone else’s interpretation of them. It’s a story about consequence, agency, and the dangerous power of collective judgment in the age of constant sharing.