PEPPERMINT GUM
MAYBE YOU JUST DONT WANNA REMEMBER
Peppermint gum is a short film that covers topics such as Amnesia, Gaslighting and PTSD.
Peppermint gum has already been to Eastern Europe Film Festival in Romania and Reale Film Festival in Milan Italy, where it won honorable mention in Best Original Idea category. It also already got officially selected at Belgrade International Film Festival.
After a traumatic car accident, Rose loses her memory. Confined in a room with two friends, she begins to sense that something is off. As small details stop adding up and trust starts to erode, Rose must decide whether to face the truth or continue living in a lie.
The film is deeply personal and entirely based on true events.
“…I experienced long-term memory loss following a car accident. That’s why I wrote Peppermint Gum to explore the horror that hides behind politeness, and how easily a person can be gaslit under the guise of friendship…”
- Paule Sydr, director of Peppermint Gum
The project is being created entirely by an international team of women—from Ukraine, India, Switzerland, Serbia and USA.
TEAM
Rose
Writer
Director
Director of photography
Marigold
Executive producer
Vivian
Executive producer
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Ricky Serrano Robles
Remington Moses
Austin Newsted
Schuyler Reid
Isaiah Moore
Private screening of Peppermint Gum at Marylin Monroe Theatre
Official selections and wins
Peppermint Gum was entirely created by Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute students and alumni.
The film was released in August 2025.