Summercamp! follows the day-to-day drama of 90 kids let loose in the woods at Swift Nature Camp in northern Wisconsin. Camp is a place where kids can be kids, where their home and school lives momentarily fade into the background as they go through the highs and lows of adolescent rituals: sing-alongs, talent shows, homesickness, counselor mutiny--and first love. Amidst group activities, showy arguments, and secret conversations, filmmakers Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price submerge themselves into this curious camp subculture, capturing a diverse array of adolescents from all economic and social backgrounds. Through the non-calloused eyes of kids, Summercamp! captures the raw emotional experiences that will endure with them for the rest of their lives.

Within Summercamp! we meet:
Cameron – Struggling with popularity at camp, his anti-social antics push him and his counselors to the edge.
Spencer – Ultra-articulate and a self proclaimed "Leader, not follower." He can be found brooding and reading Tom Clancy by the lake.
Holly – A self-reflective loner who obsesses over chickadees and pocket able friends.
Boo – Bright and quick-witted, she revels in the plethora of friends she finds at camp; a stark contrast to the loneliness she feels at home.

Summercamp! lends insight into the world of the modern American adolescent who, while preparing for adulthood at home, still clings to childhood frivolity and curiosity at camp. The film witnesses how three short weeks ultimately affect their personal identities and collective futures, while at once reminiscing on what it was like to sample the first taste of independence.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Update on Campers
Holly "I'm Holly. In the movie, Summercamp, I was very young. I can say that you can see a big difference between now and then. My heart has finally healed."		Cameron Cameron is doing great, currently a junior at The Einstein Academy in Elgin, Illinois (see pic, he's working on a radio transmitter!). He has many interests and hasn't yet decided his major in college. He works part-time after school and weekends to earn car insurance, and he still loves nature and the outdoors.
Bailey "Life has changed a lot for me since the movie was made, my hair is brown, I got contacts, and grew slightly older. Although these physical changes are the first that come to mind they are certainly not the most prominent. I have become a more daring and assertive person, and am now much more capable of holding my own in an argument. Despite being an introvert I have found many people in my high school with whom i easily identify, and saying that I'm happy certainly wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination. I have become a prolific (albeit verbose) writer, but do not intend to make a future for myself with it. As far as my plans for life after high school nothing is set in stone. I have a passion for psychiatry, but no idea as to where it will lead me, and no intention of finding out until I get there."		Spencer Spencer is doing great as a sophmore in high school and an award-winning high school gymnast.

Bradley Beesley Co-director/producer is an Austin-based award-winning filmmaker, named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s "Top 25 Independent Filmmakers" of the year in 2002. His feature documentary work includes The Creek Runs Red (PBS 2007), The Fearless Freaks, featuring Warner Bros. recording artists, The Flaming Lips (Sundance Channel 2005), and Okie Noodling (PBS 2001). His long-term collaboration with the Flaming Lips includes co-directing ten of their music videos and acting as producer and DP on the sci-fi narrative Christmas on Mars (scheduled for release 2008). Additional work includes co-director of episodic documentary series “Roller Girls“ (A&E Channel 2006) and director of reality series Paranormal State (A&E Channel 2007).		Sarah Price Co-director/producer is an award-winning filmmaker whose films include the feature documentaries The Yes Men (UA/MGM 2004), Caesar’s Park (Sundance Channel 2003), and American Movie (Sony Pictures Classics 1999—Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Documentary- Sundance Film Festival 1999). Additional work includes a music video for Warner Bros. artist Har Mar Superstar, and artist David Robbins’ TV variety show, The Ice Cream Social (the MOMA-Paris 2004). Other notable credits include co-editor of Chris Smith's American Job (Sundance Film Festival 1996) and sound on Michael Moore's The Big One (Miramax 1997).
Devorah DeVries, Producer started her documentary career as Michael Moore’s personal assistant in 1996. She went on to work as AP, PM and Line Producer on feature films and reality TV in addition to feature documentaries. Film highlights include The Big One (Michael Moore), Me and Isaac Newton (Michael Apted), Hell House (George Ratliff), Escuela (Hannah Weyer), Factotum (Bent Hamer) and Older than America (Georgina Lightning). She most recently received her amateur Mahout certificate at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center.
JoLynn Garnes, Editor/associate producer is a Minneapolis-based editor. Her feature work includes the documentaries The Fearless Freaks: Featuring the Flaming Lips directed by Bradley Beesley, and New York Dolls: All Dolled Up for legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen. Additional work includes commercials for Target, Ecco Shoes, Discovery Channel; and music videos “Why Can’t I” by Liz Phair, “Cinnamon Girl” by Prince, “Beat of My Heart” by Hillary Duff, and “Monkey” by Low. She recently worked on the backing video visuals for Beyoncé’s 2007 world tour.
Jen Small, Associate producer founded Orchard Pictures in 2005 as an independent production and development company. Recent titles include Lizzie Gottlieb's Today's Man and Nisha Ganatra's Cosmopolitan (PBS). Her most recent feature, Satellite, opened theatrically in New York in 2006 to a rave review in the New York Times after its successful festival run. She was an executive producer on Argentine filmmaker Julia Solomonoff’s feature Hermanes,  which had its North American premiere at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and has been distributed theatrically throughout Latin America, Europe and the US. Current projects in development include Amy Barrett's One If By Land and The Bronte Project, with director Nisha Ganatra. She is currently in post-production on Emily Hubley's animate/live action feature, The Toe Tactic.