Distractions have consequences . . . When Joshua, a young teenager with great potential, gets caught up in drugs, basketball, and some bad influences, he soon pays the price for his distractions. Distracted was written & directed by award-winning filmmaker Matthew Jones at 17-years-old. It had its world premeire on Amazon.com as one of the films in the Tribeca short film competition. Distracted has since been screened at a number of other film festivals and competitions. For his work, Jones won the gold medal at the LA NAACP ACT-SO competition before going on to compete at the national level. Distracted is a simple story with an important and relevant message for today's teenagers. Jones wrote the film for his fellow youth, working to show the importance of staying focused on the things in life that will get you somewhere while not being distracted by those things that could lead you astray.