Lisa Gutberlet

Lisa Gutberlet’s got her fingerprints all over some of the more buzzworthy flicks of the past couple years. Sidelined: The QB and Me (2024) pretty much threw her name into the spotlight, with its wild ride through high school football drama, messy relationships, and all that “finding yourself” stuff people pretend they’re too cool for, but secretly love. The whole thing centers around a quarterback who’s not exactly your typical sports bro—he’s got layers, he’s got issues, and honestly, he and the girl at the heart of the story have this electric, not-quite-romantic, not-quite-friends tension that just keeps you hooked. It’s not just about touchdowns and pep rallies either; the movie gets into family pressure, dreams clashing with reality, and what happens when you’re stuck between what you want and what everyone else expects. Then there’s Sidelined 2: Intercepted, which picks up the pieces and runs with them—literally, if you’re into football puns. The characters you got attached to aren’t just coasting; things get way messier, ambitions get sharper, and those secrets everyone was hiding? Yeah, they don’t stay hidden for long. And if you caught Uproar (2023), Gutberlet doesn’t exactly play it safe there, either. That one’s got edge, a bit of chaos, and just enough heart to keep it from feeling too cynical. All in all, Lisa Gutberlet’s filmography is like a mixtape of teenage chaos, real-life messiness, and the kind of storytelling that doesn’t treat young people like idiots. She’s one to keep an eye on, for sure.