PURGATORY HOUSE
Written by and starring 14-year-old Celeste Davis, this compelling fantasy is a living, breathing snapshot of how it feels to be a teen in today's world. PURGATORY HOUSE chronicles the after-life journey of Silver Strand; a lonely teen who has abandoned her troubled life of drug addiction with boyfriend Sam (Johnny Pacar ABC’s Make it or Break it /NBC’s Flight 29 Down) only to find herself caught somewhere between Heaven and Hell. There she must choose whether she will accept her drab existence, or finally discover within herself the power to change. Her guides along the road to self-enlightenment include a wry Saint (Jim Hanks), a motley group of fellow teen souls condemned to the Purgatory House, and God herself.
WINNER of 12 Festival Awards, and 2-time PRISM Award Nominee, this critically acclaimed debut from director Cindy Baer was hailed by Film Threat as “a charming, touching, clever and all-around brilliantly crafted film.” Written by a high school freshman and created with miniDV cameras and home-based computers in 2001, PURGATORY HOUSE marked the beginning of the digital revolution. From what it reveals about the struggles that plague today's youth, to the grassroots technologies that created it, PURGATORY HOUSE is uniquely a sign of our times.
ODD BRODSKY
Audrey Brodsky (Tegan Ashton Cohan) works 40 hours a week at a soul-sucking desk job she hates. After 11 years she quites to pursue her life-long dream of becoming an actress. When she meets an aspiring cameraman on the internet (Matthew Kevin Anderson), the adventure of her life finally begins. Inspired by Wes Anderson’s RUSHMORE, the Coen Brothers’ RAISING ARIZONA and Jean-Peirre Jeunet’s AMELIE’, ODD BRODSKY is a quirky, female-centric comedy about manifesting your dreams.
ODD BRODSKY premiered at the prestigious 36th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival in San Francisco, and then screened at 29 festivals. Winner of 20 festival Awards, it was featured as the “Closing Night Film” of the Silent River Film Festival as well as the 14th Annual Valley Film Festival, and a “Spotlight Screening” at 17th Annual Dances With FIlms at the Chinese Theatres. It also screened in the historical 522-seat Egyptian Theatre, and to a full house at the Screen Actor’s Guild Foundation. This micro-budget tour-de-force boasts over 30 locations, 54 speaking roles, dozens of real-life VFX, over 80 music cues, a mandolin score, and music by both new and well-known artists. It received rave reviews from critics, and 2 inclusions in critic’s “Best Films of the Year” lists. FanBoy Comics says “This film is funny, silly, quirky and entertaining. But most of all this film is us... on some level, we’re all Audrey Brodsky.“
Written, directed and composed by Matthew Irving, STALKED is a 5 1/2 minute dark comedy about a woman who thinks she’s being followed through the streets of New York City. STALKED was an Official Selection of 10 film festivals, and came in at #4 in Direct TV's year end countdown of it's top 100 shorts on the HDshorts Channel. It is available on Amazon Prime and is airing on DirectTV and ATT Uverse. Check your local listings for showtimes.
SHORTS & MUSIC VIDEOS
MORBID CURIOSITY
“HANDS UP”
Music Video
Performing with his band Reasons Be, singer Scotty Dickert (Spuds in “Odd Brodsky”) is reunited with his female lead Tegan Ashton Cohan (Audrey in “Odd Brodsky”) in this fun music video that features original footage and movie clips as well as extensive green screen footage that place the band into actual scenes of the original movie. Of the 122 shots that appear in this 4 minute video, 90 are visual effects.
FEATURES
Award winning director Cindy Baer brings to life Matthew Irving's supernatural short story, which presents the question: What would happen if your deepest, darkest thoughts came true, just by thinking them? Winner of 4 Audience Awards, and an official selection of 28 festivals (including the prestigious Fantastic Fest in Austin,TX) Morbid Curiosity has garnered unanimous critical acclaim. Cable distributor is HDshorts Intenational.
