Based on the short story Soul Murder by David Mamet
Genre : Drama
Synopsis : Christopher Lloyd stars as a homeless old man who intervenes to save the soul of a young boy.
Cast : Christopher Lloyd, Kathryn Morris
Director : Fabien Martorell
Writers/Producers : Fabien Martorell, Golan Ramras
Dir. of Photography : Carlos Arguello
Editor : Stephane Pereira
Music : Mike Prestwood Smith, Gaby Jamieson-Kemp
Production : FM Pictures
Distribution : Illico/Videotron (Canada), Pacific Voice (Japan)
– Pamela Price, LATFUSA.com
– Sasha Perl-Raver, NBCUniversal
– Edwige Despres, Huffington Post
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(including 4 Academy-qualifying festivals, and 6 festivals voted Top 50 by MovieMaker Magazine)
Winner 2013, 2014,2015 & 2016 :
“Best Director” Hang on to Your Shorts FF
“Best Short Film-Jury Award” Big Bear Lake Int’l FF
“Best US Short Film” Champs-Elysees FF (France)
“Best Short Film” Sunscreen West FF
“Best Short Film” San Pedro Int’l FF
“Best Director” Festival Sur Courts d’Avignon (France)
“Best Concept” Brightside Tavern Shorts FF
Nominations 2014,2015 & 2016 :
“Best Actor-Christopher Lloyd” Northeast FF
“Best International/World Cinema” Portobello FF (UK)
“Best Short Film-Drama” Brightside Tavern Shorts FF
“Best Director” Brightside Tavern Shorts FF
“Best Cinematography” Brightside Tavern Shorts FF
“Best Concept” Brightside Tavern Shorts FF
“Best Short Film” Hang on to Your Shorts FF
“Best Director” Hang on to Your Shorts FF
“Best Actor-Christopher Lloyd” Hang on to Your Shorts
“Best Concept” Hang on to Your Shorts FF
Official Selections 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 :
19th Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest
15th Newport Beach FF
17th LA Shorts Fest
38th Cleveland Int’l FF
15th deadCENTER FF
11th HollyShorts FF (TCL Chinese Theatre)
20th San Antonio FF
14th Big Bear Lake Int’l FF
19th Portobello FF (UK)
13th Somewhat North of Boston FF
8th Philadelphia Indep. FF
Champs-Elysees FF (France)
4th Gold Coast Int’l FF
Festival Sur Courts d’Avignon (France)
Scarborough FF (Canada)
Sunscreen FF West
San Pedro Int’l FF
Underexposed FF yc – Director’s Choice
Enfoque (Puerto Rico)
Saint-Cloud FF
Brightside Tavern Shorts FF
Short. Sweet. FF
Speechless FF
Hyart FF
Hang on to Your Shorts FF
14eme Concours de Courts de Toulouse (France)
Theatrical and Special Screenings 2013, 2014 & 2015 :
American Cinematheque (Egyptian Theater)
Orange County Film Society’s 2013 Shorts Showcase
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (Falun, Sweden)
Gold Coast Summer Program
Cinema Le Comoedia (Lyon, France)
Roots to Shoots Short Film Nights (Coventry, UK)
World Premiere June 2013 :
Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest
– Mike Fishman, IndependentFilmNow
– Pamela Price, LATFUSA.com
– Edwige Despres, Huffington Post
– Lauren Primeau, Michigan Movies Magazine
– Darcell Carraway, Los Angeles Firm Inc Magazine
– Sasha Perl-Raver, NBCUniversal
– Ron Merk, Editor-in-Chief Indieplex Online Magazine
– Joseph D. Becker, AZ Filmmaker Magazine
– Amy Magnus, judge of Speechless Film Festival
