Thriller
5:12 Digital 2.39:1 Stereo 4K
A young girl in desperate need of help finds an abandoned gas station, but will quickly discover that things there are not quite as they seem.
CAST:
Camille Blundell as Leah
Max Ardey as Jack
CREW:
Caleb Reese Paul | Director / Writer / Producer / Director of Photography / Editor / Production Sound Mixer / Gaffer / Key Grip…
AWARDS
WINNER
Best Film, Best Young Filmmaker | Top Shorts
Best Microfilm, Best Young Filmmaker, Best Sound Mixing | Indie Short Fest
Best Film Under 5 Minutes | New York Independent Film Awards
Best In Show, Best Cinematography | NYC Teen Film Fest
Best Microfilm | Vegas Movie Awards
Best Student Thriller Short, Best Young Filmmaker | IndieX Film Fest
Best Student Film | Long Story Shorts Film Festival
NOMINATED
Best Emerging Filmmaker | All American High School Film Festival
Special Jury Mention | 2023 Annual IndieX Film Fest
SELECTIONS
Feel the Reel International Film Festival
Legacy Theater Film Festival
The total production time on this film was under five hours, as this is the first professional film I’ve done on a $0 budget. No equipment rentals, no location fees, no actor salaries and no crew. I worked as a one-man crew (a way of working I personally love) - meaning I was directing, filming, recording sound, lighting, etc all at the same time.
I wanted to really challenge myself and try to tell a complicated storyline in 5 minutes, using local locations and my own gear. No bells and whistles. I edited the film all in one day, and after deciding to send it on the festival circuit (after originally planning to make the film just for practice), it went on to win awards like Best Young Filmmaker, Best Microfilm, and Best in Show, and more. It screened at the most popular theater in the United States; the AMC Empire 25 in Times Square as part of the All American High School Film Festival (from which I earned a Best Emerging Filmmaker nomination).