Although the third of “Rectify” may have just ended, fans can catch some of their favorite cast members from the Peabody Award-winning series at the “Rectify” Short Film Festival on Sundance.tv. Five new shorts produced, created and/or headlined by the cast of “Rectify” have just been added to the line-up and can be found Here
The short films joining the “Rectify” Short Film Festival are:
"Spanola Pepper Sauce Company"
This heartwarming story explores the life of Tookie Spanola, the founder and owner of the Spanola Pepper Sauce Company, and some of the changes that have taken effect during his tenure.
Directed by Ray McKinnon (“Rectify” creator/executive producer/writer/director) and starring Graham Gordy (a “Rectify” staff writer on season 1) "The Order"
Third generation soldier Bill O’Brien returns from Vietnam with the onerous duty of informing the wife of a childhood friend that her husband has been killed in action. He decides to fabricate a posthumous award for the widow’s benefit, but as he prepares to formally covey the Crown’s condolences, he is haunted by an omen from their childhood that lays bare the true casualties of God, king and country.
Directed by Aden Young (Daniel Holden in “Rectify”) Won Best Original Music for a Short Film at the 1999 Australian Screen Music Awards "Everything All at Once"
A young woman rides the train alone with a head full of problems, recalling a suffocating car ride with her mother, aunt and grandmother. She begrudgingly navigates their feelings and memories as they try to identify the incessant beep coming from somewhere in the car.
Starring J. Smith-Cameron (Janet Talbot in “Rectify”) and featuring an all-female cast Won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Short Film at the 2015 Lighthouse International Film Festival Click here to view a never-before-seen trailer for "Everything All at Once." "D.N.R."
One evening, Esther breaks the surface of a deep sleep to find herself bound to a chair and her husband, Dean, praying on the floor. Brandishing a semi-automatic pistol, he begins their conversation with a simple question: “Who is Tony?” Dean has recently returned from the front lines of the war in Iraq and uncovered Esther’s affair. Dean has done his homework, and there is no denying his relentless interrogation. Still... is everything what it seems? The events of the evening take us through an emotional wilderness filled with betrayal, love, deception, redemption and murder.
Starring Sharon Conley (D.A. Sondra Person in “Rectify”) Won Best Dramatic Short (Bronze Lens Film Festival & St. Louis Film Critics Association); Best Actress - Sharon Conley (St. Louis Film Critics Association); Best Director - David Martyn Conley (St. Louis Film Critics Association) "The Mexican in the Closet"
Loosely based on a true story; an unhappy wife plots to kill her husband with help from an immigrant day laborer she hides in her closet.
Starring Kim Wall (Marcy in “Rectify”) Won the Audience Award at the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival These five short films join these previously launched shorts in the “Rectify” Short Film Festival: the Oscar®-winning "The Accountant" (Ray McKinnon); "The Rose of Ba Ziz" (Aden Young); "Here and Now" (Abigail Spencer); "Pas De Restes" (Johnny Ray Gill); and "The Birthday Present" (Sean Bridgers).
The short films joining the “Rectify” Short Film Festival are:
"Spanola Pepper Sauce Company"
This heartwarming story explores the life of Tookie Spanola, the founder and owner of the Spanola Pepper Sauce Company, and some of the changes that have taken effect during his tenure.
Directed by Ray McKinnon (“Rectify” creator/executive producer/writer/director) and starring Graham Gordy (a “Rectify” staff writer on season 1) "The Order"
Third generation soldier Bill O’Brien returns from Vietnam with the onerous duty of informing the wife of a childhood friend that her husband has been killed in action. He decides to fabricate a posthumous award for the widow’s benefit, but as he prepares to formally covey the Crown’s condolences, he is haunted by an omen from their childhood that lays bare the true casualties of God, king and country.
Directed by Aden Young (Daniel Holden in “Rectify”) Won Best Original Music for a Short Film at the 1999 Australian Screen Music Awards "Everything All at Once"
A young woman rides the train alone with a head full of problems, recalling a suffocating car ride with her mother, aunt and grandmother. She begrudgingly navigates their feelings and memories as they try to identify the incessant beep coming from somewhere in the car.
Starring J. Smith-Cameron (Janet Talbot in “Rectify”) and featuring an all-female cast Won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Short Film at the 2015 Lighthouse International Film Festival Click here to view a never-before-seen trailer for "Everything All at Once." "D.N.R."
One evening, Esther breaks the surface of a deep sleep to find herself bound to a chair and her husband, Dean, praying on the floor. Brandishing a semi-automatic pistol, he begins their conversation with a simple question: “Who is Tony?” Dean has recently returned from the front lines of the war in Iraq and uncovered Esther’s affair. Dean has done his homework, and there is no denying his relentless interrogation. Still... is everything what it seems? The events of the evening take us through an emotional wilderness filled with betrayal, love, deception, redemption and murder.
Starring Sharon Conley (D.A. Sondra Person in “Rectify”) Won Best Dramatic Short (Bronze Lens Film Festival & St. Louis Film Critics Association); Best Actress - Sharon Conley (St. Louis Film Critics Association); Best Director - David Martyn Conley (St. Louis Film Critics Association) "The Mexican in the Closet"
Loosely based on a true story; an unhappy wife plots to kill her husband with help from an immigrant day laborer she hides in her closet.
Starring Kim Wall (Marcy in “Rectify”) Won the Audience Award at the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival These five short films join these previously launched shorts in the “Rectify” Short Film Festival: the Oscar®-winning "The Accountant" (Ray McKinnon); "The Rose of Ba Ziz" (Aden Young); "Here and Now" (Abigail Spencer); "Pas De Restes" (Johnny Ray Gill); and "The Birthday Present" (Sean Bridgers).
- 8/23/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Former Executive Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios, Roger Bobb, who left the company 2 years ago to start his own film production company, called Bobcat Films, made his feature film directorial debut with a project titled Raising Izzie - a film that's based on the grand-prize winning script of the 1st annual Gmc Faith & Family Screenplay Competition in 2011. Bobb, who also produced the work, and whose past credits include directing several episodes of Tyler Perry TV shows, directed from a script penned by David Martyn Conley, that centers on two orphaned sisters and a teacher who takes them under her wing. Here's a longer synopsis: When their mother passes...
- 6/7/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Bedlam Street was originally reviewed during the St. Louis Filmmaker.s Showcase.
Ensemble features can be daunting, so it’s nice to see a low-budget independent feature tackle the challenge. A lot of characters are woven into the tapestry of Bedlam Street, a gritty new feature from St. Louis-based writer/director Paul Wendell. It’s an ambitious story about intersecting lives, but a mixed bag not without flaws. The script could be tighter and it delves into preachiness at times but there’s a bundle of moviemaking bravura packed into its 90 minutes and on balance it’s an impressive debut.
Bedlam Street deals with a convenience store robbery that touches the lives of several people in St. Louis. Most of the film reveals how we got to that particular crime scene, following the threads of several different, seemingly disconnected lives and showing how in fact they all influence one another without ever meaning to.
Ensemble features can be daunting, so it’s nice to see a low-budget independent feature tackle the challenge. A lot of characters are woven into the tapestry of Bedlam Street, a gritty new feature from St. Louis-based writer/director Paul Wendell. It’s an ambitious story about intersecting lives, but a mixed bag not without flaws. The script could be tighter and it delves into preachiness at times but there’s a bundle of moviemaking bravura packed into its 90 minutes and on balance it’s an impressive debut.
Bedlam Street deals with a convenience store robbery that touches the lives of several people in St. Louis. Most of the film reveals how we got to that particular crime scene, following the threads of several different, seemingly disconnected lives and showing how in fact they all influence one another without ever meaning to.
- 11/11/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And the winner is……St. Louis!
Independent filmmaking thrives here and we’re lucky to have such a top-notch cinema-related event planning group like Cinema St. Louis to organize an event like last week’s Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase at the Tivoli Theater. After Thursday night’s final film, an awards party was held in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners……and here they are:
Best Film (Narrative Feature): “Joint Body” by Brian Jun
Best Documentary Feature: “Give a Damn?” by Dan Parris
Best Actor: Mark Pellegrino “Joint Body”
Best Actress: Libby Bibb “All Those Yesterdays”
Best Supporting Actor: David Martyn Conley “Bedlam Street”
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Layton “Bedlam Street”
Best Actor In A Comedic Role: Doug Jones “Sudden Death!”
Best Actress In A Comedic Role: Michelle Davidson “Ready to Pop”
Best Juvenile Actor: Caden Self “Hidden Treasure”
Best Juvenile Actress:...
Independent filmmaking thrives here and we’re lucky to have such a top-notch cinema-related event planning group like Cinema St. Louis to organize an event like last week’s Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase at the Tivoli Theater. After Thursday night’s final film, an awards party was held in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners……and here they are:
Best Film (Narrative Feature): “Joint Body” by Brian Jun
Best Documentary Feature: “Give a Damn?” by Dan Parris
Best Actor: Mark Pellegrino “Joint Body”
Best Actress: Libby Bibb “All Those Yesterdays”
Best Supporting Actor: David Martyn Conley “Bedlam Street”
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Layton “Bedlam Street”
Best Actor In A Comedic Role: Doug Jones “Sudden Death!”
Best Actress In A Comedic Role: Michelle Davidson “Ready to Pop”
Best Juvenile Actor: Caden Self “Hidden Treasure”
Best Juvenile Actress:...
- 8/22/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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