Short Film Of The Week - Stalled

Every week I will be posting a link to a new film on Nice Shorts (the website I currently handle) which I think deserves special mention and should be seen by the people who read this blog.

This week's film is called 'Stalled.' Abandoned by his partner and desperate, a hapless crook prepares for an armed robbery in a shopping mall public toilet. Things take a turn for the worst when a bullet rolls into the next cubicle and a police officer starts asking questions…

I personally like this one because it's a film that's just solid across the board- a simple story well told, terrific acting, accomplished cinematography, and excellent editing and sound. The film is directed by Stuart Moulds and you can check go check out his website.

But first, watch the film.

More lovely festival news- The Haircut has been accepted into another fest, The Bondi Short Film Festival. I'm psyched because my film's one of only two Sydney based entries that made it, and the winning filmmaker gets flown to the Sundance Film Festival! This, on the heels of The Haircut's 3rd Place win at The Communities For Communities Short Film Festival a few weeks ago, is enough to make me forget the stress of work. Almost.


"You're a heavyweight? I'm beating your ass with a hundred ten pound Filipino!"

-Turtle from Entourage talking smack on a Playstation. Best line of the show thus far.

Well alrighty then.

Been blogless for the past month and a half probably due to a combination of the following factors- my Mac was in the shop for some long overdue lovin', and my 9 to 5 job has been keeping me so busy that I just haven't had the time to do anything remotely interesting.

But. I've gotten my ass in gear and am finally working on a new short film. Observe the little banner-teaser thingy, which is hardly any indication of what the film is about but I just wanted to whip up a little something to stare at on my desktop to keep me motivated. Hey, whatever works.



What's it about? Well, it's a love story in the guise of an action film. That's all I'll say for now. It's a far departure from the short films I've made so far, and purposely so. I wanted to challenge myself by going a bit bigger and seeing if I can direct things on a slightly larger scale. Meaning some guns go off and cars come crashing. Sweet. But I'm not going all Michael Bay on my filmmaking philosophies, whatever action that happens in this film will only serve to drive the story forward. Honest!

Right now the film's in the script stage, I'm currently in the process of molding it into something worth dangling in front of investors. Hopefully they'll bite. And hopefully I will then have something interesting to blog about again.