Short film SOLITARY – 2017 Arpa IFF

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Sunday, November 5, 2017
3:15 PM S- 5:00 PM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, Egyptian
Short Films Program
including 5 more films:
72 GILO, 7 min
WAKING A MONSTER, 20 min
MORRIS, 13 min
THE WANDERER, 20 min
THE ADMIRED, 19 min
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RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW

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SOLITARY

Short, Drama
17 min (USA, 2016)

2017 ARPA IFF NOMINEE for Best Short Film

Director: Derek J. Pastuszek
Writer: Derek J. Pastuszek
Producers: Cédric Gamelin, Fabrizio Muscia, Halee Bernard
Cast: Kofi Bamfo, Mark Solz

Locked away in an American prison’s solitary confinement unit, an inmate fights to stay human while forced to endure the compounding psychological effects of long-term isolation.

Notable screenings, awards and mentions:
Grand Prize – 2016 Cine Gear Expo Film Series Competition
Grand Prize – 2016 March on Washington Film Festival (*Film was screened at The White House as a part of the MOWFF Awards Ceremony in July 2016)
Audience Award – 2017 Media Film Festival
Best Short, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Editing – 2016 Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
Best Film (Student/Collegiate) – 2016 Underexposed Film Festival yc
Best Sound Design – 2016 Southampton Int’l Film Festival
Festivals:
Vail Film Festival (World Premiere)
Dances with Films
Greenwich International Film Festival
Kolkata Film Festival (India)
Hollyshorts Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival
Southampton Film Festival (UK)
Underexposed Film Festival yc
Lone Star Film Festival
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