THE BREAKDOWN PARABLES
Short Film | 2022
Over the course of five vignettes, a handful of actors unravel to reveal their truest selves in a purgatory-like casting office.
Director/Screenwriter/Editor: Emil Benjamin
Producers: Mitchell Gomes, Kristy Richman
Cinematographer: Marcus Patterson
Production Designer: Nathan Hong Fisher
Starring: Maria DeCotis, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Kaley Ronayne, JorJa Brown, Hampton Fluker, Brandon Gill, Benjamin Anthony Anderson, Alexander Morgan, Matt Lytle, John Zdrojeski, Chelsea Kurtz, Amber Reauchean Williams, Emil Benjamin
Official Selection
Fantastic Fest - Official Selection - Nominated, Shorts With Legs
Bushwick Film Festival - Official Selection
NewFilmmakers, NY - Official Selection
New York Indie Shorts Awards - Nominated, Best Director, Best Short
Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival - Official Selection
Long Story Shorts - Nominated, Best Short
Columbia University Film Festival - Winner, Student Selects - BAFTA Submission
FilmQuest - Nominated, Best Short & Best Director - Winner, Best Ensemble Cast
FilmHaus -Nominated, Best Picture, Best Director - Winner, Best Student Film
