General Information
Completed On: 01 Jul, 2017
Duration: 14 min 40 sec
Genres: Fiction, Short
Language: English
Country: United States
Submitted By: Russell Emanuel
Festival Rating 7.4
What happens when a seemingly ordinary priest is confronted by a seemingly ordinary man? While reading the Bible on a particularly windy day, Father Harris is confronted by a tall stranger, one who makes him question his beliefs and motivations. And all in a quest for the truth, however horrifying. Not even a helpful woman can save this priest, who must make a choice. For not all sins can be forgiven.
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DirectorsRuss EmanuelGirl With Gun, P.J., Chasing the Green, The Legends of Nethiah, Restoration of Paradise, Occupants, The Assassin's Apprentice, Collar
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ProducersRuss EmanuelGirl With Gun, P.J., Chasing the Green, The Legends of Nethiah, Restoration of Paradise, Occupants, The Assassin's Apprentice, Collar
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ProducersTroy GabaldonBreaking Trump, Allegedly, The Good the Bad and the Zombie
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WritersTroy GabaldonBreaking Trump, Allegedly, The Good the Bad and the Zombie
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Film TypeFiction, Short
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GenresCrime, Thriller
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Runtime14 minutes 40 seconds
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Completion Date01 Jul, 2017
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Production Budget9200 USD
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Country of OriginUnited States
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Country of FilmingUnited States
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Film LanguageEnglish
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Shooting FormatDigital 4K
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Aspect Ratio2:35 to 1
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Melkbos International Short Film Festival
South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape
04/04/2020
Africa Premiere
Golden State Film Festival
United States
Hollywood, California
02/23/2020
Hollywood Premiere
X World Short Film Festival
Italy
Rome
12/28/2019
Italy Premiere
'Best Thriller Short' Winner, 'Best Trailer, Best Director Excellence, Best Cinematography, Best Actor Performance (Sean Gunnell & Michael Ray)' Nominations
Grapevine Film Festival
United States
Grapevine, Texas
10/05/2019
Grapevine Premiere
'Best Short Film' Nomination
IndieX Film Festival
United States
Los Angeles, California
06/23/2019
Los Angeles Premiere
‘Best Acting Duo (Sean Gunnell, Michael Ray’ Winner
South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Chile
Rancagua
03/16/2019
Chile Premiere
'Best Crime Short Film, Lead Actor Honorable Mention In A Short Film (Sean Gunnell), Supporting Actress Honorable Mention In A Short Film (Denise Gossett)' Winner
San Francisco's Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
United States
San Francisco, California
12/08/2018
San Francisco Premiere
Indigo Moon Film Festival
United States
Fayetteville, North Carolina
10/13/2018
North Carolina Premiere
Action On Film International Film Festival and Writer's Event
United States
Las Vegas, Nevada
08/19/2018
Nevada Premiere
'Best Actor - Short' (Sean Gunnell), 'Best Drama - Short' Nominations
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Canada
Toronto
06/18/2018
Canada Premiere
'Short Category: Best Thriller' Nomination
Milledgeville-Eatonton Film Festival
United States
Milledgeville, Georgia
04/27/2018
Georgia Premiere
'Best Supporting Actor (Michael Ray)’ Nomination
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
United States
Idyllwild, California
03/06/2018
Idyllwild Premiere
'Excellence in Independent Filmmaking' Winner, 'Best Short Film, Best Director Short Film, Best Screenplay Short Film, Best Actor Short Film (Sean Gunnell), Best Supporting Actor Short Film (Michael Ray), Best Ensemble Cast Short Film (Sean Gunnell, Micha
Huntington Beach Film Festival
United States
Huntington Beach, California
02/24/2018
Huntington Beach Premiere
Hell Chess Festival
Spain
Madrid
12/16/2017
European Premiere
'Special Audience Award' Winner
Culver City Film Festival
United States
Culver City, California
12/09/2017
California Premiere
'Best Faith-Based Short' Winner
Glendale International Film Festival
United States
Glendale, California
10/21/2017
North American Premiere
San Pedro International Film Festival
United States
San Pedro, California
10/15/2017
World Premiere
Director's Biography
Russell "Russ" Emanuel is an award-winning American director, producer, and independent filmmaker, having directed such actors as John Heard (actor), Robert Picardo, Vincent Pastore, Glynnis O'Connor, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, William Devane, Marina Sirtis, Sean Kenney, Armin Shimerman, and Gary Graham. Originally from San Francisco, he grew up in both Japan and the United States, garnering an international viewpoint of the world throughout his childhood. After graduating from the University of Southern California to study Cinema-Television, he founded Russem Productions in 2002 in order to promote his short films including GIRL WITH GUN (2005) and documentary RESTORATION OF PARADISE (2014), as well as current films COLLAR (2017), THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE (2018), and THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE II (2021). Presently, WISPER (2020) marks Emanuel's fifth foray into feature filmmaking, after having directed P.J. (2007), CHASING THE GREEN (2009), THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH (2012), and OCCUPANTS (2015).
Director's Statement
Working with producer/writer Troy Gabaldon has been a rewarding experience. His storytelling skills were in line with vision of dichotomy and conflict within characters' psyches, and actors Sean Gunnell and Michael Ray don't disappoint in their tense interactions together onscreen. Combined with amazing camera work by Ray Karwel, a soaring score by Vasilis Milesis, and tight editing by Emile Haris, I hope the audience enjoys COLLAR as much as I had making it.
-- Russ Emanuel
