Category: Drama

Short film Dealer is a powerful piece of storytelling of the life and atmosphere of crime world.

Short film Dealer follows a dealer during a rough night in London’s underground. The excellent title track from Burial’s Rival Dealer is the inspiration and soundtrack to a new short film. Dealer, written and directed by Ben Dawkins, is a gritty short made with the blessing of

Burial

and Hyperdub. A raw and powerful piece of storytelling of the life and atmosphere of crime world. West London vibes, incredible lighting, great vibe, amazing direction and performances. Made with the kind permission of William Bevan aka BURIAL. Thanks to Will, Marcus and all the good people at Hyperdub for their enthusiasm. When Will Bevan dropped Rival Dealer fans and critics went ballistic – and not just because it was a new Burial release. The three track EP was divisive for the right reasons; a sonic minefield as dark as you’d expect from Burial, but with more human inflections than anything we’d heard from him before. Scattered with vocal samples, meddled with symptoms of both hope and confusion, Rival Dealer sounds as right for the dance floor as it does on the lonely night bus home.

Short film Dealer Review:

There’s a scene I draw from in Takeshi Kitano’s Violent Cop. It’s a very shocking moment, as you don’t in any way see it coming. I wanted to do something similar for Dealer that in essence would keep the audience hanging. If I’m honest I was a little disappointed with the final shot, as it was exactly what I intended. Time is never on your side when delving into budget filmmaking, and we were already 2 hours over at this point. A lesson learned, I think. – Ben Dawkins

Brilliant mood setting everything. Awesome sound design, the aerials, and time lapse usage. It is slow in a few areas but still, it’s essentially a music video. And an amazing one!

Cast and Crew:

Directed by Ben Dawkins
Starring Osi Okerafor, Jacqueline Alcarva, Princess Dadson

Well-made Gothic 80s Hommage

In the Summer of 1980 a successful yuppie faces an existential crisis when a nosferatic ghoul joins his social circle and undermines his social status. A stellar little gem of a short that turned up at Fantastic Fest a couple editions back as part of a lengthy festival run, Nathaniel Lindsay’s Green Eyed has finally arrived online in its entirety. Yep, the keen eyed among you will have already recognized Mark Leonard Winter on the left side of that image above – he’s done a ton of ‘serious’ stuff but we mostly love him for being daft enough to star in Cop Hard – as he has a little stare down with the monstrous Philippe.

Nathaniel Lindsay was born on June 25, 1980. He is a director and actor, known for Ducked and Covered: A Survival Guide to the Post Apocalypse (2009), Green Eyed (2012) and The Magician (2005).

Directed by Nathaniel Lindsay. Starring: Mark Leonard Winter, Penelope Mitchell, Benjamin Rigby, Luke Brown, Shane Luther and John Benton

Sean (2014) – Amazing Documentary

In the latest installment of Mainline’s renowned Tribute series, director Ryan Reichenfeld returns to his hometown of Lake Havasu City to tell the story of Arizona teenager Sean. A small-town skate enthusiast with dreams of making it big, he wakes up every morning at 3:30 AM to flip burgers at Jack In The Box restaurant, earning just $60 a day. In this special short film, Reichenfeld shows us the alienating and ugly – as well as beautiful and touching – parts of the world surrounding Sean. It is a raw and compassionate portrait of the difficulties of growing up, and captures a way of life that is rarely seen on this side of the lens. Mainline’s AG Rojas caught up with Reichenfeld to discuss exactly what inspired him about Sean and his unassuming way of life.

Ryan Reichenfeld is name you should get used to hearing. The man’s ambition might exceed his grasp, but by God, he has one hell of a grasp on what he’s doing. After Justin Timberlake, Adidas and RAC came calling, a lot of people started tuning into his way of thinking. Ryan Reichenfeld is known for his work on Justin Timberlake: TKO (2013), Cannibal Suburbia (2007) and Things You Don’t Tell… (2006).

I’ve always been attracted to eccentric, ballsy, sensitive, lone wolf, weirdos. Growing up, I didn’t care about anything but skateboarding. If it didn’t have to do with skateboarding I didn’t want to hear about it, waste my time with it, because it was probably lame. My favorite skateboarder, and part role model, is Heath Kirchart. He’s the human incarnation of “speak softly and carry a big stick” or “actions speak louder than words”. As I expanded my horizons after I got injured I discovered Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises and A Moveable Feast spoke to me, the way the characters carried themselves through life and how they dealt with problems made me feel less alone. After I got hurt skateboarding and couldn’t continue a career with it I was taken about by a slew of directors for different reasons. Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, P.T. Anderson, Spike Jonze, Jonathan Glazer. They all seemed to focus on honesty in a different ways, and the way they stylized their honesty is what interested me. – Ryan Reichenfeld

Directed by Ryan Reichenfeld.

2015 Kinsale Sharks Nominee for Best Documentary
2015 Kinsale Sharks Nominee for The Free Thinkers Award

Commisioned by MAINLINE as part of the TRIBUTE series on DAZED (dazeddigital.com/tribute)

The Grey Matter (2014) – potentially fatal attraction!

In the dead of night a man wakes up in an alleyway mysteriously covered in blood. In the aftermath of the incident, he miraculously attracts the attention of his beautiful coworker. A courtship ensues, granting him a new lease on an otherwise mundane existence …but something strange is afoot. With the romantic guidance of a bizarre creature he unearths from his head wound, he finds himself stumbling through an absurd, increasing unorthodox, and potentially fatal attraction.

Official Selection: Show Me Shorts Film Festival, Official Selection: Nitehawk Shorts Festival, Official Selection: Sidewalk Film Festival, Official Selection: San Antonio Film Festival, Official Selection: Brooklyn Film Festival

WINNER:
CANAL + GRAND PRIX – COURT-MÉTRAGE – L’ETRANGE FESTIVAL 2015

Directed by The McCoubrey Brothers.
Starring: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lucy Walters, Carter Roy

Alone (2013) – Alone in The World Short Film!

Years after the world ended and the human race perished; this is the only man left standing. How did he survive? What caused the outbreak? We don’t know. No one does. This short film gives you an inside look on what the only man left alive does on a day-to-day basis, what he does to survive, kill time, and keep himself sane.

The film is a monologue, centring around the nameless ‘last man on Earth‘ contemplating his isolation and existence as he goes about his day-to-day activities; listening to old voice mails, eating canned food and searching for new things to eat in abandoned houses (that just so happen to have keys hidden in obvious places). – The Whispering Critic

The winner of the Halifax Film Festival awards for Best Emerging Cinematographer and Best Emerging Sound Design!

Directed by Brock Torunski. Starring: Alex Vietinghoff, Brock Torunski, Chelsea Veinot, Joni Torunski

Way out of my league (2013) – Young Geek’s Love Adventure

This is a story of a young geek, who goes out of his ways to impress his “dream girl”. Does he manage to get her? Watch and find out yourself! 🙂 This is the official release of our third short “Way out of my league”. Hopefully you guys will appreciate the six long months of hard work put onto this. SupportNepaleseTalent! P.S advice to you – watch it till the end to get the full story! Enjoy! 😀

Know Your Dreams Entertainment website/group was originally just an idea created by 3 amigos which later came to be known as K.Y.D is fun, entertaining, educational, inspirational and all the other good stuffs. We will be welcoming all new crazy ideas and will be helping to create a platform for young talents which hasnt been recognised yet. As to start with we will be making youtube videos, blogs etc. so brace yourself for all-in-one channel, THE KYD CHANNEL.

Directed by Zac Rai. Starring: Sora Lou, Miruna Magar, Gawky