Updated: Jan 5
Sunset Drive Character Poster of Clayton Stocker Myers
As challenging as the year 2020 proved to be, there were thankfully some good things to come out of it. One such thing was Michael DeLano of COTU Media felt that after working predominantly on the commercial side of production, it was time to get a script he’d been tinkering with off the ground. Said script would be titled Sunset Drive and I can tell you based on my brief experience on set and from the responses from the many festivals and audiences the film has screened for so far, it is quite an indie-darling of independent short films!
If you're curious, feel free to get a taste from the trailer below:
FESTIVALS *(As Of This Posting):
- Best Filmmaker (Win)
- Best Short Film (Win)
CATSKILL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- Best Set Design (Nom)
CHANDLER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi (Nom)
- Winter Winner
GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi (Win)
THE GRAND CINE CARNIVAL MALDIVES
- Best Short Film (Win)
HOLLYWOOD BLOOD HORROR FESTIVAL
- Best Sci-Fi (Win)
- Best Director (Win)
- Best Producers (Loan Thach, Michael Thomas DeLano) - (Win)
- Best Actor (Joseph Lopez) - (Win)
- Best Actress (Brittany Marsicek) - (Win)
- Best Supporting Actor (Harry Goodwin’s) - (Win)
- Best Cinematography (Michael Thomas DeLano) -(Win)
- Best Sound Design (Jose Gomez) - (Win)
- Best Production Design (Erica Tenaglia) - (Win)
- Best Trailer - (Win)
- Best Poser - (Win)
INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
- Best Short (Nom)
- Official Selection
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILMS INFEST FESTIVAL (US)(NYCIFIF)
- Official Selection
NORTHEAST FILM FESTIVAL HORROR FEST (NEFF)
- Best Ensemble (Nom)
- Best Short Film (Win)
- Best Director (Win)
PURE MAGIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi Short (Win)
THE PITTSBURGH MOVING PICTURE FESTIVAL: THRILLER PICTURE SHOW: @pittsburghmovingpicturefest
- Best Short Film (Win)
REEL EAST TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL:
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi Short (Win)
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi Short (Win)
- Official Selection
- Outstanding Acting Performance
- Outstanding Producing
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SYNOPSIS:
Sunset Drive is a cinematic science fiction western. In the short term future nights are controlled by dark alien predators. An older couple, Thomas and Frankie’s, only means of defense is stolen by desperate marauders just as the sun sets, leaving them to die. But maybe they messed with the wrong couple. Thomas races against the sun to save their lives.
CAST:
Ryan Jack Connell - Neale - @ryanjackconnell
Harry Goodwins - Young Thomas - @harrygoodwins
Dana Kippel - Summer - @dana.thealien
Joseph Lopez - Thomas - @josephlloydlopez
Brittany Carsick - Young Frankie - @bmarsz
Clayton Stocker Myers - Hugh - @ActorCSM
Kristin Samuelson - Frankie - @kristinwhotalks
Justin Snowball - Sean - @justinsnowball
Danelle Von Visger - Ash - @danellevon
CREW:
Writer / Director / Executive Producer - Michael Thomas DeLano - @yasodic
Associate Producer - Olga Chaplinskaya -
Associate Producer - Nick Parada - @nickparada_
Producer - Loan Thach - @lostone_1981
Make-Up Artist - Autumn Skibinski - @autumnskibinski
Art Department - Erica Tenaglia - @ericalorenatenaglia
First Assistant Camera - Dean Aguirre - @deans_dead
First Assistant Camera - Jacqueline Lehr - @jacquelinelehrrr