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The Meisner Epiphany

An eccentric acting instructor guides his pupils through a crash course on the famed Meisner Technique. When he calls upon two of his students to perform an exercise, one actor haphazardly finds the dramatic breakthrough which may lead him to the final act of his unfulfilled career.

  • Eliaz Rodriguez
    Director
  • Donny Rodriguez
    Writer
  • Eliaz Rodriguez
    Writer
  • Jeff Phillips
    Writer
  • Eliaz Rodriguez
    Producer
  • Davide Grody
    Key Cast
  • Jeff Phillips
    Key Cast
  • Celia Bell
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 23, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    400 USD
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Eastern North Carolina Film Festival
    Winterville, NC
    June 13, 2015
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Eliaz Rodriguez

Eliaz Rodriguez is a self-taught filmmaker from Chicago. In 2008 he co-created the comedy group Wood Sugars and over the next five years produced/directed hundreds of films, web series, podcasts, and live comedy shows. In October of 2013 he made his first solo short film, an adaptation of a true story entitled Beverly, which went on to win Best In Show of the Cinema Minima Residency and Best of Fest of the Indie Incubator Film Fest.

Eliaz can also be heard weekly on segments of the podcast he engineers, named CinemaJaw - the greatest movies podcast ever.

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