Serpent Street

This is the story of the man who, in search of enlightenment, found himself on the Serpent Street leading him into temptation of the Forbidden Fruit which made him rediscover himself as just another thrill-seeker chased and mocked by his own demons.

  • Arthur Mountaniol
    Director
    Forbidden Fruit Carnival, Pest Control, Secret Agent, Nightmare of Shadow Devils, Stormraiser, Astralride
  • Arthur Mountaniol
    Writer
    Forbidden Fruit Carnival, Pest Control, Secret Agent, Nightmare of Shadow Devils, Stormraiser, Astralride
  • Arthur Mountaniol
    Key Cast
    Secret Agent, Pest Control, Astralride
  • Arthur Mountaniol
    Editor
    Forbidden Fruit Carnival, Pest Control, Secret Agent, Nightmare of Shadow Devils, Stormraiser, Astralride
  • Arthur Mountaniol
    Composer
    Forbidden Fruit Carnival, Pest Control, Secret Agent, Nightmare of Shadow Devils, Stormraiser, Astralride
  • Arthur Mountaniol
    DP
    Forbidden Fruit Carnival, Pest Control, Secret Agent, Nightmare of Shadow Devils, Stormraiser, Astralride
  • Arthur Mountaniol
    Producer
    rbidden Fruit Carnival, Pest Control, Secret Agent, Nightmare of Shadow Devils, Stormraiser, Astralride
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 29, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Queen City Film Festival
    Cumberland, MD
    United States
    October 3, 2014
    North America Premiere
    Award of Excellence
  • Ozark Short Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 22, 2016
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Arthur Mountaniol

Arthur Mountaniol is LA-based rock musician extraordinaire: singer/songwriter, composer, electric guitar virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist, album art designer and filmmaker. A former leader of the progressive rock band "The Moon Pierrot". A multiple winner of ASCAP awards (American Society of Composers) and a prolific recording artist best known for his diverse vocal styles, Asian throat singing, innovative guitar work and visionary style.

Selected Filmography

1. "Forbidden Fruit Carnival" (2010) - Shockfest of Hollywood (Official Selection)
2. "Serpent Street" (2014) - Winner (Best Music Short) Queen City Film Festival
3. "Third Eye of The Shaman" (2017) - Winner (Honorable Mention) Headline International Film Festival, Los Angeles Cinefest (Semi-Finalist Award), Oaxaca Film Festival (Endorsement), Queen City Film Festival (Official Selection) and North American Film Awards (Best Experimental Film Nomination)
4. "Ballad of the Evil Fate" (2017) - Fake Flesh Film Festival (Official Selection)

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Director Statement

Andrei Tarkovsky once said: - "There are two kinds of filmmakers - those who record reality and those who create their own". I definitely belong to the second kind because I'm insanely creative and inventive both musically and visually.

Of course I'm a musician first, but I believe that filmmaking helps me express my vision to the fullest extent possible because Cinema embodies all kinds of arts and that's why I love it.