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We Interrupt This Broadcast

A security guard at a museum spends his late night shifts reenacting old radio dramas. Tonight: Orson Welles' War of the Worlds. Are we truly alone? Is he? Inspired by the 100th anniversary of Orson Welles' birth.

  • Kurt Raether
    Director
  • Kurt Raether
    Writer
  • Martin Kaszubowski
    Producer
  • WC Tank
    Key Cast
  • Kelly Danen
    Key Cast
  • Mike Sabljak
    Key Cast
  • Kyle Willkom
    Key Cast
  • Mark Sabljak
    Key Cast
  • Mark Sabljak
    Executive Producer
  • Matt Sabljak
    Executive Producer
  • Sam Hogerton
    Executive Producer
  • Carol Brandt
    Assistant Director
  • Leo Fleming
    Editor
  • Jacob Holiday
    Special Effects Artist
  • Erica Thompson
    Makeup Artist
  • Kurt Raether
    Sound Design
  • The Tontine Ensemble
    Music
  • Nick Eason
    Color Correction
  • Dani Groom
    Costume Design
  • Tim Hansen
    Vehicles
  • Lydia Jarvis
    Titles and Design
  • Kevin Leach
    Gaffers
  • Ryan Bingham
    Gaffers
  • Spencer Ortega
    Grips
  • Emry Brisky
    Grips
  • Pierce Ellner
    Grips
  • Derek Schmitt
    Grips
  • Sean McDowell
    Grips
  • Johnathan Olsen
    Production Assistants
  • Caitlin Raether
    Production Assistants
  • Madeline Guyette
    Production Assistants
  • Quinn Hester
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 30, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED Digital Cinema
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival
    Milwaukee, WI
    October 2, 2015
    North American Premiere
  • 2015 Direct Short Online Film Festival
  • 2016 Boston Science Fiction Film Festival
    Boston, MA
    February 7, 2016
  • 2015 LA Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    September 1, 2015
  • 2016 Beloit International Film Festival
    Beloit, WI
    February 20, 2016
  • Los Angeles CineFest
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 2015 Miami Independent Film Festival
    Miami, FL
    September 1, 2015
  • 2015 Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival
    Chicago, IL
    December 12, 2015
  • 2016 Dam Short Film Festival
    Boulder City, NV
    February 11, 2016
  • 2016 The Philip K. Dick Film Festival
    New York, NY
    January 13, 2016
  • 2016 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
    Minneapolis, MN
Director Biography - Kurt Raether

Kurt Raether is an producer, director, and partner at Sabljak Raether Hogerton. Known for short documentaries and visually innovative music videos, his latest film “Little America” recently won top honors at the Wisconsin Film Festival. In addition to his own projects, Raether is an indie developer with several projects underway, including a feature ­length Iranian American documentary on the life of Hamid Naficy, famed film scholar.

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