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Medea Redux

Medea, woman of Asia, has sacrificed all for the sake of her love of Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece.
For him, she betrayed her own family, murdered her brother, and gave him two sons.
Now everything has turned to hate.
Jason has betrayed both wife and children.
He is taking a royal bride, the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth.
Medea is injured, ferocious, full of spite.
Any man who crosses her does so at his own peril…

  • Antony Sandoval
    Director
  • Antony Sandoval
    Writer
  • Antony Sandoval
    Producer
  • Natsumi Sugiyama
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Red
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:09
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Antony Sandoval

Originally from France, Antony Sandoval has been working as an actor and Theatre director all over the world. His directing credits include various productions for Tadashi Suzuki’s Theatre Company at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center in Shizuoka and in Toga Mura, Japan. He also directs in the United States where he received a “Garland” and” LA Weekly” Award for best director as well as a nomination for an Ovation Award again for best Direction .Some of his directorial work was seen at the Franko National Theatre in Kiev, Ukraine where he opened a new adaptation of the book “Heart of the Dog” at the first International Bulgakov Festival.His production “The Tale of Mephisto” was also invited at the Gimhae Asian Performing Art Festival (GAPA) in South Korea. His acting credits include performing in Japan under the direction of renowned director Tadashi Suzuki. He has also performed throughout the USA in various Theatre festivals and has appeared on many occasions on television shows and in movies. He is currently the head of acting at the Theatre and Dance Department at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is one of the founding members of the “International Theatre Laboratorium-USA”, ITL-USA (www.itlusa.co). He also founded ITL CREATIVE (a film production company) in 2014 for the purpose of adapting his stage production "Medea" into a short film titled" Medea Redux". He holds an MFA in Acting from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware (PTTP).

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Director Statement

After becoming intrigued with the character of Medea, I decided to distill Euripides’s play by using mostly one performer and concentrate on few characters. Using the basic structure of the original text, I integrated other mediums for the purpose of serving the story. Our discourse is, therefore, both verbal and non-verbal. It is an interface with language, visual components of movement, dance and theatrical design elements. Doing so makes the production a shocker, both spectacular and disturbing.

Although Medea is an historical character, she lives in our imagination.
She belongs to our global culture and has become, through time, a legendary figure.
Rather than giving one singular illustration, Medea is a surrealist piece with fantastical elements. Medea aspires to be a whisper in everyone’s mind regardless of our origin.

Antony Sandoval.