Private Project

Life On Mars

Life On Mars takes a unique perspective as a show-within-a-show. David Mars keeps a daily diary in the form of a screenplay as a coping method for his anxiety. These private accounts become the “realest” piece of work he’s ever produced and this is the very screenplay that gets picked up by Ellie Blue, an up-and-coming literary agent who sees potential in Mars’ writing. As an audience, we experience David’s thought process from two perspectives: on camera as production of “Life On Mars” begins within the series, and behind-the-scenes with David as he struggles to come to terms with the fact his embarrassing life is being reenacted for the world to see.

  • Andie Isaacs
    Creator
    Ballers, Black-ish
  • Jake Gillman
    Creator
  • Andie Isaacs
    Producer
  • Alexa Proz
    Producer
  • Jack O'Shea
    Producer
  • David Isaacs
    Producer
    M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frasier, Mad Men, Simpsons, Volunteers, Becker, The Jeffersons
  • Lindsay Heisman
    Producer
  • Brandon Baer
    Director
  • Andie Isaacs
    Writer
  • Jake Gillman
    Writer
  • Jake Gillman
    Key Cast
  • Vanessa Jova
    Key Cast
  • Jodi Carol Harrison
    Key Cast
    Greek, CSI, We Are Your Friends
  • Edward Lewis French
    Key Cast
    Sleeping Beauty
  • Project Type:
    Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 25, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    35,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Brandon Baer

Brandon is an LA-based director of both film and theater. Most recently, his short films “Relative Persuasion” and “Laugh Along the Way” premiered as official selections of the LA Independent Film Festival, LA Reel Film Festival, IndieFest, and Pasadena International Film Festival. Another short, “Slice the Musical,”
has been featured on several blogs. Theatrically, his productions of “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Tick, Tick...Boom!,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” and “Merrily We Roll Along” have each earned him StageSceneLA Awards for Best Director. In the fall, Brandon will direct a production of Amy Herzog’s award-winning play, “4,000 Miles.”

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