FINAL STOP
A last stop before entering America’s desert wasteland turns a family dream vacation into a small town nightmare for a teenage girl and her parents as they all become victims of a human trafficking ring.
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Bobby B. GrubicDirectorFit to Be Tied, The Parting Shot
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Enrique AlmeidaWriter25 to Life, Splinter
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Bobby B. GrubicProducerFit to be Tied, Terminal, The Parting Shot, Trapped
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Todd IorioProducer
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Jenny RobinsonKey CastTwo and a Half Men, Criminal Minds, Burlesque
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Enrique AlmeidaKey CastThe Bridge, Awake, CSI, Bruce Almighty
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Miraj GrbicKey CastSelam, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Hunting Party
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Ho-Kwan TseKey CastPirates of the Caribbean, House M.D., Crank: High Voltage , Mad, Criminal Minds
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Neb ChupinKey Cast411, The Parting Shot, In Between Engagements
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Keira McCarthy as KimKey CastDhoom:3, A Tricky Treat, Last Life
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Bobby B. GrubicCrewEditor
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Sonya BelousovaCrewOriginal Music
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Nadeem SoumahCrewCinematographer
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama
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Runtime:20 minutes
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Completion Date:January 8, 2016
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Production Budget:30,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED 5K
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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COURT METRAGE - FESTIVAL DE CANNESCannes
France
May 18, 2016
European Premiere -
GASPARILLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALTampa, Florida
United States
March 31, 2016
USA East Coast Premiere -
THE HOLLYWOOD REEL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALLos Angeles, California
United States
February 20, 2016
Limited cast & crew premiere -
MARBELLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALMarbella
Spain
September 30, 2016
Spanish Premiere
Nominated for BEST SHORT FILM -
SAN PEDRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALSan Pedro
United States
October 9, 2016
Best Short Film -
HIMPFFHollywood
United States
December 20, 2016
Best Short Drama
Bobby is originally from Croatia, but has been living in Los Angeles for the past seven years. He is a multi-regional Emmy Award Winner, and recipient of numerous marketing awards.
Bobby’s production experience ranges from corporate video productions, TV commercial productions, documentaries, biographies, film and Internet/ Online video projects for National and International TV. His international production includes news and documentary story coverage.
He was recognized for a short film that he produced and directed, “Change to Spare” (2012) and “The Parting Shot” (2014) which were Top 10 choices in the Producers Guild of America Weekend Shorts Contests.
Bobby’s European background and American influence make his art productions a diversified and unique blend that is universally appealing, attention grabbing, and emotionally moving. Bobby’s latest work on “FINAL STOP” marks a transitional movement from commercial marketing production to scripted storytelling through films on world-wide issues.
We hope our film will create an emotional experience for viewers, move them, and start the process of bigger conversations about predators, modern-day slavery, and stolen dreams for many children and adults around the globe. This story is about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, resulting in someone’s whole life changing for the worse.
Not a single day goes by without a news report of children, girls, and women going missing or being sold into modern-day slavery. These victims, who are wives and daughters of loved ones, are forced to work in sweatshops, sexually exploited and abused in brothels, or hidden in plain sight in some of the richest cities and countries in the world. Human trafficking and child abduction exploit and destroy the dreams of millions of people every year. Many are tricked by promises of a better life for themselves and their children. Traffickers steal not just people, but their hopes for the future, and turn human beings into commodities in a treacherous billion dollar industry that operates daily around the world. The U.S. is far from immune to human trafficking despite efforts of many government agencies to stop these criminal operations.
We hope our film, FINAL STOP will inspire an emotional reaction by many, and build an awareness and active participation to stop the spread of this world-wide problem. This film will be considered a success if it reaches the hearts and emotions of viewers and increases our ability to put a FINAL STOP to this global problem for women and children around the world.