In the Desert of Panacea

Whatever happened to a traditional breakup?

  • Randolph Zaini
    Director
  • Randolph Zaini
    Writer
  • Yuchen Yang
    Producer
  • Katie Hilliard
    Key Cast
  • Bettis Richardson
    Key Cast
  • David McClary
    Key Cast
  • Rachel Mooradian
    Cinematographer
  • Kevin Febryan
    Assistant Director
  • Rui Cui
    VFX Artist
  • Cat Tanchanco
    Make Up Artist
  • Yuchen Yang
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    comedy, thriller
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 10, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Los Angeles Television, Script & Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    May 20, 2017
    WINNER - Best Writing
  • Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Madison, TN
    United States
    January 12, 2018
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival
    Portland, OR
    United States
    March 24, 2018
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Knife Through the Heart of Texas Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    February 4, 2018
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Anti-Hero Fest
    Burbank, CA
    United States
    January 26, 2018
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
Director Biography - Randolph Zaini

As the eldest of three children, Randolph’s earliest venture into storytelling was mainly telling bedtime stories to his younger siblings with the help of G.I. Joe action figures as his cast. Born and raised in Indonesia, Randolph came the States after he finished high school. He earned two degrees in both Philosophy and Film Theory from the University of Hartford, Connecticut. He worked at an arts consultancy company for about three years thereafter, creating a diverse range of film and video projects, including live event coverage, commercials, a children book accompaniment film, as well as a live theatrical production. Randolph is currently an MFA candidate in film and television production at USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he focuses on directing, writing and sound design. He hopes to keep telling bedtime stories to an audience larger than his siblings.

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