Heartfall

A young woman struggles to reconcile with her father after their family is ripped apart by tragedy.

  • Joth Riggs
    Director
    U-Turn, Shaken, Push, A Stranger's Kiss
  • Joel Kilpatrick
    Writer
    Anyone But You
  • Joth Riggs
    Writer
    Push
  • Joth RIggs
    Producer
    Push, A Stranger's Kiss
  • Scott Nave
    Producer
    Push
  • Joel Kilpatrick
    Producer
  • Gunnar Sizemore
    Key Cast
    Nashville, Believe, Clarence, Kickin' It
  • Kevin Sizemore
    Key Cast
    Fear the Walking Dead, Woodlawn, Resurrection, Under the Dome
  • Jenn Gotzon
    Key Cast
    Frost/Nixon, Doonby, God's Country, Love Different
  • Reagan Kilpatrick
    Key Cast
  • Susan Wood
    Key Cast
    The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parkers, Saved by the Bell: The New Class
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2013
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 168 Film Festival
    Glendale, CA
    United States
    August 10, 2013
    Winner: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - GUNNAR SIZEMORE; & 13 Award Nominations, including Best Film & Best Director
  • LifeFest Film Festival
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    May 10, 2014
    Winner: BEST SHORT FILM, Winner: FOUNDER'S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
  • ICVM Crown Awards
    Cincinnati, OH
    United States
    June 25, 2016
    Winner: GOLD CROWN AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Director Biography - Joth Riggs

Joth received his Bachelor's degree in Film & Television Production and has made a career out of making movies for almost 25 years. After working on his first feature film, Pet Sematary II, in 1992, Joth began working on the television series Coach before working for Steven Spielberg's production company, Amblin Entertainment. It was only after being accepted into the prestigious Director's Guild training program that he left Amblin to become an Assistant Director.
As a member of the Director's Guild of America Joth racked up scores of credits from all of the major motion picture studios on feature films such as Starship Troopers and End of Days to television series' such as Baywatch and C.S.I. In 2002 Joth was nominated for a DGA Award honoring outstanding directorial achievement in movies for television, and has been nominated for, and indeed won, multiple awards for the many short films he has directed.

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