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Kiss Me Dangerous (French Subtitles)

When Detective Steve Nash is approached by a distraught house wife and asked to tail her wayward husband, he takes the case. Now he must get to the truth by following a mysterious blonde to an unexpected and shocking conclusion.

  • Diane Lisa Johnson
    Director
    Swimming
  • Diane Lisa Johnson
    Writer
    Swimming
  • David Ivy
    Writer
    Soul Shooter
  • Diane Lisa Johnson
    Producer
    Swimming
  • Mark Alan K
    Producer
    Robotrip
  • Brian Ellsworth
    Key Cast
    The Curse of Micah Rood
  • Joanna Donofrio
    Key Cast
    The Conservatory
  • Jason Kulas
    Key Cast
    The Zombie Chronicles
  • Alec Asten
    Cinematographer
    The Tillinghast Nightmare
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Film Noir
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    550 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The L.A. Neo Noir Film and Script Fest Honorable Mention Award
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Honorable Mention Award
  • The New Haven 48 Hour Film Project Awards: Best Costumes and Best Score

    Best Costumes and Best Score
Director Biography - Diane Lisa Johnson

Diane Lisa Johnson is an award winning Writer-Director-Producer with an MFA in Cinema-Television Production from USC. Her short films have screened at 28 festivals internationally and won 18 awards as well as garnering television broadcast distribution throughout Europe and the United States on the French TV Channel MCE (Ma Chaîne Etudiante), the Military Discovery Channel, and PBS. Her work has won grants from the Irving Lerner Endowment fund and The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors Foundation. Her acclaimed short film SWIMMING won 16 awards, including the Honorable Mention in honor of Ida Lupino from The Directors Guild of America’s Student Film Awards. More recently, her original sitcom pilot LIVING WITH LINDA won the Empire Award at the New York Screenplay Contest.

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Director Statement

KISS ME DANGEROUS was originally shot for the 48 Hour film festival, and a rough cut screened at their festival. In 2016 we decided to go back and finish the film and add french subtitles so it would be eligible for the French film festivals. We hope you enjoy it.