American Supermarket
A short experimental film, working as an essential worker, the largest supermarket in Northern California. Took pictures with a cell phone as a photo diary during the cornonavirus crisis.
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Sage DrakeDirector"About Maddy," "Dying & Trying," "Selfies Fever," "His Good Wife," "Christmas Shit," "Ham Jam," "Callmeister," and "Addiction".
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Sage DrakeWriter"About Maddy," "Dying & Trying," "Selfies Fever," "His Good Wife," "Christmas Shit," "Ham Jam," "Callmeister," and "Addiction".
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short
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Genres:Experimental, documentary
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Runtime:1 minute 31 seconds
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Completion Date:April 19, 2020
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Production Budget:35 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:Cell phone
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Aspect Ratio:1.85
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Los Angeles Motion Picture FestivalLos Angeles
United States
Silver Award: Best Micro Movie -
Montreal International Indie Short Film Awards
Official Selection -
Indie Shorts Fest
Official Selection -
Venice Film Awards
Official Selection -
Dumbo Film Festival
Official Selection -
Micromania Film Fest
Official Selection -
Toronto Short Film Channel
Official Selection -
Alternative Film Festival
Semi-Finalist -
Kids First! Film Festival
Official Selection
Studied filmmaking at the College of San Mateo. Film instructor was Jay Rosenblatt.
Directed short films including "Ham Jam" (official selection Long Island International Film Expo), "Callmeister" (offical selection San Francisco Frozen Film Festival) and "Christmas Shit" (official selection San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival).
San Franciscan freelance photographer/videographer of special events, weddings, indie music videos, etc.
Working 54 hours in a large supermarket has been an uphill battle. Since this crisis has happened, I thought I would document my work life as an experimental film. So I used my cell phone and created a photo diary on my work life as an essential worker.