An Uninvited Guest
LOGLINE: When a Black man is viciously assaulted by police right outside their window, all of the guests at a dinner party seem to consider the attack unremarkable, except for one.
SYNOPSIS
Three White people and one Black man wordlessly enjoy dinner while in the front yard a dishevelled Black man is brutally assaulted by police. The sounds of his suffering seem to only momentarily distract these strange people from their meal. However, as events outside escalate, one of the guests, the Black man, grows increasingly anxious. As his demeanour changes from numb to responsive, the people around him grow uncomfortable. Moments later, a police offcers shows up and in a wordless interaction, he singles out the Black man for detention. He is placed in a police car but on the way to the station he senses something sinister is about to occur and he escapes but not for long...
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Richard B. PierreDirector
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Richard B. PierreWriter
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Richard B. PierreProducer
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Richard WaltersKey Cast"Echo"
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Franckie FrancoisKey Cast"Carl"
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Jamie MacKey Cast"Police Officer"
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M.E. LewisKey Cast"George"
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Hanneke TalbotKey Cast"Betty"
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Nola MartinKey Cast"Melania"
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Gayle YeCINEMATOGRAPHER
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Caleb JohnstonSOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
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Richard B. PierreEDITOR
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Horror, thriller
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Runtime:3 minutes 22 seconds
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Completion Date:January 20, 2020
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Production Budget:28,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:No Dialogue
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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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2020 San Diego Black Film FestivalSan Diego
United States
January 31, 2020
World Premiere
Official Selection -
CaribbeanTales International Film FestivalToronto
Canada
September 25, 2020
CANADIAN Premiere
Impact Award / Official Selection -
Montreal International Black Film FestivalMontreal
Canada
September 23, 2020
Quebec Premiere
Official Selection -
Social Justice Film FestivalSeattle
United States
October 1, 2020
Short Narrative Silver Prize / Official Selection -
GrimmfestManchester
United Kingdom
October 7, 2020
European Premiere
Official Selection -
ReelWorld Film FestivalToronto
Canada
October 14, 2020
Stand Out Actor for a Short Film Award / Official Selection -
Aesthetica Short Film FestivalYork
United Kingdom
November 3, 2020
Official Selection -
HollyShorts Film festivalHollywood
United States
November 12, 2020
Hollywood Premiere
Best Thriller Award / Official Selection -
Whitaker St. Louis International Film FestivalSt. Louis
United States
November 5, 2020
Official Selection -
Whistler Film FestivalWhistler
Canada
December 6, 2020
Western Canada Premiere
Official Selection -
Toronto Black Film FestivalToronto
Canada
February 10, 2021 -
Fastnet Film FestivalSchull
Ireland
May 22, 2021
Irish Premiere
Official Selection -
Us: A Black Peoples Month FestivalVancouver
Canada
February 28, 2021
Official Selection -
Hudson Film FestivalHudson
Canada
March 10, 2021
Official Selection -
Emerging Lens Cultural Film FestivalHalifax
Canada
Best Short Film & Audience Choice Award -
Yorkton Film FestivalYorkton
Canada
Golden Sheaf Award Short Subject - Fiction Nominee -
Nova Frontier Film FestivalNew York City
Canada -
SPLICE Film FestNew York City
United States
Social Justice Award Winner -
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Monthly Film FestivalLos Angeles
July 17, 2021 -
Cordillera International Film FestivalReno - Tahoe
United States -
Culture & Diversity Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
August 7, 2021
Best Experimental Film -
Columbus Black International Film FestivalColumbus, Ohio
United States
August 28, 2021
Ohio Premiere
Official Selection -
Reel Black Men Film ShowcaseLos Angeles
United States
August 7, 2021
Official Selection -
The TV FestVernon, BC
Canada
September 24, 2021
Official Selection -
Vox Popular Media Arts FestivalThunder Bay
Canada
Official Selection -
Night Visions at the Helsinki International Film FestivalHelsinki
Finland
Finland Premiere
Official Selection -
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film FestivalSudbury
Canada
Official Selection -
Silicon Valley African Film FestivalSan Jose
United States
Official Selection -
Urban Mediamakers Festival
Official Selection -
Baltimore International Black Film Festival
Official Selection -
Nightmares Film Festival
Official Selection -
Blood in the Snow Film Festival
Official Selection -
CineOdyssey Film Festival
Official Selection -
Pittsburgh Shorts & Script CompetitionPittsburgh
United States
November 20, 2021
Pennsylvania premiere
Official Selection
Richard B. Pierre is an award-winning multiracial Black filmmaker who has written and directed over a dozen short films that have been broadcast in the US, Africa, and Europe and screened in over sixty festivals worldwide. His work tackles a range of genres and subject matter; most recently focussing on race. His first foray into documentary filmmaking "What Are You?" was nominated for a 2020 Golden Sheaf Award and won Third Place Winner at Los Angeles Cinefest 2020. His latest project “An Uninvited Guest” funded by the Ontario Arts Council, world premiered at the 2020 San Diego Black Film Festival and won BEST THRILLER at the 2020 HollyShorts Film Festival. Richard is currently developing a short-form series, a documentary and several feature film projects.
“I’ve been yearning to tell this story ever since the night I sat down to dinner and watched a black man murdered right in front of me on the six o'clock news. I watched that video of him being shot in the back by a cop in broad daylight play on a seemingly endless loop and I knew I needed to do something more than just get angry. I needed to do something that would provoke people and that is when I began thinking of this idea.”