Bounty Huntin'

A lonely bounty hunter finds himself in a difficult situation when his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, with a recently kidnapped bounty still in the trunk.

  • Jeff Sweeney
    Director
  • Jeff Sweeney
    Writer
  • Sam Batjes
    Producer
  • Gary Soumar
    Key Cast
    "Myles"
  • Michael Wisler
    Key Cast
    "Gary"
  • Rebecca Johnson
    Director of Photography
  • Carson White
    Production Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 26, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    4,676 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Jeff Sweeney

Born and raised to the West of Philadelphia, it's been a lifelong dream of Jeff's to make movies. From telling short stories as a child to crafting skits for his high school's television program, he has always been a storyteller at heart. He's directed multiple short films ranging in multiple genres; such as Bounty Huntin', Contessa, and The Final Trope. He is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago, having studied film directing.

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Director Statement

Bounty Huntin' is a film that at it's core is about being lonely and shut-off. As someone who has struggled with making friends and being socially engaged, this was a theme that resonated with me. I think comedy is a wonderful lens through which to find catharsis, and so my goal with this film was to tell the story of two lonely men incapable of engaging with with another person in any way who, by an absurd sequence of events, discover that they were exactly what the other one needed.