Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story
A sports mockumentary about the controversial life of notorious U.S. Ski Team superstar, Rex Chadwick. Through a series of interviews with Rex, family, friends, lovers, and other professional athletes, the story of a sports legend that "could have been" takes shape. From extreme highs, to devastating lows, how can the human spirit rise from the depths of tragedy?
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Brian Colin FoleyDirector
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Brian Colin FoleyWriter
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Brian Colin FoleyProducer
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Emily SimmonsProducer
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Sarah Brown CarterProducer
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Brian Colin FoleyKey Cast"Rex Chadwick"Orange Is the New Black, Snowpiercer, The Mysteries of Laura, Show Me a Hero
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Sarah Brown CarterKey Cast"Sarah Coffley"My Crazy Ex, Underdog, Unusual Suspects
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Danny FlahertyKey Cast"Dusty Phoenix"The Americans, Wolf of Wall Street, Skins, The Leftovers
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Freja ZeuthenKey Cast"Freja Blomberg"Billions, Kingdom by the Sea
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Brynn AlexanderKey Cast"Nancy Flanigan"Lucifer, Paranormal Dick
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Peter HallinKey Cast"Peter Skalsgard"Snowpiercer, Crossing Lines
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Sebastian ViverosKey Cast"Sebastian Capiveros"Spider-Man: Far from Home
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Bob McLeanKey Cast"Charlie Chadwick"The Bold and The Beautiful, Santa Barbara
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Alex SarrigeorgiouKey Cast"Alex Alexopolous"Grip, Con Spirito
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Richard RubinKey Cast"Declan Winter"Lethal Weapon
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Lena EscandonKey Cast"Brynn Wiliams"Sex and the Future
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Natalie ThanderKey Cast"Natalie Soderstream"Snow Angel
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Ralph SaroKey Cast"Documentary Director"I Speak You Understand Me
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Meeri De OliveiraKey Cast"Maria Da Cruz"Rotten Grapes, Tracking
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Matt MillerKey Cast"Maxwell White"
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Torre WatsonKey Cast"Rex's Bodyguard"
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Livia BorjailleDirector of PhotographyCor De Pele
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Bryan MurphyDirector of PhotographyJay Leno's Garage
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Dan RozenbergDirector of PhotographyJona & Valen
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Jakob LofbergDirector of PhotographyGunshot Straight
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Matt RobsonDirector of Photography
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Nicolas LopezFirst Assistant CameraOjos Que No Ven
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Livia SaFirst Assistant Camera
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Jackie MitchellSound Department
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Bryan MurphySound Department
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Meeri De OliveiraAdditional Sound
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Peter HallinAdditional Sound
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Brian Colin FoleyEditor
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John ZimmermanEditorThithi
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Alex SarrigeorgiouFirst Assistant Director
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Alina ShraybmanStock Footage Consultant
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Titus AndronicusOriginal MusicTracks Featured: "Dimed Out", "Just Like Ringing a Bell"
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The MuckersOriginal MusicTracks Featured: "Memories", "It's Better Without You", "Roll the Dice"
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The DalesOriginal MusicTracks Featured: "Blindfolded", "Pillars of Sand"
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy, Mockumentary, Adventure, Extreme Sports, Inspiration
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Runtime:33 minutes 51 seconds
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Completion Date:August 12, 2020
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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:Sony FS7, 24 fps
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Brian Colin Foley is an actor/director who got his start in Bong Joon-ho's cult sci-fi film, "Snowpiercer". Since then he's appeared in, "Orange Is the New Black", "The Mysteries of Laura", "Show Me a Hero", Law & Order: Organized Crime, and more.
"Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story" is his directorial debut.
I chose to write and direct this film due to the circumstances surrounding my life a year ago. Years of auditioning for roles in New York City that I wasn't right for had started to become painfully commonplace and downright spirit crushing. I needed inspiration. Every actor, most of whom I am close with in this film, needed inspiration. As actors we felt stuck.
Suddenly, I had an idea for a story that would bring us all together, rallying around one common goal: To laugh and have fun again. To revert back to that crazy rush of excitement we felt when we first started out in this business. We lit the spark and got to work. For all of us the mockumentary style in this film captured our true individual uniqueness in a comedic medium. We could finally play a character that was an alter-ego of ourselves with no limits.
Given the recent Tiger Woods, Lindsey Vonn, Michael Jordan, and other high profile athlete documentaries being released, I thought it was the perfect time to venture into the mind of a sports superstar. The intent was to shine a spotlight on how American culture over glorifies its sports heroes and the deep-seated stereotypes and mental health concerns that result from it.
What resulted was a production that wrapped two days before the COVID-19 lockdown as I huffed and puffed at 12,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains. Being a skier since three years old and accomplishing the feat of wrapping the film, high above the world, injected that inspiration right back into me. I felt that rush again like when I first started auditioning all of those years ago. My spirit was restored.
Now more than ever we need comeback stories. We need laughter. We need to find a way to connect to each other again. Most of all we need social commentary on what truly matters in life and what we take for granted. This film will hopefully take you on that ride back to find your own personal inspiration deep within you. It's there. It's screaming to get out. Let it happen.
This movie is dedicated to and in loving memory of Matthew Joseph Miller. The best of us all. Gone too soon but lives on eternally in this film and forever in our hearts.
All the best,
Brian