Eleanor Slaughter
An ambitious musician uses the wrong hashtag and accidentally makes someone else famous. The result is a series of dueling documentaries that has the viewer questioning which story they can trust.
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Chris Chan RobersonDirector
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Chris Chan RobersonWriter
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Chris Chan RobersonProducer
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Rebecca Quinn RobertsonKey Cast"Eleanor Slaughter"
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Alyssa AbrahamKey Cast"Quinn Floody"
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Madeline BarbushKey Cast"Tanya Valencia"
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Martine BaruchKey Cast"B. Emmett Porto"
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Evie Brandford-AltsherKey Cast"Ellie Slaughter"
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Sophie BrubakerKey Cast"Leyla Baron"
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Robert MitchellKey Cast"William Guisarme"
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AJ NickellKey Cast"Mounir Zahr"
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Estrella TamezKey Cast"Markie Slaughter"
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Paris YeeKey Cast"Chan Sick Fon"
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Janelle JungKey Cast"Cora"
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Mocumentary, Drama, Comedy
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Runtime:1 hour 44 minutes 54 seconds
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Completion Date:April 5, 2023
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Production Budget:15,000 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:Digital
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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
Chris Chan Roberson is a 20-year veteran editor, director, writer, cinematographer, and college professor.
He has been teaching cinematography and editing at Tisch School of the Arts since 1999 and served as NYU’s Executive Director of Post Production for over two years and the head of Freshman Studies for six years.
Chris wrote over 120 articles for Comic Book Resources. He also edits professionally and has worked with such talents as Sting, Billy Eichner, Nick Kroll and Christian McBride. He edited for the YouTube channel Screen Rant and produced content for Kung Fu Tea and the New-York Historical Society. In 2006, Chris won a Telly Award for his editing work with Robert Small Entertainment, where he edited for Comedy Central, Nick at Nite and The Biography Channel.
From 2012 through July 2014, Chris worked at YouTube. He helped emerging partners devise channel strategy, increase production value, and develop their brand. On a regular basis Chris worked with such YouTube channels as The Key of Awesome and VSauce3.
In 2014, Chris conducted a TEDx Talk, titled “Modern Mavericks”.
In 2020, he won several awards from the NYC Frigid Festival for his one man show entitled Magnetic Dragons.
Chris is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
I loved making Eleanor Slaughter, but it was certainly very hard to make. Independent cinema is very dependent on the kindness and generosity of others.
The music for the film was provided by my dad and Quinn, a good friend that I’ve known for over 20 years. It was a fun collaboration and I couldn’t have done it without them! Quinn also let us use his home for filming as well as do test screenings there.
Equipment was borrowed from NYU Tisch. As faculty I’m able to borrow gear for short periods of time so I borrowed lights and cameras in short bursts. I took out different kinds of cameras ranging from low end DSLRS to the Blackmagic 6K camera to give the film an eclectic but cohesive look.
Locations were either lent to me at a discount or for free thanks to the benevolence of fellow New Yorkers.
I acted, shot, wrote, directed, and edited Eleanor Slaughter. If Prince could play all 27 instruments for his 1978 album For You, I thought I would make a similar attempt!