FALSE ALARM - the short film

Mark is a regular guy in his 40's with a boring job.He realizes that by wearing a certain T shirt, girls like to talk to him and find him interesting. That is... until it goes dramatically wrong.

  • Jorrit Van Der Kooi
    Director
  • Brendan McIvor Fleming
    Writer
  • Jorrit Van Der Kooi
    Producer
  • Brendan McIvor Fleming
    Producer
  • Brendan McIvor Fleming
    Key Cast
    "Fireman Marka"
  • Janelle Christa
    Key Cast
    "girl in coffeeshop"
  • Robert Castillo
    Key Cast
    "guy ordering coffee"
  • Matt Cooper
    Key Cast
    "friend in bar"
  • Edward Kasper
    Key Cast
    "life saver"
  • Logan Fleming
    Key Cast
    "barrista"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 20, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jorrit Van Der Kooi

Jorrit is an award winning film and documentary director/producer. Born and raised in the Netherlands, he began his career as a radio producer and presenter for several local radio stations when he was 18 years old. He earned a bachelors degree in TV journalism and started producing TV shows for Dutch National Television at the age of 23. Around that time he won his first award for a music video, featuring the citizen patrol group "The Guardian Angels" in Los Angeles, which won second prize at the Oldenburg film festival in Germany. It was followed by an experimental video about the work of Mother Teresa in Calcutta.

Jorrit divides his time between the Netherlands, Belgium and California where he presented, directed and produced several TV series like "Rodeo Drive" and "Ranking the Cars" about the owners of rare and expensive cars in Las Vegas and Hollywood. He also directed and produced several award winning short movies in Hollywood and Belgium, published a novel and directed many TV series. His 1 hour documentary about the life of Colonel Parker (Elvis' manager) had a theatrical premiere and received high acclaim in national newspapers after it aired on Dutch national TV. Being a trilingual director (English, French and Dutch) gave Jorrit the opportunity to direct shoots in many countries such as Tanzania, DR Congo, France, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Germany.

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