Private Project

Impressionable

The citizens of New Logres live under the rule of the face of consumerism and media, Arthur Hall of HALL Corp. A repairman, wanting more in his life than poorly fixing things, is infatuated with Arthur as seen on TV, and does everything in his power to become just like the media mogul, albeit with a heavy cost.

  • Brian Tran
    Director
  • Brian Tran
    Writer
  • Brian Tran
    Producer
  • Michael Sullivan
    Key Cast
    "The Repairman"
  • Matt Victory
    Key Cast
    "Arthur Hall"
  • Michelle Leboeuf Taylor
    Key Cast
    "The Girl"
  • Vaughan Hall
    Key Cast
    "The Customer"
  • Wes Wesley
    Director of Photography
  • Tiffany Truong
    Production Designer
  • Brian Tran
    Post-Production
  • Anthony Steller
    Music Composer
  • Jacklyn Doan
    First Assistant Director
  • Kevin Nguyen
    Gaffer
  • Ethan Nguyen
    Grip
  • Julien Young
    Grip
  • Duy Pham
    Grip
  • Soma Fukuta
    Grip
  • Huy Tran
    Grip
  • Yu Senda
    Grip
  • Joseph Balderas
    Sound Mixer/Boom Op
  • Antionio Funicella
    Sound Mixer/Boom Op
  • Eiji Johnson
    Sound Mixer/Boom Op
  • Makenzie Crutcher
    Sound Mixer/Boom Op
  • Cane Wilson
    First Assistant Camera
  • Anesu de Troy
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Jacob Hartnett
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Julien Young
    Second Unit Camera Operator
  • Kenneth White II
    Script Supervisor
  • Brian Tran
    Graphic Design
  • Tiffany Truong
    Graphic Design
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Narrative
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, ARRI Alexa Mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Texas at Arlington
Director Biography - Brian Tran

An independent narrative filmmaker in Texas, Brian Tran's challenging films widen perspectives, compelling audiences to ponder truths and open doors to new ways of thinking through his 8 years of honed skills in directing, cinematography, and post-production. With his time at the University of Texas at Arlington for a BFA in Cinematic Arts, Brian contributed to many of his peers’ films in multiple roles as a flexible crew member and in post-production, along with the creation of a healthy catalogue of his own films. Brian lives to tell compelling stories through the handling of the camera and lens and the meticulous processes in editing, sound design, color, and VFX.

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Director Statement

His senior thesis film, Impressionable, showcases his latest efforts, and touches on a topic that he has always been fascinated and troubled by. With media influence is all around us, Brian uses his own experiences and observations of its influence to explore what that would be like to the extreme, as a “what if” that is not too far fetched from reality. Unusual to his previous works, Brian approaches this story with a subjective eye and incorporates visual effects to delve into the main character’s psyche and to develop this fictitious world.