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It's Not What You Think

Yohji, a valiant versatile fighter goes up against a boxer, Muay Thai fighter, Capoeira fighter, WWE wrestler, and others. He succeeds in the Level-1 1 vs. 4 battle. Yohji is the last of his kind and is in desperate need of medication for survival. The medication is only accessible through a portal that is guarded by the many fighters. Yohji must overcome each fighter to gather his only chance of survival.

  • Maddy Santamaria
    Director
  • Maddy Santamaria
    Writer
  • Cassie Lefevre
    Producer
    Koselig,
  • Rion Evans
    Key Cast
    "Boxer"
  • Skye Folsom
    Key Cast
    "Yohji"
  • David Kirton
    Key Cast
    "Twin Fighter"
  • Phoenix Zito
    Key Cast
    "Capoeira"
  • Ta'Ron Reeder
    Key Cast
    "Silly Twin fighter & Dinoboss"
  • Adam S. Ford
    Key Cast
    "Muythai "
  • Jennifer Banuelos
    Production Design
    Dog men, Floating Away, Live Fast, Die Divorced
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Action, Commedy, video game
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    630 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Maddy Santamaria

Maddy Santamaria is an aspiring Asian-American female director driven to showcase diversity in all of her films to share the stories and voices that often go untold. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Film and Television at the University of Colorado Denver.

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Director Statement

The premise for this film was actually meant for a 1-minute action film project that required a specific line of dialogue, but after work shopping ideas for about and hour or two we decided our idea for an action-comedy deserved a lot longer than a minute. We were heavily inspired by action films like KungFu Hustle, Dead pool, and of course any of Jackie Chan's films. Being able to work with the biggest cast and crew I have yet was an amazing experience and it brought so much more inspiration and talent to the table.