Jump
Alfred, a middle-aged party clown, leads a somewhat artistic life in New York City, but it’s not quite what he imagined in his youth. As he gets older, Alfred begins to question whether he has failed to achieve his dreams, and compares himself to a former college friend who seems to have it all.
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Natalia CureaDirectorHot Seat, Creative Writing
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Natalia CureaWriterHot Seat, Phenomenal Woman
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Cardboard LlamaProducer
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Al PaganoKey Cast"Alfred"
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Dasha DakkuriKey Cast"Girl"
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Erinn HolmesKey Cast"Mother"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:19 minutes
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Completion Date:January 13, 2021
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Production Budget:18,000 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:16:09
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Vesuvius Int'l Film Fest
Italy
March 27, 2021
Best Female Director [Winner] -
Feel the Reel Int'l Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 25, 2021
Best of the Fest [3rd place] -
Feel the Reel Int'l Film Festival
United Kingdom
July 25, 2021
Best Director [Nominee] -
New York International Film Awards
June 6, 2021
Best Drama [Winner] -
New York International Film Awards
June 6, 2021
Best Director [Winner] -
Paris Short Film Festival
France
April 16, 2021
Best International Short [Winner] -
Lift-Off Film Festival, Berlin
January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021
Audience Choice Award [Winner]
Born and raised in Moldova, Natalia Curea is a film director and screenwriter, known for Hot Seat (2017), Phenomenal Woman (2018), and Jump (2021). She studied Film and Video Production at City College of New York and graduated magna cum laude. Her recent short film "Jump" has won numerous awards including Best Director, Best Drama, and Best Short.
Her style as a writer-director lies in character-driven, dramatic storytelling that explores the complexity of human nature, featuring protagonists with inner conflicts. Curea presently has feature film and TV scripts in development.