Last Ride Out

This surreal western set in a Bushwick bar follows a down and out drifter seeking a long lost lover, only to realize that the past has a funny way of catching up to him.

  • Brian Reilly
    Key Cast
    "Llewellyn Burke"
  • Hollye Bynum
    Key Cast
    "Maybelline"
  • Johnny Santiago
    Key Cast
    "Lenny Graves"
  • Ian Elmaleh
    Key Cast
    "Billy Wilder"
  • Connor Gatesman
    Director
  • Connor Gatesman
    Writer
  • Valentina Rodriguez
    Producer
  • Francisco Villanueva
    Cinematographer
  • Cathy Ye
    Gaffer
  • Davia Schendel
    Sound Mixer
  • Connor Gatesman
    Editor
  • Marcus Dembinski
    Sound Editor
  • Patrick Badescu
    Colorist
  • Connor Gatesman
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Using a Sony FS7 at 4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Connor Gatesman

Connor Gatesman writes emotionally packed shorts and songs that inevitably lend their lens towards heartbreak. Westerns, Columbia noir, and the hyper-stylized films of mid-century Japan inform much of his artistic direction. When it comes to music, he sings and strums the six string, but can spin wax if duty calls.

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Director Statement

Looking through one's past can often leave the searcher even more befuddled than before. This short seeks to emulate the morose kind of confusion that can accompany the lilting memory of a romance gone awry.