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Marsha!

Aidan was once the talk of Hollywood. But fame is fickle, and thanks to a mix of bad luck and bad behavior, he now finds himself stuck in a hole, playing the lead role in his little brother's directorial film debut in which his character is literally trapped in a hole in the ground. Ill-equipped and in vain he struggles to escape a twisted family power dynamic and a complex sibling rivalry turned on its head.

  • Rowen Kahn
    Director
  • Rowen Kahn
    Writer
  • Aidan Kahn
    Producer
    Acquainted
  • Matt Elisofon
    Producer
    Being Charlie
  • Aidan Kahn
    Key Cast
    "Aidan"
    iZombie, Van Helsing, Supernatural
  • Rowen Kahn
    Key Cast
    "Rowen"
    Man of Steel, Harvest Moon, Radio Rebel
  • Rachel Colwell
    Key Cast
    "Tina"
    Warrior, Jamestown, Renegadepress.com, Rachel
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dark Comedy
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Rowen Kahn

Rowen Kahn is an actor, writer, director and musician from Vancouver, who currently lives in Los Angeles. "Marsha!" is his directorial debut, and is a project on which he made ample use of his experience as an actor, musician and visual artist; from designing and building the set to composing and playing the score. Here, Rowen teamed up with his brother, actor and filmmaker Aidan Kahn, and it's a partnership they intend to continue for many films to come.

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Director Statement

"Marsha!" is an exploration of the sibling dynamic that the filmmakers— Aidan and Rowen— luckily never had, but, under different circumstances, might have had. In truly meta fashion, "Marsha!" imagines the rapid deterioration of a brotherly working relationship where nothing actually, really happens to change the rapport itself, but where the relationship markedly shifts nonetheless, as deeper emotional layers are uncovered in a dark and somewhat ridiculous real-time depiction. As a director, I mainly set out to tell a funny story with my brother, Aidan, but we ended up making something a lot deeper and a bit darker than we originally intended, much like our caricatures do in the short themselves. We reckon we had more fun than the characters did, however. Enjoy!