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Confined to the police interrogation room, a pair of wannabe criminals argue over who betrayed who when the loot goes missing.

  • Kurt Wright
    Director
    Origins
  • Kurt Wright
    Writer
    Origins, Fairhaven
  • Noelle Kerr
    Producer
    Origins
  • Noelle Kerr
    Key Cast
    "Rochelle"
  • Akeem Mignott
    Key Cast
    "Steven"
  • Leonie Forbes
    Key Cast
    "Steven's Mother"
  • Michael Anthony Cuffe
    Key Cast
    "Sgt. Crooks"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Heist
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Jamaica
  • Country of Filming:
    Jamaica
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kurt Wright

A graduate of The New York Institute of Technology in 2004, Kurt worked over the next decade to become one of Jamaica’s most sought after Assistant Directors.

With seven feature length films on his resume for directors ranging from Idris Elba to Reinaldo Marcus Green to Cary Joji Fukunaga, Kurt picked up the Director’s hat in 2010.

Now building a list of commercial work for clients including UNICEF, Scotiabank, Visa and MasterCard, he has also directed multiple music videos for artistes such as Christopher Martin, Romain Virgo and The NoMaddz with a specific focus on story driven imagery.

The winner of both the “Best Local Film” and “Viewer’s Choice” awards at GATFFEST 2018 for his short film “Origins”, Kurt’s narrative work has been presented at the UN, Canada, England and Africa as he continues to build a strong reputation as a storyteller.

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Director Statement

Created during a lull between jobs, a group of Jamaican creatives decided to band together over the course of a weekend and create a short film which is hopefully as much fun to watch as it was to create.