Experiencing Interruptions?

Mislead

Harry hit a rough patch some years ago. While his peers have retired, he’s stocking shelves at a grocery to stay afloat. When you've lived long enough, there are things that haunt you. There are things that have been done that cannot be undone.

  • Steven P Perkins
    Director
  • Adam Szudrich
    Writer
  • Steven P Perkins
    Producer
    The Old Rogue
  • Rick Sadle
    Producer
    The Old Rogue
  • David Wagstaff
    Producer
    Judith
  • Rick Sadle
    Key Cast
    "Harry"
    The Old Rogue
  • Suzanne Owens-Duval
    Key Cast
    "Hazel"
  • Nathan Larrabee
    Key Cast
    "Jeff"
  • David Withers
    Key Cast
    "Handsome Gent"
  • Savannah Raye Jones
    Key Cast
    "Customer"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Feedback Romance & Relationship Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Winner Best Direction; Official Selection
  • Door County Short Film Festival
    Sister Bay
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Phoenix Shorts
    Phoenix, AZ
    United States
    Award Winner
  • Mainstreet Short Film Festival at The Esquire

    Semi-Finalist
  • Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills
    Beverly Hills, CA
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - Steven P Perkins

Steven P. Perkins currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon, where he has sold out theatre performances of his show MEN RUN AMOK for the Fertile Ground Festival. He also directed and locally produced four short narrative videos. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, he was a multimedia artist in the San Francisco and New York City areas, producing for corporate clients on Wall Street, as well as in Boston and Philadelphia. Steve’s narrative film and video works have screened theatrically, broadcast on PBS, and received awards at a number of festivals. He is a graduate of the Columbia University Screenwriting/Directing program. In 2022, Perkins completed his first feature film, DEAD MOM CARD, a black comedy about white privilege.

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Director Statement

The laconic and layered script was written by the critically acclaimed Australian playwright Adam Szudrich. When Adam shared this story about longing and regret between an older man and his past, I thought of actor Rick Sadle immediately. Between the spare dialogue and the shifts in tone, a vision for the film came quickly into focus. Working for the first time with Director of Photography Lauren Mueller was a mind-melt of proportions I couldn’t have imagined when we began. The editing was with super editor Zack Linkow, and original score composed by Daniel Velasquez. In all an entirely Portland production, from cast to crew, start to finish.