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Murder at the Manor

Three people murdered. Two detectives scrambling to determine how it went down. One big surprise.

  • Pablo Schmitt
    Director
    Lockstep, We're Out of Time, Dumped, The Deal, Operation Einzelganger, Survive
  • Alan Thornburg
    Writer
  • Pablo Schmitt
    Producer
  • Alan Tornburg
    Producer
  • Eric Rodrigue
    Key Cast
    "Elwood Rubenstein"
    Operation Einzelganger, No Clue, Daemon, Survive
  • Amanda Heatherley
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. Rubenstein"
    No Clue, Adult R ated Insanity
  • Alan Thornburg
    Key Cast
    "Det Trevor Adamas"
    No Clue, Roads We Choose, Unforeseen, Lockstep
  • Alex Heatherley
    Key Cast
    "Det Danny Jones"
    Daemon, Lockstep, Deviant Behavior
  • Jason McCahan
    Key Cast
    "Paul, the Bodyguard"
    Daemon, Deviant Behavior
  • Mason Rodrigue
    Key Cast
  • Lennon Mendiola
    Boom Operator
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    150 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
  • 2019 Corpus Christi 7 Day Film Competition
    Corpus Christi
    United States
    September 1, 2019
    US Premiere
    Grand Jury Runner Up
Director Biography - Pablo Schmitt

Pablo Schmitt is an Argentine filmmaker, composer and musician from Corpus Christi, Texas. He taught himself to play guitar at age 14 and has played with bands ever since. But it was his father's classical music collection that put him on the path he is now. After seeing Braveheart in theaters back in the 1990s, his interest in film scoring took over and he taught himself how to write and orchestrate film score music. This eventually led to his interest in filmmaking which took over when he was almost 40. Composing and guitar still are very important to him, but films and filmmaking have taken the wheel for him.

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Director Statement

Murder at the Manor was shot in two days and edited in about a week. It was written by good friend Alan Thornburg after I developed the idea for the film and presented it to him.