NO Alternative
On a typical morning, a young adult who absolutely cannot go a day without eating cereal and has an anxiety disorder that makes him scared to go outside suddenly finds out that he's run out of milk and has to make a difficult choice to go out to the supermarket or stay home and find an alternative for his cereal.
"NO Alternative" is a silent short film with a comedic approach to the anxiety and obsessive disorders. George, the main character wakes up like any other mornings, and immediately the first thing he does is get the breakfast ready. When he opens the fridge, to his surprise, he's run out of milk. George is so obsessed and stubborn to his routine, he isn't able to just get on with an alternative. The main conflict arises when we find out that he's scared to go outside. First, he isn't able to collect the strength to go out, but out of frustration, he finally takes the big step. He bundles up with layers of clothes, even double layers of gloves and hats. He sprints to the supermarket and back in a flash. Finally, Geroge is utterly satisfied and he's ready to dig on his favorite cereal with milk. When he opens the drawer to get a spoon, guess what! there's all sorts of silverware but a spoon.
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Jennifer BanuelosDirector
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Jennifer BanuelosWriter
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Suraj BistaKey Cast
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Charlie GandariasDirector of Photography
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Jordan GlazerProducer
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Suraj BistaEditor
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Jordan GlazerProduction Design
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Charlie GandariasStory By
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Project Type:Short, Student, Web / New Media
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Runtime:3 minutes
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Completion Date:March 6, 2019
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Production Budget:500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
Jennifer Banuelos is an aspiring Afro Latina female director driven to promote diversity in all of her films. She is driven to promote films and creativity through art form in multimedia platforms. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Film and Television at the University of Colorado Denver.
The idea of the film was meant to create an illusion of what a simple message of kind words might have to go through in order to receive the right person. I was heavily inspired by the Cherry Creek lake in downtown Denver and it’s extreme length through the city. Every day people go through many tasks but never consider what one simple message might have to journey through to get a positive response. I was also inspired by films like a drift we are boat life of pi and jaws. Being able to work with creative cinematographers and crewmembers was an amazing experience to make the film come to life.