On The Floor

Andro, a newly successful queer hip-hop artist, descends into a jumbled, drug-fueled reality that fuses together the past, present and future. Isolated in a treehouse within a mysterious bamboo forest, three visitors will guide Andro toward a new vision of identity. Driven by pulsating music and bold, non-linear storytelling, the 16-minute short film ON THE FLOOR explores the struggle to find a sense of self in a fractured world that is constantly in flux.

  • Corey Koepper
    Director
  • Corey Koepper
    Writer
  • Alexander Gheesling
    Writer
  • Collin Medford
    Producer
  • Jonathan Peck
    Producer
  • Corey Koepper
    Producer
  • Alexander Gheesling
    Producer
  • Alexander Gheesling
    Key Cast
  • Heinley Gaspard
    Key Cast
  • Angela Carbone
    Key Cast
  • Lambert Tamin
    Key Cast
  • Nicholas Coogan
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Music
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Golden State Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    February 25, 2022
  • Lisbon CineFest
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    December 15, 2021
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    December 12, 2021
    Best LGBTQ Short
  • Festival of Cinema NYC
    New York, NY
    United States
    September 24, 2021
  • NYC Indie Film Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    June 19, 2021
  • Indie Shorts Awards New York
    New York, NY
    United States
    September 23, 2021
    Best Original Score
  • L'Hospitalet Barcelona International Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    September 13, 2021
  • Ignite Film Festival
    Swindon
    United Kingdom
    June 29, 2021
  • Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 27, 2021
    Best Experimental Film
  • jellyFEST Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    March 26, 2021
  • FlickFair
    On Demand
    United States
    March 1, 2021
    Best Live-Action Short
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    February 9, 2021
    Best LGBTQ Short
  • New York International Film Awards (NYIFA)
    New York, NY
    United States
    February 6, 2021
    Best LGBTQ Film
  • San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    December 11, 2020
  • Blow-Up International Arthouse Filmfest
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    November 14, 2020
  • Red Rose Film Festival
    Lancaster, PA
    United States
    November 6, 2020
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    November 5, 2020
    Best LGBTQ Short (Honorable Mention)
  • The IndieFEST Film Awards
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    November 2, 2020
    Best LGBTQ Film
  • Dumbo Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    October 9, 2020
  • Prague International Indie Film Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    September 19, 2020
    Best Original Score, Best Actor (Honorable Mention)
  • AltFest
    New York, NY
    United States
    September 16, 2020
  • Atlanta Underground Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    September 5, 2020
  • Hip Hop Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    August 6, 2020
  • New York Lift-Off Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    July 28, 2020
Director Biography - Corey Koepper

Corey is an independent filmmaker, based in Brooklyn, who believes in the power of power of personal, expressive storytelling to better understand one another and lift up the voices of those who aren’t often heard. A graduate of Virginia Tech’s film program, his character-focused work has a surrealist edge and tends to challenge genre expectations. In addition to writing and directing films, he produces TV promos for ABC.

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