PRESERVATION
When an oil company threatens a small boarding school, a student worker is thrown into the crossfire between his mentor and corporate goons sent to muscle him out.
An Emerson BFA senior film thesis, made in collaboration with the Darrow School and its students.
https://www.shortverse.com/films/preservation
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Calvin KertzmanDirectorFLAWLESS
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Nathan VitaleWriter
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Davin IntagProducerOne Hit
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Xiang XuProducerA Better Man
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Debra KertzmanProducer
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Mackenzi BelliardKey Cast"Elijah"
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Jack 'O HaraKey Cast"James"Breaking Girl Code
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Elisabeth WeeksKey Cast"Clarissa"You Silly Goose!
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Ernest ChandoKey Cast"Deputy Hendricks"
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Damian "Oso" TiburcioKey Cast"Mike"
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Christopher OuletteKey Cast"Sheriff Peterson"
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Jennifer PytleskiExec. Producer/Unit Production Manager
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Madeline BrownbillEDITORSBlind Dining
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Calvin KertzmanEDITORSFLAWLESS
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Gerry GreenSCORE
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William KertzmanSCORE
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Aliza EricksonPRODUCTION DESIGN
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Spencer DelorenzoDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYChew on That!
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Davin IntagGAFFERBlind Dining
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Brodie CurtisSOUND DESIGNFLAWLESS
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Tushar SomkuwarSOUND DESIGNJones Plantation
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Calvin KertzmanSOUND DESIGNFLAWLESS
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Suspense, Western, Thriller, Horror, Environmental
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Runtime:14 minutes
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Completion Date:October 31, 2023
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Production Budget:2,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.39
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Emerson College
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Emerson College BFA ShowcaseBoston, MA
United States
May 12, 2024
Emerson College -
unofficial film screening for preservation and other senior shortsBoston
United States
December 11, 2023
first public screening
current senior at emerson college and aspiring dj
https://www.calvinkertzman.com/
preservation is still in post (we're very close to being done, just needs the full sound mix and edit and some smoothed out edits here and there). will be completed by early december.
https://www.shortverse.com/films/preservation