RING
A video doorbell spies on a new couple across the hall as their relationship takes a dark turn.
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India DupreDirectorLOST, Stripped, The People VS OJ Simpson, Mad Max
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India DupreWriterLOST, Stripped, The People VS OJ Simpson, Mad Max
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Kurt OldmanComposerGuardians of the Galaxy, Super Mansion, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Quanitco
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Leander RappmannProducerStripped, Solo Together, Common Sense Media, Red Bull TV
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India DupreProducerStripped, Solo Together, Grown Ups, The Get Together, Weddings Inc., GetOutTheVote
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Katrina EroenKey Cast"Winnie"Wunderkinder, Lucid, Ovation
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Jasper NewmanKey Cast"Hugh"Cain Enabled, Unhollywood, Basement Games
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Leander RappmannKey Cast"Andrew"Stripped
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Shingo UsamiKey Cast"Masaki"The Terror, Unbroken, Rice Balls
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Cherise BangsKey Cast"New Neighbor"I, Carly, FDR: American Badass
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India DupreKey Cast"Joanna"LOST, The People Vs OJ Simpson, Austin Powers Goldmember, Mad Max
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Grace LeeKey Cast"Police Woman "Krippendorf's Tribe, Nine-Tenths of the Law, Static, One Week Notice
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Devon Reese SimonKey Cast"Kira"Cheerleaders, The Resistance, Schooled
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Walter LewisKey Cast"Officer Mackenski "The Dark Night, 1408
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Dana Lee RyanKey Cast"Shannon"Stripped
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Adam KrugerKey Cast"Josh"This is LA, The Big Bang Theory
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Margaret DupreKey Cast"Ashleigh"Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
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David AuerbachDirector of PhotographyZen and Zero, Solo Together, Stripped
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Jena GautherotCostumesThe Kid, You're Not You
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Drama, Thriller, Suspense, experimental
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Runtime:11 minutes 11 seconds
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Completion Date:January 14, 2020
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:4K
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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:No
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The Sedona International Film Festival - WinnerSedona, Arizona
United States
February 29, 2020
North American Premiere
WINNER: Most Innovative Short -
Catalina Film Festival - WinnerCatalina
United States
September 27, 2020
WINNER: Drama / International Short Film Comp -
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival - WinnerOrange County
United States
September 17, 2020
WINNER: Best Director India Dupre -
The Cleveland International Film FestivalCleveland, Ohio
United States
March 31, 2020
Nominated: Best Short -
St. Kilda Film Festival, AustraliaSt. Kilda
Australia
June 12, 2020
Australian Premiere -
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival - FinalistBengaluru
India
August 26, 2020
Indian Premiere
Finalist -
Cordillera Int’l Film Festival( CIFF)
United States
July 26, 2020
Reno/ Tahoe Premiere
Official Selection -
Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
United States
August 1, 2020
Semi Finalist -
Pittsburgh Shorts
United States
November 6, 2020
PA Premiere -
SpyFlix Film FestivalNew York City
United States
April 24, 2021
NY Premiere
Offical Selection -
Women In Film Shorts NightLos Angeles
United States
February 4, 2021
Official Selection -
LA Shorts International Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
July 14, 2021
Los Angeles Premiere
Offical Selection
India Dupre is an Australian/British writer and director.
She received her BA with honors from UCLA School of Theater Film and TV and is an alumnus of The Groundlings, Playhouse West and The Stella Adler Players.
Her first short film, STRIPPED, starring Vikings actress, Katheryn Winnick and shot by Halloween's Dean Cundey ASC, won several Oscar qualifying film festivals and is being developed into a feature India will direct in Australia.
I wanted to explore a new way of filmmaking. Tell a story from a different perspective. Is a video doorbell a reliable narrator? Can it be the protagonist? The hero? If character is what we do when no one is looking, what happens to our psyche when someone or something is always watching?
What if I force the viewers into voyeurism? Are we hoping something bad will happen for our entertainment? To make us feel better about our own lives? Should we share the guilt when disaster strikes because we saw, and even enjoyed, the signs?
Are we safer with the current inundation of technology? Do we even take the time to review our video doorbell footage? Does this form of technology only become important when something bad happens? Are we not interested when something good happens? Who else has access to our footage? What are they assessing about us and how are they using it?
RING- a circle, a cycle.
The transient cycle of an apartment building with neighbors, airbnb users and internet dates coming and going. Actors moving to town to make it big, then leaving, and new ones taking their place.
The cycle of relationships: longevity dying, fresh new love, starting over again and ending up with the same complications and repeating the same patterns with someone new.
The frightening cycle of domestic violence: The tension, the build up, the explosion, the guilt, the honeymoon, and the nervousness of when it will all repeat again.
As quickly as a person can be digitized, filtered, and framed in likes - they can just as easily vanish under the weight of a mere fingertip. Anyone can ghost and disappear, or can they?