Someone Likes You
After discovering on social media that she's been dumped by her boyfriend, a young woman finds a new love online but is shocked to learn the truth about her new interest.
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Michael Le BlancDirectorUnspoken
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Michael Le BlancWriterUnspoken
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Michael Le BlancProducerUnspoken
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Gina RogersKey Cast"Monica"Unspoken
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Ricky RogersKey Cast"Ricky"Unspoken
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:17 minutes
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Completion Date:February 12, 2019
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Production Budget:1,200 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: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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Utah Film FestivalProvo
United States
March 9, 2019
U.S. Premiere
Semi-Finalist
Michael Le Blanc is an award-winning director, producer, writer and editor. His body of work includes video and photo creative campaigns for Sony's PlayStation Network featured worldwide. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, his directing credits include: Unspoken (LA CineFest Semi-Finalist and Official Selection: Austin Spotlight, Barcelona Planet and All Seas Film Festivals). Taschen Gallery Documentary, Rules of Engagement (Official Selection - Victoria (Australia) Independent Film Festival, Valley Film Festival (Los Angeles), webseries Me, Myself and Us, (Broadband Emmy, IFTV finalist). His feature length screenplay - IN BETWEEN DAYS is an official selection of the Walkerville Film Festival. Michael happily resides with his family in Los Angeles.
With SOMEONE LIKES YOU I attempt to bring to light some of the themes of anxiety, loneliness and desire for connection as a result of social media. Inspired by an article I read about online dating scams, I wanted to crafting a story about this idea. I hope that it could be engaging.
SOMEONE LIKES YOU is also the second narrative film I've made as a SOLO FILMMAKER (WITHOUT ANY CREW). On my first solo film, UNSPOKEN, I was unsure if I could actually shoot a film by myself and was prepared to have to reshoot or even scrap the film altogether. Ironically, I found that I actually worked more efficiently and was a lot less anxious working solo than when I have had a crew to support me and I think I may have found a filmmaking process that I truly enjoy.
I have since learned from social media that there is a small "community" of solo filmmakers out there (#solofilmmaker #crewofone) who, like me, are telling intimate stories on a smaller scale. I am happy and proud to count myself among this group as I plan my next "solo film."
Cheers,
Michael