Stationheads
Three educated (and bored) twenty-somethings are working a dead-end job in a gas station. Their futures are grim. When a group of bank robbers turn up fresh from a heist and fresh out of fuel, things get a bit more interesting.
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Stu GambleDirectorNext Knights (2016), Mansour (2012)
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Stu GambleWriterNext Knights (2016), Mansour (2012)
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Mihály GálProducerRobin Hood (2018), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
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Orsolya HorváthProducerLili (2003), Egy hét Pesten és Budán (2003)
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Vicky Kjaer JensenProducerMonkie Kid (2020), Ninjago (2019), LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016)
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Judit RomwalterProducerPatthelyzet (2020), BP Underground (2017)
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Lili WaltersKey Cast"Nora"Comrade Drakulich (2019), No Place Like on the Road (2017)
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David MillerKey Cast"Paprika"Red Sparrow (2018)
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Zoltan SimonKey Cast"Zoli"The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
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Tiny GiantsProduction Company
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:17 minutes 35 seconds
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Completion Date:May 27, 2022
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Production Budget:15,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Hungary
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Country of Filming:Hungary
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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:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Brno FestivalBrno
Czech Republic
October 31, 2022
Best Director -
Shockfest Film FestivalNYC
United States
December 10, 2022
Official Selection -
Paris International Short FestivalParis
France
December 20, 2022
Semi Finalist: Best Int. Short -
Vesuvius International Film FestCampania
Italy
December 30, 2022
Best Director -
Eastern Europe Film FestivalCraiova
Czech Republic
January 2, 2023
Honourable Mention: Best Short -
Eastern Europe Film FestivalCraiova
Czech Republic
January 2, 2023
Honourable Mention: Best Director -
Eastern Europe Film FestivalCraiova
Romania
January 2, 2023
Best Editing -
Boden International Film FestivalBoden
Sweden
January 15, 2023
Best Actor: David Miller -
Digital Griffix Film AwardsMontreal
Canada
January 16, 2023
Best Editing -
Digital Griffix Film AwardsMontreal
Canada
January 16, 2023
Best Director -
Phoenix ShortsRichmond Hill
Canada
January 20, 2023
Best Director -
Golden Short Film FestivalAbruzzo
Italy
January 20, 2023
Golden Comedy -
Golden Short Film FestivalAbruzzo
Italy
January 20, 2023
Golden Editing -
Corsenal Production International Monthly Film FestivalSalerno
Italy
January 30, 2023
Best Director -
Absurd Film FestivalMilano
Italy
February 1, 2023 -
Austin International Art FestivalAustin
United States
February 3, 2023
Semi Finalist: Best Int. Short -
Austin International Art FestivalAustin
United States
February 3, 2023
Best Director -
Halicarnassus Film FestivalMugla
Turkey
February 4, 2023
Best Creative -
Adria ShortsZadar
Croatia
February 5, 2023
Best Genre Fiction -
Lift-Off Filmmaker SessionsBuckinghamshire
United Kingdom
February 6, 2023
Winner -
Florida ShortsFlorida
United States
February 7, 2023
Semi Finalist: Int. Short -
Florida ShortsFlorida
United States
February 7, 2023
Best Male Director -
8 & Halfilm AwardsRome
Italy
February 10, 2023
Best Short Film -
Best Short Film AwardLondon
United Kingdom
February 10, 2023
Best Comedy -
Helsinki Awards Film FestivalHelsinki
Finland
February 11, 2023
Best Poster -
Helsinki Awards Film FestivalHelsinki
Finland
February 11, 2023
Best Genre -
Naples Film AwardsNaples
Italy
February 15, 2023
Official Selection -
Stockholm City Film FestivalStockholm
Sweden
February 19, 2023
My 1st Short Film -
Golden State Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
February 23, 2023
Grand Prize: Best Pilot -
Sandgrounder International Short Film FestivalMerseyside
United Kingdom
February 25, 2023
Best Comedy -
Sandgrounder International Short Film FestivalMerseyside
United Kingdom
February 25, 2023
Best Editing -
Film Buzz Festival LondonLondon
United Kingdom
February 25, 2023
Best Director Buzz -
Cooper AwardsOdesa
Ukraine
February 28, 2023
Best Comedy Short -
Monza Film FestMonza
Italy
March 1, 2023
Best European Film -
Reale Film FestivalMilano
Italy
March 1, 2023
Best Poster -
Rome Prisma Film AwardsRome
Italy
March 6, 2023
Finalist: Best Short Film -
Rome Prisma Film AwardsRome
Italy
March 6, 2023
Best Web-Serie / TV Pilot -
V.i.Z. Film FestSofia
Bulgaria
March 12, 2023
Best Cinematography -
V.i.Z. Film FestSofia
Bulgaria
March 12, 2023
Best Short Comedy -
V.i.Z. Film FestSofia
Bulgaria
March 12, 2023
Best Short Director -
V.i.Z. Film FestSofia
Bulgaria
March 12, 2023
Best Short Film -
Night of Comedy ShortsMilano
Italy
March 18, 2023
Best European Film -
AltFF Alternative Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 22, 2023
Best of the Fest: Audience Choice -
AltFF Alternative Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 22, 2023
Best Film Of The Festival -
Hollywood International Golden Age FestivalNew York
United States
March 24, 2023
Semi Finalist -
Couch Film FestivalToronto
Canada
March 24, 2023
1st Runner Up - Best Film -
Onyko Films AwardsOdesa
Ukraine
April 2, 2023
Best Short Director -
RED MOVIE AWARDSReims
France
April 10, 2023
Finalist: Best Screenplay -
RED MOVIE AWARDSReims
France
April 10, 2023
Best Editor -
London Indie Short FestivalLondon
France
April 14, 2023
Semi Finalist: Int. Short Film -
Rio de Janeiro World Film FestivalRio de Janeiro
Brazil
April 14, 2023
Best Comedy -
Absurd Film FestivalMilano
Italy
April 14, 2023
Best Short Film -
Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay FestivalLos Angeles
United States
April 17, 2023
Best Film -
Budapest Movie AwardsBudapest
Hungary
April 20, 2023
Best Editing -
Budapest Movie AwardsBudapest
Hungary
April 20, 2023
Best Comedy -
Budapest Movie AwardsBudapest
Hungary
April 20, 2023
Grand Prix: Best Short Film -
White Vulture Film FestivalNew Jersey
United States
April 21, 2023
Semi Finalist -
White Vulture Film FestivalNew Jersey
United States
April 21, 2023
Best Sound Design -
White Vulture Film FestivalNew Jersey
United States
April 21, 2023
Best Series Pilot -
WIFA FEST (World Indie Film Awards)Campania
Italy
April 27, 2023
Semi Finalist: Best Comedy -
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFFLondon
United Kingdom
April 28, 2023
Nominee: Best Editing -
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFFLondon
United Kingdom
April 28, 2023
Nominee: Best Direction -
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFFLondon
United Kingdom
April 28, 2023
Nominee: Best Picture -
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFFLondon
United Kingdom
April 28, 2023
Best Comedy -
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFFLondon
United Kingdom
April 28, 2023
Best Original Screenplay -
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFFLondon
United Kingdom
April 28, 2023
Best Short Film -
Athens International Monthly Art Film FestivalAthens
Greece
May 4, 2023
Best Short Film -
Accolade Global Film CompetitionLa Jolla
United States
May 30, 2023
Award of Excellence: Direction -
Accolade Global Film CompetitionLa Jolla
United States
May 30, 2023
Award of Excellence: TV Pilot -
Short Film FactoryBucharest
Romania
May 30, 2023
Best 'Cheer Up' -
T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film AwardsSão Paulo
Brazil
June 6, 2023
Finalist: Best Editing -
Marina del Rey Film Festival®Los Angeles
United States
June 8, 2023
Official Selection -
Dumbo Film FestivalNew York
United States
June 9, 2023
Semi Finalist -
Nickel Independent Film FestivalNewfoundland
Canada
June 12, 2023
Official Selection -
Nashville Independent Filmmakers FestivalNashville
United States
June 28, 2023
Best Comedy -
Best Damn Film AwardsAtlanta
United States
July 3, 2023
BEST DAMN - Supporting Actor -
Best Damn Film AwardsAtlanta
United States
July 3, 2023
BEST DAMN - Comedy -
Best Damn Film AwardsAtlanta
United States
July 3, 2023
BEST DAMN - International Short Film -
Toronto Awards Film FestivalToronto
Canada
July 7, 2023
Best TV Pilot -
Southport Film FestivalSouthport
United Kingdom
July 21, 2023
Official Selection -
Golden Short Film FestivalAbruzzo
Italy
August 11, 2023
Golden Editor 2023 -
Hollywood ShortsfestLos Angeles
United States
August 15, 2023
Best Comedy -
Giove International Film FestivalCampo di Giove
Italy
August 20, 2023
FInalist -
Mindfield Film FestivalAlbuquerque
United States
August 25, 2023
Finalist: Best Narrator -
Mindfield Film FestivalAlbuquerque
United States
August 25, 2023
Finalist: Best Director -
Mindfield Film FestivalAlbuquerque
United States
August 25, 2023
Finalist: Best Editor -
Mindfield Film FestivalAlburquerque
United States
August 25, 2023
Finalist: Best Comedy -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 26, 2023
Nominee: Best Director -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 26, 2023
Nominee: Best Short Film -
Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalMontréal
Canada
August 26, 2023
Nominee: Acting -
Budapest Short Cut Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
September 20, 2023
Best Comedy Short Film -
Budapest Short Cut Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
September 20, 2023
Best Cinematography -
Aladerri International Film FestivalChicago
United States
September 22, 2023
Best Comedy -
The Macoproject Film FestivalNew York
United States
September 22, 2023
Best Editing -
FilmHausBerlin
Germany
October 27, 2023
Best Short Film -
FilmHausBerlin
Germany
October 27, 2023
Best Original Screenplay -
FilmHausBerlin
Germany
October 27, 2023
Best Film & Sound Editing -
FilmHausBerlin
Germany
October 27, 2023
Outstanding Contribution to Independent Filmmaking -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles
United States
November 26, 2023
Best Comedy -
APEX Film AwardsWorthing
United Kingdom
December 2, 2023
Best Comedy Short Film -
SENSEI FilmFest
December 11, 2023
Best Film of the Competition -
SENSEI FilmFest
December 11, 2023
Best Comedy or Musical -
Mirad CortaMexico City
Mexico
January 19, 2024
Semi Finalist -
Athens International Monthly Art Film FestivalAthens
Greece
January 28, 2024
Film of the Year 2023 -
Madrid Film Awards (MADFA)Madrid
Spain
April 25, 2024
Official Selection -
Spotlight Short Film AwardsAtlanta
United States
January 31, 2024
Best Comedy Short -
Red Movie AwardsReims
France
May 11, 2024
Annual Best Editor 2023
Stu is the creative lead behind Tiny Giants. A preeminent award-winning designer, director, writer and storyteller, Stu has created numerous original stories for film, TV, and gaming, many of which the Company will put into development. He has worked with some of the worlds leading entertainment companies including Disney, Marvel, Cartoon Network, ITV, Nickelodeon, MTV, FOX, FX, and The LEGO Group.
Stu was also the founder of the digital animation studio Freakish Kid which, in the early ’00s, pioneered a digital 2D technique that excelled the studio’s reputation worldwide for high-quality animation.
Stu is focused on developing the Company’s acquired I.P. into expanded story treatments and screenplays for film and other platforms (including the recently acquired NYT bestselling children’s book The Curious Garden).
I've often wondered what happens in the most obscure places of our cities. The places that stay open 24 hours a day, the places in the middle of nowhere, the people that happen to pass through or inhabit such places. Stationheads is a film about one such place, a car wash and petrol station in such an obscure location that it attracts all the weirdness and oddities like a moth to a flame.
Trapped inside a dead-end job are three over-educated twenty-somethings that are bored out of their minds and itching to make something happen - whether it be good or bad. Boredom comes in many forms and people will do pretty insane things to make themselves feel alive, especially when they feel that the world has gone to shit and the promises of greatness and prosperity - if you study and work hard - have evaporated like the failing economy.
So when the opportunity presents itself the Stationheads jump at the chance to do something that makes them feel anything but the bleak future they see on the horizon. I personally still believe in finding positivity and optimism in most situations we're faced with which is why the characters - even though they are going through tough times - are optimistic about their futures, they are hustling and they'll do whatever it takes to make it work for them.