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Sterling

𝘚𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘭π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 follows Clancy (Malcolm Goodwin), an amateur late-night radio host, who decides to play his recently deceased jazz hero Sterling Hutch's (Lester Purry) final recorded single on air. However, Clancy comes to find that what exists on the record isn’t music.

  • Gunnar Sizemore
    Director
  • Gunnar Sizemore
    Writer
  • Gunnar Sizemore
    Producer
  • Malcolm J Goodwin
    Key Cast
    "Clancy"
    Reacher, iZombie
  • Lester Purry
    Key Cast
    "Sterling"
  • Richard Haitz
    Key Cast
    "Bill"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 3, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    BlackMagic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Providence Catholic High School
Director Biography - Gunnar Sizemore

Gunnar Sizemore has been acting since the age of three. He has done multiple commercials, films, and television. Most notably as Micah Brenner on the ABC series "Nashville." As a voice actor since the age of 5, Gunnar has voiced characters on animated series such as "Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny" for DreamWorks, Cartoon Network's "Ben 10," Netflix's "Ultraman," Nickelodeon's "Lucky," and as Jason in the NAACP and Emmy nominated Cartoon Network series "Craig of the Creek" (soon to be a movie) to name a few.

As a writer and director, Gunnar was received the Best Foreign Language Film and Impact Award at the Cinema Arts Showcase for his short film "Madonna." His latest film "Sterling" stars Malcolm Goodwin from Amazon Prime's "Reacher" and is in the festival circuit. Gunnar recently co-wrote and co-directed the one man play "Forget Me Not" with Kyle Marlett (who also starred) that premiered at the Gaslight Theater in St. Louis, Missouri to stellar reviews. (THE WORK OF A MASTER-Two on The Isle) (A ONE-OF-A-KIND-RUMINATION ON LEARNING, LIVING, AND LEAVING A MARK, DONE WITH TENDER CARE -PopLifeStl.com)

Theater credits include the classic character Wadsworth in the hilarious offbeat comedy "Clue,"Emmett Forest in "Legally Blonde," and Danny in the musical "Grease." Sizemore can also be seen as the co-host of the upcoming series "The Miracle Show."

Gunnar attended Providence High School's Cinema Arts Focus Program in Burbank, CA. He is an avid reader absorbing as much as he can about history, art, philosophy, and filmmaking. He loves photography and plays the guitar and drums in the band "Missing Wiba."

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Director Statement

I made "Sterling" in an attempt to examine how guilt can tear down even the seemingly strongest figures. Fear is often the greatest wall people can build against themselves, and seeing the long-term consequences of unresolved guilt creates a conflicted character who, bearing deeply human feelings, must react to his starkly inhuman actions. The discord between the two is precisely the emotion I aimed to capture in making "Sterling". I am beyond grateful to have had a cast and crew who matched my passion about this project and truly gave all of themselves to the storyβ€”this film would not be what it is without their extensive support and collaboration.