Sweet Pea & Glass
Two rookies have one last chance to prove themselves to the "Suits" gang. All they have to do is ditch a body in enemy territory without being caught. If the rival "Scars" don't kill them, their boss sure will.
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Daniel Merino VillavicencioWriter
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Daniel Merino VillavicencioDirector
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Julissa CarbajalProducer
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Katelyn PrietoCo-Producer
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Siena D'AddarioKey Cast"Sweet Pea"
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Michelle BatistaKey Cast"Glass"
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Kenneth HuynhKey Cast"The Ranger"
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Andrew M. RoseKey Cast"Smith"
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Jordan HoepelmanKey Cast"Chico"
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Daniel Merino VillavicencioKey Cast"Anderson"
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Louis GrausoDirector of Photography
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Jim PettySound Design
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Austin ChoAnimator
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Daniel Merino VillavicencioEditor
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Katie De VeyraAD
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Rachel Alishayeva2nd AD
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Anna BoylanProduction Assistant
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Justin MarceusProduction Assistant
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Thriller, Comic, Action, Crime
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Runtime:10 minutes 56 seconds
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Completion Date:January 14, 2022
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Production Budget:5,000 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:BRAW, Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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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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Transparent Film FestivalNew York
United States
May 12, 2022
World Premiere
Official Selection -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
May 29, 2022
Official Selection, Honorable Mention, Silver Award for Actress; Siena D'Addario -
Festival of Cinema NYCQueens
United States
August 8, 2022
Queens, NY Premiere
Audience Choice Award - Best Short Film
I'm Cuban American filmmaker from Corona, Queens. Heavily influenced by comics, anime, and movies based in these themes. I've always been an artist of multiple mediums and my brain often thinks this way so It was easy for me to visualize how a film like this would come together.
With this film. I sought out to make something weird that I thought would be cool and most importantly that I had never seen before. I also wanted to tell a story about two underdogs forced to share a last chance at redemtionh. I hope the people that see this film are inspired to think differently and try new and unorthodox film techniques.
This film was actually my senior thesis film but after so being put on hold due to COVID-19 I ended up rewriting and reshooting almost all of it. While it was a very frustrating process. I believe all of the mistakes I made the first time around helped me make a much better film and learn a great deal from the process.