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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.

  • Daniel Merino Villavicencio
    Writer
  • Daniel Merino Villavicencio
    Director
  • Julissa Carbajal
    Producer
  • Katelyn Prieto
    Co-Producer
  • Siena D'Addario
    Key Cast
    "Sweet Pea"
  • Michelle Batista
    Key Cast
    "Glass"
  • Kenneth Huynh
    Key Cast
    "The Ranger"
  • Andrew M. Rose
    Key Cast
    "Smith"
  • Jordan Hoepelman
    Key Cast
    "Chico"
  • Daniel Merino Villavicencio
    Key Cast
    "Anderson"
  • Louis Grauso
    Director of Photography
  • Jim Petty
    Sound Design
  • Austin Cho
    Animator
  • Daniel Merino Villavicencio
    Editor
  • Katie De Veyra
    AD
  • Rachel Alishayeva
    2nd AD
  • Anna Boylan
    Production Assistant
  • Justin Marceus
    Production Assistant
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Comic, Action, Crime
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 14, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    BRAW, Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Transparent Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    May 12, 2022
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York
    United States
    May 29, 2022
    Official Selection, Honorable Mention, Silver Award for Actress; Siena D'Addario
  • Festival of Cinema NYC
    Queens
    United States
    August 8, 2022
    Queens, NY Premiere
    Audience Choice Award - Best Short Film
Director Biography - Daniel Merino Villavicencio

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.

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Director Statement

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.